The Willows (short story)

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:short_story
gptkbp:adaptations radio dramas
gptkbp:adapted_into graphic novels
stage plays
gptkbp:author gptkb:Algernon_Blackwood
gptkbp:available_in public domain
gptkbp:character_development psychological tension
gptkbp:characterized_by deep psychological exploration
gptkbp:characters two friends
the unnamed narrator
the narrator's friend
the mysterious entity
gptkbp:climax confrontation with the supernatural
gptkbp:conflict man vs. nature
gptkbp:critical_reception well-received
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired horror conventions
gptkbp:genre gptkb:horror
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Willows (short story)
gptkbp:influence gptkb:H._P._Lovecraft
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:video_games
gptkb:film_adaptations
gptkb:tabletop_games
cosmic horror genre
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Romanticism
gptkbp:inspired various horror writers
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:length approximately 20,000 words
gptkbp:literary_devices gptkb:personification
symbolism
imagery
foreshadowing
gptkbp:main_theme nature's power
gptkbp:motif water and isolation
gptkbp:narrative first-person
linear
gptkbp:notable_for atmospheric tension
gptkbp:plot supernatural occurrences
gptkbp:published_in gptkb:The_Century_Magazine
gptkb:The_Best_Supernatural_Stories_of_Algernon_Blackwood
gptkb:The_Collected_Supernatural_and_Weird_Fiction_of_Algernon_Blackwood
gptkb:The_Weird_Fiction_Review
1907
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Danube_River
remote location
isolated wilderness
gptkbp:style descriptive and immersive
gptkbp:symbolism willows as a motif
gptkbp:themes fear of the unknown
existential dread
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Algernon_Blackwood
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5