Walter Gilman

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Walter Gilman is the ill-fated Miskatonic University student whose occult studies and nightmarish experiences drive the plot of H. P. Lovecraft’s horror story "The Dreams in the Witch House."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
affiliation Miskatonic University
appearsIn The Dreams in the Witch House
appearsInCollection Dreams in the Witch House and Other Weird Stories
associatedLocation Arkham, Massachusetts
associatedOrganization Miskatonic University
associatedWith Brown Jenkin
Keziah Mason
Nyarlathotep
basedIn Arkham
creator H. P. Lovecraft
deathCause mysterious supernatural forces
diesIn The Dreams in the Witch House
experiences nightmares
sleepwalking
strange dreams in the Witch House
visions of other dimensions
fieldOfStudy folklore
higher-dimensional space
mathematics
non-Euclidean geometry
occultism
firstAppearance Weird Tales, July 1933
gender male
genre cosmic horror
weird fiction
hasAntagonist Brown Jenkin
Keziah Mason
hasNationality American
hasTheme intersection of science and the occult
madness induced by cosmic knowledge
non-Euclidean geometry and higher dimensions
languageOfWork English
literaryPeriod early 20th century American horror
medium short story
narrativeRole protagonist
notableFor involvement with witchcraft lore in Arkham
occult studies at Miskatonic University
occupation student
residence Witch House
linked to: The Witch House
roomLocatedIn attic room of the Witch House
setInUniverse Cthulhu Mythos
storyBy H. P. Lovecraft
universityAttended Miskatonic University

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