The Statement of Randolph Carter
| "The Statement of Randolph Carter" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by H. P. Lovecraft | |
Title page of "The Statement of Randolph Carter" as it appeared in Weird Tales, February 1925, the second time the story was published. Illustration by Andrew Brosnatch. | |
| Text available at Wikisource | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Horror |
| Publication | |
| Publisher | The Vagrant |
| Media type | Magazine |
| Publication date | May, 1920 |
"The Statement of Randolph Carter" is a short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written in December 1919, it was first published in The Vagrant, May 1920. It tells of a traumatic event in the life of Randolph Carter, a student of the occult loosely representing Lovecraft himself. It is the first story in which Carter appears. Its adaptations include the film The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter.