Author:Henry Kuttner

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Henry Kuttner
(1915–1958)

American author of science fiction, fantasy and horror. Husband of Catherine Lucille Moore, with whom he sometimes used the joint pseudonym Lewis Padgett.

Works[edit]

Novels[edit]

  • Earth's Last Citadel (1943)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2038 due to Renewal R489315 Co-authored with C.L. Moore
  • The Fairy Chessmen (1946)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2041 due to Renewal R554509Co-authored with C.L. Moore
  • The Brass Ring (1946)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2041 due to Renewal R584270
  • Tomorrow and Tomorrow (1947)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2042 due to Renewal R566248 Co-authored with C.L. Moore
  • The Day He Died (1947)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2042 due to Renewal R608372
  • Portal in Picture (1949)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2044 due to Renewal R653590

Short Stories[edit]

  • The Monkey Wrench (1931) [only as by Bertram W. Williams]
  • The Graveyard Rats (1936)
  • "The Graveyard Rats" in Weird Tales, 27 (3) (March 1936)
  • Bamboo Death (1936)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2031 due to Renewal R321765
  • The Devil Rides (1936)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2031 due to Renewal R321806
  • Power of the Snake (1936)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2031 due to Renewal R321836
  • "The Secret of Kralitz" in Weird Tales, 28 (3) (October 1936)
  • "It Walks by Night" in Weird Tales, 28 (5) (December 1936)
  • Coffins for Six (1936)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2031 due to Renewal R344471
  • Laughter of the Dead (1936)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2031 due to Renewal R344471
  • "The Eater of Souls" in Weird Tales, 29 (1) (January 1937)
  • "I, the Vampire" in Weird Tales, 29 (2) (February 1937)
  • "We Are the Dead" in Weird Tales, 29 (4) (April 1937)
  • "The Salem Horror" in Weird Tales, 29 (5) (May 1937)
  • "Raider of the Spaceways" in Weird Tales, 30 (1) (July 1937)
  • "The Jest of Droom Avista" in Weird Tales, 30 (2) (August 1937)
  • "The Case of Herbert Thorp" in Weird Tales, 30 (5) (November 1937)
  • Terror in the House (1937)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2032 due to Renewal R348186
  • The Faceless Fiend (1937)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2032 due to Renewal R348186
  • The Dweller in the Tomb (1937)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2032 due to Renewal R348195
  • Nightmare Woman (1937)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2032 due to Renewal R351961
  • My Brother, the Ghoul (1937)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2032 due to Renewal R356167
  • I Am the Wolf (1937)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2032 due to Renewal R358701
  • Four Frightful Men (1937)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2032 due to Renewal R358726
  • Terror on the Stage (1937)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2032 due to Renewal R358726
  • When the Earth Lived (1937)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2032 due to Renewal R358742
  • Lord of the Lions (1937)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2032 due to Renewal R358754
  • The Bloodless Peril (1937)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2032 due to Renewal R368247
  • Invasion from the Fourth (1938)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2033 due to Renewal R369508
  • Messer Orsini's Hands (1938)
  • "World’s End" in Weird Tales, 31 (2) (February 1938)
  • The Graveyard Curse (1938)
  • "The Shadow on the Screen" in Weird Tales, 31 (3) (March 1938)
  • "Thunder in the Dawn (Part 1 of 2)" in Weird Tales, 31 (5) (May 1938)
  • "Thunder in the Dawn (Part 2 of 2)" in Weird Tales, 31 (6) (June 1938)
  • "Spawn of Dagon" in Weird Tales, 32 (1) (July 1938) (transcription project)
  • The Unresting Dead (1938)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2033 due to Renewal R369499
  • Hell's Archangel (1938)
  • My Name Is Death (1938)
  • Devil's Masquerade (1938)
  • Avengers of Space (1938)
  • Dictator of the Americas (1938)
  • The Dark Heritage (1938)
  • The Disinherited (1938)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2033 due to Renewal R365826
  • The Time Trap (1938)
  • Hands Across the Void (1938)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2033 due to Renewal R392139
  • The Truth About Goldfish (1939)
  • The Frog (1939)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2034 due to Renewal R392125
  • The Invaders (1939)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2034 due to Renewal R392125
  • "The Transgressor" in Weird Tales, 33 (2) (February 1939)
  • Beyond Annihilation (1939)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2034 due to Renewal R392903
  • The Bells of Horror (1939)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2034 due to Renewal R392902
  • "The Watcher at the Door" in Weird Tales, 33 (5) (May 1939)
  • "Telepathy Is News!" (1939)
  • The Body and the Brain (1939)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2034 due to Renewal R392898 Co-authored with Robert Bloch
  • The Hunt (1939)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2034 due to Renewal R392898
  • The Curse of the Crocodile (1939)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2034 due to Renewal R392893
  • The Misguided Halo (1939)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2034 due to Renewal R390329
  • "Towers of Death" in Weird Tales, 34 (5) (November 1939)
  • Suicide Squad (1939)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2034 due to Renewal R417662
  • The Grip of Death (1939)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2034 due to Renewal R415908 Co-authored with Robert Bloch
  • The Lifestone (1940)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2035 due to Renewal R421007
  • When New York Vanished (1940)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2035 due to Renewal R419660
  • All Is Illusion (1940)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2035 due to Renewal R408537 Co-authored with C.L. Moore
  • Beauty and the Beast (1940)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2035 due to Renewal R417674
  • 50 Miles Down (1940)
  • Pegasus (1940)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2035 due to Renewal R421130
  • The Shining Man (1940)
