| "The Silver Key" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by H. P. Lovecraft | |
 Title page of "The Silver Key" as it appeared in Weird Tales, January 1929. Illustration by Hugh Rankin.[1] | |
 Text available at Wikisource | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy, weird fiction |
| Publication | |
| Published in | Weird Tales |
| Publication date | January 1929 |
"The Silver Key" is a fantasy short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written in 1926, it is considered part of his Dreamlands series. It was first published in the January 1929 issue of Weird Tales. It is a continuation of "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath", and was followed by a sequel, "Through the Gates of the Silver Key", co-written with E. Hoffmann Price. The story and its sequel both feature Lovecraft's recurring character of Randolph Carter as the protagonist.
- ^ "Publication: Weird Tales, January 1929". ISFDB. Retrieved March 18, 2021.