the Witch House in Arkham
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The Witch House in Arkham is a sinister, legend-shrouded dwelling in H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos, infamous for its occult history, non-Euclidean architecture, and association with witchcraft and otherworldly horrors.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional building
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haunted house ⓘ location in the Cthulhu Mythos ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Dreams in the Witch House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalFeature |
bizarre angles
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irregular geometry ⓘ non-Euclidean architecture ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter |
Brown Jenkin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Keziah Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Gilman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
non-Euclidean geometry
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occultism ⓘ otherworldly horrors ⓘ witchcraft ⓘ |
| contains |
attic room used for occult practices
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strange angles that defy normal space ⓘ |
| createdBy | H. P. Lovecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | does not exist in the real city of Arkham, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Cthulhu Mythos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceAuthor | H. P. Lovecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceForm | short story ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | Weird Tales magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
horror fiction
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weird fiction ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
legend-shrouded house
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sinister dwelling ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
blurring of mathematics and the occult
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cosmic horror ⓘ forbidden knowledge ⓘ |
| influenced | later depictions of haunted houses in cosmic horror ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | New England colonial houses ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalCity | Arkham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | primary setting of The Dreams in the Witch House ⓘ |
| partOf | Lovecraft Country settings ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | early 20th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
interdimensional travel
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occult experiments ⓘ ritual magic ⓘ |
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