A boy with an abusive father is comforted by someone who comes out of a trapdoor under the bed.
Ambiguous whether objectively real therefore SF genre, or in protagonist's head, therefore not.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1981 |
|
Shadows 4 | Doubleday | Anthology | 152 |
| April 1985 |
|
Shadows 4 | Berkley Books | Anthology | 152 |
| 1987 |
|
Shadows | Headline | Anthology | 152 |
| 1987 |
|
Shadows | Headline | Anthology | |
| March 1991 |
|
Territoires de l'inquiétude 2 | Denoël | Anthology | 153 |
| 1993 |
|
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | Barnes & Noble Books | Anthology | 465 |
| April 1994 | 100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | Michael O'Mara Books | Anthology | 465 | |
| 1995 |
|
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | Barnes & Noble Books | Anthology | 465 |
| 1997 |
|
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | Barnes & Noble Books | Anthology | 465 |
| 1999 |
|
Toybox | Cemetery Dance Publications | Collection | |
| 2003 |
|
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | Sterling Publishing | Anthology | 465 |
| September 2003 |
|
Toybox | Leisure Books / Dorchester Publishing | Collection | 69 |
| 2004 |
|
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | Barnes & Noble Books | Anthology | 465 |
| February 2011 |
|
Toybox | Crossroad Press | Collection | |6 |
| January 2012 |
|
Toybox | Crossroad Press | Collection | |6 |