Henry Kuttner
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Henry Kuttner was an American author of science fiction, fantasy and horror
.
and lived in San Francisco since 1859; the parents of his mother, Annie Levy (1875–1954), were from Great Britain. Henry Kuttner's great-grandfather was the scholar, Josua Heschel Kuttner
. Kuttner grew up in relative poverty following the death of his father. As a young man he worked for the literary agency of his uncle, Laurence D'Orsay
, in Los Angeles before selling his first story, "The Graveyard Rats", to Weird Tales
in early 1936.
This often-anthologized tale made recent appearances in The Gruesome Book (1983, Piccolo/Pan Books
) edited by Ramsey Campbell
, and Weird Tales
- Seven Decades of Terror (1997, Barnes and Noble Books). Other Kuttner stories are also tinged with Lovecraftian
, Paganistic horrors. Rats was also adapted as part of the made-for-cable anthology film Trilogy of Terror II
. Years later, the central premise of abnormally large rats was used in several novels and movies, among these, the acromegalous rats in the film-version of H.G. Wells' story The Food of the Gods
, and Stephen King
's Graveyard Shift (1970), which deals with a colony of mutated rats nesting beneath a textile mill.
. They met through their association with the "Lovecraft Circle", a group of writers and fans who corresponded with H. P. Lovecraft
. Their work together spanned the 1940s and 1950s and most of the work was credited to pseudonyms, mainly Lewis Padgett
and Lawrence O'Donnell. Both freely admitted that one reason they worked so much together was because his page rate was higher than hers. In fact, several people have written or said that she wrote three stories which were published under his name. "Clash by Night" and The Portal in the Picture, also known as Beyond Earth's Gates, have both been alleged to have been written by her.
L. Sprague de Camp
, who knew Kuttner and Moore well, has stated that their collaboration was so intensive that, after a story was completed, it was often impossible for either Kuttner or Moore to recall who had written which portions. According to de Camp, it was typical for either partner to break off from a story in mid-paragraph or even mid-sentence, with the latest page of the manuscript still in the typewriter. The other spouse would routinely continue the story where the first had left off. They alternated in this manner as many times as necessary until the story was finished.
Among Kuttner's most popular work were the Gallegher stories, published under the Padgett name, about a man who invented hi-tech solutions to client problems (including an insufferably egomaniacal robot) when he was stinking drunk, only to be completely unable to remember exactly what he had built or why after sobering up. These stories were later collected in Robots Have No Tails
. In the introduction to the paperback reprint edition after his death, Moore stated that all the Gallegher stories were written by Kuttner alone.
In 2007, New Line Cinema released a feature film loosely based on the Lewis Padgett short story "Mimsy Were the Borogoves
" under the title The Last Mimzy
. In addition, The Best of Henry Kuttner was republished under the title The Last Mimzy Stories.
is among many authors who have cited Kuttner as an influence. Her novel The Bloody Sun is dedicated to him. Roger Zelazny
has talked about the influence of The Dark World on his Amber series.
Kuttner's friend Richard Matheson
dedicated his 1954 novel I Am Legend to Kuttner, with thanks for his help and encouragement. Ray Bradbury
likewise dedicated Dark Carnival, his first book, to him, calling him one of his hardest-working and most patient teachers; Bradbury has said that Kuttner actually wrote the last 300 words of Bradbury's first horror story, "The Candle" (Weird Tales, November 1942). Bradbury has referred to Kuttner as a neglected master and a "pomegranate writer: popping with seeds — full of ideas".
William S. Burroughs
's novel The Ticket That Exploded
contains direct quotes from Kuttner regarding the "Happy Cloak" parasitic pleasure monster from the Venusian seas.
, Kuttner contributed several stories to the Cthulhu Mythos
genre invented by those authors (among others). Among these were "The Secret of Kralitz" (Weird Tales, October 1936), "The Eater of Souls" (Weird Tales, January 1937), "The Salem Horror" (Weird Tales, May 1937), "The Invaders" (Strange Stories, February 1939) and "The Hunt" (Strange Stories, June 1939).
