Heart-Shaped Box
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Heart-Shaped Box is a horror novel by Joe Hill that follows an aging rock star who buys a haunted suit online and becomes terrorized by the vengeful ghost attached to it.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heart-Shaped Box canonical | 15 |
| novel Heart-Shaped Box | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1725414 — 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: Heart-Shaped Box Context triple: [Joe Hill, notableWork, Heart-Shaped Box]
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A.
Wrapped in Red
Wrapped in Red is a Christmas-themed studio album by American singer Kelly Clarkson that blends pop, soul, and holiday classics with original festive songs.
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B.
Charmbracelet
Charmbracelet is a studio album by American singer Mariah Carey, marking her early-2000s comeback with a blend of pop and R&B ballads and mid-tempo tracks.
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C.
The Valentine
The Valentine is a history museum in Richmond, Virginia, dedicated to preserving and interpreting the city’s past through exhibitions, collections, and educational programs.
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D.
Valentine
Valentine is a masculine given name of Latin origin commonly associated with the meaning "strong" or "healthy" and historically linked to Saint Valentine.
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E.
The Anniversary
"The Anniversary" is a poem by 18th-century English writer Anna Seward, reflecting her characteristic blend of emotional intensity and neoclassical 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: Heart-Shaped Box Target entity description: Heart-Shaped Box is a horror novel by Joe Hill that follows an aging rock star who buys a haunted suit online and becomes terrorized by the vengeful ghost attached to it.
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A.
Wrapped in Red
Wrapped in Red is a Christmas-themed studio album by American singer Kelly Clarkson that blends pop, soul, and holiday classics with original festive songs.
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B.
Charmbracelet
Charmbracelet is a studio album by American singer Mariah Carey, marking her early-2000s comeback with a blend of pop and R&B ballads and mid-tempo tracks.
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C.
The Valentine
The Valentine is a history museum in Richmond, Virginia, dedicated to preserving and interpreting the city’s past through exhibitions, collections, and educational programs.
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D.
Valentine
Valentine is a masculine given name of Latin origin commonly associated with the meaning "strong" or "healthy" and historically linked to Saint Valentine.
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E.
The Anniversary
"The Anniversary" is a poem by 18th-century English writer Anna Seward, reflecting her characteristic blend of emotional intensity and neoclassical style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
horror novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| audiobookNarrator | Stephen Lang ⓘ |
| author | Joe Hill ⓘ |
| awarded |
Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel (nomination)
ⓘ
linked to:
Bram Stoker Award
|
| containsElement |
curses
ⓘ
ghosts ⓘ possession ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coverArtist | Rodrigo Corral ⓘ |
| debutWorkOf | Joe Hill ⓘ |
| genre |
horror fiction
ⓘ
supernatural fiction ⓘ |
| hasAntagonist | Craddock McDermott ⓘ |
| hasCompanionCharacter |
Florida
ⓘ
Georgia ⓘ |
| hasFormat | audiobook ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780061147937 ⓘ |
| hasReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
domestic violence
ⓘ
haunted objects ⓘ occult ⓘ rock music culture ⓘ stalking ⓘ suicide ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
consequences of past actions
ⓘ
family trauma ⓘ guilt ⓘ redemption ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Nirvana song "Heart-Shaped Box" ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Judas Coyne ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| narrativeTone |
dark
ⓘ
suspenseful ⓘ |
| pageCount | 384 ⓘ |
| plotElement |
haunted suit purchased online
ⓘ
vengeful ghost attached to the suit ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | aging rock star ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2007 ⓘ |
| publisher |
William Morrow
ⓘ
linked to:
William Morrow and Company
|
| setting |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| timePeriod | contemporary ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Heart-Shaped Box Description of subject: Heart-Shaped Box is a horror novel by Joe Hill that follows an aging rock star who buys a haunted suit online and becomes terrorized by the vengeful ghost attached to it.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Heart-Shaped Box