Night of the Living Dummy
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Night of the Living Dummy is a popular Goosebumps children's horror novel by R. L. Stine centered on a sinister ventriloquist's dummy that comes to life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Night of the Living Dummy canonical | 5 |
| The Night of the Living Dummy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5082511 — 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: Night of the Living Dummy Context triple: [Slappy, appearsIn, Night of the Living Dummy]
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A.
Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) is a critically acclaimed 1980 art rock album by David Bowie that bridges his experimental 1970s work with a more accessible, post-punk-influenced sound.
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B.
Coming Through Slaughter
Coming Through Slaughter is a stylistically experimental novel by Michael Ondaatje that fictionalizes the life of early jazz cornetist Buddy Bolden in turn-of-the-century New Orleans.
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C.
Deadly Funny
Deadly Funny is an Australian Indigenous comedy competition and showcase that highlights First Nations comedians as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
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D.
Big Black
Big Black was an influential American noise rock band of the 1980s known for its abrasive sound, drum machines, and confrontational lyrics, led by guitarist and vocalist Steve Albini.
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E.
Antichrist Superstar
Antichrist Superstar is a 1996 industrial metal concept album by Marilyn Manson that explores themes of nihilism, anti-religion, and personal transformation.
- 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: Night of the Living Dummy Target entity description: Night of the Living Dummy is a popular Goosebumps children's horror novel by R. L. Stine centered on a sinister ventriloquist's dummy that comes to life.
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A.
Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) is a critically acclaimed 1980 art rock album by David Bowie that bridges his experimental 1970s work with a more accessible, post-punk-influenced sound.
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B.
Coming Through Slaughter
Coming Through Slaughter is a stylistically experimental novel by Michael Ondaatje that fictionalizes the life of early jazz cornetist Buddy Bolden in turn-of-the-century New Orleans.
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C.
Deadly Funny
Deadly Funny is an Australian Indigenous comedy competition and showcase that highlights First Nations comedians as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
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D.
Big Black
Big Black was an influential American noise rock band of the 1980s known for its abrasive sound, drum machines, and confrontational lyrics, led by guitarist and vocalist Steve Albini.
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E.
Antichrist Superstar
Antichrist Superstar is a 1996 industrial metal concept album by Marilyn Manson that explores themes of nihilism, anti-religion, and personal transformation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Goosebumps novel
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children's horror novel ⓘ horror fiction work ⓘ |
| ageGroup | middle-grade readers ⓘ |
| author | R. L. Stine ⓘ |
| basedOnFictionalObjectType | ventriloquist's dummy ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
possession
ⓘ
sibling rivalry ⓘ ventriloquist's dummy coming to life ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
living doll
ⓘ
loss of control ⓘ pranks gone wrong ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| featuresCharacter |
Kris Powell
ⓘ
Lindy Powell ⓘ Slappy the Dummy ⓘ
linked to:
Slappy
|
| firstPublicationDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| format | paperback ⓘ |
| franchise |
Goosebumps Slappy stories
ⓘ
linked to:
Goosebumps SlappyWorld
|
| franchiseRole | introduction of Slappy as recurring villain ⓘ |
| genre |
children's horror
ⓘ
supernatural fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Goosebumps TV series episode "Night of the Living Dummy II" (loosely related)
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linked to:
Goosebumps (TV series)
|
| hasSequel |
Night of the Living Dummy II
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Night of the Living Dummy III ⓘ |
| hasSpinOff |
SlappyWorld subseries (character-based)
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linked to:
Goosebumps SlappyWorld
|
| hasTaglineType | Goosebumps-style horror tagline on cover ⓘ |
| hasVillainType |
cursed object
ⓘ
sentient puppet ⓘ |
| intendedMarket | mass-market children's fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySeriesPosition | early book in original Goosebumps run ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | first-person adjacent limited perspective ⓘ |
| mainAntagonist |
Slappy the Dummy
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linked to:
Slappy
|
| marketCategory | children's paperback series ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableElement |
evil talking dummy trope
ⓘ
twist ending ⓘ |
| notableFor | popularizing Slappy as a Goosebumps icon ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Goosebumps ⓘ |
| publisher |
Scholastic
ⓘ
linked to:
Scholastic Corporation
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| readingLevel | middle school ⓘ |
| seriesNumberInGoosebumps | 7 ⓘ |
| settingType | suburban neighborhood ⓘ |
| targetAudience | children ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Night of the Living Dummy Description of subject: Night of the Living Dummy is a popular Goosebumps children's horror novel by R. L. Stine centered on a sinister ventriloquist's dummy that comes to life.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Night of the Living Dummy