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I'm Scared

Jack Finney

First published September 1951
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

A retired man investigates odd occurrences in central New York, believing there is a large-scale conspiracy at work.

Notes

The phrase "the clock of time", which appears in this story, was used as the title for one of the collections that featured it.

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Publications (36)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
September 1951 Collier's, September 15, 1951 Crowell-Collier MAGAZINE 24
February 1952 Tomorrow, the Stars Doubleday Anthology 19
August 1953 Tomorrow, the Stars Signet Anthology 13
1957 The Third Level Rinehart Collection 43
December 1957 The Third Level Rinehart / SFBC Collection 32
1958 The Clock of Time Eyre & Spottiswoode Collection 32
March 1959 The Third Level Dell Collection 29
January 1960 The Clock of Time The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) Collection 32
July 1961 The Clock of Time Panther Collection 24
June 1967 Tomorrow, the Stars Berkley Medallion Anthology 13
January 1969 Tomorrow, the Stars Berkley Medallion Anthology 13
July 1969 Tomorrow, the Stars Berkley Medallion Anthology 13
January 1970 Tomorrow, the Stars Berkley Medallion Anthology 13
July 1970 Tomorrow, the Stars Berkley Medallion Anthology 13
November 1970 Tomorrow, the Stars Berkley Medallion Anthology 13
February 1971 Tomorrow, the Stars Berkley Medallion Anthology 13
March 1971 Tomorrow, the Stars Berkley Medallion Anthology 13
May 1972 Tomorrow, the Stars Berkley Medallion Anthology 13
December 1976 Tomorrow, the Stars Berkley Medallion Anthology 13
1979 Tomorrow, the Stars Berkley Medallion Anthology 13
April 1980 The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction Priam Books / Arbor House Anthology 217
April 1980 The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction Arbor House Anthology 217
September 1981 Tomorrow, the Stars Berkley Books Anthology 1
March 1983 Tomorrow, the Stars Berkley Books Anthology 1
1984 Tomorrow, the Stars Berkley Books Anthology 1
July 1985 The Great SF Stories #13 (1951) DAW Books Anthology 206
August 1986 About Time Fireside Books / Simon & Schuster Collection 148
November 1987 Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century Avenel Books Anthology 217
February 1995 About Time Fireside Books / Simon & Schuster Collection 148
June 1999 About Time Scribner Paperback Fiction Collection 148
2005 The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century Del Rey / Ballantine Anthology
January 2005 The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century Del Rey / Ballantine Anthology 60
October 2008 About Time Paw Prints Collection
2009 American Fantastic Tales: Terror and the Uncanny from the 1940s to Now The Library of America Anthology 121
November 2012 The Clock of Time Gateway / Orion Collection
November 2013 About Time Touchstone / Simon & Schuster Collection