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The Funny Farm

Robert Bloch

First published 1971
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

When petty thief Lenny Morgan catches wind of an extensive comics collection owned by the reclusive old Joe Satterlee, he thinks he's hit upon an easy score. Satterlee lives alone with his collection in a house outside three miles outside of town the locals have taken to calling "the funny farm." No friends or family, Satterlee won't hardly be missed if something should happen to him or his funny pages. But it isn't the frail old man that Morgan needs to worry about in that house...

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
1971 Cover Dark Things Arkham House Anthology 1
November 1975 Cover Night Chills Avon Anthology 157
January 1981 Cover La boîte à maléfices de Robert Bloch Casterman Collection 173
January 1989 Cover La boîte à maléfices Presses Pocket Collection 188