Salem's Lot (1979 miniseries)
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Salem's Lot (1979 miniseries) is a television horror adaptation of Stephen King's vampire novel, directed by Tobe Hooper and originally broadcast as a two-part event.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Salem's Lot (1979 miniseries) canonical | 11 |
| 'Salem's Lot (1979 miniseries) | 2 |
| Salem’s Lot (1979 miniseries) | 2 |
| Salem's Lot (1979 film) | 1 |
| Salem's Lot (1979 miniseries) score | 1 |
| Salem's Lot (horror miniseries) music | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1725274 — 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: Salem's Lot (1979 miniseries) Context triple: [Salem's Lot, adaptedAs, Salem's Lot (1979 miniseries)]
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Salem's Lot
Salem's Lot is a horror novel by Stephen King about a small town slowly overtaken by vampires.
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The Shining (1997 miniseries)
The Shining (1997 miniseries) is a television adaptation of Stephen King’s horror novel that more closely follows the book’s plot and characterizations than Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 film version.
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The Amityville Horror
The Amityville Horror is a 1979 supernatural horror film about a family terrorized by malevolent forces in their new Long Island home, inspired by the allegedly true events surrounding the Amityville house.
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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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Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary is a horror novel by Stephen King about a burial ground with the power to resurrect the dead, leading to terrifying consequences for a grieving family.
- 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: Salem's Lot (1979 miniseries) Target entity description: Salem's Lot (1979 miniseries) is a television horror adaptation of Stephen King's vampire novel, directed by Tobe Hooper and originally broadcast as a two-part event.
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Salem's Lot
Salem's Lot is a horror novel by Stephen King about a small town slowly overtaken by vampires.
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B.
The Shining (1997 miniseries)
The Shining (1997 miniseries) is a television adaptation of Stephen King’s horror novel that more closely follows the book’s plot and characterizations than Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 film version.
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C.
It (1990 miniseries)
It (1990 miniseries) is a television horror miniseries based on Stephen King’s novel, following a group of friends who confront a shape-shifting evil entity terrorizing their town across two time periods.
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The Amityville Horror
The Amityville Horror is a 1979 supernatural horror film about a family terrorized by malevolent forces in their new Long Island home, inspired by the allegedly true events surrounding the Amityville house.
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E.
Children of the Corn
Children of the Corn is a horror short story by Stephen King about a couple who encounter a sinister cult of children in a remote Nebraska town.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Salem's Lot (1979 miniseries) Description of subject: Salem's Lot (1979 miniseries) is a television horror adaptation of Stephen King's vampire novel, directed by Tobe Hooper and originally broadcast as a two-part event.
Referenced by (18)
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James Dixon
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