A New-England Folktale
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A New-England Folktale is the subtitle of the 2015 horror film "The Witch," which evokes its setting in 17th-century New England and its roots in regional folklore and superstition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A New-England Folktale canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13119124 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A New-England Folktale Context triple: [The Witch, posterTagline, A New-England Folktale]
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A.
The Turn-Tale Wolf
The Turn-Tale Wolf is a Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated short directed by Robert McKimson that parodies the classic "Three Little Pigs" fairy tale.
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B.
Twice-Told Tales
Twice-Told Tales is a collection of short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne that explores moral and psychological themes through allegorical and Gothic narratives.
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C.
Whilomville Stories
Whilomville Stories is a collection of short stories by Stephen Crane that depict small-town American life with his characteristic realism and psychological insight.
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D.
The Country of the Pointed Firs
The Country of the Pointed Firs is an 1896 episodic novel by Sarah Orne Jewett that portrays life in a small coastal Maine village and is considered a classic of American regionalist literature.
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E.
Good News from New England
Good News from New England is a 1624 historical account by Pilgrim leader Edward Winslow that details the early years of the Plymouth Colony and its relations with Indigenous peoples.
- 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: A New-England Folktale Target entity description: A New-England Folktale is the subtitle of the 2015 horror film "The Witch," which evokes its setting in 17th-century New England and its roots in regional folklore and superstition.
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A.
The Turn-Tale Wolf
The Turn-Tale Wolf is a Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated short directed by Robert McKimson that parodies the classic "Three Little Pigs" fairy tale.
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B.
Twice-Told Tales
Twice-Told Tales is a collection of short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne that explores moral and psychological themes through allegorical and Gothic narratives.
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C.
Whilomville Stories
Whilomville Stories is a collection of short stories by Stephen Crane that depict small-town American life with his characteristic realism and psychological insight.
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D.
The Country of the Pointed Firs
The Country of the Pointed Firs is an 1896 episodic novel by Sarah Orne Jewett that portrays life in a small coastal Maine village and is considered a classic of American regionalist literature.
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E.
Good News from New England
Good News from New England is a 1624 historical account by Pilgrim leader Edward Winslow that details the early years of the Plymouth Colony and its relations with Indigenous peoples.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alternative title element
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film subtitle ⓘ |
| appliesToWorkReleaseYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| appliesToWorkType | horror film ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre |
folk horror
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period horror ⓘ supernatural horror ⓘ |
| describesWork | The Witch ⓘ |
| emphasizesTone |
atmospheric horror
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folkloric authenticity ⓘ historical realism ⓘ |
| evokesSettingCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| evokesSettingCountry | Colonial America ⓘ |
| evokesSettingRegion | New England ⓘ |
| evokesTheme |
regional folklore
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superstition ⓘ |
| highlightsNarrativeSource |
New England folktales
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Puritan-era legends ⓘ witchcraft folklore ⓘ |
| impliesHistoricalContext |
Puritan New England
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early colonial period ⓘ |
| isSubtitleOf | The Witch ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| partOfFullTitle |
The Witch: A New-England Folktale
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linked to:
The Witch
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| relatesToTopic |
family in isolation
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folk belief ⓘ religious fear ⓘ witchcraft ⓘ |
| titleOfWorkCountryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| usedInMarketingFor | The Witch ⓘ |
| usedOn |
home media releases of The Witch
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posters for The Witch ⓘ trailers for The Witch ⓘ |
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Subject: A New-England Folktale Description of subject: A New-England Folktale is the subtitle of the 2015 horror film "The Witch," which evokes its setting in 17th-century New England and its roots in regional folklore and superstition.
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