Handling the Undead
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Handling the Undead is a Swedish horror novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist that explores the emotional and societal consequences of the dead inexplicably returning to life in modern-day Stockholm.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Handling the Undead canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10323574 — 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: Handling the Undead Context triple: [John Ajvide Lindqvist, notableWork, Handling the Undead]
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A.
What Moves the Dead
What Moves the Dead is a gothic horror novella by T. Kingfisher that reimagines Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher” with a focus on body horror, fungal corruption, and creeping dread.
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B.
Raise the Dead
"Raise the Dead" is a hard rock song by the supergroup Hollywood Vampires, showcasing their classic rock influences and theatrical style.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Land of the Dead
Land of the Dead is the stylized, film noir–inspired afterlife world through which souls journey in the adventure game Grim Fandango.
- 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: Handling the Undead Target entity description: Handling the Undead is a Swedish horror novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist that explores the emotional and societal consequences of the dead inexplicably returning to life in modern-day Stockholm.
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A.
What Moves the Dead
What Moves the Dead is a gothic horror novella by T. Kingfisher that reimagines Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher” with a focus on body horror, fungal corruption, and creeping dread.
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B.
Raise the Dead
"Raise the Dead" is a hard rock song by the supergroup Hollywood Vampires, showcasing their classic rock influences and theatrical style.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Land of the Dead
Land of the Dead is the stylized, film noir–inspired afterlife world through which souls journey in the adventure game Grim Fandango.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
horror novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | John Ajvide Lindqvist ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| genre |
horror fiction
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supernatural fiction ⓘ |
| hasElement |
multiple intertwined storylines
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reanimated corpses ⓘ supernatural event ⓘ |
| hasHumanCharacters | yes ⓘ |
| hasSupernaturalCharacters | yes ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | English ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Swedish ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
character-driven
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psychological horror ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
death and loss
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family relationships ⓘ grief ⓘ return of the dead ⓘ societal disruption ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
emotional consequences of the dead returning
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societal consequences of the dead returning ⓘ |
| notableFor |
focus on characters’ emotional lives
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realistic treatment of a zombie-like scenario ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Swedish ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Sweden ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Stockholm ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | contemporary era ⓘ |
| sharesGenreWith | Let the Right One In ⓘ |
| workOf | John Ajvide Lindqvist ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Handling the Undead Description of subject: Handling the Undead is a Swedish horror novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist that explores the emotional and societal consequences of the dead inexplicably returning to life in modern-day Stockholm.
Referenced by (6)
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