Kuttner added a few lesser-known deities to the Mythos, including Iod
("The Secret of Kralitz"), Vorvadoss ("The Eater of Souls"), and Nyogtha ("The Salem Horror"). Critic Shawn Ramsey suggests that Abigail Prinn, the villain of "The Salem Horror", might have been intended by Kuttner to be a descendant of Ludvig Prinn, author of De Vermis Mysteriis
— a book that appears in Kuttner's "The Invaders".
Horror fiction
Horror fiction also Horror fantasy is a philosophy of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of horror and terror. It creates an eerie atmosphere. Horror can be either supernatural or non-supernatural...
.
Early life
Henry Kuttner was born in Los Angeles, California in 1915. Naphtaly Kuttner (1829–1903) and Amelia Bush (c.1834-1911), the parents of his father, the bookseller Henry Kuttner (1863–1920), had come from PrussiaPrussia
Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
and lived in San Francisco since 1859; the parents of his mother, Annie Levy (1875–1954), were from Great Britain. Henry Kuttner's great-grandfather was the scholar, Josua Heschel Kuttner
Josua Heschel Kuttner
Josua Heschel Kuttner or Kutner was a Jewish Orthodox scholar and rabbi.He was born in Wreschen in the Grand Duchy of Posen, the son of Aron Kuttner and his wife Michle, a great-granddaughter of Rabbi Naphtali Cohen...
. Kuttner grew up in relative poverty following the death of his father. As a young man he worked for the literary agency of his uncle, Laurence D'Orsay
Laurence D'Orsay
Laurence R. D'Orsay was an US author of several instruction books for writers, a critic and literary agent in Los Angeles, California....
, in Los Angeles before selling his first story, "The Graveyard Rats", to Weird Tales
Weird Tales
Weird Tales is an American fantasy and horror fiction pulp magazine first published in March 1923. It ceased its original run in September 1954, after 279 issues, but has since been revived. The magazine was set up in Chicago by J. C. Henneberger, an ex-journalist with a taste for the macabre....
in early 1936.
The Graveyard Rats
Synopsis: Salem, Massachusetts — Cemetery caretaker "Old Masson" must deal with a teeming colony of abnormally large rats that are cutting into his graverobbing profits; the subterranean rodents drag away newly buried corpses from holes gnawed into the coffins. Apart from the flesh-eating animals, Masson eventually comes face-to-face with a burrowing zombie-like creature.This often-anthologized tale made recent appearances in The Gruesome Book (1983, Piccolo/Pan Books
Pan Books
Pan Books is an imprint which first became active in the 1940s and is now part of the British-based Macmillan Publishers owned by German publishers, Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group....
) edited by Ramsey Campbell
Ramsey Campbell
John Ramsey Campbell is an English horror fiction author.Since he first came to prominence in the mid-1960s, critics have cited Campbell as one of the leading writers in his field: T. E. D. Klein has written that "Campbell reigns supreme in the field today", while S. T...
, and Weird Tales
Weird Tales
Weird Tales is an American fantasy and horror fiction pulp magazine first published in March 1923. It ceased its original run in September 1954, after 279 issues, but has since been revived. The magazine was set up in Chicago by J. C. Henneberger, an ex-journalist with a taste for the macabre....
- Seven Decades of Terror (1997, Barnes and Noble Books). Other Kuttner stories are also tinged with Lovecraftian
H. P. Lovecraft
Howard Phillips Lovecraft --often credited as H.P. Lovecraft — was an American author of horror, fantasy and science fiction, especially the subgenre known as weird fiction....
, Paganistic horrors. Rats was also adapted as part of the made-for-cable anthology film Trilogy of Terror II
Trilogy of Terror II
Trilogy of Terror II is a 1996 theatrical sequel to the 1975 television film, Trilogy of Terror. The film follows the formula of the original, with one female lead playing parts in each of three segments...
. Years later, the central premise of abnormally large rats was used in several novels and movies, among these, the acromegalous rats in the film-version of H.G. Wells' story The Food of the Gods
The Food of the Gods (film)
The Food of the Gods is a 1976 film released by American International Pictures and was written, produced, and directed by Bert I. Gordon....