  • Dr. Cyclops (1940)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2035 due to Renewal R417678
  • Improbability (1940)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2035 due to Renewal R421149
  • The Mad Virus (1940)
  • The Room of Souls (1940)
  • Time to Kill (1940)
  • No Man's World (1940)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2035 due to Renewal R417685
  • The Seal of Sin (1940)
  • World Without Air (1940)
  • Evil Galetea (1940)
  • The Elixir of Invisibility (1940)
  • The Uncanny Power of Edwin Cobalt (1940)
  • To Boatl and Back (1940)
  • Reverse Atom (1940)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2035 due to Renewal R440930
  • Threshold (1940)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2035 due to Renewal R420856
  • Tropic Hell (1941) (external scan)
  • Remember Tomorrow (1941)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2036 due to Renewal R443952
  • Hunger After Dark (1941)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2036 due to Renewal R447925
  • Monsters of the Atom (1941)
  • The Land of Time to Come (1941)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2036 due to Renewal R449297
  • The Touching-Point (1941)
  • Tube to Nowhere (1941)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2036 due to Renewal R449300
  • A Skull Has No Ears (1941)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2036 due to Renewal R447320
  • The Wolf of Aragon (1941)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2036 due to Renewal R447318
  • South of Soerabaya (1941)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2036 due to Renewal R447327
  • The Tree of Life (1941)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2036 due to Renewal R447781
  • "Dragon Moon" in Weird Tales, 35 (7) (January-February 1941)
  • "Chameleon Man" in Weird Tales, 36 (2) (November-December 1941)
  • Red Gem of Mercury (1941)
  • The Devil We Know (1941)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2036 due to Renewal R451827 Co-authored with C.L. Moore
  • A Gnome There Was (1941)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2036 due to Renewal R452083 Co-authored with C.L. Moore
  • Design For Dreaming (1942)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2037 due to Renewal R456985
  • Masquerade (1942)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2037 due to Renewal R461872
  • Compliments of the Author (1942)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2037 due to Renewal R469152 Co-authored with C.L. Moore
  • Deadlock (1942)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2037 due to Renewal R466415 Co-authored with C.L. Moore
  • The Twonky (1942)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2037 due to Renewal R469151 Co-authored with C.L. Moore
  • Piggy Bank (1942)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2037 due to Renewal R476392 Co-authored with C.L. Moore
  • Later Than You Think (1942)
  • Silent Eden (1942)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2037 due to Renewal R473345
  • The Infinite Moment (1942)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2037 due to Renewal R474538
  • False Dawn (1942)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2037 due to Renewal R474554
  • The Crystal Circe (1942)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2037 due to Renewal R472176
  • Secret of the Earth Star (1942)
  • War-Gods of the Void (1942)
  • Thunder in the Void (1942)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2037 due to Renewal R472133
  • We Guard the Black Planet! (1942)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2037 due to Renewal R472154
  • Night of Gods (1942)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2037 due to Renewal R472055
  • Too Many Cooks (1942)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2037 due to Renewal R488978
  • "Under Your Spell" in Weird Tales, 36 (10) (March 1943)
  • Volluswen (1943)
  • Problem in Ethics (1943)
  • Crypt-City of the Deathless One (1943)
  • There Was an Island (1943)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2038 due to Renewal R493265
  • Soldiers of Space (1943)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2038 due to Renewal R493266
  • Better Than One (1943)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2038 due to Renewal R493635
  • Reader, I Hate You! (1943)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2038 due to Renewal R493176
  • To Dust Returneth (1943)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2038 due to Renewal R510914
  • Music Hath Charms (1943)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2038 due to Renewal R511096
  • Time Locker (1943)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2038 due to Renewal R476395
  • Wet Magic (1943)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2038 due to Renewal R476397
  • Clash by Night (1943)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2038 due to Renewal R482686
  • No Greater Love (1943)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2038 due to Renewal R480108
  • Ghost (1943)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2038 due to Renewal R483656
  • The World Is Mine (1943)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2038 due to Renewal R485900
  • The Proud Robot (1943)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2038 due to Renewal R494633
  • Gallegher Plus (1943)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2038 due to Renewal R499071
  • Nothing But Gingerbread Left (1943)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2038 due to Renewal R476394 Co-authored with C.L. Moore
  • Mimsy Were the Borogoves (1943)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2038 due to Renewal R476398 Co-authored with C.L. Moore
  • Shock (1943)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2038 due to Renewal R480109 Co-authored with C.L. Moore
  • Open Secret (1943)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2038 due to Renewal R483655 Co-authored with C.L. Moore
  • Endowment Policy (1943)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2038 due to Renewal R492062 Co-authored with C.L. Moore
  • Judgment Night (1943)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2038 due to Renewal R492943 Co-authored with C.L. Moore
  • The Iron Standard (1943)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2038 due to Renewal R516429 Co-authored with C.L. Moore
  • The Eyes of Thar (1944)
  • The Black Sun Rises (1944)
