Joseph Curwen
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Joseph Curwen is a sinister 18th-century sorcerer and necromancer whose dark legacy drives the occult horrors in H. P. Lovecraft’s novel "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward."
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antagonist
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ necromancer ⓘ sorcerer ⓘ |
| alignment | malevolent ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Case of Charles Dexter Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Charles Dexter Ward
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cthulhu Mythos NERFINISHED ⓘ Yog-Sothoth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | fictional necromancers in literature ⓘ |
| centuryActive | 18th century ⓘ |
| creator | H. P. Lovecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Providence, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyRelation | ancestor of Charles Dexter Ward ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Case of Charles Dexter Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
cosmic horror
ⓘ
weird fiction ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | occult horrors in Providence ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
feared in Providence
ⓘ
mysterious ⓘ sinister ⓘ |
| influences | Charles Dexter Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | New England folklore ⓘ |
| inUniverseStatus | presumed dead ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Cthulhu Mythos characters
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lovecraftian horror NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | early 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| methodOfSurvival | occult means of returning to life ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
necromantic rituals
ⓘ
occult experiments ⓘ seeking immortality ⓘ |
| occupation |
necromancer
ⓘ
sorcerer ⓘ |
| performs |
grave robbing
ⓘ
human experimentation ⓘ |
| residence | Providence, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | colonial New England ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
forbidden knowledge
ⓘ
hereditary evil ⓘ identity ⓘ |
| uses |
alchemy
ⓘ
forbidden knowledge ⓘ resurrection rituals ⓘ |
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