Dracula
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Dracula is Bram Stoker’s 1897 Gothic horror novel that introduced the iconic vampire Count Dracula and helped define modern vampire fiction.
All labels observed (13)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dracula canonical | 45 |
| Bram Stoker's Dracula | 5 |
| Dracula universe | 5 |
| Dracula (1897 novel) | 3 |
| Dracula (novel) | 3 |
| Count Dracula | 2 |
| Dracula (1897) | 2 |
| Dracula by Bram Stoker | 2 |
| Bram Stoker's novel "Dracula" | 1 |
| Dracula (1931 film) | 1 |
| Dracula (1931) | 1 |
| Dracula (novel by Bram Stoker) | 1 |
| Dracula franchise | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T383486 — 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: Dracula Context triple: [Gothic literature, notableWork, Dracula]
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A.
Vampira
Vampira was the gothic, horror-host television persona created and portrayed by actress Maila Nurmi in the 1950s, widely regarded as a pioneering figure in horror and camp culture.
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B.
The Witch of Portobello
The Witch of Portobello is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that explores spirituality, identity, and the nature of love through the fragmented testimonies of people who knew its enigmatic heroine, Athena.
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C.
The Spectre Bridegroom
The Spectre Bridegroom is a short Gothic-humor tale by Washington Irving about a mysterious, seemingly supernatural bridegroom whose true identity is revealed in a comic twist.
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D.
Sleepy Hollow
Sleepy Hollow is a legendary, eerily quiet Hudson Valley village in Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” famed for its ghostly atmosphere and the Headless Horseman.
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E.
The Devil and Miss Prym
The Devil and Miss Prym is a philosophical novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that explores the nature of good and evil through the moral dilemmas faced by a small village and a young woman.
- 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: Dracula Target entity description: Dracula is Bram Stoker’s 1897 Gothic horror novel that introduced the iconic vampire Count Dracula and helped define modern vampire fiction.
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A.
Vampira
Vampira was the gothic, horror-host television persona created and portrayed by actress Maila Nurmi in the 1950s, widely regarded as a pioneering figure in horror and camp culture.
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B.
The Witch of Portobello
The Witch of Portobello is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that explores spirituality, identity, and the nature of love through the fragmented testimonies of people who knew its enigmatic heroine, Athena.
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C.
The Spectre Bridegroom
The Spectre Bridegroom is a short Gothic-humor tale by Washington Irving about a mysterious, seemingly supernatural bridegroom whose true identity is revealed in a comic twist.
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D.
Sleepy Hollow
Sleepy Hollow is a legendary, eerily quiet Hudson Valley village in Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” famed for its ghostly atmosphere and the Headless Horseman.
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E.
The Devil and Miss Prym
The Devil and Miss Prym is a philosophical novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that explores the nature of good and evil through the moral dilemmas faced by a small village and a young woman.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gothic horror novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
comic books
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films ⓘ radio dramas ⓘ stage plays ⓘ television series ⓘ video games ⓘ |
| author | Bram Stoker ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresMythology | Eastern European vampire folklore ⓘ |
| firstAdaptationYear | 1924 stage play adaptation ⓘ |
| genre |
Gothic fiction
ⓘ
horror fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType | vampire ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
blood
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crucifix ⓘ garlic ⓘ mirror ⓘ |
| influenced |
Gothic horror genre
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modern vampire fiction ⓘ vampire films ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Abraham Van Helsing
ⓘ
Arthur Holmwood ⓘ Dracula self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Count Dracula
John Seward ⓘ Jonathan Harker ⓘ Lucy Westenra ⓘ Mina Harker ⓘ Quincey Morris ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | epistolary novel ⓘ |
| notableFilmAdaptation |
Dracula (1931 film)
ⓘ
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari ⓘ
surface form:
Nosferatu (1922 film, unauthorized adaptation)
|
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeInCanon |
classic of Gothic literature
ⓘ
landmark of horror literature ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1897 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Archibald Constable & Co.
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surface form:
Archibald Constable and Company
|
| setInPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
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surface form:
London
Transylvania ⓘ Whitby ⓘ |
| structure | collection of letters, diary entries, and documents ⓘ |
| theme |
disease and contamination
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fear of the foreign ⓘ modernity versus superstition ⓘ sexuality ⓘ supernatural ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dracula Description of subject: Dracula is Bram Stoker’s 1897 Gothic horror novel that introduced the iconic vampire Count Dracula and helped define modern vampire fiction.
Referenced by (72)
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Dracula (1931)
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Count Dracula
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Dracula (1931 film)
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Dracula franchise
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Bram Stoker's Dracula
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Bram Stoker's Dracula
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Count Dracula
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Bram Stoker's Dracula
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Bram Stoker's Dracula
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Bram Stoker's Dracula
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Dracula (novel)
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Dracula (novel by Bram Stoker)
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Renfield (Dracula, 1931 film)
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Dracula (1897 novel)
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Dwight Frye
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Blade
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Mavis Dracula
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Dracula universe
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Dracula (1897)
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Dracula (1897 novel)
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Dracula (1897)
this entity surface form:
Dracula universe
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Dracula universe
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Dracula (novel)
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Bram Stoker