The Businessman: A Tale of Terror
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The Businessman: A Tale of Terror is a darkly comic horror novel by Thomas M. Disch that blends supernatural elements with satirical commentary on American middle-class life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Businessman: A Tale of Terror canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22935790 — 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)
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Target entity: The Businessman: A Tale of Terror Context triple: [Thomas M. Disch, notableWork, The Businessman: A Tale of Terror]
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A.
A Study in Terror
A Study in Terror is a Sherlock Holmes pastiche novel, credited to Ellery Queen, that intertwines the famous detective with the Jack the Ripper murders.
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B.
Tales of Terror
"Tales of Terror" is a 1962 horror anthology film directed by Roger Corman, adapting several Edgar Allan Poe stories and featuring performances by Vincent Price and Debra Paget.
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C.
Experiment in Terror
Experiment in Terror is a 1962 American thriller film directed by Blake Edwards, in which Lee Remick plays a bank teller coerced by a psychopathic criminal into assisting in a robbery.
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D.
Lady of Terror
Lady of Terror is an epithet of the Egyptian goddess Sekhmet, highlighting her fearsome power as a lioness deity of war, destruction, and divine retribution.
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E.
The Frightened Man
The Frightened Man is a British crime film directed by John Gilling, known for its gritty depiction of London’s underworld.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Businessman: A Tale of Terror Target entity description: The Businessman: A Tale of Terror is a darkly comic horror novel by Thomas M. Disch that blends supernatural elements with satirical commentary on American middle-class life.
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A.
A Study in Terror
A Study in Terror is a Sherlock Holmes pastiche novel, credited to Ellery Queen, that intertwines the famous detective with the Jack the Ripper murders.
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B.
Tales of Terror
"Tales of Terror" is a 1962 horror anthology film directed by Roger Corman, adapting several Edgar Allan Poe stories and featuring performances by Vincent Price and Debra Paget.
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C.
Experiment in Terror
Experiment in Terror is a 1962 American thriller film directed by Blake Edwards, in which Lee Remick plays a bank teller coerced by a psychopathic criminal into assisting in a robbery.
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D.
Lady of Terror
Lady of Terror is an epithet of the Egyptian goddess Sekhmet, highlighting her fearsome power as a lioness deity of war, destruction, and divine retribution.
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E.
The Frightened Man
The Frightened Man is a British crime film directed by John Gilling, known for its gritty depiction of London’s underworld.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.