Angry Candy
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Angry Candy is a collection of dark, emotionally intense short stories by Harlan Ellison that often explore themes of death, grief, and human vulnerability.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Angry Candy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6227749 — 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: Angry Candy Context triple: [Harlan Ellison, notableWork, Angry Candy]
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A.
Creepy Karpis
Creepy Karpis was the nickname of Alvin Karpis, a notorious American Depression-era gangster and bank robber associated with the Barker–Karpis gang.
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B.
House of 1000 Corpses
House of 1000 Corpses is a 2003 horror film directed by Rob Zombie that follows a group of young travelers who encounter a sadistic family of killers in rural America.
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C.
Practical Jokers
Practical Jokers is an album by the band The Swingers, known for its blend of new wave and pop-rock sounds.
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D.
The Devil’s Rejects
The Devil’s Rejects is a 2005 horror film written and directed by Rob Zombie that follows a sadistic family of killers on a violent, blood-soaked road trip across rural America.
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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: Angry Candy Target entity description: Angry Candy is a collection of dark, emotionally intense short stories by Harlan Ellison that often explore themes of death, grief, and human vulnerability.
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A.
Creepy Karpis
Creepy Karpis was the nickname of Alvin Karpis, a notorious American Depression-era gangster and bank robber associated with the Barker–Karpis gang.
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B.
House of 1000 Corpses
House of 1000 Corpses is a 2003 horror film directed by Rob Zombie that follows a group of young travelers who encounter a sadistic family of killers in rural America.
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C.
Practical Jokers
Practical Jokers is an album by the band The Swingers, known for its blend of new wave and pop-rock sounds.
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D.
The Devil’s Rejects
The Devil’s Rejects is a 2005 horror film written and directed by Rob Zombie that follows a sadistic family of killers on a violent, blood-soaked road trip across rural America.
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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 (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
short story collection ⓘ |
| author | Harlan Ellison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bram Stoker Award for Best Collection
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World Fantasy Award for Best Collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsWork |
Broken Glass
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eidolons NERFINISHED ⓘ Laugh Track ⓘ Paladin of the Lost Hour NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Myshkin, and Hold the Relish ⓘ Quicktime NERFINISHED ⓘ Soft Monkey NERFINISHED ⓘ The Avenger of Death NERFINISHED ⓘ The Function of Dream Sleep NERFINISHED ⓘ The Man Who Rowed Christopher Columbus Ashore NERFINISHED ⓘ The Region Between NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
dark fantasy
ⓘ
horror fiction ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
ebook
ⓘ
hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
intense prose
ⓘ
psychological depth ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
bereavement
ⓘ
death and dying ⓘ existential anxiety ⓘ human relationships ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfContent | short fiction ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| narrativeTone |
dark
ⓘ
emotionally intense ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Harlan Ellison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| publisher | Houghton Mifflin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | various locations ⓘ |
| theme |
death
ⓘ
grief ⓘ human vulnerability ⓘ loss ⓘ mortality ⓘ |
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Subject: Angry Candy Description of subject: Angry Candy is a collection of dark, emotionally intense short stories by Harlan Ellison that often explore themes of death, grief, and human vulnerability.
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