Gremlins
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Gremlins is a 1984 horror-comedy film about mischievous creatures wreaking havoc in a small town, blending dark humor with creature-feature thrills and becoming a cult classic.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gremlins canonical | 14 |
| Gremlins (1984 film) | 2 |
| Gremlins (in thematic similarity, not continuity) | 1 |
| Gremlins (novelization) | 1 |
| Gremlins 2: The New Batch | 1 |
| Gremlins film series | 1 |
| Gremlins franchise | 1 |
| Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3286830 — 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: Gremlins Context triple: [Chris Columbus, wroteScreenplayFor, Gremlins]
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13 Ghosts
13 Ghosts is a 1960 supernatural horror film directed by William Castle, known for its gimmicky "Illusion-O" ghost viewer and its story of a family inheriting a haunted house filled with twelve malevolent spirits.
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The Evil Dead
The Evil Dead is a 1981 low-budget cult horror film directed by Sam Raimi, renowned for its inventive camerawork, extreme gore, and darkly comic tone that helped redefine modern horror cinema.
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Little Shop of Horrors
Little Shop of Horrors is a darkly comedic musical about a meek florist and his man-eating plant, renowned for its catchy songs and cult status on stage and screen.
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Tar Monster
The Tar Monster is a gooey, black, sludge-like creature from the Scooby-Doo franchise known for trapping victims in sticky tar and appearing as one of the villains in Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed.
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Leprechaun
The Leprechaun is the spirited, Irish-themed mascot of the University of Notre Dame, typically depicted as a feisty, bearded figure in a green suit and hat.
- 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: Gremlins Target entity description: Gremlins is a 1984 horror-comedy film about mischievous creatures wreaking havoc in a small town, blending dark humor with creature-feature thrills and becoming a cult classic.
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A.
Ghoulies
Ghoulies is a 1985 horror-comedy film about mischievous demonic creatures that became a cult favorite in the home-video era.
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B.
13 Ghosts
13 Ghosts is a 1960 supernatural horror film directed by William Castle, known for its gimmicky "Illusion-O" ghost viewer and its story of a family inheriting a haunted house filled with twelve malevolent spirits.
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C.
The Evil Dead
The Evil Dead is a 1981 low-budget cult horror film directed by Sam Raimi, renowned for its inventive camerawork, extreme gore, and darkly comic tone that helped redefine modern horror cinema.
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D.
Little Shop of Horrors
Little Shop of Horrors is a darkly comedic musical about a meek florist and his man-eating plant, renowned for its catchy songs and cult status on stage and screen.
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E.
Tar Monster
The Tar Monster is a gooey, black, sludge-like creature from the Scooby-Doo franchise known for trapping victims in sticky tar and appearing as one of the villains in Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gremlins Description of subject: Gremlins is a 1984 horror-comedy film about mischievous creatures wreaking havoc in a small town, blending dark humor with creature-feature thrills and becoming a cult classic.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gremlins (1984 film)
this entity surface form:
Gremlins franchise
this entity surface form:
Gremlins (1984 film)
this entity surface form:
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
this entity surface form:
Gremlins film series
this entity surface form:
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
this entity surface form:
Gremlins (in thematic similarity, not continuity)
this entity surface form:
Gremlins (novelization)