Horsell Common and the Heat Ray
E441232
"Horsell Common and the Heat Ray" is a dramatic musical piece from Jeff Wayne's concept album adaptation of H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds," depicting the first deadly Martian attack on Earth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Horsell Common and the Heat Ray canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4471763 — 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: Horsell Common and the Heat Ray Context triple: [Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, hasPart, Horsell Common and the Heat Ray]
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A.
The Black Windmill
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B.
Harrow Hill
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C.
The Limehouse Golem
The Limehouse Golem is a 2016 British gothic horror-mystery film, based on Peter Ackroyd’s novel "Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem," about a series of gruesome murders in Victorian London.
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D.
All Hallows-by-the-Tower
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E.
The Lair of the White Worm
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- 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: Horsell Common and the Heat Ray Target entity description: "Horsell Common and the Heat Ray" is a dramatic musical piece from Jeff Wayne's concept album adaptation of H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds," depicting the first deadly Martian attack on Earth.
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A.
The Black Windmill
The Black Windmill is a 1974 British spy thriller film directed by Don Siegel and starring Michael Caine as an MI6 agent whose son is kidnapped by arms dealers.
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B.
Harrow Hill
Harrow Hill is a prominent elevated area in Harrow, London, known for its historic setting and association with the prestigious Harrow School.
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C.
The Limehouse Golem
The Limehouse Golem is a 2016 British gothic horror-mystery film, based on Peter Ackroyd’s novel "Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem," about a series of gruesome murders in Victorian London.
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D.
All Hallows-by-the-Tower
All Hallows-by-the-Tower is one of the oldest surviving churches in the City of London, notable for its medieval origins and proximity to the Tower of London.
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E.
The Lair of the White Worm
The Lair of the White Worm is a 1911 horror novel by Bram Stoker that blends Gothic suspense with mythic serpent legends in rural England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
ⓘ
song ⓘ track ⓘ |
| basedOn | The War of the Worlds ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy |
H. G. Wells
ⓘ
linked to:
Herbert George Wells
|
| composer | Jeff Wayne ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
Martian invasion of Earth
ⓘ
first Martian attack ⓘ use of the Martian heat ray ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | The Journalist ⓘ |
| featuresNarrationBy | Richard Burton ⓘ |
| follows | The Eve of the War ⓘ |
| genre |
concept album track
ⓘ
progressive rock ⓘ symphonic rock ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
orchestra
ⓘ
rock band ⓘ spoken narration ⓘ synthesizers ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
dramatic underscore
ⓘ
orchestral rock ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Martians
ⓘ
civilian casualties ⓘ heat-ray weapon ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
alien invasion
ⓘ
fear of technological warfare ⓘ human vulnerability ⓘ |
| hasType | dramatic narrative piece ⓘ |
| isAdaptationOf |
The War of the Worlds, Book 1: The Coming of the Martians
ⓘ
linked to:
The War of the Worlds
|
| label | CBS Records ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | double LP ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
Horsell Common
ⓘ
Woking ⓘ |
| narrativeTimePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| originalAlbumReleaseYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| partOf | Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds ⓘ |
| partOfDisc | Side 1 of Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The War of the Worlds (Jeff Wayne album) narrative ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Eve of the War ⓘ |
| producer | Jeff Wayne ⓘ |
| recordedFor | Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds (1978 album) ⓘ |
| usesMotifFrom | The Eve of the War ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Horsell Common and the Heat Ray Description of subject: "Horsell Common and the Heat Ray" is a dramatic musical piece from Jeff Wayne's concept album adaptation of H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds," depicting the first deadly Martian attack on Earth.
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