Short Stories & Novellas
The Black Pumpkin (DK)
by Dean Koontz
See Also: The Black Pumpkin (DRK) Phantoms (SS)
Strange Highways by Dean Koontz
Release Date: May 1995
Appears on page(s): 155-173
Ghost Movies II collected and introduced by Peter Haining
Release Date: May 23, 1996
Copyright: Collection, Prologue, and Introductions to individual stories all Copyright © 1996 by Peter Haining
Format: Trade hardcover
Publisher: Sevren House
Page Count: 242
Appears on page(s): 220-242 (218-219 editor's introduction)
ISBN-10: 0-7278-4966-2
Cover Price: US$22.00 / £16.99
States: This title first published in Great Britain 1996 by
SEVEREN HOUSE PUBLISHERS LTD of
9-15 High Street, Sutton, Surrey SM1 1DF.
First published in the USA 1996 by
SEVEREN HOUSE PUBLISHERS INC of
595 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022
SEVEREN HOUSE PUBLISHERS LTD of
9-15 High Street, Sutton, Surrey SM1 1DF.
First published in the USA 1996 by
SEVEREN HOUSE PUBLISHERS INC of
595 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022
“This book is of the original stories that inspired television shows." The listed “television title” for this story is “Phantoms”. The television credits are given as "Miramax Productions, Produced by Dean Koontz.” The story printed is in fact "The Black Pumpkin."
This is completely incorrect and DK states that he was not aware of this printing of the story nor had he given his permission or was he paid for it. Source: Letter to the author.
This is completely incorrect and DK states that he was not aware of this printing of the story nor had he given his permission or was he paid for it. Source: Letter to the author.
October Dreams edited by Richard Chizmar & Robert Morrish (Proof)
Release Date: c. 2000
Copyright: Copyright © 2000 by Richard Chizmar & Robert Morrish
“The Black Pumpkin” copyright © 1986 by Nkui, Inc.; first appeared in Twilight Zone Magazine, December 1986.
Format: Trade paperback with plain orange wraps
Publisher: Cemetery Dance Publications
Page Count: 660
Appears on page(s): 11-33
States: "ADVANCE UNCORRECTED PROOF" on cover
October Dreams edited by Richard Chizmar & Robert Morrish
Release Date: March 2001
Copyright: Copyright © 2000 by Richard Chizmar & Robert Morrish
“The Black Pumpkin” copyright © 1986 by Nkui, Inc.; first appeared in Twilight Zone Magazine, December 1986.
“The Black Pumpkin” copyright © 1986 by Nkui, Inc.; first appeared in Twilight Zone Magazine, December 1986.
Format: Hardcovers
Publisher: Cemetery Dance Publications
Page Count: 660
Appears on page(s): 11-33
ISBN-10: 1-58767-011-9
States: “FIRST EDITION” and “10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1”
Photo courtesy of Noah Mitchell.
Trade Hardcover
Original List Price:$40.00 (listed on dj)
Limited Hardcover - Numbered
450 signed and numbered copies
Includes three pages of signatures from contributors in the front of the book. DK Signed on the first page. Bound in leather with slipcase
Original List Price:$150.00 (Lists $40.00 on the dj as it is the same as the trade edition.)
Limited Hardcover - Lettered
52 signed and lettered copies
Issued with leather binding and traycased.
Original List Price:$400.00
October Dreams edited by Richard Chizmar & Robert Morrish
Release Date: September 2002
Copyright: Copyright © Richard Chizmar and Robert Morrish, 2000
“The Black Pumpkin” copyright © 1986 by Nkui, Inc.; first appeared in Twilight Zone Magazine, December 1986.
“The Black Pumpkin” copyright © 1986 by Nkui, Inc.; first appeared in Twilight Zone Magazine, December 1986.
Format: Trade paperback
Publisher: ROC – Published by New American Library
Page Count: 648
Appears on page(s): 1-29
ISBN-10: 0-451-45895-8
Cover Price: $16.00
States: “First Roc Printing, September 2002” and “10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1”
October Dreams Artist Edition
Release Date: ~2003
Publisher: Cemetery Dance
Original List Price: $1000.00
Limited to five roman numeraled copies.
Photo and the following description courtesy of Chris Trent:
"It's all the same specs as the limited/lettered just different binding and traycase. Plus each one came with an original framed piece of the Chadbourne artwork. The list price, as I remember, was $1k. The leather is real on the traycase and the book... hence the hefty price."
Halloween Horrors Compiled by Richard Chizmar and Robert Morrish
Release Date: August 2010
Copyright: Originally published as October Dream: A Celebration of Halloween
© 2002 by Richard Chizmar and Robert Morrish
This 2010 edition published by Fall River Press by arrangement with Cemetery Dance Publications.
“The Black Pumpkin” copyright © 1986 by Nkui, Inc.; first appeared in Twilight Zone Magazine, December 1986.
© 2002 by Richard Chizmar and Robert Morrish
This 2010 edition published by Fall River Press by arrangement with Cemetery Dance Publications.
“The Black Pumpkin” copyright © 1986 by Nkui, Inc.; first appeared in Twilight Zone Magazine, December 1986.
Format: Trade hardcover
Publisher: Fall River Press
Page Count: 648
Appears on page(s): 1-23
ISBN-13: 978-1-4351-2930-6
Cover Price: $12.98
States: “10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1”
Wilderness and Other Stories (Audio)
Release Date: September 9, 2104
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
CD
Disc 1, Track 15 & Disc 2, Tracks 1-10
MP3-CD
Tracks 8-11
Strange Highways and Other Stories
Release Date: August 2, 2022
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Read By: Performed by a male reader
Sadly, neither audiobook edition specifies which author(s) read which stories. Just through listening, I can tell which stories are read by Tanya Eby. The rest I’ve just listed as having been read by one of the male readers. (Dick Hill, Jeff Cummings, Nick Podehl, or Will Damron.) If anyone knows who’s who, please let me know.
CD
Disc 5 Track 5,Disc 6 Track 2-5
ISBN:978-1-7136-2552-0
MP3-CD
Disc 1 Track 19-22
ISBN:978-1-7136-266
Notes
A full-page ad for October Dreams appears on page 92 of issue #35 and page 22 of issue #34 of Cemetery Dance Magazine.
The October Dreams limited editions included a note from the publisher regarding a full-color illustration by Gahan Wilson, which was not included in the book due to a “printer error.” The note states that the print will be shipped separately. Therefore, neither edition of the book is truly complete without this print.
Last updated on February 5th, 2023