Tales of Terror
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"Tales of Terror" is a 1962 horror anthology film directed by Roger Corman, adapting several Edgar Allan Poe stories and featuring performances by Vincent Price and Debra Paget.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tales of Terror canonical | 3 |
| Edgar Allan Poe film cycle | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6606594 — 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: Tales of Terror Context triple: [Debra Paget, notableWork, Tales of Terror]
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A.
Lady of Terror
Lady of Terror is an epithet of the Egyptian goddess Sekhmet, highlighting her fearsome power as a lioness deity of war, destruction, and divine retribution.
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B.
The Terrors
The Terrors is the nickname of Dundee United F.C., a professional football club based in Dundee, Scotland, known for its passionate support and distinctive tangerine kit.
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C.
The House of Fear
"The House of Fear" is a 1945 Sherlock Holmes mystery film starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, involving a series of murders in a remote Scottish mansion.
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D.
The Haunted
The Haunted is a Swedish metal band known for blending thrash and melodic death metal elements into an aggressive, modern sound.
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E.
Night of the Ghouls
Night of the Ghouls is a 1959 low-budget horror film written and directed by Ed Wood, known for its campy style and status as a cult classic among fans of B-movie cinema.
- 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: Tales of Terror Target entity description: "Tales of Terror" is a 1962 horror anthology film directed by Roger Corman, adapting several Edgar Allan Poe stories and featuring performances by Vincent Price and Debra Paget.
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A.
Lady of Terror
Lady of Terror is an epithet of the Egyptian goddess Sekhmet, highlighting her fearsome power as a lioness deity of war, destruction, and divine retribution.
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B.
The Terrors
The Terrors is the nickname of Dundee United F.C., a professional football club based in Dundee, Scotland, known for its passionate support and distinctive tangerine kit.
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C.
The House of Fear
"The House of Fear" is a 1945 Sherlock Holmes mystery film starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, involving a series of murders in a remote Scottish mansion.
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D.
The Haunted
The Haunted is a Swedish metal band known for blending thrash and melodic death metal elements into an aggressive, modern sound.
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E.
Night of the Ghouls
Night of the Ghouls is a 1959 low-budget horror film written and directed by Ed Wood, known for its campy style and status as a cult classic among fans of B-movie cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthology film
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film ⓘ |
| aspectOf | Roger Corman Poe cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
short story "Morella"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
short story "The Black Cat" ⓘ short story "The Cask of Amontillado" NERFINISHED ⓘ short story "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" NERFINISHED ⓘ works by Edgar Allan Poe ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Floyd Crosby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Pathécolor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Roger Corman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | American International Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Anthony Carras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Ernest Valdemar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fortunato Luchresi NERFINISHED ⓘ Montresor Herringbone NERFINISHED ⓘ Morella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | live action ⓘ |
| format | color ⓘ |
| genre |
anthology
ⓘ
horror ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
David Frankham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joyce Jameson NERFINISHED ⓘ Leona Gage NERFINISHED ⓘ Maggie Pierce NERFINISHED ⓘ Wally Campo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSegment |
"Morella"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
"The Black Cat" / "The Cask of Amontillado" NERFINISHED ⓘ "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
death
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revenge ⓘ the supernatural ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicBy | Les Baxter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | adaptation of multiple Edgar Allan Poe stories in omnibus format ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Roger Corman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Alta Vista Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1962-07-04 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 89 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Richard Matheson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Basil Rathbone
NERFINISHED
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Debra Paget NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Lorre NERFINISHED ⓘ Vincent Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Edgar Allan Poe film cycle