The Hawkline Monster
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The Hawkline Monster is a 1974 gothic Western–meets–comic-fantasy novel by Richard Brautigan that parodies both horror and cowboy genres through a surreal, deadpan narrative.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Hawkline Monster canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18351521 — 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: The Hawkline Monster Context triple: [Richard Brautigan, notableWork, The Hawkline Monster]
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A.
The Monolith Monsters
The Monolith Monsters is a 1957 American science fiction film about alien meteor fragments that grow into towering, destructive stone monoliths threatening a small desert town.
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B.
The Iron Monster
"The Iron Monster" is an episode title from the 1939 science-fiction movie serial *The Phantom Creeps*, which starred Bela Lugosi as a mad scientist.
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C.
The Monster Maker
The Monster Maker is a 1944 American horror film featuring Ralph Morgan in a prominent role as a mad scientist involved in grotesque experiments.
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D.
The Monster Club
The Monster Club is a 1980 British horror-comedy anthology film featuring Vincent Price and John Carradine, blending campy monster tales with nightclub musical interludes.
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E.
The Giant Claw
The Giant Claw is a 1957 American science fiction monster film about a gigantic bird-like creature terrorizing the Earth.
- 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: The Hawkline Monster Target entity description: The Hawkline Monster is a 1974 gothic Western–meets–comic-fantasy novel by Richard Brautigan that parodies both horror and cowboy genres through a surreal, deadpan narrative.
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A.
The Monolith Monsters
The Monolith Monsters is a 1957 American science fiction film about alien meteor fragments that grow into towering, destructive stone monoliths threatening a small desert town.
-
B.
The Iron Monster
"The Iron Monster" is an episode title from the 1939 science-fiction movie serial *The Phantom Creeps*, which starred Bela Lugosi as a mad scientist.
-
C.
The Monster Maker
The Monster Maker is a 1944 American horror film featuring Ralph Morgan in a prominent role as a mad scientist involved in grotesque experiments.
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D.
The Monster Club
The Monster Club is a 1980 British horror-comedy anthology film featuring Vincent Price and John Carradine, blending campy monster tales with nightclub musical interludes.
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E.
The Giant Claw
The Giant Claw is a 1957 American science fiction monster film about a gigantic bird-like creature terrorizing the Earth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.