haunted Overlook Hotel
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The haunted Overlook Hotel is a remote, malevolent mountain resort whose sinister supernatural presence drives the psychological horror and violence at the heart of Stephen King’s The Shining and its adaptations.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colorado (Overlook Hotel setting) | 1 |
| haunted Overlook Hotel canonical | 1 |
| the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8724290 — 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: haunted Overlook Hotel Context triple: [The Shining franchise, mainTheme, haunted Overlook Hotel]
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A.
The Overlook
The Overlook is a crime novel by Michael Connelly featuring LAPD detective Harry Bosch investigating a murder linked to national security threats.
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B.
Hill House
Hill House is a renowned early 20th-century residential masterpiece in Helensburgh, Scotland, designed by architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh and celebrated for its innovative Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau features.
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C.
Hill House
Hill House is a sinister, isolated mansion in Shirley Jackson’s horror novel "The Haunting of Hill House," renowned as one of fiction’s most iconic haunted houses.
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How Hill House
How Hill House is a prominent thatched Edwardian house in the Norfolk Broads, England, known for its distinctive architecture and surrounding nature reserve.
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E.
The Stanley Hotel
The Stanley Hotel is a historic, allegedly haunted hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, best known as the inspiration for Stephen King’s novel "The Shining" and its related screen adaptations.
- 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: haunted Overlook Hotel Target entity description: The haunted Overlook Hotel is a remote, malevolent mountain resort whose sinister supernatural presence drives the psychological horror and violence at the heart of Stephen King’s The Shining and its adaptations.
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A.
The Overlook
The Overlook is a crime novel by Michael Connelly featuring LAPD detective Harry Bosch investigating a murder linked to national security threats.
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B.
Hill House
Hill House is a renowned early 20th-century residential masterpiece in Helensburgh, Scotland, designed by architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh and celebrated for its innovative Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau features.
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C.
Hill House
Hill House is a sinister, isolated mansion in Shirley Jackson’s horror novel "The Haunting of Hill House," renowned as one of fiction’s most iconic haunted houses.
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D.
How Hill House
How Hill House is a prominent thatched Edwardian house in the Norfolk Broads, England, known for its distinctive architecture and surrounding nature reserve.
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E.
The Stanley Hotel
The Stanley Hotel is a historic, allegedly haunted hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, best known as the inspiration for Stephen King’s novel "The Shining" and its related screen adaptations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional hotel
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fictional location ⓘ haunted location ⓘ setting in a horror novel ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
film The Shining (1980)
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linked to:
The Shining (1980 film)
miniseries The Shining (1997) ⓘ
linked to:
The Shining (1997 miniseries)
novel Doctor Sleep ⓘ novel The Shining ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Danny Torrance
ⓘ
Dick Hallorann ⓘ Jack Torrance ⓘ Wendy Torrance ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept | the shining (psychic ability) ⓘ |
| backstoryElement |
built on or near a Native American burial ground (in film lore)
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former caretaker Delbert Grady killed his family ⓘ site of past murders and suicides ⓘ |
| contains |
Colorado Lounge
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Gold Room bar ⓘ
linked to:
Gold Room
Room 217 (in novel) ⓘ
linked to:
Room 217
Room 237 (in 1980 film adaptation) ⓘ ballroom ⓘ boiler room ⓘ hedge maze (in 1980 film adaptation) ⓘ overgrown topiary animals (in novel) ⓘ |
| creator | Stephen King ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
The Shining universe
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linked to:
The Shining franchise
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| firstAppearanceYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| function | luxury mountain resort ⓘ |
| genre | horror ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationElement | visual design by production designer Roy Walker in 1980 film ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
frequently referenced in popular culture
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iconic location in horror fiction ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
haunted
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malevolent ⓘ remote ⓘ snowbound in winter ⓘ |
| influences | Jack Torrance’s alcoholism and instability ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado
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linked to:
The Stanley Hotel
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| locatedInFiction |
Colorado Rocky Mountains
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linked to:
Rocky Mountains
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| mediaTypeOfOrigin | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
antagonistic force
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primary setting of The Shining ⓘ |
| notableFor |
driving Jack Torrance to violence
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influencing and possessing occupants ⓘ psychological horror ⓘ supernatural phenomena ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
cyclical violence
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entrapment ⓘ madness ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: haunted Overlook Hotel Description of subject: The haunted Overlook Hotel is a remote, malevolent mountain resort whose sinister supernatural presence drives the psychological horror and violence at the heart of Stephen King’s The Shining and its adaptations.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: haunted Overlook Hotel