At the Mountains of Madness

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At the Mountains of Madness is a 1936 horror novella by H. P. Lovecraft that follows a doomed Antarctic expedition uncovering ancient, cosmic terrors.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf horror fiction work
novella
weird fiction work
author H. P. Lovecraft
containsElement ancient extraterrestrial civilization
lost city
non-human architecture
prehistoric Earth history
countryOfOrigin United States
featuresCharacter Danforth
William Dyer
featuresLocation Mountains of Madness
ancient alien city
featuresOrganization Miskatonic University
featuresSpecies Elder Things
Shoggoths
firstPublicationFormat serial
firstPublishedIn Astounding Stories
genre horror
science fiction horror
weird fiction
hasAdaptation comic book adaptations
radio drama adaptations
hasInfluenced Alien (film franchise)
linked to: Alien franchise

The Thing (1982 film)
various Antarctic horror works
hasPlannedAdaptation Guillermo del Toro film project
influencedBy Edgar Allan Poe
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
polar exploration literature
length novella-length
literaryForm prose
literaryMovement Cthulhu Mythos
mainTheme cosmic horror
forbidden knowledge
insanity
insignificance of humanity
narrativePointOfView first-person
narrator William Dyer
originalLanguage English
partOf Cthulhu Mythos
partOfCollection Lovecraft omnibus editions
placeOfFirstPublication United States
plotSummary An Antarctic expedition from Miskatonic University discovers the remains of an ancient alien civilization and the monstrous shoggoths, leading to madness and horror.
protagonist William Dyer
publicationYear 1936
publisher Astounding Stories
setting Antarctica
Miskatonic University
writtenYear 1931

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H. P. Lovecraft notableWork At the Mountains of Madness
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket influenced At the Mountains of Madness
Cthulhu Mythos inspiredBy At the Mountains of Madness
Necronomicon alsoAppearsInWork At the Mountains of Madness
The Dreams in the Witch House relatedWorkByAuthor At the Mountains of Madness
The Whisperer in Darkness relatedWork At the Mountains of Madness
David Naughton notableWork At the Mountains of Madness
Miskatonic University appearsInWork At the Mountains of Madness
Miskatonic University associatedWithEventFictional Antarctic expedition to the Mountains of Madness
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Elder Things appearsIn At the Mountains of Madness
Elder Things firstAppearance At the Mountains of Madness
Elder Things associatedWith Miskatonic University expedition
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Shoggoth firstAppearance At the Mountains of Madness
subject linked to: Shoggoths
Shoggoth appearsIn At the Mountains of Madness
subject linked to: Shoggoths
Plateau of Leng appearsIn At the Mountains of Madness
Pnakotic Manuscripts appearsInWork At the Mountains of Madness
H. P. Lovecraft notableWork At the Mountains of Madness
subject linked to: Whipple
Mi-go appearsIn At the Mountains of Madness
William Dyer appearsIn At the Mountains of Madness
William Dyer narratorOf At the Mountains of Madness
William Dyer firstAppearance At the Mountains of Madness
William Dyer affiliation Miskatonic University Antarctic expedition
linked to: At the Mountains of Madness
Danforth appearsIn At the Mountains of Madness
Danforth memberOf Miskatonic University Antarctic expedition
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Danforth survives Miskatonic University Antarctic expedition
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Danforth firstAppearance At the Mountains of Madness
Mountains of Madness appearsInWork At the Mountains of Madness
Mountains of Madness firstAppearance At the Mountains of Madness
Mountains of Madness discoveredBy Miskatonic University Antarctic expedition
linked to: At the Mountains of Madness