, and Stephen King
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...
's Graveyard Shift (1970), which deals with a colony of mutated rats nesting beneath a textile mill.
Kuttner and Moore
Kuttner was known for his literary prose and worked in close collaboration with his wife, C. L. MooreC. L. Moore
Catherine Lucille Moore was an American science fiction and fantasy writer, as C. L. Moore. She was one of the first women to write in the genre, and paved the way for many other female writers in speculative fiction....
. They met through their association with the "Lovecraft Circle", a group of writers and fans who corresponded with H. P. Lovecraft
H. P. Lovecraft
Howard Phillips Lovecraft --often credited as H.P. Lovecraft — was an American author of horror, fantasy and science fiction, especially the subgenre known as weird fiction....
. Their work together spanned the 1940s and 1950s and most of the work was credited to pseudonyms, mainly Lewis Padgett
Lewis Padgett
Lewis Padgett was the joint pseudonym of the science fiction authors and spouses Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore, taken from their mothers' maiden names. They also used the pseudonyms Lawrence O'Donnell and C. H...
and Lawrence O'Donnell. Both freely admitted that one reason they worked so much together was because his page rate was higher than hers. In fact, several people have written or said that she wrote three stories which were published under his name. "Clash by Night" and The Portal in the Picture, also known as Beyond Earth's Gates, have both been alleged to have been written by her.
L. Sprague de Camp
L. Sprague de Camp
Lyon Sprague de Camp was an American author of science fiction and fantasy books, non-fiction and biography. In a writing career spanning 60 years, he wrote over 100 books, including novels and notable works of non-fiction, including biographies of other important fantasy authors...
, who knew Kuttner and Moore well, has stated that their collaboration was so intensive that, after a story was completed, it was often impossible for either Kuttner or Moore to recall who had written which portions. According to de Camp, it was typical for either partner to break off from a story in mid-paragraph or even mid-sentence, with the latest page of the manuscript still in the typewriter. The other spouse would routinely continue the story where the first had left off. They alternated in this manner as many times as necessary until the story was finished.
Among Kuttner's most popular work were the Gallegher stories, published under the Padgett name, about a man who invented hi-tech solutions to client problems (including an insufferably egomaniacal robot) when he was stinking drunk, only to be completely unable to remember exactly what he had built or why after sobering up. These stories were later collected in Robots Have No Tails
Robots Have No Tails
Robots Have No Tails is a 1952 collection of science fiction short stories by Lewis Padgett . It was first published by Gnome Press in 1952 in an edition of 4,000 copies. The stories all originally appeared in the magazine Astounding.It has been reprinted three times: In 1973 by Lancer books with...
. In the introduction to the paperback reprint edition after his death, Moore stated that all the Gallegher stories were written by Kuttner alone.
In 2007, New Line Cinema released a feature film loosely based on the Lewis Padgett short story "Mimsy Were the Borogoves
Mimsy Were the Borogoves
"Mimsy Were the Borogoves" is a science fiction short story by Lewis Padgett that was originally published in the February 1943 issue of Astounding Science Fiction Magazine...
" under the title The Last Mimzy
The Last Mimzy
The Last Mimzy is a 2007 science fiction family film directed by Bob Shaye and loosely adapted from the acclaimed 1943 science fiction short story "Mimsy Were the Borogoves" by Lewis Padgett...
. In addition, The Best of Henry Kuttner was republished under the title The Last Mimzy Stories.
Influence
Marion Zimmer BradleyMarion Zimmer Bradley
Marion Eleanor Zimmer Bradley was an American author of fantasy novels such as The Mists of Avalon and the Darkover series. Many critics have noted a feminist perspective in her writing. Her first child, David R...
is among many authors who have cited Kuttner as an influence. Her novel The Bloody Sun is dedicated to him. Roger Zelazny
Roger Zelazny
Roger Joseph Zelazny was an American writer of fantasy and science fiction short stories and novels, best known for his The Chronicles of Amber series...
has talked about the influence of The Dark World on his Amber series.
