The Call of Cthulhu

Summary

The Call of Cthulhu is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,282 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Call of Cthulhu authored H. P. Lovecraft^[3].
• The Call of Cthulhu's instance of is recorded as literary work^[4].
• The Call of Cthulhu's genre is horror literature^[5].
• The Call of Cthulhu's genre is science fiction^[6].
• The Call of Cthulhu's genre is weird fiction^[7].
• The Call of Cthulhu's part of the series is recorded as Cthulhu Mythos^[8].
• The Call of Cthulhu's Commons category is recorded as The Call of Cthulhu^[9].
• The Call of Cthulhu's language of work or name is recorded as English^[10].
• The Call of Cthulhu's country of origin is recorded as United States^[11].
• 1926 marks the founding of The Call of Cthulhu^[12].
• The Call of Cthulhu was released on February 1928^[13].
• The Call of Cthulhu's characters is recorded as Cthulhu^[14].
• The Call of Cthulhu's narrative location is recorded as Providence^[15].
• The Call of Cthulhu's narrative location is recorded as St. Louis^[16].
• The Call of Cthulhu's narrative location is recorded as New Orleans^[17].
• The Call of Cthulhu's narrative location is recorded as Greenland^[18].
• The Call of Cthulhu's narrative location is recorded as Pacific Ocean^[19].
• The Call of Cthulhu's narrative location is recorded as Sydney^[20].
• The Call of Cthulhu's narrative location is recorded as Oslo^[21].
• The Call of Cthulhu's narrative location is recorded as Dunedin^[22].
• The Call of Cthulhu's narrative location is recorded as Auckland^[23].
• The Call of Cthulhu's narrative location is recorded as San Francisco^[24].
• The Call of Cthulhu's described at URL is recorded as https://hplovecraft.hu/index.php?page=library_biblio&id=10^[25].
• The Call of Cthulhu's published in is recorded as Weird Tales^[26].
• The Call of Cthulhu's published in is recorded as Beware After Dark!^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Call of Cthulhu authored H. P. Lovecraft^[3].

Publication

The Call of Cthulhu was released on February 1928^[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[10]. Genres include horror literature^[5], science fiction^[6], and weird fiction^[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as Cthulhu Mythos^[8].

Subject and Themes

The Call of Cthulhu's part of the series is recorded as Cthulhu Mythos^[8].

Why It Matters

The Call of Cthulhu ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,282 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]