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The Monster of Lake LaMetrie

Wardon Allan Curtis

First published September 1899
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

A lake in Wyoming is believed to be connected to a subterranean world, causing occasional prehistoric organisms to wash up on its shores. A visiting researcher finds himself face-to-face with a live <i>Elasmosaurus</i>, which he attacks in self-defence, removing its brain, he then substitutes a human brain.

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Publications (20)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
September 1899 Pearson's Magazine, September 1899 C. Arthur Pearson MAGAZINE 341
December 1936 The Witch's Tales, December 1936 Carwood Publishing Co. MAGAZINE 81
1968 Science Fiction by Gaslight: A History of Science Fiction in Popular Magazines, 1891—1911 World Publishing Co. Anthology 177
1969 Science Fiction by Gaslight: A History of Science Fiction in Popular Magazines, 1891—1911 World Publishing Co. Anthology 177
1974 Science Fiction by Gaslight: A History and Anthology of Science Fiction in Popular Magazines, 1891-1911 Hyperion Press Anthology 177
June 1974 Science Fiction by Gaslight: A History and Anthology of Science Fiction in the Popular Magazines, 1891-1911 Hyperion Press Anthology 178
October 1977 England Invaded W. H. Allen Anthology 37
April 1979 Science Fiction by the Rivals of H. G. Wells Castle Books Anthology 47
September 1980 England Invaded Star Anthology 37
1985 A Treasury of American Horror Stories Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers Anthology 659
March 2009 Sauria Monstra: Dinosaurs, Pterosaurs, and Other Fossil Saurians in Classic Science Fiction and Fantasy Coachwhip Publications Anthology 25
May 2011 The Monster of Lake Lametrie Green Light Chapbook
October 2014 The Baen Big Book of Monsters Baen Books Anthology 377
October 2014 The Monster of Lake LaMetrie Cryptofiction Classics Chapbook
February 2015 The Monster of Lake LaMetrie Cryptofiction Classics Chapbook
September 2017 Frankenstein Dreams: A Connoisseur's Collection of Victorian Science Fiction Bloomsbury USA Anthology |16
November 2019 Science Fiction of America's Gilded Age: An Anthology C. W. Gross Anthology 184
April 2021 Creatures of Another Age: Classic Visions of Prehistoric Monsters Valancourt Books Anthology |14
April 2021 Creatures of Another Age: Classic Visions of Prehistoric Monsters Valancourt Books Anthology |14
April 2021 Creatures of Another Age: Classic Visions of Prehistoric Monsters Valancourt Books Anthology |14