The Thing on the Doorstep

Summary

The Thing on the Doorstep is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (195 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Thing on the Doorstep authored H. P. Lovecraft^[3].
• The Thing on the Doorstep's image is recorded as The Thing on the Doorstep.jpg^[4].
• The Thing on the Doorstep's instance of is recorded as literary work^[5].
• The Thing on the Doorstep's genre is recorded as horror literature^[6].
• The Thing on the Doorstep's genre is recorded as science fiction^[7].
• The Thing on the Doorstep's genre is recorded as weird fiction^[8].
• The Thing on the Doorstep's Commons category is recorded as The Thing on the Doorstep^[9].
• The Thing on the Doorstep's language of work or name is recorded as English^[10].
• The Thing on the Doorstep's country of origin is recorded as United States^[11].
• +1933-08-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of The Thing on the Doorstep^[12].
• The Thing on the Doorstep's publication date is recorded as +1937-01-00T00:00:00Z^[13].
• The Thing on the Doorstep's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fpjr7^[14].
• The Thing on the Doorstep's has edition or translation is recorded as The⁠ Thing on the Door-step^[15].
• The Thing on the Doorstep's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 41907^[16].
• The Thing on the Doorstep's published in is recorded as Weird Tales^[17].
• The Thing on the Doorstep's published in is recorded as The Unhumans^[18].
• The Thing on the Doorstep's published in is recorded as The Macabre Reader^[19].
• The Thing on the Doorstep's published in is recorded as Spine Chillers: An Anthology of Mystery and Horror^[20].
• The Thing on the Doorstep's published in is recorded as Best Horror Stories 2^[21].
• The Thing on the Doorstep's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Thing on the Doorstep'}^[22].
• The Thing on the Doorstep's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'It is true that I have sent six bullets through the head of my best friend, and yet I hope to show by this statement that I am not his murderer.'}^[23].
• The Thing on the Doorstep's Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID is recorded as 1050702^[24].
• The Thing on the Doorstep's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Some dental work positively identified the skull as Asenath's."}^[25].
• The Thing on the Doorstep's Bitraga work ID is recorded as 4761^[26].
• The Thing on the Doorstep's NooSFere story ID is recorded as 3196^[27].

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Works and Contributions

The Thing on the Doorstep authored H. P. Lovecraft^[3].

Why It Matters

The Thing on the Doorstep ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (195 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]