red bathroom in the Overlook Hotel
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The red bathroom in the Overlook Hotel is an unnervingly stylized, blood-red restroom from *The Shining* where Jack Torrance has a pivotal, ghostly conversation that deepens the film’s sense of dread and psychological horror.
All labels observed (1)
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| red bathroom in the Overlook Hotel canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: red bathroom in the Overlook Hotel Context triple: [Delbert Grady, locationOfEncounter, red bathroom in the Overlook Hotel]
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A.
The Overlook
The Overlook is a crime novel by Michael Connelly featuring LAPD detective Harry Bosch investigating a murder linked to national security threats.
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B.
The Bathroom
"The Bathroom" is a renowned Post-Impressionist interior scene by French painter Pierre Bonnard, celebrated for its intimate domestic atmosphere and luminous, color-rich depiction of light and space.
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C.
Upside Down Mushroom Room
Upside Down Mushroom Room is an immersive installation artwork by Carsten Höller featuring large, inverted mushroom sculptures that disorient viewers’ perception of space and gravity.
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D.
Room 39
Room 39 is a secretive North Korean government organization believed to manage slush funds, illicit financial operations, and foreign currency earnings for the country’s leadership.
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E.
Malachite Room
The Malachite Room is an opulent state room in the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg, famed for its lavish malachite columns and decorative stonework used for imperial receptions and ceremonies.
- 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: red bathroom in the Overlook Hotel Target entity description: The red bathroom in the Overlook Hotel is an unnervingly stylized, blood-red restroom from *The Shining* where Jack Torrance has a pivotal, ghostly conversation that deepens the film’s sense of dread and psychological horror.
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A.
The Overlook
The Overlook is a crime novel by Michael Connelly featuring LAPD detective Harry Bosch investigating a murder linked to national security threats.
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B.
The Bathroom
"The Bathroom" is a renowned Post-Impressionist interior scene by French painter Pierre Bonnard, celebrated for its intimate domestic atmosphere and luminous, color-rich depiction of light and space.
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C.
Upside Down Mushroom Room
Upside Down Mushroom Room is an immersive installation artwork by Carsten Höller featuring large, inverted mushroom sculptures that disorient viewers’ perception of space and gravity.
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D.
Room 39
Room 39 is a secretive North Korean government organization believed to manage slush funds, illicit financial operations, and foreign currency earnings for the country’s leadership.
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E.
Malachite Room
The Malachite Room is an opulent state room in the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg, famed for its lavish malachite columns and decorative stonework used for imperial receptions and ceremonies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
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film set ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Shining (1980 film) ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
loss of free will
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madness ⓘ supernatural manipulation ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| authorOfSource | Stephen King ⓘ |
| basedOnWork |
The Shining (1977 novel)
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linked to:
The Shining
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| cinematicFunction |
contrast to hotel’s more subdued interiors
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iconic horror set-piece ⓘ visual symbol of dread ⓘ |
| colorScheme |
red
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white ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| directorOfWork | Stanley Kubrick ⓘ |
| genreContext |
psychological horror
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supernatural horror ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
mirrors
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sinks ⓘ toilet stalls ⓘ urinals ⓘ |
| hasFloorColor | white ⓘ |
| hasMood |
claustrophobic
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surreal ⓘ unnerving ⓘ |
| hasTrimColor | white ⓘ |
| hasWallColor | red ⓘ |
| lightingStyle | bright artificial lighting ⓘ |
| locatedInFictional |
Overlook Hotel
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linked to:
Overlook Hotel site
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| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
emphasizes supernatural influence of the Overlook Hotel
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intensifies psychological horror ⓘ reveals Jack Torrance’s mental deterioration ⓘ site of pivotal conversation ⓘ |
| notableDialogueWith | Delbert Grady ⓘ |
| notableSceneWithCharacter |
Delbert Grady
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Jack Torrance ⓘ |
| primaryColor | red ⓘ |
| setDesignStyle |
geometric
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highly stylized ⓘ modernist ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
bloodshed
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corruption of the Overlook Hotel ⓘ overwhelming violence ⓘ |
| usedFor | conversation between Jack Torrance and Delbert Grady ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstAppearance | 1980 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: red bathroom in the Overlook Hotel Description of subject: The red bathroom in the Overlook Hotel is an unnervingly stylized, blood-red restroom from *The Shining* where Jack Torrance has a pivotal, ghostly conversation that deepens the film’s sense of dread and psychological horror.
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