August Heat
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"August Heat" is a classic early 20th-century horror short story by William Fryer Harvey, known for its eerie atmosphere and twist ending involving a chilling premonition of death.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
horror fiction
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short story ⓘ |
| adaptedFor |
Escape (radio program)
NERFINISHED
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Suspense (radio program) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | William Fryer Harvey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endingStyle | twist ending ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
coincidence and destiny
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fate and inevitability ⓘ premonition of death ⓘ psychological horror ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1910 ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
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supernatural fiction ⓘ weird fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | radio drama adaptation ⓘ |
| hasCollection | appears in collections of classic horror stories ⓘ |
| hasConflict | man vs fate ⓘ |
| hasMotiveForce | sense of inescapable doom ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeDevice | diary-like written testimony ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
August heat as symbol of oppressive fate
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gravestone as symbol of predetermined death ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | 20th-century horror short stories ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | early 20th century literature ⓘ |
| literaryStatus | classic horror short story ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Atkinson
NERFINISHED
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James Clarence Withencroft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | frame narrative as written account ⓘ |
| notableFor |
claustrophobic summer heat atmosphere
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open-ended conclusion ⓘ use of coincidence to create dread ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotElement |
artist draws a man on trial in a courtroom without prior model
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artist later meets a man resembling his drawing ⓘ gravestone shows current date as date of death ⓘ stonemason carving a gravestone with the artist’s name ⓘ |
| publicationType | magazine short story ⓘ |
| settingPlace | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | a hot day in August ⓘ |
| tone |
eerie
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suspenseful ⓘ |
| usesForeshadowing | yes ⓘ |
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