Woodsboro, California
E1172927
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Woodsboro, California is the fictional small town setting of the Scream horror film series, known as the hometown of protagonist Sidney Prescott and the site of multiple Ghostface killings.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Woodsboro, California canonical | 4 |
| Woodsboro, California (fictional) | 1 |
| fictional town of Woodsboro, California | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15709881 — 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: Woodsboro, California Context triple: [Sidney Prescott, homeTown, Woodsboro, California]
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A.
Winterhaven, California
Winterhaven, California is a small community in Imperial County located along the Colorado River near the Arizona border, serving as a gateway to the Quechan Indian Reservation and the city of Yuma.
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B.
Sunnydale, California
Sunnydale, California is the fictional Southern California town that serves as the primary backdrop for the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," known for its Hellmouth and frequent supernatural occurrences.
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C.
Woodside, California
Woodside, California is an affluent, semi-rural town on the San Francisco Peninsula known for its large estates, equestrian culture, and proximity to Silicon Valley.
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D.
Cromberg, California
Cromberg, California is a small census-designated community located in the Sierra Nevada region of northeastern California.
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E.
Forestville, California
Forestville, California is a small unincorporated community in Sonoma County known for its proximity to the Russian River, local wineries, and redwood forests.
- 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: Woodsboro, California Target entity description: Woodsboro, California is the fictional small town setting of the Scream horror film series, known as the hometown of protagonist Sidney Prescott and the site of multiple Ghostface killings.
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A.
Winterhaven, California
Winterhaven, California is a small community in Imperial County located along the Colorado River near the Arizona border, serving as a gateway to the Quechan Indian Reservation and the city of Yuma.
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B.
Sunnydale, California
Sunnydale, California is the fictional Southern California town that serves as the primary backdrop for the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," known for its Hellmouth and frequent supernatural occurrences.
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C.
Woodside, California
Woodside, California is an affluent, semi-rural town on the San Francisco Peninsula known for its large estates, equestrian culture, and proximity to Silicon Valley.
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D.
Cromberg, California
Cromberg, California is a small census-designated community located in the Sierra Nevada region of northeastern California.
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E.
Forestville, California
Forestville, California is a small unincorporated community in Sonoma County known for its proximity to the Russian River, local wineries, and redwood forests.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Woodsboro, California
linked to: Woodsboro, California