Night of the Living Dummy III
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Night of the Living Dummy III is a Goosebumps horror novel by R.L. Stine in which the evil ventriloquist dummy Slappy returns to terrorize a new family.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Night of the Living Dummy III canonical | 3 |
| Revenge of the Living Dummy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5082513 — 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: Night of the Living Dummy III Context triple: [Slappy, appearsIn, Night of the Living Dummy III]
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A.
Night of the Living Dummy II
Night of the Living Dummy II is a Goosebumps horror novel by R.L. Stine in which the evil ventriloquist dummy Slappy returns to terrorize a new family.
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B.
Night of the Living Dummy
Night of the Living Dummy is a popular Goosebumps children's horror novel by R. L. Stine centered on a sinister ventriloquist's dummy that comes to life.
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C.
Braindead (Dead Alive)
Braindead (Dead Alive) is a 1992 New Zealand splatter-comedy horror film renowned for its extreme gore and darkly humorous take on the zombie genre.
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D.
Looking Good Dead
Looking Good Dead is a crime thriller novel by British author Peter James, featuring Detective Superintendent Roy Grace investigating a brutal murder linked to a sinister online broadcast.
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E.
Deadly Funny
Deadly Funny is an Australian Indigenous comedy competition and showcase that highlights First Nations comedians as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
- 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: Night of the Living Dummy III Target entity description: Night of the Living Dummy III is a Goosebumps horror novel by R.L. Stine in which the evil ventriloquist dummy Slappy returns to terrorize a new family.
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A.
Night of the Living Dummy II
Night of the Living Dummy II is a Goosebumps horror novel by R.L. Stine in which the evil ventriloquist dummy Slappy returns to terrorize a new family.
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B.
Night of the Living Dummy
Night of the Living Dummy is a popular Goosebumps children's horror novel by R. L. Stine centered on a sinister ventriloquist's dummy that comes to life.
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C.
Braindead (Dead Alive)
Braindead (Dead Alive) is a 1992 New Zealand splatter-comedy horror film renowned for its extreme gore and darkly humorous take on the zombie genre.
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D.
Looking Good Dead
Looking Good Dead is a crime thriller novel by British author Peter James, featuring Detective Superintendent Roy Grace investigating a brutal murder linked to a sinister online broadcast.
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E.
Deadly Funny
Deadly Funny is an Australian Indigenous comedy competition and showcase that highlights First Nations comedians as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Goosebumps novel
ⓘ
children's horror novel ⓘ fiction book ⓘ |
| author | R. L. Stine ⓘ |
| belongsToPublisherSeries |
Scholastic Goosebumps line
ⓘ
linked to:
Goosebumps
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| featuresCharacter |
Dan O'Dell
ⓘ
Mr. O'Dell ⓘ Mrs. O'Dell ⓘ Slappy the Dummy ⓘ
linked to:
Slappy
Trina O'Dell ⓘ Zane ⓘ |
| featuresObject |
Slappy's magic words
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ventriloquist dummies ⓘ |
| featuresSupernaturalElement | living ventriloquist dummy ⓘ |
| follows | Night of the Living Dummy II ⓘ |
| franchise | Goosebumps ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
ⓘ
horror ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Goosebumps TV series episode "Night of the Living Dummy III"
ⓘ
linked to:
Goosebumps (TV series)
|
| hasAntagonisticForce | evil magic animating Slappy ⓘ |
| hasClimax | confrontation with Slappy ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtStyle | horror-themed illustration ⓘ |
| hasSetting | O'Dell family home ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
family and fear
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possessed ventriloquist dummy ⓘ pranks and consequences ⓘ |
| hasTone |
humorous
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suspenseful ⓘ |
| intendedAgeRange | 8–12 years ⓘ |
| intendedMarket | children's book market ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainAntagonist |
Slappy the Dummy
ⓘ
linked to:
Slappy
|
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being third book in Night of the Living Dummy arc
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return of Slappy as main villain ⓘ |
| partOfSubseries | Night of the Living Dummy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Night of the Living Dummy II ⓘ |
| publisher |
Scholastic
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linked to:
Scholastic Corporation
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| series | Goosebumps ⓘ |
| targetAudience | middle-grade readers ⓘ |
| workInFictionalUniverse |
Goosebumps universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Goosebumps
|
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Subject: Night of the Living Dummy III Description of subject: Night of the Living Dummy III is a Goosebumps horror novel by R.L. Stine in which the evil ventriloquist dummy Slappy returns to terrorize a new family.
Referenced by (4)
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