Our Lady of Darkness
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Our Lady of Darkness is a 1977 urban fantasy–horror novel by Fritz Leiber that blends occult lore with modern San Francisco settings to explore psychological and supernatural terrors.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Our Lady of Darkness canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10172947 — 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: Our Lady of Darkness Context triple: [Fritz Leiber, notableWork, Our Lady of Darkness]
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A.
A Darkness More Than Night
A Darkness More Than Night is a crime novel by Michael Connelly that intertwines his recurring characters Harry Bosch and Terry McCaleb in a complex murder investigation.
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B.
Beneath the Veil
"Beneath the Veil" is a song by the American indie pop band Chester French.
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C.
Leçons de ténèbres
Leçons de ténèbres is a set of Baroque sacred vocal pieces for Holy Week, renowned for their expressive intensity and ornate French style.
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D.
The Dark Sister
The Dark Sister is a philosophical novel by Rebecca Goldstein that explores themes of identity, consciousness, and the tension between scientific rationality and personal experience.
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E.
The Grin of the Dark
The Grin of the Dark is a horror novel by British writer Ramsey Campbell that follows a disgraced film critic investigating a sinister silent-era comedian whose lost films seem to drive viewers mad.
- 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: Our Lady of Darkness Target entity description: Our Lady of Darkness is a 1977 urban fantasy–horror novel by Fritz Leiber that blends occult lore with modern San Francisco settings to explore psychological and supernatural terrors.
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A.
A Darkness More Than Night
A Darkness More Than Night is a crime novel by Michael Connelly that intertwines his recurring characters Harry Bosch and Terry McCaleb in a complex murder investigation.
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B.
Beneath the Veil
"Beneath the Veil" is a song by the American indie pop band Chester French.
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C.
Leçons de ténèbres
Leçons de ténèbres is a set of Baroque sacred vocal pieces for Holy Week, renowned for their expressive intensity and ornate French style.
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D.
The Dark Sister
The Dark Sister is a philosophical novel by Rebecca Goldstein that explores themes of identity, consciousness, and the tension between scientific rationality and personal experience.
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E.
The Grin of the Dark
The Grin of the Dark is a horror novel by British writer Ramsey Campbell that follows a disgraced film critic investigating a sinister silent-era comedian whose lost films seem to drive viewers mad.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
horror novel
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novel ⓘ urban fantasy novel ⓘ |
| author | Fritz Leiber ⓘ |
| award |
World Fantasy Award for Best Novel
ⓘ
linked to:
World Fantasy Award
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| awardYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre |
horror
ⓘ
occult fiction ⓘ urban fantasy ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtBy | Michael Whelan ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| hasElement |
occult manuscripts
ⓘ
psychological breakdown ⓘ supernatural entities ⓘ urban landscapes ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780425034840 ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Franz Westen ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
books as gateways to the supernatural
ⓘ
dangerous knowledge ⓘ watching and being watched ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| hasReprint |
specialty press editions
ⓘ
various trade paperback editions ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
San Francisco topography
ⓘ
Weird fiction tradition ⓘ
linked to:
Cthulhu Mythos
|
| involves |
mysterious notebook
ⓘ
occult theories about cities ⓘ visions of entities in city architecture ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | short novel ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
contemporary fantasy
ⓘ
weird fiction ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending occultism with modern urban setting
ⓘ
depiction of San Francisco as a haunted cityscape ⓘ |
| partOf | Fritz Leiber bibliography ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | horror writer ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| publisher | Berkley Books ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Conjure Wife
ⓘ
Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories ⓘ
linked to:
Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser
|
| setting | San Francisco ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
influence of place on the mind
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occult lore ⓘ paranoia ⓘ psychological horror ⓘ urban supernatural ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Our Lady of Darkness Description of subject: Our Lady of Darkness is a 1977 urban fantasy–horror novel by Fritz Leiber that blends occult lore with modern San Francisco settings to explore psychological and supernatural terrors.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Leiber