Twittering from the Circus of the Dead
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"Twittering from the Circus of the Dead" is a horror short story by Joe Hill that follows a teenager live-tweeting her family's terrifying visit to a sinister, supernatural circus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Twittering from the Circus of the Dead canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9980370 — 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: Twittering from the Circus of the Dead Context triple: [Full Throttle, hasShortStory, Twittering from the Circus of the Dead]
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A.
Carrion Comfort
"Carrion Comfort" is a sonnet by Gerard Manley Hopkins that powerfully explores themes of despair, spiritual struggle, and faith through his distinctive sprung rhythm and dense, innovative language.
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B.
The Glorious Dead
"The Glorious Dead" is a solemn commemorative phrase honoring those who lost their lives in war, famously inscribed on the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London.
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C.
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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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.
Whistling Death
Whistling Death is the fearsome World War II fighter aircraft renowned for its distinctive high-pitched sound and formidable combat performance, officially known as the Vought F4U Corsair.
- 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: Twittering from the Circus of the Dead Target entity description: "Twittering from the Circus of the Dead" is a horror short story by Joe Hill that follows a teenager live-tweeting her family's terrifying visit to a sinister, supernatural circus.
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A.
Carrion Comfort
"Carrion Comfort" is a sonnet by Gerard Manley Hopkins that powerfully explores themes of despair, spiritual struggle, and faith through his distinctive sprung rhythm and dense, innovative language.
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B.
The Glorious Dead
"The Glorious Dead" is a solemn commemorative phrase honoring those who lost their lives in war, famously inscribed on the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London.
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C.
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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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.
Whistling Death
Whistling Death is the fearsome World War II fighter aircraft renowned for its distinctive high-pitched sound and formidable combat performance, officially known as the Vought F4U Corsair.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
horror fiction work
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Joe Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralActivity | live-tweeting a family trip ⓘ |
| conflictType |
family vs external danger
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supernatural threat ⓘ |
| contains |
acrobats
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animal acts ⓘ clowns ⓘ violent imagery ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| features |
sinister circus
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supernatural elements ⓘ |
| featuresPlatform | Twitter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | horror ⓘ |
| hasPublicationForm |
anthology inclusion
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e-book ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacterString | Twittering from the Circus of the Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 21st-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Blake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | social media posts ⓘ |
| narrativeFormat | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | told through tweets ⓘ |
| partOf | Joe Hill short fiction corpus ⓘ |
| protagonistAge | teenager ⓘ |
| protagonistGender | female ⓘ |
| setting |
road trip through the American West
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traveling circus ⓘ |
| theme |
danger of spectacle
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family dynamics ⓘ social media and voyeurism ⓘ |
| tone |
darkly comic
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macabre ⓘ suspenseful ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
microblogging
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smartphone ⓘ |
| workOf | Joe Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Twittering from the Circus of the Dead Description of subject: "Twittering from the Circus of the Dead" is a horror short story by Joe Hill that follows a teenager live-tweeting her family's terrifying visit to a sinister, supernatural circus.
Referenced by (1)
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