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It
| Author: | Theodore Sturgeon |
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Unknown, 1940 |
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| Book Type: | Novelette |
| Genre: | Horror |
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Synopsis
"It" is a horror short story by American writer Theodore Sturgeon, first published in Unknown of August 1940. The story deals with a plant monster that is ultimately revealed to have formed around a human skeleton, specifically that of Roger Kirk, in a swamp. P. Schuyler Miller described "It" as "probably the most unforgettable story ever published in Unknown."
Nominated in 2016 for the 1941 Retro Hugo Award. It originally appeared in Unknown, August 1940. It has been reprinted many times and can be found in the anthologies:
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories That Scared Even Me (1967), edited by Alfred Hitchcock
- The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 2, 1940 (1979), edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
- The Horror Hall of Fame (1991), edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Robert Silverberg
- Zombies: Encounters with the Hungry Dead (2009), edited by John Skipp
- Zombies! Zombies! Zombies! (2011), edited by Otto Penzler
The story is included in the collections:
- Alien Cargo (1984)
- The Ultimate Egoist (1995)
- Selected Stories (2000)
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