Kuttner's friend Richard Matheson
Richard Matheson
Richard Burton Matheson is an American author and screenwriter, primarily in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres. He is perhaps best known as the author of What Dreams May Come, Bid Time Return, A Stir of Echoes, The Incredible Shrinking Man, and I Am Legend, all of which have been...
dedicated his 1954 novel I Am Legend to Kuttner, with thanks for his help and encouragement. Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury
Ray Douglas Bradbury is an American fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery writer. Best known for his dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 and for the science fiction stories gathered together as The Martian Chronicles and The Illustrated Man , Bradbury is one of the most celebrated among 20th...
likewise dedicated Dark Carnival, his first book, to him, calling him one of his hardest-working and most patient teachers; Bradbury has said that Kuttner actually wrote the last 300 words of Bradbury's first horror story, "The Candle" (Weird Tales, November 1942). Bradbury has referred to Kuttner as a neglected master and a "pomegranate writer: popping with seeds — full of ideas".
William S. Burroughs
William S. Burroughs
William Seward Burroughs II was an American novelist, poet, essayist and spoken word performer. A primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major postmodernist author, he is considered to be "one of the most politically trenchant, culturally influential, and innovative artists of the 20th...
's novel The Ticket That Exploded
The Ticket That Exploded
The Ticket That Exploded is a novel by William S. Burroughs first published in 1962 by Olympia Press and later published in the United States by Grove Press in 1967. It is the second book in a trilogy created using the cut-up technique, often referred to as The Nova Trilogy...
contains direct quotes from Kuttner regarding the "Happy Cloak" parasitic pleasure monster from the Venusian seas.
The Cthulhu Mythos
A friend of Lovecraft's as well as of Clark Ashton SmithClark Ashton Smith
Clark Ashton Smith was a self-educated American poet, sculptor, painter and author of fantasy, horror and science fiction short stories. He achieved early local recognition, largely through the enthusiasm of George Sterling, for traditional verse in the vein of Swinburne...
, Kuttner contributed several stories to the Cthulhu Mythos
Cthulhu Mythos
The Cthulhu Mythos is a shared fictional universe, based on the work of American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft.The term was first coined by August Derleth, a contemporary correspondent of Lovecraft, who used the name of the creature Cthulhu - a central figure in Lovecraft literature and the focus...
genre invented by those authors (among others). Among these were "The Secret of Kralitz" (Weird Tales, October 1936), "The Eater of Souls" (Weird Tales, January 1937), "The Salem Horror" (Weird Tales, May 1937), "The Invaders" (Strange Stories, February 1939) and "The Hunt" (Strange Stories, June 1939).
Kuttner added a few lesser-known deities to the Mythos, including Iod
IOD
IOD may refer to:* International One Design - A 33 foot day sailor designed in the 1930s* Indian Ocean Dipole* Institute of Directors* Integrated Optical Density - used in LabWorks Analysis Software...
("The Secret of Kralitz"), Vorvadoss ("The Eater of Souls"), and Nyogtha ("The Salem Horror"). Critic Shawn Ramsey suggests that Abigail Prinn, the villain of "The Salem Horror", might have been intended by Kuttner to be a descendant of Ludvig Prinn, author of De Vermis Mysteriis
De Vermis Mysteriis
De Vermis Mysteriis, or Mysteries of the Worm, is a fictional grimoire created by Robert Bloch and incorporated by H. P. Lovecraft into the lore of the Cthulhu Mythos.-Creation:...
— a book that appears in Kuttner's "The Invaders".
