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Title: The Thing in the Moonlight Title Record # 63136
Author: H. P. Lovecraft
Date: 1941-01-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: Dream Cycle
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1969Translated by Paule Pérez.
French La chose dans la clarté lunaire
1975 Spanish La cosa en la claridad de la luna [as by Howard Phillips Lovecraft and J. Chapman Miske]
1991Translated by Sylvio Gonçalves.
Portuguese A coisa no luar
2007Translated by Jorge Ritter.
Portuguese A coisa no luar
2010Translated by Óscar Mariscal
Spanish La cosa bajo la luz de la luna [as by H. P. Lovecraft and J. Chapman Miske]
2017Translated by Usch Kiausch
German Das Geschöpf im Mondlicht [as by H. P. Lovecraft and J. Chapman Miske]
2020 Translated by Usch Kiausch Translation first published in 2017 as by H. P. Lovecraft & J. Chapman Miske
German Das Geschöpf im Mondlicht

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Bizarre, January 1941 1941-01-00 ed. Walter E. Marconette, Jack Chapman Miske Bizarre (fanzine)  
$0.20?$: US dollar
24
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
fanzine Hannes Bok  
Marginalia 1944-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Arkham House  
$3.00?$: US dollar
x+
377
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Virgil Finlay Checkmark
Dreams and Fancies 1962-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Arkham House  
$3.50?$: US dollar
x+
174
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Richard Taylor (artist) Checkmark
Dagon and Other Macabre Tales 1965-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Arkham House  
$6.50?$: US dollar
ix+
[1]+
413+
[1]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Lee Brown Coye Checkmark
Dagon and Other Macabre Tales 1967-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Gollancz  
30/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
ix+
413
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Dagon and Other Macabre Tales 1969-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Arkham House  
$7.50?$: US dollar
ix+
[1]+
413+
[1]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Lee Brown Coye  
The Tomb and Other Tales 1969-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Panther 0-586-02903-6
5/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
190
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Tony Marshall Checkmark
Dagon et autres récits de terreur 1969-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Belfond (Domaine fantastique)  
F26.00?F: French frank
349
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll  
The Tomb and Other Tales 1970-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Panther 0-586-02903-6
5/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
190
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Tony Marshall Checkmark
The Tomb and Other Tales 1970-12-00 H. P. Lovecraft Beagle Books / Ballantine (The Arkham Edition of H. P. Lovecraft #1) 95032
$0.95?$: US dollar
190
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Tony Marshall Checkmark
Dagon and Other Macabre Tales 1971-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Arkham House  
$7.50?$: US dollar
ix+
[1]+
413+
[1]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Lee Brown Coye  
The Arkham Edition of H. P. Lovecraft 1971-00-00 uncredited Beagle Books (The Arkham Edition of H. P. Lovecraft) 99146-475
$4.75?$: US dollar
190+
182+
184+
160+
127
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Michael McInnerney Checkmark
The Tomb and Other Tales 1971-06-00 H. P. Lovecraft Beagle Books / Ballantine (The Arkham Edition of H. P. Lovecraft #1) 95032
$0.95?$: US dollar
190
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Tony Marshall Checkmark
Dagon et autres récits de terreur 1972-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #459)     434
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Tibor Csernus Checkmark
Dagon et autres récits de terreur 1973-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #459)     431
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Tibor Csernus  
The Tomb and Other Tales 1973-04-00 H. P. Lovecraft Ballantine Books 0-345-03228-4
$0.95?$: US dollar
190
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll John Holmes Checkmark
The Tomb and Other Tales 1974-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Panther 0-586-02903-6
£0.35?£: UK pound
190
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
The Tomb and Other Tales 1974-02-00 H. P. Lovecraft Ballantine Books 0-345-23228-3
$0.95?$: US dollar
190
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll John Holmes  
The Tomb and Other Tales 1975-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Panther 0-586-02903-6
£0.95?£: UK pound
190
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
The Tomb and Other Tales 1975-01-00 H. P. Lovecraft Ballantine Books 0-345-24689-6
$1.50?$: US dollar
190
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll John Holmes Checkmark
Zikkurath 2000, #2001 February 1975 1975-02-00 ed.
Carlos Reñe?Carlos Rene
Carlos Reñe     38
A4?21 cm by 29.7 cm or 8.3" by 11.7" magazine, used by some UK and European magazines
fanzine Rafael González  
Dagon and Other Macabre Tales 1975-11-00 H. P. Lovecraft Arkham House None
$7.50?$: US dollar
ix+
[1]+
413+
[1]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Lee Brown Coye Checkmark
Masters of Shades and Shadows: An Anthology of Great Ghost Stories 1978-00-00 ed. Gogo Lewis, Seon Manley Doubleday 0-385-12743-X
$7.95?$: US dollar
214
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Robert Jay Silverman Checkmark
Dagon et autres récits de terreur 1978-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #459)     431
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Philippe Druillet  
The Tomb and Other Tales 1981-12-00 H. P. Lovecraft Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-30230-3
$2.25?$: US dollar
190
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Michael Whelan  
The Tomb and Other Tales 1982-01-00 H. P. Lovecraft Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-30230-3
$2.25?$: US dollar
190
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Michael Whelan Checkmark
Dagon et autres récits de terreur 1982-12-00 H. P. Lovecraft J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #459) 2-277-12459-1   431
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Philippe Druillet  
Dagon et autres récits de terreur 1984-02-20 H. P. Lovecraft J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #459) 2-277-12459-1   431
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Philippe Druillet  
The Tomb and Other Tales 1984-11-00 H. P. Lovecraft Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-30230-3
$2.25?$: US dollar
190
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Michael Whelan Checkmark
The H. P. Lovecraft Omnibus 2: Dagon and Other Macabre Tales 1985-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Panther 0-586-06324-2
£2.95?£: UK pound
512
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Tim White Checkmark
The H. P. Lovecraft Omnibus 2: Dagon and Other Macabre Tales 1987-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Grafton 0-586-06324-2
£3.50?£: UK pound
512
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Tim White  
The Tomb and Other Tales 1987-05-00 H. P. Lovecraft Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-33661-5
$2.50?$: US dollar
190
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Michael Whelan Checkmark
The Tomb and Other Tales 1988-05-00 H. P. Lovecraft Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-33661-5
$2.95?$: US dollar
190
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Michael Whelan Checkmark
Dagon et autres récits de terreur 1989-03-00 H. P. Lovecraft J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #459) 2-277-12459-1   431
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Philippe Druillet  
A Tumba e Outras Histórias 1991-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Francisco Alves (Mestres do horror e da fantasia #42) 85-265-0213-1   189
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll  
The Tomb and Other Tales 1992-03-00 H. P. Lovecraft Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-33661-5
$4.99?$: US dollar
190
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Michael Whelan Checkmark
Dagon et autres récits de terreur 1992-12-00 H. P. Lovecraft J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #459) 2-277-12459-1   431
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Philippe Druillet  
Dagon et autres récits de terreur 1993-04-00 H. P. Lovecraft J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #459) 2-277-12459-1   431
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Philippe Druillet  
The H. P. Lovecraft Omnibus 2: Dagon and Other Macabre Tales 1994-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Grafton 0-586-06324-2
£5.99?£: UK pound
512
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Tim White Checkmark
The Dream Cycle of H. P. Lovecraft: Dreams of Terror and Death 1995-10-00 H. P. Lovecraft Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-38421-0
$10.00?$: US dollar
xi+
387
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll John Jude Palencar  
Dagon et autres récits de terreur 1997-03-00 H. P. Lovecraft J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #459) 2-290-00459-6   431
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Philippe Druillet  
The Dream Cycle of H. P. Lovecraft 2003-03-00 H. P. Lovecraft Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-46330-7
$14.95?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll John Jude Palencar Checkmark
Dagon et autres récits de terreur 2003-03-00 H. P. Lovecraft J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Fantastique #459) 2-290-33290-9   431
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll
Richard Guérineau?Richard Guerineau
 
