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The Colour Out of Space

short story written by American horror author H. P. Lovecraft
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The Colour Out of Space

Summary

The Colour Out of Space is a literary work[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Colour Out of Space authored H. P. Lovecraft[3].
  • The Colour Out of Space's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Colour Out of Space was published by Experimenter Publishing[5].
  • The Colour Out of Space's genre is science fiction[6].
  • The Colour Out of Space's genre is horror literature[7].
  • The Colour Out of Space's genre is weird fiction[8].
  • The Colour Out of Space's part of the series is recorded as Cthulhu Mythos[9].
  • The Colour Out of Space's place of publication is recorded as New York City[10].
  • The Colour Out of Space's Commons category is recorded as The Colour Out of Space[11].
  • The Colour Out of Space's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • The Colour Out of Space's issue is recorded as 6[13].
  • The Colour Out of Space's volume is recorded as 2[14].
  • The Colour Out of Space's country of origin is recorded as United States[15].
  • March 1927 marks the founding of The Colour Out of Space[16].
  • The Colour Out of Space was published on September 1927[17].
  • The Colour Out of Space's has edition or translation is recorded as The Colour out of Space[18].
  • The Colour Out of Space's has edition or translation is recorded as The Colour Out of Space[19].
  • The Colour Out of Space's narrative location is recorded as New England[20].
  • The Colour Out of Space's main subject is colour out of space[21].
  • The Colour Out of Space's published in is recorded as Amazing Stories[22].
  • The Colour Out of Space's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Colour Out of Space'}[23].
  • The Colour Out of Space's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'West of Arkham the hills rise wild, and there are valleys with deep woods that no axe has ever cut.'}[24].
  • The Colour Out of Space's set in period is recorded as 1882[25].
  • The Colour Out of Space's set in period is recorded as 1883[26].
  • The Colour Out of Space's set in period is recorded as 1927[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Colour Out of Space authored H. P. Lovecraft[3]. It was published by Experimenter Publishing[5].

Publication

The Colour Out of Space was published on September 1927[17]. Its place of publication is recorded as New York City[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Genres include science fiction[6], horror literature[7], and weird fiction[8]. Its part of the series is recorded as Cthulhu Mythos[9].

Subject and Themes

The Colour Out of Space's main subject is colour out of space[21]. Its part of the series is recorded as Cthulhu Mythos[9].

Why It Matters

The Colour Out of Space has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

H. P. Lovecraft literary work New York City 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . The Colour out of Space. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . The Colour out of Space. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . The Colour out of Space. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . The Colour out of Space. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · TenebrousFox · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Published in → Amazing Stories
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