Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
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"Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" is a famous horror story (and classic Twilight Zone episode) about a terrified airplane passenger who believes he sees a creature sabotaging the wing mid-flight.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1753789 — 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: Nightmare at 20,000 Feet Context triple: [Richard Matheson, notableWork, Nightmare at 20,000 Feet]
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A.
Airport 1975
Airport 1975 is a 1974 American disaster film and sequel in the Airport series, best known for its midair collision plot and ensemble cast.
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B.
Airplane!
Airplane! is a 1980 satirical disaster-comedy film that parodies the conventions of airline and disaster movies with rapid-fire visual gags and deadpan humor.
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C.
Midnight Madness
Midnight Madness is a popular late-night program at the Toronto International Film Festival that showcases genre films such as horror, action, and cult cinema.
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D.
Sky's the Limit
"Sky's the Limit" is a posthumously released song by The Notorious B.I.G., featuring 112, known for its reflective lyrics and soulful production.
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E.
How It Feels to Fly
"How It Feels to Fly" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys featured on her 2009 album *The Element of Freedom*.
- 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: Nightmare at 20,000 Feet Target entity description: "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" is a famous horror story (and classic Twilight Zone episode) about a terrified airplane passenger who believes he sees a creature sabotaging the wing mid-flight.
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A.
Airport 1975
Airport 1975 is a 1974 American disaster film and sequel in the Airport series, best known for its midair collision plot and ensemble cast.
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B.
Airplane!
Airplane! is a 1980 satirical disaster-comedy film that parodies the conventions of airline and disaster movies with rapid-fire visual gags and deadpan humor.
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C.
Midnight Madness
Midnight Madness is a popular late-night program at the Toronto International Film Festival that showcases genre films such as horror, action, and cult cinema.
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D.
Sky's the Limit
"Sky's the Limit" is a posthumously released song by The Notorious B.I.G., featuring 112, known for its reflective lyrics and soulful production.
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E.
How It Feels to Fly
"How It Feels to Fly" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys featured on her 2009 album *The Element of Freedom*.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film segment
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short story ⓘ television episode ⓘ television episode ⓘ |
| adaptationOf |
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet (short story)
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| adaptedAs |
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet (The Twilight Zone 1963 episode)
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet (The Twilight Zone 1983 segment)
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Nightmare at 30,000 Feet (The Twilight Zone 2019 episode)
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| antagonist | gremlin-like creature ⓘ |
| author | Richard Matheson ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet (short story)
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet (short story)
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| character | Bob Wilson ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Robert Pittack ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReputation | classic Twilight Zone episode ⓘ |
| director |
George Miller
ⓘ
Richard Donner ⓘ |
| editor | George T. Clemens ⓘ |
| episodeNumberInSeason | 3 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
Alone by Night
ⓘ
Shock III ⓘ |
| genre |
horror fiction
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horror film segment ⓘ horror television ⓘ psychological horror ⓘ science fiction television ⓘ |
| host | Rod Serling ⓘ |
| influenced | popular culture depictions of gremlins on airplanes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor |
John Lithgow
ⓘ
William Shatner ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Robert Wilson ⓘ |
| musicBy | Marius Constant ⓘ |
| narrationBy | Rod Serling ⓘ |
| notableElement |
depiction of fear of flying
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gremlin on airplane wing ⓘ |
| notableFor | portrayal of a passenger questioning his sanity during a flight ⓘ |
| originalAirDate | 1963-10-11 ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Twilight Zone: The Movie
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surface form:
Twilight Zone: The Movie
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| partOfSeries |
The Twilight Zone (TV series episodes)
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surface form:
The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)
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| plotFocus | airplane passenger sees creature on wing ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
CBS
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surface form:
CBS Television Network
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| publicationType | anthology contribution ⓘ |
| season | 5 ⓘ |
| setting | commercial airplane in flight ⓘ |
| theme |
fear of flying
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mental illness and perception ⓘ unreliable perception ⓘ |
| writer | Richard Matheson ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nightmare at 20,000 Feet Description of subject: "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" is a famous horror story (and classic Twilight Zone episode) about a terrified airplane passenger who believes he sees a creature sabotaging the wing mid-flight.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet (The Twilight Zone 1963 episode)
this entity surface form:
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet (The Twilight Zone 1983 segment)
this entity surface form:
Nightmare at 30,000 Feet (The Twilight Zone 2019 episode)
this entity surface form:
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet (short story)
subject surface form:
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet (The Twilight Zone 1963 episode)
this entity surface form:
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet (short story)
subject surface form:
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet (The Twilight Zone 1983 segment)
this entity surface form:
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet (short story)
this entity surface form:
The Twilight Zone episode "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet"
this entity surface form:
The Twilight Zone episode "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet"