I would direct the author to Danielewski's exploration of the term in House of Leaves: https://www.imageandnarrative.be/inarchive/uncanny/nelebemong.htm https:

I would direct the author to Danielewski's exploration of the term in House of Leaves: https://www.imageandnarrative.be/inarchive/uncanny/nelebemong.htm https://www.imageandnarrative.be/inarchive/uncanny/nelebemon... iirc the gist is that is hinges on the familiar but unfamiliar, nothing to do with control.