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."

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Joseph Curwen canonical 6

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf antagonist ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
necromancer ⓘ
sorcerer ⓘ
alignment malevolent ⓘ
appearsIn The Case of Charles Dexter Ward ⓘ
associatedWith Charles Dexter Ward ⓘ
Cthulhu Mythos ⓘ
Yog-Sothoth ⓘ
belongsTo fictional necromancers in literature ⓘ
centuryActive 18th century ⓘ
creator H. P. Lovecraft ⓘ
deathPlace Providence, Rhode Island ⓘ
familyRelation ancestor of Charles Dexter Ward ⓘ
firstAppearance The Case of Charles Dexter Ward ⓘ
genre cosmic horror ⓘ
weird fiction ⓘ
hasLegacy occult horrors in Providence ⓘ
hasReputation feared in Providence ⓘ
mysterious ⓘ
sinister ⓘ
influences Charles Dexter Ward ⓘ
inspiredBy New England folklore ⓘ
inUniverseStatus presumed dead ⓘ
isPartOf Cthulhu Mythos characters ⓘ
linked to: Cthulhu Mythos

Lovecraftian horror ⓘ
linked to: Cthulhu Mythos
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 ⓘ
setting colonial New England ⓘ
themeInvolvement forbidden knowledge ⓘ
hereditary evil ⓘ
identity ⓘ
uses alchemy ⓘ
forbidden knowledge ⓘ
resurrection rituals ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Charles Dexter Ward → relative → Joseph Curwen ⓘ
Charles Dexter Ward → ancestor → Joseph Curwen ⓘ
The Haunted Palace → featuresCharacter → Joseph Curwen ⓘ