The Very Strange House Next Door
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"The Very Strange House Next Door" is a short story by Shirley Jackson, included in her collection *The Lottery and Other Stories*, that explores unsettling domestic and psychological themes in a characteristically eerie, understated style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Very Strange House Next Door canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8316972 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Very Strange House Next Door Context triple: [The Lottery and Other Stories, hasPart, The Very Strange House Next Door]
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A.
The Room Next Door
The Room Next Door is a film produced by Neal Dodson, known for its intimate, character-driven storytelling.
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B.
A Strange Boy
"A Strange Boy" is a song by Joni Mitchell from her 1976 album *Hejira*, noted for its introspective lyrics and jazz-influenced sound.
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C.
The Door in the Floor
The Door in the Floor is a 2004 drama film based on John Irving’s novel "A Widow for One Year," exploring grief, infidelity, and loss in an affluent New England setting.
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D.
Notes from a Dead House
Notes from a Dead House is a semi-autobiographical novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky that portrays life in a Siberian prison camp through the experiences of a nobleman sentenced to hard labor.
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E.
The Mystery of the Hidden House
The Mystery of the Hidden House is a children's detective novel in Enid Blyton's "Five Find-Outers" series, featuring young sleuths solving a puzzling case in a seemingly ordinary village.
- 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 Very Strange House Next Door Target entity description: "The Very Strange House Next Door" is a short story by Shirley Jackson, included in her collection *The Lottery and Other Stories*, that explores unsettling domestic and psychological themes in a characteristically eerie, understated style.
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A.
The Room Next Door
The Room Next Door is a film produced by Neal Dodson, known for its intimate, character-driven storytelling.
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B.
A Strange Boy
"A Strange Boy" is a song by Joni Mitchell from her 1976 album *Hejira*, noted for its introspective lyrics and jazz-influenced sound.
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C.
The Door in the Floor
The Door in the Floor is a 2004 drama film based on John Irving’s novel "A Widow for One Year," exploring grief, infidelity, and loss in an affluent New England setting.
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D.
Notes from a Dead House
Notes from a Dead House is a semi-autobiographical novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky that portrays life in a Siberian prison camp through the experiences of a nobleman sentenced to hard labor.
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E.
The Mystery of the Hidden House
The Mystery of the Hidden House is a children's detective novel in Enid Blyton's "Five Find-Outers" series, featuring young sleuths solving a puzzling case in a seemingly ordinary village.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Shirley Jackson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| genre |
domestic fiction
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horror ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ short fiction ⓘ weird fiction ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Very Strange House Next Door ⓘ |
| includedIn | The Lottery and Other Stories ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
eerie
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understated ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Very Strange House Next Door ⓘ |
| settingType |
domestic setting
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suburban neighborhood ⓘ |
| theme |
psychological tension
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suburban unease ⓘ the uncanny in everyday life ⓘ unsettling domestic life ⓘ |
| tone |
quietly menacing
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subtle and ambiguous ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Very Strange House Next Door Description of subject: "The Very Strange House Next Door" is a short story by Shirley Jackson, included in her collection *The Lottery and Other Stories*, that explores unsettling domestic and psychological themes in a characteristically eerie, understated style.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
short story collection "The Lottery and Other Stories"
subject linked to:
The Very Strange House Next Door