Synopsis
References the Dream Cycle. Also somewhat tangentially related to the Cthulhu Mythos.
Notes
Written in 1927, abridged publication in ''Weird Tales'' 1941-05-00 and 1941-07-00, complete publication in ''Beyond the Wall of Sleep'' (1943, Arkham House). Loosely adapted into the 1963 movie "The Haunted Palace", directed by Roger Corman.
External Links
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Locus Online | 20th Century Novella | Nominee/Finalist |
| 2019 | Retro Hugo Award | Best Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
Publications (73)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 |
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Beyond the Wall of Sleep | Arkham House | Collection | 135 |
| 1951 | The Case of Charles Dexter Ward | Gollancz | Novel | ||
| May 1963 |
|
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward | Panther | Novel | |
| 1964 |
|
At the Mountains of Madness and Other Novels | Arkham House | Collection | 101 |
| February 1965 |
|
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward | Belmont Books | Novel | 5 |
| 1966 |
|
At the Mountains of Madness and Other Novels | Gollancz | Collection | 101 |
| 1968 |
|
At the Mountains of Madness and Other Novels | Arkham House | Collection | 101 |
| 1969 |
|
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward | Panther | Novel | |
| December 1969 |
|
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward | Belmont Books | Novel | |
| 1970 |
|
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward | Panther | Novel | |
| 1971 |
|
At the Mountains of Madness and Other Novels | Arkham House | Collection | 101 |
| 1971 |
|
The Arkham Edition of H. P. Lovecraft | Beagle Books | Omnibus | 5 |
| August 1971 |
|
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward | Beagle Boxer | Novel | |
| 1973 |
|
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward | Panther | Novel | |
| August 1974 |
|
Night's Yawning Peal | Signet | Anthology | 87 |
| July 1975 |
|
At the Mountains of Madness and Other Novels | Arkham House | Collection | 101 |
| August 1976 |
|
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward | Ballantine Books | Novel | 5 |
| February 1982 |
|
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward | Del Rey / Ballantine | Novel | |
| 1985 |
|
H. P. Lovecraft Omnibus 1: At the Mountains of Madness and Other Novels of Terror | Granada | Omnibus | 141 |
| 1985 |
|
H. P. Lovecraft Omnibus 1: At the Mountains of Madness and Other Novels of Terror | Panther / Granada | Collection | 141 |
| September 1985 |
|
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward | Del Rey / Ballantine | Novel | 5 |
| December 1985 |
|
At the Mountains of Madness and Other Novels | Arkham House | Collection | 107 |
| 1987 |
|
At the Mountains of Madness and Other Novels | Arkham House | Collection | 107 |
| June 1987 |
|
H. P. Lovecraft Omnibus 1: At the Mountains of Madness and Other Novels of Terror | Grafton | Collection | 141 |
| July 1988 |
|
Weird Tales: 32 Unearthed Terrors | Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers | Anthology | 334 |
| October 1990 | The Case of Charles Dexter Ward | Del Rey / Ballantine | Novel | ||
| 1991 |
|
At the Mountains of Madness and Other Novels | Arkham House | Collection | 107 |
| October 1995 |
|
The Dream Cycle of H. P. Lovecraft: Dreams of Terror and Death | Del Rey / Ballantine | Collection | 212 |
| 1997 |
|
At the Mountains of Madness and Other Novels | Arkham House | Collection | 107 |
| 1999 |
|
H. P. Lovecraft Omnibus 1: At the Mountains of Madness and Other Novels of Terror | HarperCollins (UK) | Collection | 141 |
| 2001 |
|
At the Mountains of Madness and Other Novels | Arkham House | Collection | 107 |
| 2001 |
|
The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories | Penguin Books (US) | Collection | 90 |
| October 2001 |
|
The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories | Penguin Books | Collection | 90 |
| June 2002 |
|
At the Mountains of Madness and Other Novels of Terror | Voyager Classics / HarperCollins | Collection | 141 |
| August 2002 |
|
The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories | Penguin Books | Collection | 90 |
| January 2003 |
