The Ledge
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The Ledge is a suspenseful horror short story by Stephen King about a deadly bet that forces a man to inch his way around a narrow building ledge high above the ground.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Ledge canonical | 2 |
| The Ledge (short story) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1714732 — 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 Ledge Context triple: [Night Shift, hasShortStory, The Ledge]
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A.
Cliffside
Cliffside is a residential neighbourhood in the eastern part of Toronto, Ontario, known for its proximity to the Scarborough Bluffs along Lake Ontario.
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B.
The Ravine
The Ravine is a secluded, woodland gorge in Central Park featuring winding paths, a stream, and rustic bridges that evoke a natural forest landscape.
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C.
La Rampa
La Rampa is a famous, bustling avenue in Havana’s Vedado district known for its mid-20th-century architecture, nightlife, and cultural landmarks.
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D.
The Pit
The Pit is a famed college basketball arena in Albuquerque, New Mexico, renowned for its intense atmosphere and distinctive sunken design.
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E.
Crack Trail
Crack Trail is a popular hiking route in Ontario’s Killarney Provincial Park known for its rugged terrain and panoramic views from a dramatic quartzite ridge.
- 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 Ledge Target entity description: The Ledge is a suspenseful horror short story by Stephen King about a deadly bet that forces a man to inch his way around a narrow building ledge high above the ground.
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A.
Cliffside
Cliffside is a residential neighbourhood in the eastern part of Toronto, Ontario, known for its proximity to the Scarborough Bluffs along Lake Ontario.
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B.
The Ravine
The Ravine is a secluded, woodland gorge in Central Park featuring winding paths, a stream, and rustic bridges that evoke a natural forest landscape.
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C.
La Rampa
La Rampa is a famous, bustling avenue in Havana’s Vedado district known for its mid-20th-century architecture, nightlife, and cultural landmarks.
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D.
The Pit
The Pit is a famed college basketball arena in Albuquerque, New Mexico, renowned for its intense atmosphere and distinctive sunken design.
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E.
Crack Trail
Crack Trail is a popular hiking route in Ontario’s Killarney Provincial Park known for its rugged terrain and panoramic views from a dramatic quartzite ridge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
horror fiction
ⓘ
short story ⓘ suspense fiction ⓘ |
| adaptationDirector | Lewis Teague ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| adaptationScreenwriter | Stephen King ⓘ |
| adaptationTitle | Cat's Eye ⓘ |
| adaptationType | film segment ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | Cat's Eye segment ⓘ |
| antagonist | Cressner ⓘ |
| author | Stephen King ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
power and control
ⓘ
risk and gambling ⓘ survival ⓘ |
| collection | Night Shift ⓘ |
| collectionPublicationYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstPublicationYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
ⓘ
psychological thriller ⓘ suspense ⓘ |
| hasConflict |
man versus environment
ⓘ
man versus man ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
acrophobia
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claustrophobic suspense ⓘ deadly wager ⓘ |
| hasPageCountRange | short fiction length ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
blackmail
ⓘ
infidelity ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| hasTone |
menacing
ⓘ
tense ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Stephen King bibliography ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterIncludedIn | Night Shift ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Stan Norris ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| originallyPublishedIn | Penthouse ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | Stephen King short fiction ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A man is forced to walk around a narrow ledge high above the ground to win a deadly bet. ⓘ |
| publicationType | magazine ⓘ |
| publisherOfCollection | Doubleday ⓘ |
| setting |
Atlantic City
ⓘ
high-rise building ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| workForm | prose ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Ledge Description of subject: The Ledge is a suspenseful horror short story by Stephen King about a deadly bet that forces a man to inch his way around a narrow building ledge high above the ground.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Ledge (short story)