Later life
Henry Kuttner spent the middle 1950's getting his masters degree before dying of a heart attack in Los Angeles in 1958.Tony Quade stories
- "I. Hollywood on the Moon" (1938)
- "II. Doom World" (1938)
- "III. The Star Parade" (1938)
- "IV. Trouble on Titan" (1941)
Elak of Atlantis stories
- "Thunder in the Dawn" (1938)
- "Spawn of Dagon" (1939)
- "Beyond the Phoenix" (1939)
- "Dragon Moon" (1940)
Thunder Jim Wade series (as by Charles Stoddard)
- "Thunder Jim Wade" (1941)
- "The Hills of Gold" (1941)
- "The Poison People" (1941)
- "The Devil's Glacier" (1941)
- "Waters of Death" (1941)
Baldie Stories
- "The Piper's Son" (1945)
- "Three Blind Mice" (1945)
- "The Lion And The Unicorn" (1945)
- "Beggars in Velvet" (1945)
- "Humpty Dumpty" (1945)
Other
- "The Graveyard Rats" (1936) adapted for television movie Trilogy of Terror IITrilogy of Terror IITrilogy of Terror II is a 1996 theatrical sequel to the 1975 television film, Trilogy of Terror. The film follows the formula of the original, with one female lead playing parts in each of three segments...
(1996)http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117966/ - "The Secret of Kralitz" (1936)
- "The Eater of Souls" (1937)
- "The Salem Horror" (1937)
- "The Invaders" (1939)
- "Bells of Horror" (1939)
- "The Hunt" (1939)
- "Beauty and the Beast" (1940)
- "Masquerade" (1942), adapted for episode of television series Thriller (1961) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0723085/
- "Mimsy Were the BorogovesMimsy Were the Borogoves"Mimsy Were the Borogoves" is a science fiction short story by Lewis Padgett that was originally published in the February 1943 issue of Astounding Science Fiction Magazine...
" (as Lewis PadgettLewis PadgettLewis Padgett was the joint pseudonym of the science fiction authors and spouses Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore, taken from their mothers' maiden names. They also used the pseudonyms Lawrence O'Donnell and C. H...
, 1943) used as the basis for the 2007 movie The Last MimzyThe Last MimzyThe Last Mimzy is a 2007 science fiction family film directed by Bob Shaye and loosely adapted from the acclaimed 1943 science fiction short story "Mimsy Were the Borogoves" by Lewis Padgett...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0768212/, and for the French TV adaptation "Tout spliques étaient les Borogoves" (1970)http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0419211/ - "Clash by Night" (with C. L. Moore) (1943)
- "The Proud Robot" (as Lewis PadgettLewis PadgettLewis Padgett was the joint pseudonym of the science fiction authors and spouses Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore, taken from their mothers' maiden names. They also used the pseudonyms Lawrence O'Donnell and C. H...
, 1943) - "The Time Locker" (as Lewis PadgettLewis PadgettLewis Padgett was the joint pseudonym of the science fiction authors and spouses Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore, taken from their mothers' maiden names. They also used the pseudonyms Lawrence O'Donnell and C. H...
, 1943) - "Gallegher Plus" (as Lewis PadgettLewis PadgettLewis Padgett was the joint pseudonym of the science fiction authors and spouses Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore, taken from their mothers' maiden names. They also used the pseudonyms Lawrence O'Donnell and C. H...
, 1943) - "Nothing but Gingerbread Left" (1943)
- "The Twonky" (as Lewis PadgettLewis PadgettLewis Padgett was the joint pseudonym of the science fiction authors and spouses Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore, taken from their mothers' maiden names. They also used the pseudonyms Lawrence O'Donnell and C. H...
, 1940s?), adapted for filmThe TwonkyThe Twonky is a 1953 comedy-science fiction film, written and directed by Arch Oboler and starring Hans Conried. The script was based on the short story "The Twonky", written by Henry Kuttner and C.L...
of the same name in 1953http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046475/ - "The World Is Mine" (as Lewis PadgettLewis PadgettLewis Padgett was the joint pseudonym of the science fiction authors and spouses Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore, taken from their mothers' maiden names. They also used the pseudonyms Lawrence O'Donnell and C. H...
, 1943) - "What you Need" (as Lewis PadgettLewis PadgettLewis Padgett was the joint pseudonym of the science fiction authors and spouses Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore, taken from their mothers' maiden names. They also used the pseudonyms Lawrence O'Donnell and C. H...
, 1945) adapted for "What You NeedWhat You Need"What You Need" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. It is based on the short story of the same name by Lewis Padgett .- Synopsis :...
