The Thing in the Moonlight

"The Thing in the Moonlight"
Short story by H. P. Lovecraft
Cover of the magazine in which it was first published
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CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre(s)Fantasy short story
Publication
Published inBizarre
Publication typeMagazine
Publication dateJanuary 1941

"The Thing in the Moonlight" is a short story by J. Chapman Miske. The story is based on a letter dated November 24, 1927 from H. P. Lovecraft to Donald Wandrei[1] describing one of Lovecraft's dreams. The story was prepared for publication by Miske, who filled in the story surrounding the description of the dream. In places, the letter and published story are identical to Lovecraft's style. It was first published in Bizarre magazine in January 1941.[2]