The Silver Key

'The Silver Key' is a short story written by H. P. Lovecraft in 1926, considered part of his Dreamlands series. It was first published in the January 1929 issue of Weird Tales. It is a continuation of 'The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath', and was followed by a sequel, 'Through the Gates of the Silver Key', co-written with E. Hoffmann Price. The story and its sequel both feature Lovecraft's recurring character of Randolph Carter as the protagonist.