Micmac burial ground
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The Micmac burial ground is a cursed ancient Native American cemetery in Stephen King’s horror novel "Pet Sematary" whose soil brings the dead back to life with sinister consequences.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Micmac burial ground canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1908007 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Micmac burial ground Context triple: [Pet Sematary, containsFictionalPlace, Micmac burial ground]
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A.
Copp's Hill Burying Ground
Copp's Hill Burying Ground is a historic colonial-era cemetery in Boston, Massachusetts, notable for its prominent early American burials and inclusion on the city's Freedom Trail.
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B.
Breed's Hill
Breed's Hill is a historic site in Charlestown, Massachusetts, best known as the primary battlefield of the 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill during the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
Stockbridge Cemetery, Massachusetts
Stockbridge Cemetery in Massachusetts is a historic burial ground best known as the final resting place of iconic American illustrator Norman Rockwell.
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D.
Granary Burying Ground
Granary Burying Ground is a historic 17th-century cemetery in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, known as the resting place of several prominent figures of the American Revolution, including Paul Revere.
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E.
Jordan's Meeting House burial ground
Jordan's Meeting House burial ground is a historic Quaker cemetery in Pennsylvania associated with early colonial settlers, including William Penn.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Micmac burial ground Target entity description: The Micmac burial ground is a cursed ancient Native American cemetery in Stephen King’s horror novel "Pet Sematary" whose soil brings the dead back to life with sinister consequences.
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A.
Copp's Hill Burying Ground
Copp's Hill Burying Ground is a historic colonial-era cemetery in Boston, Massachusetts, notable for its prominent early American burials and inclusion on the city's Freedom Trail.
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B.
Breed's Hill
Breed's Hill is a historic site in Charlestown, Massachusetts, best known as the primary battlefield of the 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill during the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
Stockbridge Cemetery, Massachusetts
Stockbridge Cemetery in Massachusetts is a historic burial ground best known as the final resting place of iconic American illustrator Norman Rockwell.
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D.
Granary Burying Ground
Granary Burying Ground is a historic 17th-century cemetery in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, known as the resting place of several prominent figures of the American Revolution, including Paul Revere.
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E.
Jordan's Meeting House burial ground
Jordan's Meeting House burial ground is a historic Quaker cemetery in Pennsylvania associated with early colonial settlers, including William Penn.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
burial ground
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cursed cemetery ⓘ fictional location ⓘ setting in a novel ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium | novel ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Pet Sematary ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicGroup |
Mi’kmaq
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surface form:
Miꞌkmaq people
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| associatedWith |
Wendigo
ⓘ
surface form:
Wendigo (in some interpretations of the novel)
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| basedOn | concept of a Native American burial ground ⓘ |
| category |
Fictional cemeteries
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Locations in Stephen King works ⓘ |
| creator | Stephen King ⓘ |
| effect |
brings the dead back to life
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causes sinister consequences ⓘ corrupts those resurrected ⓘ |
| firstPublicationAppearance |
Pet Sematary
ⓘ
surface form:
Pet Sematary (1983)
|
| genre | horror ⓘ |
| hasAlternateDescription | ancient Native American cemetery with cursed soil ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
cursed
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resurrection powers ⓘ supernatural ⓘ |
| hasReputationInStory | place of great evil ⓘ |
| inspiredAdaptationElement |
Pet Sematary (1989 film)
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Pet Sematary (2019 film) ⓘ Pet Sematary: Bloodlines (2023 film) ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| linkedConcept | “sometimes dead is better” ⓘ |
| locatedInFictional | Maine ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | tests characters’ moral limits ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central plot device in Pet Sematary ⓘ |
| partOfFictionalUniverse |
Stephen King multiverse
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surface form:
Stephen King universe
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| themeAssociated |
consequences of tampering with death
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denial of death ⓘ grief ⓘ |
| usedByCharacter |
Jud Crandall
ⓘ
Louis Creed ⓘ Victor Pascow (indirectly referenced) ⓘ |
| warningGivenBy | Jud Crandall ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Micmac burial ground Description of subject: The Micmac burial ground is a cursed ancient Native American cemetery in Stephen King’s horror novel "Pet Sematary" whose soil brings the dead back to life with sinister consequences.
Referenced by (3)
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