Best New Horror
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Best New Horror is a horror short story by Joe Hill, first published in his collection 20th Century Ghosts, that explores the dark consequences of obsession with extreme horror fiction.
All labels observed (1)
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| Best New Horror canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8319374 — 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)
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Target entity: Best New Horror Context triple: [20th Century Ghosts, containsWork, Best New Horror]
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A.
World Horror Convention Grand Master Award
The World Horror Convention Grand Master Award is a prestigious lifetime achievement honor in the horror genre, recognizing authors for their significant and enduring contributions to horror literature.
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B.
Scream Award for Breakout Performance – Female
The Scream Award for Breakout Performance – Female was a genre-focused film and television award recognizing standout emerging actresses in science fiction, fantasy, and horror projects.
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C.
Saturn Award for Best Horror Film
The Saturn Award for Best Horror Film is an annual accolade presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films to honor outstanding achievements in horror cinema.
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D.
Astounding Award for Best New Writer
The Astounding Award for Best New Writer is a major science fiction and fantasy honor recognizing the most promising emerging authors in the field.
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E.
Bram Stoker Award
The Bram Stoker Award is a prestigious honor presented annually by the Horror Writers Association to recognize superior achievement in horror writing.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Best New Horror Target entity description: Best New Horror is a horror short story by Joe Hill, first published in his collection 20th Century Ghosts, that explores the dark consequences of obsession with extreme horror fiction.
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A.
World Horror Convention Grand Master Award
The World Horror Convention Grand Master Award is a prestigious lifetime achievement honor in the horror genre, recognizing authors for their significant and enduring contributions to horror literature.
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B.
Scream Award for Breakout Performance – Female
The Scream Award for Breakout Performance – Female was a genre-focused film and television award recognizing standout emerging actresses in science fiction, fantasy, and horror projects.
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C.
Saturn Award for Best Horror Film
The Saturn Award for Best Horror Film is an annual accolade presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films to honor outstanding achievements in horror cinema.
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D.
Astounding Award for Best New Writer
The Astounding Award for Best New Writer is a major science fiction and fantasy honor recognizing the most promising emerging authors in the field.
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E.
Bram Stoker Award
The Bram Stoker Award is a prestigious honor presented annually by the Horror Writers Association to recognize superior achievement in horror writing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
horror fiction
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Joe Hill ⓘ |
| collectionAuthor | Joe Hill ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| explores | dark consequences of obsession with extreme horror fiction ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | 20th Century Ghosts ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
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metafiction ⓘ |
| hasTone |
dark
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disturbing ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | contemporary horror short story ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Eddie Carroll ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| partOf | 20th Century Ghosts ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | horror anthology editor ⓘ |
| publicationType | short story collection contribution ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstCollection |
Night Shade Books
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PS Publishing ⓘ |
| setting |
English countryside
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| theme |
extreme horror fiction
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moral responsibility of editors ⓘ obsession ⓘ violence in media ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Best New Horror Description of subject: Best New Horror is a horror short story by Joe Hill, first published in his collection 20th Century Ghosts, that explores the dark consequences of obsession with extreme horror fiction.
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