What Moves the Dead
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What Moves the Dead is a gothic horror novella by T. Kingfisher that reimagines Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher” with a focus on body horror, fungal corruption, and creeping dread.
All labels observed (1)
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| What Moves the Dead canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: What Moves the Dead Context triple: [T. Kingfisher, notableWork, What Moves the Dead]
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A.
Office of the Dead
The Office of the Dead is a traditional set of prayers in the Roman Catholic liturgy, recited for the souls of the deceased, especially in connection with funerals and All Souls’ Day.
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B.
Raise the Dead
"Raise the Dead" is a hard rock song by the supergroup Hollywood Vampires, showcasing their classic rock influences and theatrical style.
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C.
The Dead and the Living
The Dead and the Living is a critically acclaimed poetry collection by Sharon Olds that explores themes of family, violence, and mortality in vivid, confessional verse.
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D.
Die Kinder der Toten
Die Kinder der Toten is a sprawling, experimental horror-epic novel by Austrian Nobel laureate Elfriede Jelinek that confronts Austria’s repressed Nazi past through grotesque, postmodern storytelling.
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E.
Land of the Dead
Land of the Dead is a vibrant, fantastical afterlife realm in Pixar's "Coco," where deceased ancestors live in a colorful city sustained by the memories of the living.
- 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: What Moves the Dead Target entity description: What Moves the Dead is a gothic horror novella by T. Kingfisher that reimagines Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher” with a focus on body horror, fungal corruption, and creeping dread.
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A.
Office of the Dead
The Office of the Dead is a traditional set of prayers in the Roman Catholic liturgy, recited for the souls of the deceased, especially in connection with funerals and All Souls’ Day.
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B.
Raise the Dead
"Raise the Dead" is a hard rock song by the supergroup Hollywood Vampires, showcasing their classic rock influences and theatrical style.
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C.
The Dead and the Living
The Dead and the Living is a critically acclaimed poetry collection by Sharon Olds that explores themes of family, violence, and mortality in vivid, confessional verse.
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D.
Die Kinder der Toten
Die Kinder der Toten is a sprawling, experimental horror-epic novel by Austrian Nobel laureate Elfriede Jelinek that confronts Austria’s repressed Nazi past through grotesque, postmodern storytelling.
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E.
Land of the Dead
Land of the Dead is a vibrant, fantastical afterlife realm in Pixar's "Coco," where deceased ancestors live in a colorful city sustained by the memories of the living.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gothic horror work
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horror fiction work ⓘ novella ⓘ |
| adaptationType | reimagining ⓘ |
| author | T. Kingfisher ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Fall of the House of Usher ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Edgar Allan Poe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| featuresElement |
body horror
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creeping dread ⓘ decaying mansion ⓘ disturbing animal behavior ⓘ fungal corruption ⓘ unnatural landscape ⓘ unreliable reality ⓘ |
| genre |
gothic horror
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horror ⓘ weird fiction ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistTrait |
rational but increasingly disturbed observer
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war veteran narrator ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Edgar Allan Poe’s gothic themes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
dark humor undertones
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gothic atmosphere ⓘ |
| medium |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative use of fungal horror
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intense body horror ⓘ modern reinterpretation of Poe ⓘ |
| periodOfPublication | 21st century ⓘ |
| publisher | Tor Nightfire ⓘ |
| relationToSource | retells The Fall of the House of Usher with new perspective ⓘ |
| setting |
crumbling estate
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remote countryside ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
corruption
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decay ⓘ environmental horror ⓘ friendship under strain ⓘ loss of bodily autonomy ⓘ madness ⓘ parasitism ⓘ the uncanny ⓘ |
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