The Lurker at the Threshold is a short novel by weird story author August Derleth based on a fragment written by H P Lovecraft. According to literary critic, S T Joshi, 1,200 of the novella's 50,000 words were written by Lovecraft. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Association | Description | Place | Locale | Food | Event | |
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| 1944/00/00 | H P Lovecraft | Contributor | August Derleth writes "The Lurker at the Threshold" based on fragments written by H P Lovecraft, 'Of Evill Sorceries Done in New-England of Daemons in no Humane Shape', 'The Round Tower' and 'The Rose Window'. | ||||
| 1944/00/00 | August W Derleth | Author | August Derleth writes "The Lurker at the Threshold" based on fragments written by H P Lovecraft, 'Of Evill Sorceries Done in New-England of Daemons in no Humane Shape', 'The Round Tower' and 'The Rose Window'. | ||||
| 1945/00/00 | Arkham House | Publisher | "The Lurker at the Threshold" by August Derleth is published through Arkham House. | ||||
| 1945/00/00 | August W Derleth | Author | "The Lurker at the Threshold" by August Derleth is published through Arkham House. | ||||
| 1960/00/00 | Stephen King | Life | King finds H P Lovecraft paperbacks in his aunt and uncle's attic. He is impressed with 'The Lurker at the Threshold', "I knew that I'd found home when I read that book." To find the farmhouse, face away from the church and look across the field. | Durham | Maine |
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| Narrative Arts | Fiction | prose literature, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people | |
| Narrative Arts | Narrative | an account of connected events | |
| Art Type | Novella | a short novel of at least 40,000 words | |
| Narrative Arts | Prose | ordinary written language | |
| Narrative Arts | Speculative Fiction | a genre of fiction that encompasses works in which the setting is other than the real world, involving supernatural, futuristic, or other imagined elements | |
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| Original Language: | English | ||
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