Shambleau
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"Shambleau" is a classic 1933 science fiction–horror short story by C. L. Moore, introducing the space adventurer Northwest Smith and reimagining the Medusa myth in a sensual, alien form.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
short story
ⓘ
weird fiction work ⓘ |
| author | C. L. Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorFullName | Catherine Lucille Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorGender | female ⓘ |
| centralCreature | Shambleau (alien Medusa-like being) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectedIn | Shambleau and Others NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresCharacter | Northwest Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceOf | Northwest Smith series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1933 ⓘ |
| firstPublished | 1933 ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
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science fiction ⓘ weird fiction ⓘ |
| hasMonsterType | vampiric alien entity ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Northwest Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTone |
dark
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horrific ⓘ sensual ⓘ |
| influenced | later space opera with horror elements ⓘ |
| introducesCharacter | Northwest Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inUniverseTechnologyLevel | interplanetary space travel ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | short story length ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Golden Age precursor of science fiction ⓘ |
| mythologicalBasis | Medusa myth ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early fusion of science fiction and horror
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sensual reimagining of Medusa archetype ⓘ |
| originalAudience | pulp magazine readers ⓘ |
| originalPublicationType | pulp magazine ⓘ |
| periodOfCreation | early 1930s ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1930s ⓘ |
| publicationMedium | Weird Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Weird Tales magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Mars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
future solar system ⓘ |
| theme |
addiction
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alien sexuality ⓘ dangerous seduction ⓘ erotic horror ⓘ otherness ⓘ |
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