The Maze by Maurice Sandoz
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The Maze by Maurice Sandoz is a Gothic horror novella about a man drawn to a mysterious ancestral castle harboring a bizarre and terrifying secret.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Maze by Maurice Sandoz canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4484350 — 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 Maze by Maurice Sandoz Context triple: [The Maze (1953 film), basedOn, The Maze by Maurice Sandoz]
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The Man in the Maze
The Man in the Maze is a science fiction novel by Robert Silverberg that follows a telepathically altered diplomat who retreats into an alien-built labyrinth to escape humanity’s tormenting thoughts.
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B.
The Maze
"The Maze" is a prominent musical piece from the Westworld television series score, known for its atmospheric, suspenseful tone that reflects the show's themes of consciousness and mystery.
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C.
The Maze
The Maze is a remote, rugged, and labyrinthine backcountry district of Canyonlands National Park in Utah, known for its challenging access, intricate canyons, and solitude.
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D.
the Maze
The Maze was the informal name for Long Kesh prison in Northern Ireland, a high-security facility central to the Troubles and known for housing paramilitary prisoners and hunger strikers.
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The Maze (1953 film)
The Maze (1953 film) is a 3D atmospheric horror movie about a man who inherits a mysterious Scottish castle harboring a terrifying secret within its labyrinth.
- 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 Maze by Maurice Sandoz Target entity description: The Maze by Maurice Sandoz is a Gothic horror novella about a man drawn to a mysterious ancestral castle harboring a bizarre and terrifying secret.
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A.
The Man in the Maze
The Man in the Maze is a science fiction novel by Robert Silverberg that follows a telepathically altered diplomat who retreats into an alien-built labyrinth to escape humanity’s tormenting thoughts.
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B.
The Maze
"The Maze" is a prominent musical piece from the Westworld television series score, known for its atmospheric, suspenseful tone that reflects the show's themes of consciousness and mystery.
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C.
The Maze
The Maze is a remote, rugged, and labyrinthine backcountry district of Canyonlands National Park in Utah, known for its challenging access, intricate canyons, and solitude.
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D.
the Maze
The Maze was the informal name for Long Kesh prison in Northern Ireland, a high-security facility central to the Troubles and known for housing paramilitary prisoners and hunger strikers.
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E.
The Maze (1953 film)
The Maze (1953 film) is a 3D atmospheric horror movie about a man who inherits a mysterious Scottish castle harboring a terrifying secret within its labyrinth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gothic horror work
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novella ⓘ |
| atmosphere |
claustrophobic
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macabre ⓘ |
| author |
Maurice Sandoz
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linked to:
Raoul La Roche
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| centralLocation | ancestral castle ⓘ |
| conflictType | psychological horror ⓘ |
| containsElement |
ambiguous reality
ⓘ
supernatural suggestion ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Switzerland ⓘ |
| genre |
Gothic fiction
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horror fiction ⓘ |
| hasArtisticCollaborationWith | Salvador Dalí ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy | Salvador Dalí ⓘ |
| hasNotableElement |
bizarre secret in castle
ⓘ
terrifying revelation ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | illustrated book ⓘ |
| illustrationStyle | surrealist ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | novella-length ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | weird fiction ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacterRole | male protagonist ⓘ |
| medium | prose ⓘ |
| motif |
ancestral legacy
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castle ⓘ labyrinth ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | mysterious family estate ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | gradual revelation of mystery ⓘ |
| originalAuthorNationality | Swiss ⓘ |
| settingType | remote countryside ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
family secrets
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fear of the unknown ⓘ hereditary curse ⓘ isolation ⓘ madness ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Maze by Maurice Sandoz Description of subject: The Maze by Maurice Sandoz is a Gothic horror novella about a man drawn to a mysterious ancestral castle harboring a bizarre and terrifying secret.
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