Horns
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Horns is a dark fantasy-horror novel by Joe Hill that follows a man who mysteriously grows devilish horns and gains disturbing supernatural powers after being accused of his girlfriend’s murder.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Horns canonical | 24 |
| Horns (novel) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1725415 — 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: Horns Context triple: [Joe Hill, notableWork, Horns]
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A.
Horn
Horn is a surname most prominently associated with English music producer and musician Trevor Horn, known for his influential work in pop and rock music.
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B.
Gjallarhorn
Gjallarhorn is the resounding horn of the god Heimdall in Norse mythology, famously used to signal the onset of Ragnarök.
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C.
Gorgophone
Gorgophone is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally known as a daughter of Perseus and Andromeda and noted as one of the first women to remarry after being widowed.
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D.
Plärrer
Plärrer is a major underground station and transport hub in Nuremberg’s U-Bahn network, serving as an important interchange point for multiple metro lines.
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E.
Tullistes
Tullistes are the inhabitants of the French city of Tulle, located in the Corrèze department in central France.
- 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: Horns Target entity description: Horns is a dark fantasy-horror novel by Joe Hill that follows a man who mysteriously grows devilish horns and gains disturbing supernatural powers after being accused of his girlfriend’s murder.
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A.
Horn
Horn is a surname most prominently associated with English music producer and musician Trevor Horn, known for his influential work in pop and rock music.
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B.
Gjallarhorn
Gjallarhorn is the resounding horn of the god Heimdall in Norse mythology, famously used to signal the onset of Ragnarök.
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C.
Gorgophone
Gorgophone is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally known as a daughter of Perseus and Andromeda and noted as one of the first women to remarry after being widowed.
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D.
Plärrer
Plärrer is a major underground station and transport hub in Nuremberg’s U-Bahn network, serving as an important interchange point for multiple metro lines.
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E.
Tullistes
Tullistes are the inhabitants of the French city of Tulle, located in the Corrèze department in central France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dark fantasy novel
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film ⓘ horror novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | Horns (film) ⓘ |
| author | Joe Hill ⓘ |
| basedOn | Horns ⓘ |
| character |
Glenna
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Ignatius Perrish ⓘ Lee Tourneau ⓘ Merrin Williams ⓘ Terry Perrish ⓘ |
| containsElement |
murder mystery
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psychological horror ⓘ romantic tragedy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Alexandre Aja ⓘ |
| followedBy | NOS4A2 ⓘ |
| genre |
dark fantasy
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horror ⓘ supernatural fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780061147951 ⓘ |
| hasSupernaturalElement |
devilish horns
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mind‑influencing powers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ignatius Perrish ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor | blending horror with dark humor and tragic romance ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 370 pages ⓘ |
| plotSummary | After being accused of his girlfriend Merrin Williams's murder, Ignatius Perrish mysteriously grows horns and gains supernatural powers that compel people to confess their darkest desires. ⓘ |
| precededBy | Heart-Shaped Box ⓘ |
| protagonist | Ignatius Perrish ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| publisher | William Morrow and Company ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| setting | New Hampshire ⓘ |
| starring |
Daniel Radcliffe
ⓘ
Juno Temple ⓘ |
| theme |
faith and doubt
ⓘ
good versus evil ⓘ guilt ⓘ revenge ⓘ the nature of sin ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | contemporary era ⓘ |
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: Horns Description of subject: Horns is a dark fantasy-horror novel by Joe Hill that follows a man who mysteriously grows devilish horns and gains disturbing supernatural powers after being accused of his girlfriend’s murder.
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Horns