I Am the Doorway
E192797
"I Am the Doorway" is a horror short story by Stephen King about a former astronaut whose body becomes a portal for alien beings, blending psychological terror with science fiction.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "I Am the Doorway" | 2 |
| "I Am the Doorway" (short story) | 1 |
| I Am the Doorway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1714724 — 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: I Am the Doorway Context triple: [Night Shift, hasShortStory, I Am the Doorway]
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A.
Standing in the Doorway
"Standing in the Doorway" is a slow-burning, melancholic Bob Dylan song marked by its reflective lyrics on lost love and its atmospheric, blues-inflected arrangement.
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B.
Red Door
Red Door is a luxury beauty and spa brand, historically linked to Elizabeth Arden, known for its high-end salon and spa services.
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C.
I Am Other
I Am Other is a creative collective and record label founded by Pharrell Williams that encompasses music, fashion, and multimedia projects.
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D.
Kick in the Door
"Kick in the Door" is a hard-hitting, lyrically complex hip-hop track by The Notorious B.I.G. known for its sharp wordplay and confrontational tone.
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E.
As I Am
"As I Am" is a Christian-influenced studio album by Broadway and television star Kristin Chenoweth, showcasing her vocal versatility through inspirational and contemporary songs.
- 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: I Am the Doorway Target entity description: "I Am the Doorway" is a horror short story by Stephen King about a former astronaut whose body becomes a portal for alien beings, blending psychological terror with science fiction.
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A.
Standing in the Doorway
"Standing in the Doorway" is a slow-burning, melancholic Bob Dylan song marked by its reflective lyrics on lost love and its atmospheric, blues-inflected arrangement.
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B.
Red Door
Red Door is a luxury beauty and spa brand, historically linked to Elizabeth Arden, known for its high-end salon and spa services.
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C.
I Am Other
I Am Other is a creative collective and record label founded by Pharrell Williams that encompasses music, fashion, and multimedia projects.
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D.
Kick in the Door
"Kick in the Door" is a hard-hitting, lyrically complex hip-hop track by The Notorious B.I.G. known for its sharp wordplay and confrontational tone.
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E.
As I Am
"As I Am" is a Christian-influenced studio album by Broadway and television star Kristin Chenoweth, showcasing her vocal versatility through inspirational and contemporary songs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
horror fiction
ⓘ
science fiction horror ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| author | Stephen King ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
alien possession
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fear of transformation ⓘ isolation ⓘ loss of bodily autonomy ⓘ psychological terror ⓘ |
| collectionPublicationYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| firstPublicationType | men's magazine ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Cavalier ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
1970s horror short stories
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American short stories ⓘ Short stories by Stephen King ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
print
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short fiction anthology ⓘ |
| includedInCollection | Night Shift ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Arthur ⓘ |
| narrativePointOfView | first person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of body horror and cosmic horror
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early example of Stephen King's published work ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| partOf | Stephen King short fiction bibliography ⓘ |
| plotElement |
alien beings observe Earth through the protagonist
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protagonist becomes a portal for alien entities ⓘ protagonist returns from space mission ⓘ strange eyes appear on protagonist's hands ⓘ uncontrollable violent incidents occur ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | former astronaut ⓘ |
| publisherOfCollection | Doubleday ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstMagazineAppearance | Cavalier magazine ⓘ |
| setting | Florida ⓘ |
| tone |
claustrophobic
ⓘ
dark ⓘ paranoid ⓘ |
| workByAuthor | Stephen King ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: I Am the Doorway Description of subject: "I Am the Doorway" is a horror short story by Stephen King about a former astronaut whose body becomes a portal for alien beings, blending psychological terror with science fiction.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: I Am the Doorway
linked to: I Am the Doorway