" episodes of Tales of TomorrowTales of TomorrowTales of Tomorrow is an American anthology science fiction series that was performed and broadcast live on ABC from 1951 to 1953. The series covered such stories as Frankenstein, starring Lon Chaney, Jr., 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea starring Thomas Mitchell as Captain Nemo, and many others...
(1952)http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0717093/ and The Twilight ZoneThe Twilight ZoneThe Twilight Zone is an American television anthology series created by Rod Serling. Each episode is a mixture of self-contained drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist...
(1959) television shows http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0734690/ - "The Cure" (1946)
- "The Dark Angel" (with C. L. Moore, 1946), later published as "Dark Angel" (as Lewis Padgett, 1975), adapted for episode of same name of television series Tales of TomorrowTales of TomorrowTales of Tomorrow is an American anthology science fiction series that was performed and broadcast live on ABC from 1951 to 1953. The series covered such stories as Frankenstein, starring Lon Chaney, Jr., 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea starring Thomas Mitchell as Captain Nemo, and many others...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0717057/ - "Call Him Demon" (1946)
- "Vintage SeasonVintage Season"Vintage Season" is a science fiction novella by Henry Kuttner and Catherine L. Moore . It has been anthologized many times and was selected for The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume 2A.-Authorship:...
" (with C. L. Moore; 1946), filmed in 1992 as TimescapeTimescape (1992 film)Timescape, released on video as Grand Tour: Disaster in Time, is a 1992 American science fiction film by Director David Twohy. This time-travel-themed film is based on the novel Vintage Season by Henry Kuttner andC.L...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104362/ - "Ex Machina" (as Lewis PadgettLewis PadgettLewis Padgett was the joint pseudonym of the science fiction authors and spouses Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore, taken from their mothers' maiden names. They also used the pseudonyms Lawrence O'Donnell and C. H...
, 1948) - "Happy EndingHappy Ending (story)Happy Ending is a short story by Henry Kuttner that first appeared in the August 1948 issue of Thrilling Wonder Stories.Though frequently anthologised, the story did not appear in a collection under the writer's own name until 2010, when it was included in Detour to Otherness, which contains 24...
" (1949) - "Satan Sends Flowers" (1953)
- "Or Else" (??), published in the anthology The War Book (edited by James SallisJames SallisJames Sallis is an American crime writer, poet and musician, best known for his series of novels featuring the character Lew Griffin and set in New Orleans, and for his 2005 novel Drive, which was adapted into a 2011 film of the same name.He is the brother of philosopher John Sallis...
, 1969). - The Best of Henry Kuttner anthologizes 17 stories. (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1975).
- The Eyes of Thar
- Atomic!
Fixups
- MutantMutant (collection)Mutant is a 1953 collection of science fiction short stories by Lewis Padgett . It was first published by Gnome Press in 1953 in an edition of 4,000 copies...
(the Baldie stories) (1953) - Robots Have No TailsRobots Have No TailsRobots Have No Tails is a 1952 collection of science fiction short stories by Lewis Padgett . It was first published by Gnome Press in 1952 in an edition of 4,000 copies. The stories all originally appeared in the magazine Astounding.It has been reprinted three times: In 1973 by Lancer books with...
(the Gallegher stories, as Lewis PadgettLewis PadgettLewis Padgett was the joint pseudonym of the science fiction authors and spouses Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore, taken from their mothers' maiden names. They also used the pseudonyms Lawrence O'Donnell and C. H...
) (1952)
Novels
- The Fairy ChessmenTomorrow and Tomorrow & The Fairy ChessmenTomorrow and Tomorrow & The Fairy Chessmen is a 1951 collection of two science fiction novels by Lewis Padgett . It was first published by Gnome Press in 1951 in an edition of 4,000 copies. Both the novels originally appeared in the magazine Astounding. P...
(as Lewis PadgettLewis PadgettLewis Padgett was the joint pseudonym of the science fiction authors and spouses Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore, taken from their mothers' maiden names. They also used the pseudonyms Lawrence O'Donnell and C. H...
