The Cats of Ulthar
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"The Cats of Ulthar" is a dark fantasy short story by H. P. Lovecraft about a law in a mysterious town that forbids the killing of cats, born from a sinister act of vengeance.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dark fantasy work
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short story ⓘ weird fiction story ⓘ |
| author | H. P. Lovecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralCreature | cats ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| dateWritten | 1920 ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Meni
NERFINISHED
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Meni’s parents ⓘ inhabitants of Ulthar ⓘ old cotter ⓘ old cotter’s wife ⓘ unnamed wanderer ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Cthulhu Mythos
NERFINISHED
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Dream Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationType | amateur magazine ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1920 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Tryout NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dark fantasy
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horror fiction ⓘ weird fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
audio drama
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comic adaptation ⓘ illustrated editions ⓘ radio dramatization ⓘ |
| hasMoral | cruelty to animals brings retribution ⓘ |
| hasTone |
macabre
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mysterious ⓘ somber ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Lovecraft’s fondness for cats ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | weird fiction tradition ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
justice
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prohibition of killing cats ⓘ supernatural retribution ⓘ vengeance ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| partOf | Lovecraft’s Dream Cycle stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement |
disappearance of cats
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law forbidding the killing of cats ⓘ mysterious death of a cruel couple ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstEdition | The Tryout NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | village of Ulthar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
human cruelty to animals
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laws and customs ⓘ occult forces ⓘ |
| titleCharacterType | cats ⓘ |
| writtenBy | H. P. Lovecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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