Desperation
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Desperation is a horror novel by Stephen King that follows a group of travelers trapped in a remote Nevada mining town terrorized by a malevolent supernatural force.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Desperation canonical | 3 |
| Desperation (2006 film) | 1 |
| Desperation (2006 television film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5292568 — 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: Desperation Context triple: [Stephen King bibliography, containsWork, Desperation]
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A.
Despair
Despair is one of the seven Endless in Neil Gaiman’s "The Sandman" universe, embodying and personifying the concept of hopelessness and emotional anguish.
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B.
Desperate Journey
Desperate Journey is a 1942 World War II adventure film starring Errol Flynn and Ronald Reagan, known for its patriotic tone and story of Allied airmen escaping from Nazi-occupied Europe.
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C.
Agony
Agony is a modernist painting by Armenian-American artist Arshile Gorky, reflecting his distinctive blend of abstraction and surrealism.
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D.
Hopeless
"Hopeless" is a 1963 pop art painting by Roy Lichtenstein that depicts a tearful, comic-book-style woman in a melodramatic, romantic crisis.
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E.
Futility
"Futility" is a poignant World War I poem by Wilfred Owen that reflects on the senseless loss of life and questions the purpose of creation amid the horrors of war.
- 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: Desperation Target entity description: Desperation is a horror novel by Stephen King that follows a group of travelers trapped in a remote Nevada mining town terrorized by a malevolent supernatural force.
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A.
Despair
Despair is one of the seven Endless in Neil Gaiman’s "The Sandman" universe, embodying and personifying the concept of hopelessness and emotional anguish.
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B.
Desperate Journey
Desperate Journey is a 1942 World War II adventure film starring Errol Flynn and Ronald Reagan, known for its patriotic tone and story of Allied airmen escaping from Nazi-occupied Europe.
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C.
Agony
Agony is a modernist painting by Armenian-American artist Arshile Gorky, reflecting his distinctive blend of abstraction and surrealism.
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D.
Hopeless
"Hopeless" is a 1963 pop art painting by Roy Lichtenstein that depicts a tearful, comic-book-style woman in a melodramatic, romantic crisis.
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E.
Futility
"Futility" is a poignant World War I poem by Wilfred Owen that reflects on the senseless loss of life and questions the purpose of creation amid the horrors of war.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
horror novel
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptationType | television film ⓘ |
| adaptedBy | Mick Garris ⓘ |
| author | Stephen King ⓘ |
| companionWorkAuthor | Stephen King ⓘ |
| containsElement |
child protagonist with strong faith
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demonic possession ⓘ police corruption under supernatural influence ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| coverArtist |
Mark Ryden
ⓘ
linked to:
Mark Ryden (artwork)
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| dedicatedTo | Anne H. Ehrlich ⓘ |
| featuresSupernaturalEntity | Tak ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
ⓘ
supernatural fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Desperation (2006 film)
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linked to:
Desperation
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| hasCharacter |
Audrey Wyler
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Collie Entragian ⓘ Cynthia Smith ⓘ David Carver ⓘ Johnny Marinville ⓘ Mary Jackson ⓘ Peter Jackson ⓘ Ralph Carver ⓘ Steve Ames ⓘ Tak ⓘ Tom Billingsley ⓘ |
| hasCompanionWork | The Regulators ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0-670-85951-9 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor | parallel publication with The Regulators under Richard Bachman name for companion novel ⓘ |
| pageCount | 690 (first edition, approximate) ⓘ |
| partOf | Desperation–The Regulators duology ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1996 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Viking Press
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linked to:
The Viking Press
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| relatedWork |
The Dark Tower series (via mythological connections to Tak)
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linked to:
The Dark Tower series
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| screenplayBy | Stephen King ⓘ |
| setIn |
Nevada
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fictional town of Desperation, Nevada ⓘ |
| settingFeature |
abandoned mining operations
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remote desert town ⓘ |
| theme |
faith and divine intervention
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good versus evil ⓘ isolation ⓘ possession ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Desperation Description of subject: Desperation is a horror novel by Stephen King that follows a group of travelers trapped in a remote Nevada mining town terrorized by a malevolent supernatural force.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Desperation
linked to: Desperation