The Father-thing

short story by Philip K. Dick
VisualArtwork literary_work Q7733544
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The Father-thing

Summary

The Father-thing is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Father-thing authored Philip K. Dick[3].
  • The Father-thing's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Father-thing's genre is recorded as horror literature[5].
  • The Father-thing's publication date is recorded as +1954-00-00T00:00:00Z[6].
  • The Father-thing's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 41412[7].
  • The Father-thing's published in is recorded as The Unhumans[8].
  • The Father-thing's published in is recorded as Urban Horrors[9].
  • The Father-thing's published in is recorded as My Favorite Horror Story[10].
  • The Father-thing's published in is recorded as Nursery Crimes[11].
  • The Father-thing's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Book", "TheFatherThing"][12].
  • The Father-thing's derivative work is recorded as Electric Dreams[13].
  • The Father-thing's FantLab work ID is recorded as 5268[14].
  • The Father-thing's form of creative work is recorded as short story[15].

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Works and Contributions

The Father-thing authored Philip K. Dick[3].

Why It Matters

The Father-thing ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month).[2]

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). The Father-thing. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-father-thing
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-father-thing_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Father-thing}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-father-thing}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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