The Breathing Method
E192793
The Breathing Method is a horror novella by Stephen King about a mysterious, macabre childbirth story told within an exclusive New York gentlemen’s club.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Breathing Method canonical | 15 |
| The Club (story frame in The Breathing Method) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1714691 — 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 Breathing Method Context triple: [Different Seasons, containsWork, The Breathing Method]
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A.
Still Breathing
"Still Breathing" is a song by American punk rock band Green Day from their album "Revolution Radio."
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B.
Breathe
"Breathe" is a song by Irish rock band U2 from their 2009 album *No Line on the Horizon*, blending driving rhythms with reflective, stream-of-consciousness lyrics.
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C.
Inhale
"Inhale" is a track by Q-Tip featured on his 2008 album "The Renaissance," which is included as part of the single release "Universal Mind Control."
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D.
Ventilago
Ventilago is a genus of flowering plants, often woody climbers, belonging to the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae and found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions.
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E.
Just Breathe
"Just Breathe" is a mellow, introspective ballad by American rock band Pearl Jam, known for its acoustic arrangement and themes of love, mortality, and gratitude.
- 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 Breathing Method Target entity description: The Breathing Method is a horror novella by Stephen King about a mysterious, macabre childbirth story told within an exclusive New York gentlemen’s club.
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A.
Still Breathing
"Still Breathing" is a song by American punk rock band Green Day from their album "Revolution Radio."
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B.
Breathe
"Breathe" is a song by Irish rock band U2 from their 2009 album *No Line on the Horizon*, blending driving rhythms with reflective, stream-of-consciousness lyrics.
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C.
Inhale
"Inhale" is a track by Q-Tip featured on his 2008 album "The Renaissance," which is included as part of the single release "Universal Mind Control."
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D.
Ventilago
Ventilago is a genus of flowering plants, often woody climbers, belonging to the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae and found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions.
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E.
Just Breathe
"Just Breathe" is a mellow, introspective ballad by American rock band Pearl Jam, known for its acoustic arrangement and themes of love, mortality, and gratitude.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
horror fiction
ⓘ
novella ⓘ |
| author | Stephen King ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
childbirth
ⓘ
obsession ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ the supernatural ⓘ |
| collectionTheme | “A Winter’s Tale” section of Different Seasons ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| firstPublicationYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| frameNarrativeLocation | exclusive New York gentlemen’s club ⓘ |
| frameTimePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
ⓘ
supernatural fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
George (club member)
ⓘ
Stevens (club butler) ⓘ club’s unnamed elderly owner ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0-670-27277-8 (Different Seasons first edition) ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | ~130 ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre |
body horror
ⓘ
psychological horror ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
death and survival
ⓘ
the nature of storytelling ⓘ the power of will ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Different Seasons first edition
ⓘ
various Stephen King omnibus editions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | American horror novella ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
David Adley
ⓘ
Dr. Emlyn McCarron ⓘ Sandra Stansfield ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| motif |
mysterious club members
ⓘ
storytelling within a club ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | frame story ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | David Adley ⓘ |
| notableFor |
enigmatic gentlemen’s club setting
ⓘ
grisly childbirth scene ⓘ |
| partOf | Different Seasons ⓘ |
| publisher |
Viking Press
ⓘ
linked to:
The Viking Press
|
| relatedWork |
Apt Pupil
ⓘ
Different Seasons ⓘ Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption ⓘ
linked to:
The Shawshank Redemption (1994 film)
The Body ⓘ |
| settingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| structure | framed tale with inner story of macabre childbirth ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | primarily 1930s ⓘ |
| workChronologyWithinCollection | fourth novella in Different Seasons ⓘ |
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Subject: The Breathing Method Description of subject: The Breathing Method is a horror novella by Stephen King about a mysterious, macabre childbirth story told within an exclusive New York gentlemen’s club.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
“A Winter’s Tale” section of Different Seasons
subject linked to:
“A Winter’s Tale” section of Different Seasons
subject linked to:
“A Winter’s Tale” section of Different Seasons
linked to: The Breathing Method