  • The Children's Hour (1944)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2039 due to Renewal R521091 Co-authored with C.L. Moore
  • When the Bough Breaks (1944)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2039 due to Renewal R516164 Co-authored with C.L. Moore
  • A God Named Kroo (1944)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2039 due to Renewal R512997
  • Trophy (1944)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2039 due to Renewal R512997
  • The Piper’s Son (1945)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2040 due to Renewal R526883
  • Beggers in Velvet (1945)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2040 due to Renewal R554507
  • Before I Wake ... (1945)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2040 due to Renewal R539521
  • Percy the Pirate (1945)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2040 due to Renewal R543708
  • Sword of Tomorrow (1945)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2040 due to Renewal R557377
  • Line to Tomorrow (1945)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2040 due to Renewal R555373 Co-authored with C.L. Moore
  • Baby Face (1945)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2040 due to Renewal R541598 Co-authored with C.L. Moore
  • Camouflage (1945)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2040 due to Renewal R535435 Co-authored with C.L. Moore
  • What You Need (1945)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2040 due to Renewal R536049 Co-authored with C.L. Moore
  • What Hath Me? (1946)
  • I Am Eden (1946)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2041 due to Renewal R584031
  • The Dark Angel (1946)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2041 due to Renewal R558932 Co-authored with C.L. Moore
  • We Kill People (1946)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2041 due to Renewal R547912 Co-authored with C.L. Moore
  • The Cure (1946)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2041 due to Renewal R551569 Co-authored with C.L. Moore
  • Rain Check (1946)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2041 due to Renewal R554894 Co-authored with C.L. Moore
  • Absalom (1946)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2041 due to Renewal R584023 Co-authored with C.L. Moore
  • Call Him Demon (1946)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2041 due to Renewal R560458 Co-authored with C.L. Moore
  • The Little Things (1946)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2041 due to Renewal R558338 Co-authored with C.L. Moore
  • Vintage Season (1946)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2041 due to Renewal R536049 Co-authored with C.L. Moore
  • Time Enough (1946)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2041 due to Renewal R564591 Co-authored with C.L. Moore
  • This Is the House (1946)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2041 due to Renewal R554513 Co-authored with C.L. Moore
  • Juke-Box (1947)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2042 due to Renewal R585472 Co-authored with C.L. Moore
  • Project (1947)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2042 due to Renewal R573128 Co-authored with C.L. Moore
  • Way of the Gods (1947)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2042 due to Renewal R585499
  • Jesting Pilot (1947)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2042 due to Renewal R575398 Co-authored with C.L. Moore
  • Lands of the Earthquake (1947)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2042 due to Renewal R587826
  • The Big Night (1947)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2042 due to Renewal R587843
  • Dream's End (1947)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2042 due to Renewal R587856 Co-authored with C.L. Moore
  • Atomic! (1947)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2042 due to Renewal R589228
  • Dark Dawn (1947)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2042 due to Renewal R589228
  • Noon (1947)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2042 due to Renewal R589228
  • Lord of the Storm (1947)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2042 due to Renewal R589245
  • Margin for Error (1947)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2042 due to Renewal R589143 Co-authored with C.L. Moore
  • The Power and the Glory (1947)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2042 due to Renewal R613282
  • Extrapolation (1948)
  • Don't Look Now (1948)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2043 due to Renewal R614652
  • Happy Ending (1948)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2043 due to Renewal R614978 Co-authored with C.L. Moore
  • See You Later (1949)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2044 due to Renewal R653076
  • Cold War (1949)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2044 due to Renewal R653077
  • Private Eye (1949)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2044 due to Renewal R660121 Co-authored with C.L. Moore
  • The Prisoner in the Skull (1949)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2044 due to Renewal R685690 Co-authored with C.L. Moore
  • The Voice of the Lobster (1950)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2045 due to Renewal R663139
  • Beauty and the Beast (1950)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2045 due to Renewal R663141
  • The Sky Is Falling (1950)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2045 due to Renewal R663144 Co-authored with C.L. Moore
  • As You Were (1950)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2045 due to Renewal R670376
  • Carry Me Home (1950)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2045 due to Renewal R670379 Co-authored with C.L. Moore

Poetry[edit]

Letters[edit]

Some or all works by this author are in the public domain in the United States because they were legally published within the United States (or the United Nations Headquarters in New York subject to Section 7 of the United States Headquarters Agreement) before 1964, and copyright was not renewed.


This author died in 1958, so works by this author are in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 65 years or less. These works may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

It is imperative that contributors search the renewal databases and ascertain that there is no evidence of a copyright renewal before using this license. Failure to do so will result in the deletion of the work as a copyright violation.

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