Mountains of Madness
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Mountains of Madness is a fictional, remote Antarctic mountain range central to H. P. Lovecraft’s cosmic horror novella "At the Mountains of Madness."
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fictional location
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Fictional mountain range ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | At the Mountains of Madness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyleInFiction |
Cyclopean
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Non-Euclidean ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ancient alien city
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Elder Things NERFINISHED ⓘ Shoggoths NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToMythosElement |
Non-human architecture
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Pre-human Earth history ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States (literary origin) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | H. P. Lovecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dangerLevelInFiction | Lethal ⓘ |
| describedAs |
Alien
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Remote ⓘ Vast ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Miskatonic University Antarctic expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| expeditionLeaderInFiction | Professor William Dyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | At the Mountains of Madness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| genre | Cosmic horror ⓘ |
| hasClimate | Extreme cold ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Hidden ancient city
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Perpetual ice and snow ⓘ Towering peaks ⓘ |
| influenced |
Comics adaptations
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Film and animation proposals ⓘ Later Antarctic horror fiction ⓘ Lovecraftian role-playing games ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Real-world Antarctic exploration
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Transantarctic Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English (original description) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctica
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Fictional Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | Literature ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
Central setting of the expedition
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Source of cosmic horror revelations ⓘ |
| partOf | Antarctic interior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Call of Cthulhu
NERFINISHED
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The Shadow Out of Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Cosmic indifference
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Limits of scientific inquiry ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
Ancient civilizations
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Forbidden knowledge ⓘ Human insignificance ⓘ |
| universe | Cthulhu Mythos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visibilityInFiction | Rarely visited ⓘ |
| warningFunctionInStory | Deters future Antarctic exploration ⓘ |
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