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The Beast in the Cave

short story by H. P. Lovecraft
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The Beast in the Cave
H. P. Lovecraft · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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The Beast in the Cave

Summary

The Beast in the Cave is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (190 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Beast in the Cave authored H. P. Lovecraft[3].
  • The Beast in the Cave's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Beast in the Cave's genre is horror literature[5].
  • The Beast in the Cave's Commons category is recorded as The Beast in the Cave[6].
  • The Beast in the Cave's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • The Beast in the Cave's country of origin is recorded as United States[8].
  • The Beast in the Cave was released on June 1, 1918[9].
  • The Beast in the Cave's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Beast in the Cave'}[10].
  • The Beast in the Cave's copyright status is recorded as public domain[11].
  • The Beast in the Cave's copyright status is recorded as public domain[12].
  • The Beast in the Cave's form of creative work is recorded as short story[13].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[14]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5c8756e8-9e7d-4f00-8ebc-fe3c54913b04[15]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Beast in the Cave authored H. P. Lovecraft[3].

Publication

The Beast in the Cave was released on June 1, 1918[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[7]. Its genre is horror literature[5].

Why It Matters

The Beast in the Cave ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (190 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

H. P. Lovecraft literary work public domain United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → horror literature
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