Pickman
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Pickman is a ghoul-like character from H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos, originally a Boston artist obsessed with grotesque subjects who later appears as a guide and ally in the dreamlands.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lovecraftian character
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fictional character ⓘ ghoul-like being ⓘ |
| allyOf | Randolph Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
"Pickman's Model"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
"The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artStyle |
horror
ⓘ
macabre ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dreamlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ghouls ⓘ |
| basedIn | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | H. P. Lovecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fandomDomain | horror literature ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Cthulhu Mythos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | "Pickman's Model" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1927 ⓘ |
| fullName | Richard Upton Pickman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | canonical Lovecraft character ⓘ |
| hasSecret | his paintings are based on real monsters ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
blurred boundary between art and reality
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degeneration into monstrosity ⓘ |
| inspiredByWithinFiction | underground ghoul warrens ⓘ |
| knownFor |
painting grotesque and monstrous subjects
ⓘ
realistic depictions of ghouls ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| laterSpecies | ghoul ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
cosmic horror
ⓘ
weird fiction ⓘ |
| medium | oil painting ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | bridge between human world and ghouls ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
obsession with grotesque subjects
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reclusive nature ⓘ |
| notableWorkField | grotesque art ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
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painter ⓘ |
| partOf | Lovecraft Circle mythos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInDreamlands |
ally
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guide ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | North End of Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| species | human ⓘ |
| transformation | becomes a ghoul ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.