John W. Campbell, Jr. (1910–1971)
Author of The Best of John W. Campbell
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Works by John W. Campbell, Jr.
Who Goes There? The Novella That Formed the Basis of "The Thing" [novella and screen treatment] (2009) 285 copies
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. LXXXVIII, No. 4 (December 1971) (1971) — Editor — 19 copies
Selected Stories From the Astounding Science Fiction Anthology (Berkley SF, X1490) (1967) — Editor — 14 copies
Arcot, Morey & Wade: the Complete, Classic Space Opera Series-The Black Star Passes, Islands of Space, Invaders from… (2008) 10 copies
Atomic Power 8 copies
Astounding Science Fiction 1946 06 — Editor — 7 copies
Astounding Science Fiction 1943 07 — Editor — 6 copies
Astounding Science Fiction 1941 05 — Editor — 5 copies
Wer da? / Der schwarze Kaiser / Fluch der Unsterblichkeit. Drei Science Fiction Romane in einem Band. (1979) 5 copies
Astounding Science Fiction 1941 08 — Editor — 5 copies
Unknown Fantasy Fiction, April 1940 4 copies
The Battery of Hate 4 copies
Unknown, April 1939 4 copies
Rebellion 4 copies
The Invaders 4 copies
Analog Science Fact/Science Fiction 1962 October (British Edition) — Editor — 4 copies
Unknown Fantasy Fiction, June 1940 3 copies
Unknown Fantasy Fiction, August 1940 3 copies
Astounding Science Fiction 1942 09 — Editor — 3 copies
Astounding Science Fiction 1960 February (British Edition) — Editor — 3 copies
Astounding/Analog Science Fact & Fiction 1961 January (British Edition) — Editor — 3 copies
Astounding Science Fiction 1960 January (British Edition) — Editor — 3 copies
Das Ding aus einer anderen Welt & Parasite Deep: Zwei Monster-Thriller in einem Band (2016) 2 copies
Unknown Worlds, October 1941 2 copies
Unknown Fantasy Fiction, July 1940 2 copies
Unknown Fantasy Fiction, June 1941 2 copies
Unknown Worlds, April 1942 2 copies
ANALOG (1) One; and (2) Two: Join Our Gang; Monument; The Plague; Remember the Alamo; The Hunch; Barnacle Bull; Sleight… (1969) 2 copies
Astounding Science Fiction 1958 March (British Edition) — Editor — 2 copies
Other Eyes Watching 2 copies
The Escape 2 copies
The Derelicts of Ganymede 2 copies
The Black Star Passes [short story] 2 copies
Astounding Science Fiction 1938 03 — Editor — 2 copies
The Tenth World 2 copies
Frictional Losses [short story] 2 copies
The Conquest of the Planets 2 copies
Astounding/Analog Science Fact & Fiction 1960 June (British Edition) — Editor — 2 copies
Astounding 2 copies
Analog, Science Fiction, Science Fact, September, Vol. LXXXII, & No 1, October, Vol. LXXXII, 1968 (1968) 2 copies
The Moon is Hell! 1 copy
Planet of Eternal Night 1 copy
The Voice of the Void 1 copy
The Irrelevant 1 copy
The Idealists 1 copy
Space Rays 1 copy
The Electronic Siege 1 copy
¿Quién hay ahí? 1 copy
Invaders from the Infinite and Other Works of Science Fiction by John W. Campbell (Unexpurgated Edition) (Halcyon… (2010) 1 copy
Who Goes There? 1 copy
Analog December 1961 (UK) 1 copy
Twilight / Night 1 copy
ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION MAY AND JUNE 1956 — Editor — 1 copy
Space for Industry 1 copy
Solarite [short story] 1 copy
Urania 0087 - I FIGLI DI MU 1 copy
Unknown, December 1940 1 copy
THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD 1 copy
The Immortality Seekers 1 copy
Analog Science Fact/Science Fiction 1961 April (British Edition) — Editor — 1 copy
Aarn Munro 4 1 copy
Aarn Munro 3 1 copy
Unknown, November 1940 1 copy
Marooned 1 copy
When the Atoms Failed 1 copy
Unknown, October 1940 1 copy
The Metal Horde 1 copy
Urania 30 - MARTIRIO LUNARE 1 copy
Venus Equilateral 1 copy
Cloak of Aesir 1 copy
Aarn Munro 2 1 copy
All 1 copy
La Cosa 1 copy
I figli di Mu 1 copy
Der Luftpirat 1 copy
Gefangene des Mondes 1 copy
Oblio (Robotica) 1 copy
Associated Works
