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The Animal Fair

Robert Bloch

First published May 1971
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

A hitchhiker arrives at a small town and visits the nearby fair, where he is disgusted by the treatment of an ape and promptly leaves. Later that night, caught in a raging storm, he catches a lift with the animal's trainer.

Publications (16)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
May 1971 Playboy, May 1971 MAGAZINE 145
1972 The Year's Best Horror Stories No. 2 Sphere Anthology 111
July 1974 The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series II DAW Books Anthology 47
March 1977 Cold Chills Doubleday Collection 59
1978 Getting Even: Gripping Tales of Revenge Bobbs-Merrill Company Anthology 116
January 1978 Cold Chills Leisure Books Collection 82
August 1986 Masters of Darkness Tor Anthology 46
August 1986 Masters of Darkness Tor Anthology
1987 Last Rites Underwood-Miller Collection 235
May 1991 The Complete Stories of Robert Bloch, Volume 3: Last Rites Citadel Twilight Collection 235
October 1995 Robert Bloch: Appreciations of the Master Tor Collection 143
October 1997 Robert Bloch: Appreciations of the Master Tor Collection 143
October 2000 My Favorite Horror Story DAW Books Anthology 220
May 2004 My Favorite Horror Story BP Books / ibooks Anthology 267
2007 My Favorite Horror Story MJF Books Anthology 187|187.1
November 2007 My Favorite Horror Story ibooks Anthology