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The Black Cat

W. J. Wintle

First published August 1921
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

"A man with an innate fear of cats begins to see one everywhere, as a heap of earth and a moving shadow. It appears to be stalking him during the Christmas season."--Matt Cowan

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
August 1921 Cover Ghost Gleams: Tales of the Uncanny Heath Cranton Collection 161
November 1972 Cover Beware of the Cat: Weird Tales About Cats Gollancz Anthology 177
1973 Cover Beware of the Cat: Stories of Feline Fantasy and Horror Taplinger Anthology 186
1974 Cover Beware of the Cat Arrow Books Anthology 177
December 1977 Cover Teuflische Katzen Pabel Anthology 132
October 1989 Cover Chillers for Christmas Michael O'Mara Books Anthology 156
October 1990 Cover Chillers for Christmas Headline Anthology 156
November 1990 Chillers for Christmas Gallery Books / W. H. Smith Anthology 156
February 1999 Cover Ghost Gleams: Tales of the Uncanny Ash-Tree Press Collection 85
March 2012 Cover Ghost Gleams: Tales of the Uncanny Ash-Tree Press Collection |85
May 2012 Cover Short Ghost and Horror Story Collection 16 LibriVox Anthology |12
October 2012 Cover Cats of Shadow, Claws of Darkness: Stories of Were-Cats, Ghost Cats, and Other Supernatural Felines Coachwhip Publications Anthology
July 2017 Cover Great Supernatural Stories: 101 Horrifying Tales Fall River Press Anthology 70
February 2019 Cover Ghost Gleams: Tales of the Uncanny The Sundial Press Collection
October 2021 Cover Sunless Solstice: Strange Christmas Tales for the Longest Nights The British Library Anthology 71
November 2023 Cover Solsticio siniestro. Cuentos para las noches más largas Impedimenta Anthology 95
November 2023 Cover Solsticio siniestro. Cuentos para las noches más largas Impedimenta Anthology |95