The Daemon Lover
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"The Daemon Lover" is a short story by Shirley Jackson, often noted for its eerie atmosphere and psychological tension, about a woman waiting for a mysterious former lover who may not exist.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Daemon Lover canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8316947 — 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 Daemon Lover Context triple: [The Lottery and Other Stories, hasPart, The Daemon Lover]
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A.
Of Love and Other Demons
Of Love and Other Demons is a short novel by Gabriel García Márquez that blends magical realism and historical fiction to explore forbidden love, superstition, and colonial power in 18th-century Latin America.
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B.
The Devil’s Novice
The Devil’s Novice is a historical mystery novel in the Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters, set in 12th-century Shrewsbury and centered on a young novice whose arrival at the abbey coincides with a sinister disappearance.
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C.
The Devil’s Rain
The Devil’s Rain is a 2011 studio album by American horror punk band Misfits, known for its dark, cinematic themes and modern take on the band’s classic sound.
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D.
Beneath the Veil
"Beneath the Veil" is a song by the American indie pop band Chester French.
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E.
The Devil in the Book
The Devil in the Book is a lesser-known novel by American screenwriter and author Dalton Trumbo, reflecting his sharp political insight and distinctive narrative style.
- 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 Daemon Lover Target entity description: "The Daemon Lover" is a short story by Shirley Jackson, often noted for its eerie atmosphere and psychological tension, about a woman waiting for a mysterious former lover who may not exist.
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A.
Of Love and Other Demons
Of Love and Other Demons is a short novel by Gabriel García Márquez that blends magical realism and historical fiction to explore forbidden love, superstition, and colonial power in 18th-century Latin America.
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B.
The Devil’s Novice
The Devil’s Novice is a historical mystery novel in the Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters, set in 12th-century Shrewsbury and centered on a young novice whose arrival at the abbey coincides with a sinister disappearance.
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C.
The Devil’s Rain
The Devil’s Rain is a 2011 studio album by American horror punk band Misfits, known for its dark, cinematic themes and modern take on the band’s classic sound.
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D.
Beneath the Veil
"Beneath the Veil" is a song by the American indie pop band Chester French.
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E.
The Devil in the Book
The Devil in the Book is a lesser-known novel by American screenwriter and author Dalton Trumbo, reflecting his sharp political insight and distinctive narrative style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | "The Daemon Lover" by Shirley Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| atmosphere | eerie ⓘ |
| author | Shirley Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | traditional ballad "The Daemon Lover" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
broken promises
ⓘ
disappearance ⓘ female anxiety ⓘ psychological tension ⓘ uncertainty of reality ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| fictionalUniverse | real-world contemporary setting ⓘ |
| genre |
psychological horror
ⓘ
psychological thriller ⓘ weird fiction ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
mysterious lover
ⓘ
search through the city ⓘ urban setting ⓘ vanishing figure ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | unidentified woman ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of postwar domestic unease
ⓘ
open-ended conclusion ⓘ psychological ambiguity ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A woman anxiously prepares to meet a former lover who may be imaginary or supernatural and who never arrives. ⓘ |
| protagonistGender | female ⓘ |
| subject |
memory and perception
ⓘ
mental instability ⓘ romantic obsession ⓘ |
| tone | ambiguous ⓘ |
| workOf | Shirley Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Daemon Lover Description of subject: "The Daemon Lover" is a short story by Shirley Jackson, often noted for its eerie atmosphere and psychological tension, about a woman waiting for a mysterious former lover who may not exist.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Lottery and Other Stories