, later renamed and re-released as "the chessboard planet") - The Time Trap (1938)
- Dr. Cyclops (1940)
- A Million Years to Conquer (1940)
- The Creature from Beyond Infinity (1940)
- Earth's Last CitadelEarth's Last CitadelEarth's Last Citadel is a novel written by the husband and wife team of C.L. Moore and Henry Kuttner. It was first published in 1943 in the magazine Argosy and in book form it was published first in 1950.-Plot:...
(with C. L. Moore) (1943) - Valley of the FlameValley of the FlameValley of the Flame was first published in the March 1946 issue of the magazine Startling Stories. It appeared under the pseudonym "Keith Harmmond", which was one of the many names Henry Kuttner published under.- Plot :...
(1946) - The Dark World (1946)
- The Portal in the Picture, also known as Beyond Earth's Gates (with C. L. Moore) (1946)
- Fury, (1947), later published under the title Destination: Infinity (1956)
- Lands of the Earthquake (1947)
- The Time Axis (1948)
- The Well of the Worlds (1952)
- Man Drowning (1952)
- The murder of Eleanor Pope (1958)
Collections
- Ahead of Time
- The Best of Henry Kuttner
- The Best of Kuttner 1
- The Best of Kuttner 2
- The Book of Iod
- Bypass to Otherness
- Chessboard Planet and Other Stories (with C.L. Moore)
- Clash by Night and Other Stories (with C.L. Moore)
- Detour to Otherness (with C.L. Moore)
- Elak of Atlantis
- A Gnome There WasA Gnome There WasA Gnome There Was is a collection of science fiction and fantasy stories by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore, published under their Lewis Padgett pseudonym by Simon & Schuster in 1950...
- Hollywood on the Moon / Man About Time: The Pete Manx Adventures (with Arthur K. Barnes) (announced for 2011)
- Kuttner Times Three
- Line to Tomorrow and Other Stories of Fantasy and Science Fiction (with C.L. Moore)
- The Michael Gray Murders (with C.L. Moore) (announced for 2012)
- No Boundaries (with C.L. Moore)
- Prince Raynor
- Return to Otherness
- Secret of the Earth Star and Others
- The Startling Worlds of Henry Kuttner
- Terror in the House: The Early Kuttner, Volume One
- Thunder in the Void
- Thunder Jim Wade
- Two-Handed Engine: The Selected Short Fiction of Henry Kuttner & C.L. Moore
Television
- "The Martian Eyes" episode(s) of Lights Out series (1950 and/or 1951) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0632379/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0632380/
- "Price on His Head" episode of series SugarfootSugarfootSugarfoot is the title of a TV western that aired from 1957 to 1961. The series featured Will Hutchins as fledgling frontier lawyer Tom Brewster and Jack Elam as sidekick Toothy Thompson...
(1958)http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0712892/ - Tales of Frankenstein (pilot for television series that was not picked up, 1958)http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0247751/
- "The Eye" episode of Out of the UnknownOut of the UnknownOut of the Unknown is a British television science fiction anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and broadcast on BBC2 in four series between 1965 and 1971. Each episode was an independent dramatisation of a separate science fiction short story...
television series (1966)http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060387/
Pseudonyms
- Edward J. Bellin
- Paul Edmonds
- Noel Gardner
- Will Garth
- James Hall
- Keith Hammond
- Hudson Hastings
- Peter Horn
- Kelvin Kent
- Robert O. Kenyon
- C. H. Liddell
- Hugh Maepenn
- Scott Morgan
- Lawrence O'Donnell
- Lewis PadgettLewis PadgettLewis Padgett was the joint pseudonym of the science fiction authors and spouses Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore, taken from their mothers' maiden names. They also used the pseudonyms Lawrence O'Donnell and C. H...
- Woodrow Wilson Smith
- Charles Stoddard
External links
- Henry Kuttner profile at Fantastic Fiction
- Lewis Padgett profile at Fantastic Fiction
- Two-Handed Engine: The Selected Short Fiction of Henry Kuttner & C.L. Moore
- Books by Henry Kuttner from Haffner Press
- Past Masters - A Kuttner Above the Rest (But Wait! There's Moore!) by Bud Webster, at Galactic Central