What happens in the Dunwich Horror?
The invisible creature terrorizes Dunwich for several days, killing two families and several policemen, until Armitage, Rice, and Morgan arrive with the knowledge and weapons needed to kill it. The use of a magic powder renders it visible just long enough to send one of the crew into shock.
What other name is The Dunwich Horror known as?
The Dunwich Horror, or Yog Whateley, (EXP: Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: The Dunwich Horror) is the inhuman child of Lavinia Whateley and the Outer God, Yog-Sothoth.
How many pages is the Dunwich Horror?
The Dunwich Horror and Others
| Dust-jacket illustration by Lee Brown Coye for The Dunwich Horror and Others | |
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| Author | H. P. Lovecraft |
| Publication date | 1963 |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | xx, 431 pp |
Who is Wilbur father?
Born to Lavinia Whateley and an unnamed father (who, as it turned out, was the Outer God Yog-Sothoth), Wilbur matured incredibly quickly, learning to talk at eleven months, and appearing as a boy of fifteen at only four-and-a-half years old.
How many words are in the Dunwich Horror?
17,524
Lovecraft’s Word Counts
| Title | Word count | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Dunwich Horror | 17,524 | 1928 |
| The Whisperer in Darkness | 26,624 | 1930 |
| At the Mountains of Madness | 40,881 | 1931 |
| The Shadow Over Innsmouth | 27,026 | 1931 |
How long is the Dunwich Horror Story?
90 minutes
The Dunwich Horror (film)
| The Dunwich Horror | |
|---|---|
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1 million |
Is Yog-Sothoth God?
Yog-Sothoth is a cosmic entity and Outer God. Born of the Nameless Mist, he is the progenitor of Cthulhu, Hastur the Unspeakable and the ancestor of the Voormi.
What is the Dunwich Horror?
As the summer drew on he felt dimly that something ought to be done about the lurking terrors of the upper Miskatonic valley, and about the monstrous being known to the human world as Wilbur Whateley. VI. The Dunwich horror itself came between Lammas and the equinox in 1928, and Dr. Armitage was among those who witnessed its monstrous prologue.
What happened at Dunwich?
The Dunwich horror itself came between Lammas and the equinox in 1928, and Dr. Armitage was among those who witnessed its monstrous prologue. He had heard, meanwhile, of Whateley’s grotesque trip to Cambridge, and of his frantic efforts to borrow or copy from the Necronomicon at the Widener Library.
Why don’t we talk about Dunwich?
Two centuries ago, when talk of witch-blood, Satan-worship, and strange forest presences was not laughed at, it was the custom to give reasons for avoiding the locality. In our sensible age—since the Dunwich horror of 1928 was hushed up by those who had the town’s and the world’s welfare at heart—people shun it without knowing exactly why.
Is Dunwich ridiculously old?
Dunwich is indeed ridiculously old—older by far than any of the communities within thirty miles of it. South of the village one may still spy the cellar walls and chimney of the ancient Bishop house, which was built before 1700; whilst the ruins of the mill at the falls, built in 1806, form the most modern piece of architecture to be seen.