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Shut a Final Door

Truman Capote

First published August 1947
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Walter turned against all of his friends and lovers, losing them one after another. He finally is all alone living in a hotel. But he's still getting phone calls from an unidentified person who won't say anything but "You know me, Walter."

First published in the Atlantic, August 1947.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
August 1947 The Atlantic Monthly, August 1947 MAGAZINE
1949 Cover A Tree of Night and Other Stories Random House Collection 65
1950 Cover A Tree of Night and Other Stories William Heinemann Collection 65
May 1981 Cover The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural Priam Books / Arbor House Anthology 262
May 1981 Cover The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural Arbor House Anthology 262
1985 Cover Great Tales of Horror & the Supernatural Galahad Books Anthology 262
1985 Cover Great Tales of Horror & the Supernatural Castle Books Anthology 262
June 1988 Cover Great Tales of Horror & the Supernatural Galahad Books Anthology 262
October 1991 Cover Classic Tales of Horror and the Supernatural Quill / William Morrow Anthology 262
November 1991 Cover The Giant Book of Horror Stories Magpie Books Anthology 262
1994 Cover Great Tales of Horror & the Supernatural Galahad Books Anthology 262