Dagon and Other Macabre Tales
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Dagon and Other Macabre Tales is a collection of H. P. Lovecraft’s early horror and weird fiction stories, showcasing many of his foundational cosmic horror themes and settings.
All labels observed (1)
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| Dagon and Other Macabre Tales canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Dagon and Other Macabre Tales Context triple: [The Music of Erich Zann, includedInCollection, Dagon and Other Macabre Tales]
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A.
Shoggoth’s Old Peculiar
Shoggoth’s Old Peculiar is a humorous Lovecraftian pastiche short story by Neil Gaiman that blends cosmic horror with quirky, small-town British pub culture.
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B.
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath is a fantasy-horror novella by H. P. Lovecraft that follows Randolph Carter’s surreal journey through the Dreamlands in search of a mysterious, forbidden city.
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C.
The Monster and Other Stories
The Monster and Other Stories is a collection of short fiction by American author Stephen Crane, showcasing his realist style and exploration of moral and social themes.
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D.
The Dunwich Horror
The Dunwich Horror is a classic 1929 cosmic horror short story by H. P. Lovecraft about occult rituals, monstrous entities, and the encroachment of otherworldly forces on a rural New England town.
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E.
The Dreams in the Witch House
"The Dreams in the Witch House" is a horror short story by H. P. Lovecraft that blends witchcraft, higher-dimensional mathematics, and cosmic terror through the experiences of a student living in a cursed New England house.
- 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: Dagon and Other Macabre Tales Target entity description: Dagon and Other Macabre Tales is a collection of H. P. Lovecraft’s early horror and weird fiction stories, showcasing many of his foundational cosmic horror themes and settings.
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A.
Shoggoth’s Old Peculiar
Shoggoth’s Old Peculiar is a humorous Lovecraftian pastiche short story by Neil Gaiman that blends cosmic horror with quirky, small-town British pub culture.
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B.
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath is a fantasy-horror novella by H. P. Lovecraft that follows Randolph Carter’s surreal journey through the Dreamlands in search of a mysterious, forbidden city.
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C.
The Monster and Other Stories
The Monster and Other Stories is a collection of short fiction by American author Stephen Crane, showcasing his realist style and exploration of moral and social themes.
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D.
The Dunwich Horror
The Dunwich Horror is a classic 1929 cosmic horror short story by H. P. Lovecraft about occult rituals, monstrous entities, and the encroachment of otherworldly forces on a rural New England town.
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E.
The Dreams in the Witch House
"The Dreams in the Witch House" is a horror short story by H. P. Lovecraft that blends witchcraft, higher-dimensional mathematics, and cosmic terror through the experiences of a student living in a cursed New England house.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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short story collection ⓘ |
| author | H. P. Lovecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkOf | H. P. Lovecraft’s early stories ⓘ |
| containsWork |
Celephaïs
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Cool Air NERFINISHED ⓘ Dagon NERFINISHED ⓘ Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family NERFINISHED ⓘ He ⓘ Nyarlathotep NERFINISHED ⓘ Pickman’s Model NERFINISHED ⓘ The Call of Cthulhu NERFINISHED ⓘ The Colour Out of Space NERFINISHED ⓘ The Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ The Haunter of the Dark NERFINISHED ⓘ The Horror at Red Hook NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hound NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lurking Fear NERFINISHED ⓘ The Music of Erich Zann NERFINISHED ⓘ The Outsider NERFINISHED ⓘ The Picture in the House NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rats in the Walls NERFINISHED ⓘ The Shunned House NERFINISHED ⓘ The Strange High House in the Mist NERFINISHED ⓘ The Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tomb NERFINISHED ⓘ The Unnamable NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresMythos | Cthulhu Mythos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresSetting |
Dreamlands
NERFINISHED
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New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
ancient cosmic entities
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cosmic insignificance of humanity ⓘ forbidden knowledge ⓘ |
| genre |
cosmic horror
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horror fiction ⓘ weird fiction ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryCreator | H. P. Lovecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| publisher | Arkham House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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