What is "noctuary"

Noctuary \Noc"tu*a*ry\ (?; 135), n. [L. noctu by night.] A record of what passes in the night; a nightly journal; -- distinguished from diary. [R.]
--Addison.

n. A record of what passes in the night; a nightly journal.

Noctuary may refer to:

• Noctuary (band), an American black metal band formed in 1995
• a song from Dial 'M' for Monkey (album)
• a collection of short stories by American horror writer Thomas Ligotti

Noctuary was an American black metal band formed in 1995 out of the ashes of small-time death-metal band Summoned. They are noted for being one of the premier new wave of American black metal bands in the mid to late 1990s.