The Call of Cthulhu
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The Call of Cthulhu is a seminal 1928 horror short story that introduced the cosmic entity Cthulhu and became a cornerstone of H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Call of Cthulhu canonical | 17 |
| "The Call of Cthulhu" | 1 |
| "The Call of Cthulhu" (mythos background) | 1 |
| The Call of Cthulhu (2005 film) | 1 |
| The Call of Cthulhu (short story) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1715078 — 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 Call of Cthulhu Context triple: [H. P. Lovecraft, notableWork, The Call of Cthulhu]
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A.
The Legend of Hell House
The Legend of Hell House is a 1973 British supernatural horror film, based on Richard Matheson's novel, about a group of investigators exploring a notoriously haunted mansion.
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B.
Los da Mystro
Los da Mystro is an American record producer and songwriter known for his work in contemporary R&B and collaborations with major artists such as Mariah Carey and The-Dream.
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C.
Door into the Dark
Door into the Dark is a 1969 poetry collection by Irish Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney that deepens his exploration of rural life, memory, and identity through richly textured, earthy verse.
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D.
The Ghoul Man
The Ghoul Man is a reanimated corpse character from the cult 1959 science fiction horror film "Plan 9 from Outer Space."
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E.
The Valley of Ghosts
The Valley of Ghosts is a mystery novel by British writer Edgar Wallace, known for its suspenseful crime plot and atmospheric setting.
- 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 Call of Cthulhu Target entity description: The Call of Cthulhu is a seminal 1928 horror short story that introduced the cosmic entity Cthulhu and became a cornerstone of H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos.
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A.
The Charnel House
The Charnel House is a 1945 painting by Pablo Picasso that depicts a twisted, skeletal pile of bodies as a powerful condemnation of war and human atrocity.
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B.
The Legend of Hell House
The Legend of Hell House is a 1973 British supernatural horror film, based on Richard Matheson's novel, about a group of investigators exploring a notoriously haunted mansion.
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C.
Los da Mystro
Los da Mystro is an American record producer and songwriter known for his work in contemporary R&B and collaborations with major artists such as Mariah Carey and The-Dream.
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D.
Door into the Dark
Door into the Dark is a 1969 poetry collection by Irish Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney that deepens his exploration of rural life, memory, and identity through richly textured, earthy verse.
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E.
The Ghoul Man
The Ghoul Man is a reanimated corpse character from the cult 1959 science fiction horror film "Plan 9 from Outer Space."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
horror fiction work
ⓘ
short story ⓘ weird fiction work ⓘ |
| author | H. P. Lovecraft ⓘ |
| centralConcept | sleeping god beneath the sea ⓘ |
| centralEntity |
Great Old One Cthulhu
ⓘ
linked to:
Cthulhu
|
| chronologyWithinAuthorWork | written in 1926 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReputation | seminal work of cosmic horror ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization | Cthulhu cult ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | February 1928 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
Weird Tales
ⓘ
linked to:
Weird Tales magazine
|
| followedBy | The Dunwich Horror ⓘ |
| genre |
cosmic horror
ⓘ
horror ⓘ weird fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Call of Cthulhu role-playing game
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The Call of Cthulhu (2005 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Call of Cthulhu
various radio dramas ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Francis Wayland Thurston
ⓘ
Gustaf Johansen ⓘ Inspector John Raymond Legrasse ⓘ Professor George Gammell Angell ⓘ |
| hasMottoOrPhrase | Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn ⓘ |
| influenced |
Cthulhu Mythos literature
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horror films ⓘ modern horror fiction ⓘ role-playing games ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
cosmicism
ⓘ
weird fiction tradition ⓘ |
| introducedCharacter | Cthulhu ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | weird fiction ⓘ |
| magazineIssue | Weird Tales, February 1928 issue ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
cosmic insignificance of humanity
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cults ⓘ forbidden knowledge ⓘ madness ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Cthulhu Mythos ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Colour Out of Space ⓘ |
| publicationType | pulp magazine ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1928 ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
New Orleans
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Pacific Ocean ⓘ Providence, Rhode Island ⓘ
linked to:
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
R'lyeh ⓘ |
| structure | three-part narrative ⓘ |
| wordCountApproximate | 12000 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Call of Cthulhu Description of subject: The Call of Cthulhu is a seminal 1928 horror short story that introduced the cosmic entity Cthulhu and became a cornerstone of H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Call of Cthulhu
subject linked to:
Necronomicon (fictional grimoire)
linked to: The Call of Cthulhu
subject linked to:
Whipple
linked to: The Call of Cthulhu