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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Cats of Ulthar canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8791601 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Cats of Ulthar Context triple: [The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath, relatedWork, The Cats of Ulthar]
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A.
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath is a fantasy-horror novella by H. P. Lovecraft that follows Randolph Carter’s surreal journey through the Dreamlands in search of a mysterious, forbidden city.
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B.
The Colour Out of Space
The Colour Out of Space is a 1927 science fiction–horror short story by H. P. Lovecraft about a mysterious extraterrestrial presence that slowly corrupts a rural New England farm and its inhabitants.
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C.
Shoggoth’s Old Peculiar
Shoggoth’s Old Peculiar is a humorous Lovecraftian pastiche short story by Neil Gaiman that blends cosmic horror with quirky, small-town British pub culture.
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D.
The Whisperer in Darkness
The Whisperer in Darkness is a 1931 horror novella by H. P. Lovecraft that blends cosmic terror with science fiction, focusing on sinister extraterrestrial beings in the remote hills of Vermont.
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E.
The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories
The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories is a collection of short fiction by Arthur Waugh, showcasing his literary style and thematic range in early 20th-century English literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Cats of Ulthar Target entity description: "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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A.
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath is a fantasy-horror novella by H. P. Lovecraft that follows Randolph Carter’s surreal journey through the Dreamlands in search of a mysterious, forbidden city.
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B.
The Colour Out of Space
The Colour Out of Space is a 1927 science fiction–horror short story by H. P. Lovecraft about a mysterious extraterrestrial presence that slowly corrupts a rural New England farm and its inhabitants.
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C.
Shoggoth’s Old Peculiar
Shoggoth’s Old Peculiar is a humorous Lovecraftian pastiche short story by Neil Gaiman that blends cosmic horror with quirky, small-town British pub culture.
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D.
The Whisperer in Darkness
The Whisperer in Darkness is a 1931 horror novella by H. P. Lovecraft that blends cosmic terror with science fiction, focusing on sinister extraterrestrial beings in the remote hills of Vermont.
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E.
The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories
The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories is a collection of short fiction by Arthur Waugh, showcasing his literary style and thematic range in early 20th-century English literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dark fantasy work
ⓘ
short story ⓘ weird fiction story ⓘ |
| author | H. P. Lovecraft ⓘ |
| centralCreature | cats ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dateWritten | 1920 ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Meni
ⓘ
Meni’s parents ⓘ inhabitants of Ulthar ⓘ old cotter ⓘ old cotter’s wife ⓘ unnamed wanderer ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Cthulhu Mythos
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Dream Cycle ⓘ |
| firstPublicationType | amateur magazine ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1920 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Tryout ⓘ |
| 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
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linked to:
H. P. Lovecraft Dream Cycle
|
| plotElement |
disappearance of cats
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law forbidding the killing of cats ⓘ mysterious death of a cruel couple ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstEdition | The Tryout ⓘ |
| setting |
village of Ulthar
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linked to:
Ulthar
|
| subjectMatter |
human cruelty to animals
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laws and customs ⓘ occult forces ⓘ |
| titleCharacterType | cats ⓘ |
| writtenBy | H. P. Lovecraft ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Cats of Ulthar Description of subject: "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.
Referenced by (5)
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