Dreams in the Witch-House
The Dreams in the Witch House is a horror story by H. P. Lovecraft, first published in the July 1933 issue of the American pulp magazine Weird Tales. Written in early 1932, it belongs to his Cthulhu Mythos cycle and has been adapted for film, television and the stage.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Arkham House, 1939
- First published
- Weird Tales (magazine), 1933
- Series
- Dream Cycle
The first edition of Dreams in the Witch-House by H. P. Lovecraft was published in Sauk City by Arkham House in 1939. We track 2 editions.
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Adaptations
- H. P. Lovecraft's Dreams in the Witch-House television series, 2005
- Dreams in the Witch House game, 2023
Setting and characters
- Characters
- Nyarlathotep
- Genre
- horror fiction, science fiction, weird fiction
In print
- Editions recorded
- 35 on Open Library, 33 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 15 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
More by H. P. Lovecraft
- The Doom That Came to Sarnath (A Del Rey Book)1920 · 1 edition
- Haunter of the Dark1936 · 1 edition
- Shadow Over Innsmouth1936 · 1 edition
- Shunned House1937 · 1 edition
- History of the Necronomicon1938 · 1 edition
- The Case of Charles Dexter Ward1941 · 1 edition
- The Lurker at the Threshold1945 · 2 editions
- The Lurking Fear1947 · 1 edition
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Who published the first edition of Dreams in the Witch-House?
The first edition of Dreams in the Witch-House by H. P. Lovecraft was published in Sauk City by Arkham House in 1939.
How many editions of Dreams in the Witch-House are there?
We track 2 editions of Dreams in the Witch-House, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Has Dreams in the Witch-House been adapted?
Yes, including Dreams in the Witch House (game, 2023), H. P. Lovecraft's Dreams in the Witch-House (television series, 2005), according to Wikidata.
Where these facts come from
- The Dreams in the Witch House, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- The Dreams in the Witch House, Wikidata (wikidata.org)
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