Statements (154)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:anthology
gptkb:mythological_figure gptkb:novel gptkb:deity |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:H._P._Lovecraft
gptkb:mythological_figure |
| gptkbp:adaptation |
gptkb:The_Dunwich_Horror_(1970_film)
gptkb:The_Dunwich_Horror_(2007_film) gptkb:The_Dunwich_Horror_(radio_play) gptkb:tabletop_role-playing_game gptkb:radio_station gptkb:video_game gptkb:film |
| gptkbp:antagonist |
gptkb:The_Dunwich_Horror
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| gptkbp:appears_in |
The Dunwich Horror (short story)
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Wilbur_Whateley
gptkb:Dunwich,_Massachusetts |
| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:H._P._Lovecraft
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| gptkbp:character |
gptkb:Yog-Sothoth
gptkb:Lavina_Whateley gptkb:The_Invisible_Horror Wilbur's twin brother |
| gptkbp:created_by |
gptkb:H._P._Lovecraft
|
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
inspired video games
inspired music inspired comic books inspired tabletop games inspired role-playing games inspired Lovecraftian mythos |
| gptkbp:defeated |
gptkb:Dr._Armitage
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| gptkbp:first_appearance |
gptkb:The_Dunwich_Horror
|
| gptkbp:first_published |
gptkb:Weird_Tales,_Vol._14,_No._2
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| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:film
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| gptkbp:has_ability |
shapeshifting
teleportation supernatural strength |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Dunwich Horror
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| gptkbp:influenced |
horror literature
subsequent horror literature film horror |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:Lovecraftian_horror gptkb:mythological_figure Weird fiction pseudoscience American Gothic literature |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
gptkb:The_Necronomicon
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| gptkbp:is_analyzed_in |
academic studies
cultural studies its thematic depth psychological horror studies the context of Lovecraft's philosophy |
| gptkbp:is_associated_with |
rituals and dark magic
|
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
academic papers
horror literature discussions an example of cosmic horror |
| gptkbp:is_connected_to |
the theme of forbidden knowledge
|
| gptkbp:is_considered |
a classic horror figure
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| gptkbp:is_described_as |
gptkb:Lovecraftian_horror_genre
A monstrous entity a terror of the countryside invisible creature |
| gptkbp:is_discussed_in |
fan theories
literary circles |
| gptkbp:is_explored_in |
gptkb:literary_work
horror conventions horror film critiques the lens of existential dread |
| gptkbp:is_featured_in |
graphic novels
horror podcasts horror anthologies |
| gptkbp:is_known_for |
its monstrous appearance
|
| gptkbp:is_linked_to |
the Whateley family
|
| gptkbp:is_often_associated_with |
gptkb:music_and_songs
gptkb:video_game the occult a manifestation of evil a creature of chaos nightmares and fear |
| gptkbp:is_often_compared_to |
gptkb:the_creature_from_the_Black_Lagoon
gptkb:Frankenstein's_monster the Mokele-Mbembe |
| gptkbp:is_often_depicted_as |
gptkb:theatre
a tragic figure art and illustrations shadowy figures a harbinger of doom a reflection of societal fears darkness and despair a critique of rural America |
| gptkbp:is_often_used_in |
role-playing game campaigns
|
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:Lovecraft's_mythos
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| gptkbp:is_referenced_in |
gptkb:organization
|
| gptkbp:is_related_to |
gptkb:Necronomicon
|
| gptkbp:is_represented_in |
gptkb:tabletop_role-playing_game
gptkb:video_game gptkb:film |
| gptkbp:is_symbolic_of |
fear of the unknown
the consequences of hubris |
| gptkbp:language |
English
|
| gptkbp:main_character |
gptkb:Wilbur_Whateley
gptkb:Dr._Armitage gptkb:Henry_Anthony_Wilkins |
| gptkbp:motif |
gptkb:award
isolation madness the unknown supernatural events forbidden knowledge family secrets the sublime ancient gods the grotesque the uncanny fear of the other the grotesque body the monstrous other dark heritage monstrous birth rural decay the abject the horror of the cosmic. the horror of the domestic the horror of the familiar the horror of the natural world the horror of the rural the horror of the supernatural the horror of the unknown the monstrous feminine |
| gptkbp:narrative_style |
first-person
third-person |
| gptkbp:notable_quote |
“ The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents.”
“ It was then that I realized that the horror was not just in the house, but in the very air of Dunwich.” |
| gptkbp:origin |
ancient cosmic entities
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| gptkbp:part_of |
H. P. Lovecraft's works
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| gptkbp:plot |
A rural town is terrorized by a monstrous entity.
Wilbur Whateley's monstrous birth the destruction of Dunwich the summoning of Yog-Sothoth the Whateley family history the investigation by Dr. Armitage |
| gptkbp:portrayed_by |
a product of human and cosmic hybridization
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| gptkbp:published_by |
gptkb:1929
gptkb:Weird_Tales |
| gptkbp:published_year |
gptkb:1929
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| gptkbp:publisher |
gptkb:Visionary_Publishing_Company
gptkb:Weird_Tales |
| gptkbp:related_works |
gptkb:The_Call_of_Cthulhu
gptkb:At_the_Mountains_of_Madness |
| gptkbp:setting |
gptkb:Dunwich,_Massachusetts
early 20th century |
| gptkbp:theme |
cosmic horror
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| gptkbp:was_affecting |
the local community
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