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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:anthology
gptkb:novel
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:H._P._Lovecraft
gptkb:mythological_figure
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:musical
gptkb:theatre
gptkb:2005
gptkb:comic_book
gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:graphic_novel
gptkb:video_game
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:H._P._Lovecraft
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Dr._Armitage
the narrator's ancestor
the narrator's cat
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gptkbp:character_development
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William Henry Harrison's descent into madness
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gptkbp:collection
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gptkb:The_Outsider_and_Others
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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generally positive
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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inspired various adaptations
inspired video games
inspired music
inspired tabletop games
influenced horror films
inspired role-playing games
inspired horror tropes
inspired references in popular culture
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gptkbp:ends_at
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ambiguous
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gptkbp:first_published
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gptkb:Weird_Tales
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:film
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Rats in the Walls
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Stephen_King
gptkb:Clive_Barker
gptkb:Ramsey_Campbell
gptkb:video_game
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:M._R._James
gptkb:Edgar_Allan_Poe
gptkb:Arthur_Machen
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gptkbp:influences
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subsequent horror literature
subsequent horror fiction
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gptkbp:inspiration
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The Rats in the Walls (short story)
The Rats in the Walls (story)
The Rats in the Walls (novel)
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:length
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approximately 6,000 words
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gptkbp:literary_devices
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symbolism
imagery
foreshadowing
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:William_H._Harrison
gptkb:William_Henry_Hope
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gptkbp:motif
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isolation
fear of the unknown
ancestral legacy
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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first-person
unreliable narrator
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gptkbp:notable_products
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gptkb:castle
gptkb:cave
rats
supernatural occurrences
ancient evil
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gptkbp:page_count
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gptkb:30
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gptkbp:plot
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confrontation with evil
discovery of dark secrets
exploration of an ancestral home
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gptkbp:plot_summary
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A man explores his ancestral home and uncovers dark secrets.
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gptkbp:published_by
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1924
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Weird_Tales
gptkb:Weird_Tales_magazine
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gptkbp:related_works
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gptkb:The_Dunwich_Horror
gptkb:At_the_Mountains_of_Madness
Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:England
early 20th century
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gptkbp:symbolism
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guilt
decay
the past
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gptkbp:theme
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madness
fear of the unknown
ancestry
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gptkbp:themes
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family heritage
madness
the unknown
family history
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