Bates Motel
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Bates Motel is the eerie, isolated roadside motel and family home central to Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho franchise, infamous as the residence and killing ground of Norman Bates.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bates Motel canonical | 4 |
| Bates Motel set | 1 |
| Bates Motel universe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20388506 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bates Motel Context triple: [Psycho II, hasSetting, Bates Motel]
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Bates Motel
Bates Motel is a contemporary psychological horror–drama television series that serves as a prequel to Alfred Hitchcock’s film Psycho, exploring the twisted relationship between Norman Bates and his mother, Norma.
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Hemlock Grove
Hemlock Grove is a horror-mystery television series blending supernatural elements with small-town intrigue, based on Brian McGreevy’s novel of the same name and released on Netflix.
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American Horror Stories
American Horror Stories is a horror anthology television series and spin-off of American Horror Story, featuring self-contained, short-form episodes with different terrifying tales.
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American Horror Story: Asylum
American Horror Story: Asylum is the second season of the anthology horror television series American Horror Story, set in a 1960s mental institution and known for its dark psychological themes and ensemble cast.
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The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House is a critically acclaimed Netflix horror drama series that reimagines Shirley Jackson’s classic novel through a modern, character-driven haunted house story.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bates Motel Target entity description: Bates Motel is the eerie, isolated roadside motel and family home central to Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho franchise, infamous as the residence and killing ground of Norman Bates.
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A.
Bates Motel
Bates Motel is a contemporary psychological horror–drama television series that serves as a prequel to Alfred Hitchcock’s film Psycho, exploring the twisted relationship between Norman Bates and his mother, Norma.
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B.
Hemlock Grove
Hemlock Grove is a horror-mystery television series blending supernatural elements with small-town intrigue, based on Brian McGreevy’s novel of the same name and released on Netflix.
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C.
American Horror Stories
American Horror Stories is a horror anthology television series and spin-off of American Horror Story, featuring self-contained, short-form episodes with different terrifying tales.
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D.
American Horror Story: Asylum
American Horror Story: Asylum is the second season of the anthology horror television series American Horror Story, set in a 1960s mental institution and known for its dark psychological themes and ensemble cast.
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E.
The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House is a critically acclaimed Netflix horror drama series that reimagines Shirley Jackson’s classic novel through a modern, character-driven haunted house story.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Detective Milton Arbogast in Psycho
linked to: Bates Motel
linked to: Bates Motel