The Hound
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"The Hound" is a 1922 horror short story by H. P. Lovecraft that follows two grave-robbing decadents who suffer a supernatural curse after stealing a mysterious amulet.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Hound canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8316330 — 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 Hound Context triple: [Necronomicon, firstMentionedInWork, The Hound]
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A.
The Hound of Heaven
The Hound of Heaven is a famous late 19th-century religious poem by Francis Thompson that vividly portrays God's relentless pursuit of the human soul.
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B.
Le Blaireau
Le Blaireau is the famous nickname of Bernard Hinault, the legendary French cyclist and multiple Tour de France winner.
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C.
The Horse’s Mouth
The Horse’s Mouth is a 1958 British comedy film, based on Joyce Cary’s novel, about an eccentric painter obsessed with his art, featuring a notable performance by Michael Gough.
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D.
The Beast
The Beast was the fearsome nickname of Jimmie Foxx, a legendary power-hitting Major League Baseball slugger of the early 20th century.
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E.
The Beast
The Beast is a song by Bill Callahan featured on his album "Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest."
- 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 Hound Target entity description: "The Hound" is a 1922 horror short story by H. P. Lovecraft that follows two grave-robbing decadents who suffer a supernatural curse after stealing a mysterious amulet.
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A.
The Hound of Heaven
The Hound of Heaven is a famous late 19th-century religious poem by Francis Thompson that vividly portrays God's relentless pursuit of the human soul.
-
B.
Le Blaireau
Le Blaireau is the famous nickname of Bernard Hinault, the legendary French cyclist and multiple Tour de France winner.
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C.
The Horse’s Mouth
The Horse’s Mouth is a 1958 British comedy film, based on Joyce Cary’s novel, about an eccentric painter obsessed with his art, featuring a notable performance by Michael Gough.
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D.
The Beast
The Beast was the fearsome nickname of Jimmie Foxx, a legendary power-hitting Major League Baseball slugger of the early 20th century.
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E.
The Beast
The Beast is a song by Bill Callahan featured on his album "Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
horror fiction
ⓘ
short story ⓘ |
| author | H. P. Lovecraft ⓘ |
| authorFullName |
Howard Phillips Lovecraft
ⓘ
linked to:
H. P. Lovecraft
|
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| centralObject |
ancient amulet from a grave
ⓘ
jade amulet ⓘ |
| containsElement |
Cthulhu Mythos lore
ⓘ
Necronomicon reference ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| firstPublicationYear | 1924 ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
ⓘ
weird fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
audio drama adaptations
ⓘ
comic adaptations ⓘ |
| hasCreature | supernatural hound ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | gothic horror tradition ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Cthulhu Mythos ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | early 20th century American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
St. John
ⓘ
linked to:
St. John Rivers
unnamed narrator ⓘ |
| motif |
decadence
ⓘ
desecration of graves ⓘ morbid art collection ⓘ occult artifacts ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| originalPublicationMedium |
Weird Tales
ⓘ
linked to:
Weird Tales magazine
|
| originalPublicationType | pulp magazine ⓘ |
| originalTitle | The Hound ⓘ |
| partOf | Cthulhu Mythos ⓘ |
| plotElement |
grave-robbing
ⓘ
supernatural curse ⓘ theft of a mysterious amulet ⓘ vengeful hound-like entity ⓘ |
| protagonistDescription | decadent grave-robber and narrator ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | public domain in the United States ⓘ |
| setting |
Netherlands
ⓘ
a graveyard in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| theme |
blasphemy against the dead
ⓘ
consequences of morbid obsession ⓘ retribution for sacrilege ⓘ |
| tone |
gothic
ⓘ
macabre ⓘ |
| writtenYear | 1922 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Hound Description of subject: "The Hound" is a 1922 horror short story by H. P. Lovecraft that follows two grave-robbing decadents who suffer a supernatural curse after stealing a mysterious amulet.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.