Land of the Dead
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Land of the Dead is the stylized, film noir–inspired afterlife world through which souls journey in the adventure game Grim Fandango.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Land of the Dead canonical | 9 |
| Land of the Dead (Grim Fandango) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8562099 — 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: Land of the Dead Context triple: [Grim Fandango, setting, Land of the Dead]
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A.
Land of the Dead
Land of the Dead is a 2005 horror film directed by George A. Romero that continues his iconic zombie saga in a post-apocalyptic, class-divided city.
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B.
Land of the Dead
Land of the Dead is a vibrant, fantastical afterlife realm in Pixar's "Coco," where deceased ancestors live in a colorful city sustained by the memories of the living.
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C.
Forest of the Dead
"Forest of the Dead" is a 2008 Doctor Who television episode, written by Steven Moffat, that concludes the two-part story introducing River Song and features the Tenth Doctor confronting the shadow-dwelling Vashta Nerada in a virtual reality library.
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D.
Office of the Dead
The Office of the Dead is a traditional set of prayers in the Roman Catholic liturgy, recited for the souls of the deceased, especially in connection with funerals and All Souls’ Day.
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E.
Isle of the Dead
Isle of the Dead is a small island off Port Arthur in Tasmania that served as the principal burial ground for convicts, military personnel, and civilians during the penal colony era.
- 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: Land of the Dead Target entity description: Land of the Dead is the stylized, film noir–inspired afterlife world through which souls journey in the adventure game Grim Fandango.
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A.
Land of the Dead
Land of the Dead is a vibrant, fantastical afterlife realm in Pixar's "Coco," where deceased ancestors live in a colorful city sustained by the memories of the living.
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B.
Land of the Dead
Land of the Dead is a 2005 horror film directed by George A. Romero that continues his iconic zombie saga in a post-apocalyptic, class-divided city.
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C.
Forest of the Dead
"Forest of the Dead" is a 2008 Doctor Who television episode, written by Steven Moffat, that concludes the two-part story introducing River Song and features the Tenth Doctor confronting the shadow-dwelling Vashta Nerada in a virtual reality library.
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D.
Office of the Dead
The Office of the Dead is a traditional set of prayers in the Roman Catholic liturgy, recited for the souls of the deceased, especially in connection with funerals and All Souls’ Day.
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E.
Isle of the Dead
Isle of the Dead is a small island off Port Arthur in Tasmania that served as the principal burial ground for convicts, military personnel, and civilians during the penal colony era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
afterlife realm
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fictional location ⓘ video game setting ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Grim Fandango ⓘ |
| basedOn | Aztec and Mexican afterlife concepts ⓘ |
| containsLocationType |
city
ⓘ
desert ⓘ port ⓘ underworld gateway ⓘ |
| containsTransportSystem |
Number Nine train
ⓘ
ocean liner ⓘ |
| cosmology | multi-year journey of the dead ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Domino Hurley
ⓘ
Glottis ⓘ Hector LeMans ⓘ Manny Calavera ⓘ Mercedes Colomar ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| gameDeveloperContext | LucasArts ⓘ |
| genreInfluence |
Day of the Dead traditions
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Mexican folklore ⓘ film noir ⓘ |
| governedBy | Department of Death ⓘ |
| hasGameGenreContext | adventure game ⓘ |
| hasRegion |
Edge of the World
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linked to:
The Edge of the World
El Marrow ⓘ Ninth Underworld ⓘ Puerto Zapato ⓘ Rubacava ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
grim reapers
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souls of the dead ⓘ |
| journeyDestination | Ninth Underworld ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | video game ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | primary setting for the entire game ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | afterlife world through which souls journey ⓘ |
| partOf |
Grim Fandango universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Grim Fandango
|
| platformContext |
Linux (remastered)
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Microsoft Windows ⓘ
linked to:
Windows
Nintendo Switch (remastered) ⓘ PlayStation 4 (remastered) ⓘ
linked to:
PlayStation 4
macOS (remastered) ⓘ
linked to:
macOS
|
| primaryProtagonistJourney | Manny Calavera ⓘ |
| thematicElement |
corruption in the afterlife bureaucracy
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noir crime atmosphere ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| visualStyle |
film noir–inspired
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stylized ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Land of the Dead Description of subject: Land of the Dead is the stylized, film noir–inspired afterlife world through which souls journey in the adventure game Grim Fandango.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Land of the Dead