Cold Moon Over Babylon
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Cold Moon Over Babylon is a Southern Gothic horror novel by Michael McDowell, known for its atmospheric small-town setting and chilling tale of murder and supernatural revenge.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cold Moon Over Babylon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11491773 — 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: Cold Moon Over Babylon Context triple: [Michael McDowell, notableWork, Cold Moon Over Babylon]
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A.
Black Moon
Black Moon was a prominent Hunkpapa Lakota leader known for his resistance to U.S. expansion during the late 19th century.
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B.
Black Moon
Black Moon is a 1975 surrealist fantasy film by French director Louis Malle, noted for its dreamlike narrative and striking, unconventional imagery.
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C.
Chant Down Babylon
"Chant Down Babylon" is a roots reggae song known for its anti-oppression, Rastafarian-themed lyrics and militant spiritual message.
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D.
South Moon Under
South Moon Under is a 1933 novel by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings that portrays the harsh, rustic life of Florida backwoods settlers and helped establish her reputation in American literature.
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E.
Blind Moon
Blind Moon is a novel by Zimbabwean writer Chenjerai Hove that explores the social and political struggles of post-independence Zimbabwe through lyrical, introspective prose.
- 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: Cold Moon Over Babylon Target entity description: Cold Moon Over Babylon is a Southern Gothic horror novel by Michael McDowell, known for its atmospheric small-town setting and chilling tale of murder and supernatural revenge.
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A.
Black Moon
Black Moon was a prominent Hunkpapa Lakota leader known for his resistance to U.S. expansion during the late 19th century.
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B.
Black Moon
Black Moon is a 1975 surrealist fantasy film by French director Louis Malle, noted for its dreamlike narrative and striking, unconventional imagery.
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C.
Chant Down Babylon
"Chant Down Babylon" is a roots reggae song known for its anti-oppression, Rastafarian-themed lyrics and militant spiritual message.
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D.
South Moon Under
South Moon Under is a 1933 novel by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings that portrays the harsh, rustic life of Florida backwoods settlers and helped establish her reputation in American literature.
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E.
Blind Moon
Blind Moon is a novel by Zimbabwean writer Chenjerai Hove that explores the social and political struggles of post-independence Zimbabwe through lyrical, introspective prose.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Southern Gothic novel
ⓘ
horror novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Michael McDowell ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre |
Southern Gothic
ⓘ
horror fiction ⓘ |
| hasAntagonistCharacteristic | vengeful supernatural presence ⓘ |
| hasAtmosphere |
eerie
ⓘ
gothic ⓘ small-town ⓘ |
| hasAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasMedium | print ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistCharacteristic | confronts supernatural forces ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
death
ⓘ
family tragedy ⓘ justice from beyond the grave ⓘ rural community ⓘ |
| hasTone |
chilling
ⓘ
dark ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Southern Gothic literature
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Gothic
|
| literaryStyle | atmospheric ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
murder
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supernatural revenge ⓘ |
| notableFor |
atmospheric small-town setting
ⓘ
chilling tale of murder and supernatural revenge ⓘ |
| setting | small town in the American South ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | Michael McDowell ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cold Moon Over Babylon Description of subject: Cold Moon Over Babylon is a Southern Gothic horror novel by Michael McDowell, known for its atmospheric small-town setting and chilling tale of murder and supernatural revenge.
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