Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:novel
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| gptkbp:adaptations |
gptkb:film_adaptation
gptkb:radio_station gptkb:graphic_novel |
| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:William_Hope_Hodgson
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| gptkbp:critical_reception |
cult classic
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| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:horror
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| gptkbp:has_ability |
time travel
alternate dimensions |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The House on the Borderland
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| gptkbp:influence |
gptkb:video_games
gptkb:H._P._Lovecraft gptkb:tabletop_games modern horror literature |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
gptkb:The_King_in_Yellow
|
| gptkbp:isbn |
978-1-60381-001-0
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| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:narrative_style |
first-person
gothic weird fiction |
| gptkbp:notable_characters |
the narrator's friend
the narrator's sister the mysterious entity the pig-like creatures |
| gptkbp:notable_themes |
the passage of time
the nature of reality isolation madness the unknown the limits of human understanding the quest for knowledge the struggle against fate the inevitability of death the search for meaning the search for truth the nature of evil the duality of existence the exploration of fear the fragility of sanity the impact of the past on the present the relationship between man and the cosmos fear of the supernatural the conflict between science and the supernatural |
| gptkbp:page_count |
256
|
| gptkbp:protagonist |
the unnamed narrator
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| gptkbp:published |
1908
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| gptkbp:publisher |
gptkb:Selwyn_&_Blount
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| gptkbp:setting |
a remote house in Ireland
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| gptkbp:symbolism |
the house itself
the borderland between worlds |
| gptkbp:themes |
cosmic horror
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Laird_Barron
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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