The Haunter of the Dark

Summary

The Haunter of the Dark is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (480 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Haunter of the Dark authored H. P. Lovecraft^[3].
• The Haunter of the Dark's instance of is recorded as literary work^[4].
• The Haunter of the Dark's genre is science fiction^[5].
• The Haunter of the Dark's genre is horror literature^[6].
• The Haunter of the Dark's genre is weird fiction^[7].
• The Haunter of the Dark's Commons category is recorded as The Haunter of the Dark^[8].
• The Haunter of the Dark's language of work or name is recorded as English^[9].
• The Haunter of the Dark's country of origin is recorded as United States^[10].
• 1935 marks the founding of The Haunter of the Dark^[11].
• The Haunter of the Dark was released on 1936^[12].
• The Haunter of the Dark's characters is recorded as Nyarlathotep^[13].
• The Haunter of the Dark's characters is recorded as Robert Harrison Blake^[14].
• The Haunter of the Dark's narrative location is recorded as Providence^[15].
• The Haunter of the Dark's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/hd.aspx^[16].
• The Haunter of the Dark's published in is recorded as Weird Tales^[17].
• The Haunter of the Dark's published in is recorded as Terror at Night^[18].
• The Haunter of the Dark's published in is recorded as The Boris Karloff Horror Anthology^[19].
• The Haunter of the Dark's published in is recorded as Medley Macabre: An Anthology of Stories of the Supernatural, Being Ghosts, Psychical Phenomena, Uncanny Mysteries^[20].
• The Haunter of the Dark's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Haunter of the Dark'}^[21].
• The Haunter of the Dark's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cautious investigators will hesitate to challenge the common belief that Robert Blake was killed by lightning, or by some profound nervous shock derived from an electrical discharge.'}^[22].
• The Haunter of the Dark's set in period is recorded as 1930s^[23].
• The Haunter of the Dark's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '"I see it—coming here—hell-wind—titan blur—black wings—Yog-Sothoth save me—the three-lobed burning eye. . . ."'}^[24].
• The Haunter of the Dark's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[25].
• The Haunter of the Dark's epigraph is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'I have seen the dark universe yawning
  Where the black planets roll without aim,
  Where they roll in their horror unheeded,
  Without knowledge or lustre or name.'}^[26].
• The Haunter of the Dark's form of creative work is recorded as short story^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Haunter of the Dark authored H. P. Lovecraft^[3].

Publication

The Haunter of the Dark was released on 1936^[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[9]. Genres include science fiction^[5], horror literature^[6], and weird fiction^[7].

Why It Matters

The Haunter of the Dark ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (480 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]