August Heat
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"August Heat" is a classic early 20th-century horror short story by William Fryer Harvey, known for its eerie atmosphere and twist ending involving a chilling premonition of death.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| August Heat canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9501956 — 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: August Heat Context triple: [William Fryer Harvey, notableWork, August Heat]
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A.
The Brand New Heavies
The Brand New Heavies are a British acid jazz and funk band known for their soulful grooves and influential role in the 1990s acid jazz movement.
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B.
Rude Boyz
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C.
Rancid
Rancid is an American punk rock band known for reviving and popularizing ska-influenced street punk in the 1990s.
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D.
Ugly Kid Joe
Ugly Kid Joe is an American rock band known for its blend of hard rock, heavy metal, and humor-laced lyrics, which brought them mainstream success in the early 1990s.
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E.
L.A. Guns
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- 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: August Heat Target entity description: "August Heat" is a classic early 20th-century horror short story by William Fryer Harvey, known for its eerie atmosphere and twist ending involving a chilling premonition of death.
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A.
The Brand New Heavies
The Brand New Heavies are a British acid jazz and funk band known for their soulful grooves and influential role in the 1990s acid jazz movement.
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B.
Rude Boyz
Rude Boyz is a Colombian music production duo known for crafting reggaeton and Latin pop hits for major artists such as Shakira and Maluma.
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C.
Rancid
Rancid is an American punk rock band known for reviving and popularizing ska-influenced street punk in the 1990s.
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D.
Ugly Kid Joe
Ugly Kid Joe is an American rock band known for its blend of hard rock, heavy metal, and humor-laced lyrics, which brought them mainstream success in the early 1990s.
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E.
L.A. Guns
L.A. Guns is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, known as one of the key groups in the 1980s glam metal scene and for its historical ties to the early formation of Guns N' Roses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
horror fiction
ⓘ
short story ⓘ |
| adaptedFor |
Escape (radio program)
ⓘ
linked to:
Escape (radio series)
Suspense (radio program) ⓘ
linked to:
Suspense (radio series)
|
| author | William Fryer Harvey ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endingStyle | twist ending ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
coincidence and destiny
ⓘ
fate and inevitability ⓘ premonition of death ⓘ psychological horror ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1910 ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
ⓘ
supernatural fiction ⓘ weird fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | radio drama adaptation ⓘ |
| hasCollection | appears in collections of classic horror stories ⓘ |
| hasConflict | man vs fate ⓘ |
| hasMotiveForce | sense of inescapable doom ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeDevice | diary-like written testimony ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
August heat as symbol of oppressive fate
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gravestone as symbol of predetermined death ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | 20th-century horror short stories ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | early 20th century literature ⓘ |
| literaryStatus | classic horror short story ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Atkinson
ⓘ
James Clarence Withencroft ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | frame narrative as written account ⓘ |
| notableFor |
claustrophobic summer heat atmosphere
ⓘ
open-ended conclusion ⓘ use of coincidence to create dread ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotElement |
artist draws a man on trial in a courtroom without prior model
ⓘ
artist later meets a man resembling his drawing ⓘ gravestone shows current date as date of death ⓘ stonemason carving a gravestone with the artist’s name ⓘ |
| publicationType | magazine short story ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| settingTime | a hot day in August ⓘ |
| tone |
eerie
ⓘ
suspenseful ⓘ |
| usesForeshadowing | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: August Heat Description of subject: "August Heat" is a classic early 20th-century horror short story by William Fryer Harvey, known for its eerie atmosphere and twist ending involving a chilling premonition of death.
Referenced by (3)
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