Shadows of Death 2005-11-00 H. P. Lovecraft Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-48333-2
$6.99?$: US dollar
xii+
324
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Christopher Wray-McCann  
Dagon et autres récits de terreur 2006-01-00 H. P. Lovecraft J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Fantastique #459) 2-290-33290-9   431
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll
Richard Guérineau?Richard Guerineau
 
A tumba e outras histórias?A tumba e outras historias
2007-02-27 H. P. Lovecraft L & PM 978-85-254-1583-7   216
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll  
Dagon et autres récits de terreur 2007-07-00 H. P. Lovecraft J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Fantastique #459) 978-2-290-33290-0
€6.70?€: Euro
431
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll
Richard Guérineau?Richard Guerineau
 
Dagon et autres nouvelles de terreur 2009-05-00 H. P. Lovecraft
Le Pré aux Clercs?Le Pre aux Clercs
978-2-84228-365-0
€18.00?€: Euro
344
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Martine Fassier  
Sueños de Yith y otras revisiones inéditas de H. P. Lovecraft 2010-05-00 ed. Óscar Mariscal La Biblioteca del Laberinto (Delirio #36) 978-84-92492-38-1
€17.00?€: Euro
176
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth
František Kobliha?Frantisek Kobliha
 
Eldritch Tales: A Miscellany of the Macabre 2011-07-21 H. P. Lovecraft Gollancz 978-0-575-09935-7
£20.00?£: UK pound
xvii+
538
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Les Edwards Checkmark
Eldritch Tales: A Miscellany of the Macabre 2011-07-21 H. P. Lovecraft Gollancz 978-0-575-09963-0
£16.99?£: UK pound
xvii+
538
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Les Edwards  
Eldritch Tales: A Miscellany of the Macabre 2011-07-21 H. P. Lovecraft Gollancz / Orion 978-0-575-09936-4
£10.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Les Edwards  
Die geliebten Toten 2017-09-28 Howard Phillips Lovecraft Festa (H. P. Lovecrafts Bibliothek des Schreckens #2644) 978-3-86552-570-3
€29.99?€: Euro
335
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Eldritch Tales: A Miscellany of the Macabre 2020-03-19 H. P. Lovecraft Gollancz 978-1-4732-3064-4
£25.00?£: UK pound
560
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Les Edwards  
H. P. Lovecraft: Das Gesamtwerk 2020-10-28 H. P. Lovecraft Festa 978-3-86552-882-7
€69.99?€: Euro
493, 493, 478, 494, 492, 495
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
omni Timo Wuerz Checkmark
H. P. Lovecraft: Das Gesamtwerk III 2020-10-28 H. P. Lovecraft Festa     478
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Timo Wuerz Checkmark
The Dream Cycle of H. P. Lovecraft date unknown H. P. Lovecraft Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-38421-0
$13.95?$: US dollar
xi+
387
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll John Jude Palencar Checkmark
The H. P. Lovecraft Omnibus 2: Dagon and Other Macabre Tales date unknown H. P. Lovecraft Voyager / HarperCollins 0-586-06324-2
£7.99?£: UK pound
512
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Tim White Checkmark
The H. P. Lovecraft Omnibus 2: Dagon and Other Macabre Tales date unknown H. P. Lovecraft Voyager / HarperCollins 0-586-06324-2
£7.99?£: UK pound
512
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Tim White  
The Tomb and Other Tales date unknown H. P. Lovecraft Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-33661-5
$6.99?$: US dollar
192
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Michael Whelan  
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