Misery
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Misery is a psychological horror novel by Stephen King about a famous author held captive by his deranged “number one fan.”
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Misery canonical | 24 |
| Misery (1990 film) | 2 |
| Misery (novel) | 2 |
| 1990 film Misery | 1 |
| Misery (1987 novel) | 1 |
| Misery (Broadway production) | 1 |
| Misery (film) | 1 |
| Misery (stage adaptation) | 1 |
| Misery (stage play) | 1 |
| Misery Chastain series | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T288589 — 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: Misery Context triple: [Stephen King, notableWork, Misery]
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A.
Carrie
"Carrie" is Stephen King's debut horror novel, centered on a bullied teenage girl with telekinetic powers who exacts a devastating revenge on her tormentors.
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B.
The Shining
The Shining is a 1977 horror novel by Stephen King that follows a troubled writer who becomes the winter caretaker of an isolated, malevolent hotel that slowly drives him to madness.
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C.
Black Sunday
Black Sunday was a catastrophic 1935 dust storm during the Dust Bowl that turned daytime skies black and became one of the era’s most infamous environmental disasters.
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D.
The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 psychological horror-thriller film centered on FBI trainee Clarice Starling’s pursuit of a serial killer with the help of imprisoned cannibalistic psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter.
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E.
The Stand
The Stand is a post-apocalyptic horror novel by Stephen King that follows survivors of a devastating plague as they become embroiled in an epic battle between good and evil.
- 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: Misery Target entity description: Misery is a psychological horror novel by Stephen King about a famous author held captive by his deranged “number one fan.”
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A.
Carrie
"Carrie" is Stephen King's debut horror novel, centered on a bullied teenage girl with telekinetic powers who exacts a devastating revenge on her tormentors.
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B.
The Shining
The Shining is a 1977 horror novel by Stephen King that follows a troubled writer who becomes the winter caretaker of an isolated, malevolent hotel that slowly drives him to madness.
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C.
Black Sunday
Black Sunday was a catastrophic 1935 dust storm during the Dust Bowl that turned daytime skies black and became one of the era’s most infamous environmental disasters.
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D.
The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 psychological horror-thriller film centered on FBI trainee Clarice Starling’s pursuit of a serial killer with the help of imprisoned cannibalistic psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter.
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E.
The Stand
The Stand is a post-apocalyptic horror novel by Stephen King that follows survivors of a devastating plague as they become embroiled in an epic battle between good and evil.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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psychological horror novel ⓘ |
| adaptedInto |
Misery (1990 film)
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linked to:
Misery
Misery (Broadway production) ⓘ
linked to:
Misery
Misery (stage play) ⓘ
linked to:
Misery
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| author | Stephen King ⓘ |
| awarded |
Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel (nomination)
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linked to:
Bram Stoker Award
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| centralTheme |
addiction and dependency
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creator-fan relationship ⓘ imprisonment ⓘ obsession ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| coverArtist | Bob Giusti ⓘ |
| featuresFictionalWork | Misery Chastain novel series (in-universe) ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| filmAdaptationDirector | Rob Reiner ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationLeadActor |
James Caan
ⓘ
Kathy Bates ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Tommyknockers ⓘ |
| genre |
horror fiction
ⓘ
psychological horror ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | subsequent depictions of obsessive fandom in popular culture ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Annie Wilkes
ⓘ
Paul Sheldon ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
fan violence
ⓘ
physical and psychological torture ⓘ writer in isolation ⓘ |
| inSeries | Stephen King bibliography ⓘ |
| isbn | 978-0-670-81364-3 ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableCharacterTraitOfAnnieWilkes |
obsessive fan
ⓘ
sadistic ⓘ |
| notableCharacterTraitOfPaulSheldon | bestselling romance author ⓘ |
| notableFor | intense depiction of captivity and psychological terror ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | 310 (approximate, first edition) ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A famous novelist is held captive and tortured by his deranged self-proclaimed number one fan after a car accident. ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Eyes of the Dragon ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | novelist ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1987 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Viking Press
ⓘ
linked to:
The Viking Press
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| settingLocation | Colorado ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Misery Description of subject: Misery is a psychological horror novel by Stephen King about a famous author held captive by his deranged “number one fan.”
Referenced by (35)
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