Death Stalks the Highway
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"Death Stalks the Highway" is an episode title from the 1939 science-fiction movie serial *The Phantom Creeps*, starring Bela Lugosi as a mad scientist.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Death Stalks the Highway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3893824 — 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: Death Stalks the Highway Context triple: [The Phantom Creeps, hasEpisodeTitle, Death Stalks the Highway]
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A.
Hell’s Highway
Hell’s Highway is the nickname for the main Allied supply route used during Operation Market Garden in World War II, running through the Netherlands and including key crossings such as the Son bridge.
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B.
Wreck on the Highway
"Wreck on the Highway" is a somber, reflective song by Bruce Springsteen that closes his 1980 album *The River*, exploring themes of mortality and the fragility of everyday life.
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C.
Streets of Fire
Streets of Fire is a 1984 neo-noir rock musical action film directed by Walter Hill, known for its stylized visuals, blend of 1950s aesthetics with 1980s rock, and cult following.
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D.
High Plains Drifter
High Plains Drifter is a 1973 Western film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, known for its dark, supernatural-tinged take on frontier justice.
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E.
Deadly Strangers
Deadly Strangers is a 1975 British psychological thriller film featuring Sterling Hayden in a tense story of mystery and suspense.
- 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: Death Stalks the Highway Target entity description: "Death Stalks the Highway" is an episode title from the 1939 science-fiction movie serial *The Phantom Creeps*, starring Bela Lugosi as a mad scientist.
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A.
Hell’s Highway
Hell’s Highway is the nickname for the main Allied supply route used during Operation Market Garden in World War II, running through the Netherlands and including key crossings such as the Son bridge.
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B.
Wreck on the Highway
"Wreck on the Highway" is a somber, reflective song by Bruce Springsteen that closes his 1980 album *The River*, exploring themes of mortality and the fragility of everyday life.
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C.
Streets of Fire
Streets of Fire is a 1984 neo-noir rock musical action film directed by Walter Hill, known for its stylized visuals, blend of 1950s aesthetics with 1980s rock, and cult following.
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D.
High Plains Drifter
High Plains Drifter is a 1973 Western film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, known for its dark, supernatural-tinged take on frontier justice.
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E.
Deadly Strangers
Deadly Strangers is a 1975 British psychological thriller film featuring Sterling Hayden in a tense story of mystery and suspense.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film serial episode
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television episode ⓘ |
| associatedWithActor | Bela Lugosi ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacterType | mad scientist ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Phantom Creeps
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surface form:
The Phantom Creeps film serial
|
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| featuresCharacter | Dr. Alex Zorka ⓘ |
| featuresGenreElement |
mad scientist
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science fiction technology ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasGenre | serial ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| isChapterOf |
The Phantom Creeps
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surface form:
1939 Universal Pictures serial The Phantom Creeps
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| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | chapter of a serial ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | The Phantom Creeps ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise |
The Phantom Creeps
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surface form:
The Phantom Creeps franchise
|
| productionEra |
Hollywood Golden Age
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surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
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| releaseYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| seriesTitle | The Phantom Creeps ⓘ |
| starredActor | Bela Lugosi ⓘ |
| titleOf | episode of The Phantom Creeps ⓘ |
| titleType | episode title ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Death Stalks the Highway Description of subject: "Death Stalks the Highway" is an episode title from the 1939 science-fiction movie serial *The Phantom Creeps*, starring Bela Lugosi as a mad scientist.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.