The Rainy Season
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"The Rainy Season" is a short story by Stephen King, originally published in his collection "Nightmares & Dreamscapes," about a couple who ignore a town’s warning and face a deadly supernatural storm.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Rainy Season canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9980378 — 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: The Rainy Season Context triple: [Full Throttle, hasShortStory, The Rainy Season]
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A.
Rains
Rains is the surname of English actor Claude Rains, renowned for his roles in classic films such as "Casablanca" and "The Invisible Man."
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B.
The Small Rain
The Small Rain is a short story by Thomas Pynchon, later collected in his volume Slow Learner, that explores themes of war, memory, and disillusionment.
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C.
After the Rain
"After the Rain" is a track by rapper Talib Kweli from his 2011 album *Gutter Rainbows*, known for its reflective, socially conscious lyricism.
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D.
In the Grip of the Seasons
"In the Grip of the Seasons" is an episode of the nature documentary series "The Hunt," focusing on how predators and prey adapt their survival strategies to dramatic seasonal changes.
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E.
Prayers for Rain
Prayers for Rain is a crime novel by Dennis Lehane featuring private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro as they unravel a complex and disturbing case in Boston.
- 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 Rainy Season Target entity description: "The Rainy Season" is a short story by Stephen King, originally published in his collection "Nightmares & Dreamscapes," about a couple who ignore a town’s warning and face a deadly supernatural storm.
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A.
Rains
Rains is the surname of English actor Claude Rains, renowned for his roles in classic films such as "Casablanca" and "The Invisible Man."
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B.
The Small Rain
The Small Rain is a short story by Thomas Pynchon, later collected in his volume Slow Learner, that explores themes of war, memory, and disillusionment.
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C.
After the Rain
"After the Rain" is a track by rapper Talib Kweli from his 2011 album *Gutter Rainbows*, known for its reflective, socially conscious lyricism.
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D.
In the Grip of the Seasons
"In the Grip of the Seasons" is an episode of the nature documentary series "The Hunt," focusing on how predators and prey adapt their survival strategies to dramatic seasonal changes.
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E.
Prayers for Rain
Prayers for Rain is a crime novel by Dennis Lehane featuring private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro as they unravel a complex and disturbing case in Boston.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story ⓘ |
| author | Stephen King ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| featuresElement |
cursed town
ⓘ
deadly rain ⓘ supernatural storm ⓘ talking ceramic frogs ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
cyclical curses
ⓘ
ignoring warnings ⓘ small-town secrets ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | short story collection ⓘ |
| genre |
horror fiction
ⓘ
supernatural fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasFictionalTimeFrame | contemporary to time of writing ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Rainy Season ⓘ |
| hasTone |
dark
ⓘ
suspenseful ⓘ |
| includedIn | Nightmares & Dreamscapes table of contents ⓘ |
| isWorkOf | Stephen King ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacters |
Elise Graham
ⓘ
John Graham ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalPublicationLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfCollection | Nightmares & Dreamscapes ⓘ |
| publisherOfCollection |
Viking Press
ⓘ
linked to:
The Viking Press
|
| setting | small town in Maine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Rainy Season Description of subject: "The Rainy Season" is a short story by Stephen King, originally published in his collection "Nightmares & Dreamscapes," about a couple who ignore a town’s warning and face a deadly supernatural storm.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.