Who Goes There?
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"Who Goes There?" is a classic 1938 science fiction horror novella by John W. Campbell (as Don A. Stuart) about an Antarctic research team confronting a shape-shifting alien, later adapted into films such as "The Thing."
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Thing | 5 |
| Who Goes There! | 2 |
| Who Goes There? canonical | 2 |
| Blair (character in Who Goes There?) | 1 |
| The Thing from Another World | 1 |
| Who Goes There | 1 |
| Who Goes There? (novella) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2704762 — 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.
Target entity: Who Goes There? Context triple: [Astounding Science Fiction, notableStoryPublished, Who Goes There?]
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A.
Door into the Dark
Door into the Dark is a 1969 poetry collection by Irish Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney that deepens his exploration of rural life, memory, and identity through richly textured, earthy verse.
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B.
The Tenth Planet
"The Tenth Planet" is a 1966 Doctor Who serial from the show's fourth season, notable for introducing the Cybermen and featuring the First Doctor's regeneration.
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C.
Toward the Unknown Region
Toward the Unknown Region is a choral-orchestral work by Ralph Vaughan Williams, celebrated for its expansive, visionary setting of Walt Whitman’s poetry.
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D.
The Valley of Ghosts
The Valley of Ghosts is a mystery novel by British writer Edgar Wallace, known for its suspenseful crime plot and atmospheric setting.
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E.
The Invaders
"The Invaders" is a renowned, nearly dialogue-free episode of the original The Twilight Zone series, in which a solitary woman in a remote farmhouse is terrorized by tiny, mysterious invaders.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Who Goes There? Target entity description: "Who Goes There?" is a classic 1938 science fiction horror novella by John W. Campbell (as Don A. Stuart) about an Antarctic research team confronting a shape-shifting alien, later adapted into films such as "The Thing."
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A.
Door into the Dark
Door into the Dark is a 1969 poetry collection by Irish Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney that deepens his exploration of rural life, memory, and identity through richly textured, earthy verse.
-
B.
The Tenth Planet
"The Tenth Planet" is a 1966 Doctor Who serial from the show's fourth season, notable for introducing the Cybermen and featuring the First Doctor's regeneration.
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C.
Toward the Unknown Region
Toward the Unknown Region is a choral-orchestral work by Ralph Vaughan Williams, celebrated for its expansive, visionary setting of Walt Whitman’s poetry.
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D.
The Valley of Ghosts
The Valley of Ghosts is a mystery novel by British writer Edgar Wallace, known for its suspenseful crime plot and atmospheric setting.
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E.
The Invaders
"The Invaders" is a renowned, nearly dialogue-free episode of the original The Twilight Zone series, in which a solitary woman in a remote farmhouse is terrorized by tiny, mysterious invaders.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novella
ⓘ
science fiction horror novella ⓘ |
| adaptationMedium | feature film ⓘ |
| author |
John W. Campbell Jr.
ⓘ
surface form:
John W. Campbell
|
| authorPseudonym | Don A. Stuart ⓘ |
| authorRealName |
John W. Campbell Jr.
ⓘ
surface form:
John W. Campbell
|
| authorRoleOfJohnWCampbell | editor of Astounding Science-Fiction ⓘ |
| basedOnMythologyOrTrope | body-snatcher trope ⓘ |
| centralAntagonistType | shape-shifting alien ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalStatus | classic of science fiction horror ⓘ |
| expandedVersionAuthor |
John W. Campbell Jr.
ⓘ
surface form:
John W. Campbell
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| expandedVersionForm | novel ⓘ |
| expandedVersionPublicationStatus | posthumously published ⓘ |
| expandedVersionTitle | Frozen Hell ⓘ |
| firstPublicationType | magazine serial ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
Astounding Science Fiction
ⓘ
surface form:
Astounding Science-Fiction
|
| genre |
horror fiction
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ |
| hasExpandedVersion | Frozen Hell ⓘ |
| influenceOnGenre | influential work in science fiction horror ⓘ |
| inspiredWorks |
The Thing (1982 film)
ⓘ
surface form:
The Thing video game adaptations
board games based on The Thing ⓘ |
| lengthCategory | novella-length ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Golden Age of Science Fiction
ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Age science fiction
|
| narrativeDevice | who-is-human mystery ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableAdaptation |
The Thing (1982 film)
ⓘ
The Thing (2011 film) ⓘ The Thing (1982 film) ⓘ
surface form:
The Thing from Another World
|
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalPublicationEditor |
John W. Campbell Jr.
ⓘ
surface form:
John W. Campbell
|
| plotElement |
alien imitates and replaces humans
ⓘ
blood test to detect alien ⓘ |
| primaryConflict | humans versus imitative alien ⓘ |
| protagonistGroup | Antarctic research team ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| publisherCategory | pulp science fiction magazine ⓘ |
| settingEnvironment | Antarctic research station ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Antarctica ⓘ |
| theme |
identity
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isolation ⓘ paranoia ⓘ trust and suspicion ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 20th century ⓘ |
| tone | claustrophobic and suspenseful ⓘ |
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Subject: Who Goes There? Description of subject: "Who Goes There?" is a classic 1938 science fiction horror novella by John W. Campbell (as Don A. Stuart) about an Antarctic research team confronting a shape-shifting alien, later adapted into films such as "The Thing."
Referenced by (13)
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