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The Thing in the Moonlight

short story by J. Chapman Miske (but attributed to H. P. Lovecraft)
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The Thing in the Moonlight

Summary

The Thing in the Moonlight is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Thing in the Moonlight authored Jack Chapman Miske[3].
  • The Thing in the Moonlight's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Thing in the Moonlight's genre is horror literature[5].
  • The Thing in the Moonlight's part of the series is recorded as Dream Cycle[6].
  • The Thing in the Moonlight's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • November 1927 marks the founding of The Thing in the Moonlight[8].
  • The Thing in the Moonlight was released on January 1941[9].
  • The Thing in the Moonlight's published in is recorded as Bizarre[10].
  • The Thing in the Moonlight's published in is recorded as Marginalia[11].
  • The Thing in the Moonlight's published in is recorded as Dreams and Fancies[12].
  • The Thing in the Moonlight's published in is recorded as Dagon and Other Macabre Tales[13].
  • The Thing in the Moonlight's title is recorded as The Thing in the Moonlight[14].
  • The Thing in the Moonlight's form of creative work is recorded as short story[15].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Prose[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 920235b8-c35a-4726-bf71-ce6eecb69217[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Thing in the Moonlight authored Jack Chapman Miske[3].

Publication

The Thing in the Moonlight was published on January 1941[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[7]. Its genre is horror literature[5]. Its part of the series is recorded as Dream Cycle[6].

Subject and Themes

The Thing in the Moonlight's part of the series is recorded as Dream Cycle[6].

Why It Matters

The Thing in the Moonlight ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

H. P. Lovecraft

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 28d ago · TenebrousFox · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1927-11-00T00:00:00Z
    Publication date → +1941-01-00T00:00:00Z
    Noosfere story id → 21850
    Language of work or name → English
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1433]]: [[Q139920487]]"
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