War in the Dark
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War in the Dark is a supernatural espionage novel by Nick Setchfield that blends Cold War spy thriller elements with occult horror.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| War in the Dark canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3664608 — 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: War in the Dark Context triple: [The Mysterious Lady, basedOn, War in the Dark]
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A.
The Invisible War
The Invisible War is a 2012 investigative documentary film that exposes the epidemic of sexual assault in the U.S. military and the systemic failures in addressing it.
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B.
In the Dark
"In the Dark" is a 1987 studio album by the Grateful Dead that became their biggest commercial success, featuring the hit single "Touch of Grey."
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C.
Battle at the Wall
Battle at the Wall is a major large-scale conflict in Game of Thrones where the Night's Watch defends the Wall against a massive wildling assault led by Mance Rayder.
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D.
The Spirit of War
The Spirit of War is a 19th-century painting by American landscape artist Jasper Francis Cropsey that allegorically depicts the destructive forces and atmosphere of war.
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E.
War Cripples
War Cripples is a powerful anti-war painting by German artist Otto Dix that depicts the brutal physical and psychological toll of World War I on disabled veterans.
- 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: War in the Dark Target entity description: War in the Dark is a supernatural espionage novel by Nick Setchfield that blends Cold War spy thriller elements with occult horror.
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A.
The Invisible War
The Invisible War is a 2012 investigative documentary film that exposes the epidemic of sexual assault in the U.S. military and the systemic failures in addressing it.
-
B.
In the Dark
"In the Dark" is a 1987 studio album by the Grateful Dead that became their biggest commercial success, featuring the hit single "Touch of Grey."
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C.
Battle at the Wall
Battle at the Wall is a major large-scale conflict in Game of Thrones where the Night's Watch defends the Wall against a massive wildling assault led by Mance Rayder.
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D.
The Spirit of War
The Spirit of War is a 19th-century painting by American landscape artist Jasper Francis Cropsey that allegorically depicts the destructive forces and atmosphere of war.
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E.
War Cripples
War Cripples is a powerful anti-war painting by German artist Otto Dix that depicts the brutal physical and psychological toll of World War I on disabled veterans.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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occult horror novel ⓘ spy thriller ⓘ supernatural espionage novel ⓘ |
| author | Nick Setchfield ⓘ |
| blendsGenre |
Cold War spy thriller
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occult horror ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
horror fiction
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occult fiction ⓘ spy fiction ⓘ supernatural fiction ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasElement |
European locations
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ancient artifacts ⓘ covert operations ⓘ magic ⓘ rituals ⓘ secret societies ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
conspiracy
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espionage ⓘ myth and ritual ⓘ occult ⓘ power and sacrifice ⓘ secret intelligence agencies ⓘ supernatural forces ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
contemporary fantasy
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contemporary thriller ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: War in the Dark Description of subject: War in the Dark is a supernatural espionage novel by Nick Setchfield that blends Cold War spy thriller elements with occult horror.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Mysterious Lady (1928 film)