Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:anthology
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:H._P._Lovecraft's_universe
gptkb:The_Old_God_Pantheon gptkb:The_Old_God_pantheon |
| gptkbp:adaptation |
gptkb:film
Color Out of Space (2019 film) The Colour Out of Space (2020 video game) |
| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:H._P._Lovecraft
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
referenced in popular culture
inspired various horror films influenced the genre of cosmic horror |
| gptkbp:first_published |
gptkb:Weird_Tales
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| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:Author
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
the Colour Out of Space
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Richard_Stanley
gptkb:Lovecraftian_fiction gptkb:tabletop_role-playing_game gptkb:Stephen_King gptkb:John_Carpenter gptkb:video_game graphic novels science fiction literature horror literature the Cthulhu Mythos |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
the works of Edgar Allan Poe
|
| gptkbp:inspiration |
the unknown
|
| gptkbp:language |
English
|
| gptkbp:length |
approximately 10,000 words
|
| gptkbp:motif |
isolation
madness nature's revenge color as a symbol |
| gptkbp:narrative_style |
first-person
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| gptkbp:notable_character |
gptkb:Nathan_Gardner
the Gardner family the alien entity |
| gptkbp:notable_quote |
“ The color was almost indescribable.”
“ The thing was a color that was not of this world.” “ It was a color out of space.” “ It was a horror from beyond the stars.” “ The meteorite was a harbinger of doom.” |
| gptkbp:plot |
a meteorite crashes on a farm
the gradual decline of the Gardner family the land and its inhabitants are affected the meteorite emits a strange color |
| gptkbp:published_by |
gptkb:1927
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| gptkbp:setting |
gptkb:Arkham,_Massachusetts
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| gptkbp:theme |
cosmic horror
the fear of the unknown the insignificance of humanity the consequences of scientific curiosity the impact of alien life |