The Whisperer in Darkness
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The Whisperer in Darkness is a 1931 horror novella by H. P. Lovecraft that blends cosmic terror with science fiction, focusing on sinister extraterrestrial beings in the remote hills of Vermont.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Whisperer in Darkness canonical | 10 |
| The Whisperer in Darkness (2011 film) | 1 |
| The Whisperer in Darkness (mentioned) | 1 |
| “The Whisperer in Darkness” | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1715085 — 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 Whisperer in Darkness Context triple: [H. P. Lovecraft, notableWork, The Whisperer in Darkness]
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A.
The Colour Out of Space
The Colour Out of Space is a 1927 science fiction–horror short story by H. P. Lovecraft about a mysterious extraterrestrial presence that slowly corrupts a rural New England farm and its inhabitants.
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B.
At the Mountains of Madness
At the Mountains of Madness is a 1936 horror novella by H. P. Lovecraft that follows a doomed Antarctic expedition uncovering ancient, cosmic terrors.
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C.
The Dunwich Horror
The Dunwich Horror is a classic 1929 cosmic horror short story by H. P. Lovecraft about occult rituals, monstrous entities, and the encroachment of otherworldly forces on a rural New England town.
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D.
The Call of Cthulhu
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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E.
The Dreams in the Witch House
"The Dreams in the Witch House" is a horror short story by H. P. Lovecraft that blends witchcraft, higher-dimensional mathematics, and cosmic terror through the experiences of a student living in a cursed New England house.
- 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 Whisperer in Darkness Target entity description: The Whisperer in Darkness is a 1931 horror novella by H. P. Lovecraft that blends cosmic terror with science fiction, focusing on sinister extraterrestrial beings in the remote hills of Vermont.
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A.
The Colour Out of Space
The Colour Out of Space is a 1927 science fiction–horror short story by H. P. Lovecraft about a mysterious extraterrestrial presence that slowly corrupts a rural New England farm and its inhabitants.
-
B.
At the Mountains of Madness
At the Mountains of Madness is a 1936 horror novella by H. P. Lovecraft that follows a doomed Antarctic expedition uncovering ancient, cosmic terrors.
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C.
The Dunwich Horror
The Dunwich Horror is a classic 1929 cosmic horror short story by H. P. Lovecraft about occult rituals, monstrous entities, and the encroachment of otherworldly forces on a rural New England town.
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D.
The Call of Cthulhu
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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E.
The Dreams in the Witch House
"The Dreams in the Witch House" is a horror short story by H. P. Lovecraft that blends witchcraft, higher-dimensional mathematics, and cosmic terror through the experiences of a student living in a cursed New England house.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
horror fiction
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novella ⓘ science fiction horror ⓘ weird fiction ⓘ |
| adaptationType | film ⓘ |
| author | H. P. Lovecraft ⓘ |
| belongsToGenreTradition |
American weird fiction
ⓘ
linked to:
Weird Tales magazine
|
| character | Henry Akeley ⓘ |
| containsElement |
cosmic entities
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letters ⓘ phonograph recordings ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| featuresCreature | Mi-go ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
cosmic horror
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extraterrestrial life ⓘ forbidden knowledge ⓘ isolation ⓘ science versus superstition ⓘ |
| fictionalOrganization | Miskatonic University ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
Weird Tales
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linked to:
Weird Tales magazine
|
| genre |
horror
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science fiction ⓘ weird fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Whisperer in Darkness (2011 film)
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linked to:
The Whisperer in Darkness
audio drama adaptations ⓘ radio drama adaptations ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Lovecraftian horror media
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cosmic horror literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy | cosmicism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Cthulhu Mythos ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Albert N. Wilmarth ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | Albert N. Wilmarth ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of horror and science fiction
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depiction of Mi-go ⓘ |
| originalPublicationType | pulp magazine ⓘ |
| partOf | Cthulhu Mythos ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | folklore instructor at Miskatonic University ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1931 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Weird Tales
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linked to:
Weird Tales magazine
|
| relatedWork |
At the Mountains of Madness
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The Call of Cthulhu ⓘ The Colour Out of Space ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Vermont
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remote hills of Vermont ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | 20th century ⓘ |
| workPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Whisperer in Darkness Description of subject: The Whisperer in Darkness is a 1931 horror novella by H. P. Lovecraft that blends cosmic terror with science fiction, focusing on sinister extraterrestrial beings in the remote hills of Vermont.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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