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One: The Greatest Science Fiction Stories of All Time (1970) — Contributor — 1,885 copies
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A: The Greatest Science Fiction Novellas of All Time (1973) — Contributor — 920 copies
Before the Golden Age: A Science Fiction Anthology of the 1930s (Book 3) (1974) — Contributor, some editions — 253 copies
Analog Anthology #1: Fifty Years of the Best Science Fiction From Analog (1980) — Contributor; Contributor — 107 copies
They Came From Outer Space: 12 Classic Science Fiction Tales That Became Major Motion Pictures (1980) — Contributor — 95 copies
Before the Golden Age Volume 4 : A Science Fiction Anthology of the 1930's (1976) — Contributor — 49 copies
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCV, No. 9 (September 1975) (1975) — Contributor — 22 copies
Androids, Time Machines and Blue Giraffes: A Panorama of Science Fiction (1973) — Contributor — 11 copies
Historier fra andre verdener — Contributor — 2 copies
Μεγάλη Ανθολογία Ε.Φ. 1. (1934 - 1950) — Contributor — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Campbell, John Wood, Jr.
- Other names
- Campbell, John W.
Stuart, Don A. - Birthdate
- 1910-06-08
- Date of death
- 1971-07-11
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Newark, New Jersey, USA
- Place of death
- Mountainside, New Jersey, USA
- Education
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Occupations
- editor
science fiction writer - Organizations
- Analog Science Fiction and Fact
- Awards and honors
- Hugo (Professional Editor, Retro-Hugo, [1946], 1996)
Hugo (Professional Editor, Retro-Hugo, [1951], 2001)
Hugo (Professional Editor, Retro-Hugo, [1954], 2004)
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Kickstarter for Letterpress Who Goes There? ends in 3 days in Fine Press Forum (August 2023)
THE DEEP ONES: "Who Goes There?" by John W. Campbell in The Weird Tradition (April 2023)
Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell - ANGEL BOMB 2022 in Fine Press Forum (March 2023)
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Statistics
- Works
- 723
- Also by
- 71
- Members
- 8,287
- Popularity
- #2,918
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 115
- ISBNs
- 309
- Languages
- 7
Review of the Avarang Books kindle edition (May 30, 2023) of the original novella published in Astounding Science Fiction magazine (1938).
Scientists in Antarctica defrost an alien found in a crashed spaceship from "20 million years ago" and discover that the creature is still alive and can transform itself and assume the shape of any other living thing. They seek to identify which of them is the creature in disguise, as they are picked off one by one.
I'll have to admit that I found parts of this quite confusing. I never really understood the blood test business and some of the other scenes make rather inexplicable jump cuts. Perhaps it was the fault of the cheap $1.35 Kindle public domain edition that I grabbed, rather than wait to source a more authoritative print version. It was still an interesting early "Alien" precursor.
See cover at https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/...
The cover for the original extended version of "Who Goes There?" discovered and finally published as "Frozen Hell" (2019). It gives an artist's impression of the three-red-eyed monster of the novella. Image sourced from Goodreads.
Trivia and Links
Who Goes There? has been adapted for film three times as:
1. The Thing From Another World (1951) dir. Christian Nyby. You can see the trailer for it here.
2. The Thing (1982) dir. John Carpenter. You can see the trailer for it here.
3. The Thing (2011) dir. Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.. You can see the trailer for it here.… (more)