|
Waking Up Screaming: Haunting Tales of Terror | Del Rey / Ballantine | Collection | 232 |
| March 2003 |
|
The Dream Cycle of H. P. Lovecraft | Del Rey / Ballantine | Collection | |
| February 2005 |
|
Tales | The Library of America | Collection | 211 |
| 2008 |
|
The Fiction: Complete and Unabridged | Barnes & Noble Books | Omnibus | 490 |
| March 2008 |
|
Necronomicon: The Best Weird Tales of H. P. Lovecraft | Gollancz | Collection | 648 |
| April 2008 |
|
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward | Creation Oneiros | Novel | |
| April 2008 |
|
Necronomicon: The Best Weird Tales of H. P. Lovecraft | Gollancz / Orion | Collection | 648 |
| September 2008 |
|
Necronomicon: The Best Weird Tales of H. P. Lovecraft | Gollancz / Orion | Collection | |
| November 2008 |
|
H. P. Lovecraft: Masters of the Weird Tale | Centipede Press | Collection | 79 |
| May 2009 |
|
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Dark Tales | Barnes & Noble Books | Collection | |10 |
| October 2009 |
|
Necronomicon: The Best Weird Tales of H. P. Lovecraft | Gollancz | Collection | 648 |
| 2010 | The Weird Writings of H. P. Lovecraft: Vol 2 | Girasol Collectables | Collection | ||
| May 2010 |
|
The Best of H. P. Lovecraft | Prion Books | Collection | |
| October 2010 |
|
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward | University of Tampa Press | Novel | |
| March 2011 |
|
The Complete Fiction | Barnes & Noble Books | Omnibus | 490 |
| November 2012 |
|
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward | Fantasy and Horror Classics | Novel | |
| October 2013 |
|
The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories | Penguin Books (US) | Collection | 101 |
| October 2013 |
|
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward | HarperPerennial Classics | Novel | |
| 2014 |
|
Complete Collection of H. P. Lovecraft | Ageless Reads | Omnibus | |15 |
| June 2014 |
|
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward | Wilder Publications | Novel | |
| September 2014 |
|
The Complete Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft | Race Point Publishing | Omnibus | |
| 2016 |
|
The Complete Works | uncredited | Omnibus | 337 |
| March 2016 |
|
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward | Fantasy and Horror Classics | Novel | |
| July 2016 |
|
The Complete Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft | Chartwell Books | Omnibus | 526 |
| August 2016 |
|
Collected Fiction Volume 2: 1926-1930: A Variorum Edition | Hippocampus Press | Omnibus | |
| August 2016 |
|
Collected Fiction Volume 2: 1926-1930: A Variorum Edition | Hippocampus Press | Omnibus | |
| May 2017 |
|
H. P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction | Benediction Classics | Collection | 195 |
| May 2017 |
|
H. P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction | Benediction Classics | Collection | |13 |
| October 2017 |
|
The H. P. Lovecraft Collection | Sirius / Arcturus Publishing | Omnibus | |2023 |
| 2018 |
|
The H. P. Lovecraft Collection | Sirius / Arcturus Publishing | Omnibus | 221|2023 |
| 2018 |
|
Stories of the Dreamlands | Sirius / Arcturus Publishing | Collection | 221 |
| 2018 |
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H.P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction Omnibus Collection: The Prime Years: 1926-1936 | Pulp-Lit Productions | Collection | 171 |
| March 2018 |
|
H.P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction Omnibus Collection: The Prime Years: 1926-1936 | Pulp-Lit Productions | Collection | 171 |
| March 2018 |
|
H.P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction Omnibus Collection: The Prime Years: 1926-1936 | Pulp-Lit Productions | Collection | 171 |
| March 2018 |
|
H.P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction Omnibus Collection: The Prime Years: 1926-1936 | Pulp-Lit Productions | Collection | |171 |
| June 2019 |
|
The Complete Weird-Fiction Works of H.P. Lovecraft: In One Volume | Pulp-Lit Productions | Omnibus | |1171 |
| November 2019 |
|
H. P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction | Benediction Classics | Collection | 195 |
| May 2024 | The Case of Charles Dexter Ward | Project Gutenberg | Novel |