The Institute
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The Institute is a 2019 horror-thriller novel by Stephen King about children with supernatural abilities imprisoned and exploited by a sinister secret facility.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Institute canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5292585 — 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: The Institute Context triple: [Stephen King bibliography, containsWork, The Institute]
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A.
The Inevitable
The Inevitable is an English rendering of the name of Surah Al-Waqi'ah, a chapter of the Qur’an that vividly describes the certainty of the Day of Resurrection and the final sorting of humanity into different groups.
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B.
The Faculty
The Faculty is a 1998 science fiction horror film about high school students who discover their teachers are being taken over by alien parasites.
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C.
The Divinity School
The Divinity School is a historic academic institution dedicated to the study of theology, religion, and related disciplines.
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D.
The Capstone
The Capstone is a former motto-associated nickname for the University of Alabama, reflecting its role as the pinnacle institution of the state's public education system.
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E.
The Hospital
The Hospital is a 1971 satirical drama film that critiques the American medical system, starring George C. Scott as a beleaguered chief of medicine.
- 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: The Institute Target entity description: The Institute is a 2019 horror-thriller novel by Stephen King about children with supernatural abilities imprisoned and exploited by a sinister secret facility.
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A.
The Inevitable
The Inevitable is an English rendering of the name of Surah Al-Waqi'ah, a chapter of the Qur’an that vividly describes the certainty of the Day of Resurrection and the final sorting of humanity into different groups.
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B.
The Faculty
The Faculty is a 1998 science fiction horror film about high school students who discover their teachers are being taken over by alien parasites.
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C.
The Divinity School
The Divinity School is a historic academic institution dedicated to the study of theology, religion, and related disciplines.
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D.
The Capstone
The Capstone is a former motto-associated nickname for the University of Alabama, reflecting its role as the pinnacle institution of the state's public education system.
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E.
The Hospital
The Hospital is a 1971 satirical drama film that critiques the American medical system, starring George C. Scott as a beleaguered chief of medicine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
horror novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Stephen King ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
child imprisonment
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exploitation of children ⓘ government conspiracy ⓘ psychic powers ⓘ resistance to authority ⓘ |
| containsElement |
escape narrative
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road trip ⓘ secret experiments on children ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| followedBy | If It Bleeds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Avery Dixon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kalisha Benson NERFINISHED ⓘ Maureen Alverson NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Sigsby NERFINISHED ⓘ Nick Wilholm NERFINISHED ⓘ Stackhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ Tim Jamieson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9781982110567 ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Luke Ellis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotiveOfAntagonists | preventing global catastrophes through unethical means ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre |
psychological horror
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supernatural thriller ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
telekinesis
ⓘ
telepathy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
ⓘ
ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor | depiction of a clandestine facility experimenting on children ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 560 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Elevation ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2019-09-10 ⓘ |
| publisher | Scribner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Maine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ secret government facility ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | contemporary era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Institute Description of subject: The Institute is a 2019 horror-thriller novel by Stephen King about children with supernatural abilities imprisoned and exploited by a sinister secret facility.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.