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Horror

The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories

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  • 2001 first published
  • 443 pages
  • ★ 4.2 (6 ratings)
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H.P. Lovecraft's The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories (2001) is a horror story collection.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.2 out of 5 from 6 ratings, and 10 more have it on their want-to-read list.

It runs to roughly 443 pages — 8–9 hours of reading at an average pace.

About The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories

The tomb -- Beyond the wall of sleep -- The White Ship -- The temple (manuscript found on the coast of Yucatan) -- The quest of Iranon -- The music of Erich Zann -- Under the pyramids (with Harry Houdini) -- Pickman's model -- The case of Charles Dexter Ward -- The Dunwich horror -- At the mountains of madness -- The thing on the doorstep.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • American Horror tales
  • Horror
  • Short stories, Single author

Quick answers

Who wrote The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories?

The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories was written by H.P. Lovecraft and first published in 2001.

What genre is The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories?

It is usually shelved as Horror.

How long is The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories?

The median edition has 443 pages, about 8–9 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Bazaar of Bad Dreams, The Green Mile and House of Leaves.

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