American Gothic (TV series)
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American Gothic is a mid-1990s American horror drama television series known for its dark, supernatural themes and its eerie portrayal of a corrupt small Southern town.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American Gothic (TV series) canonical | 4 |
| American Gothic | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: American Gothic (TV series) Context triple: [Joseph LoDuca, notableWork, American Gothic (TV series)]
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A.
American Gothic
American Gothic is a famous 1930 painting by Grant Wood depicting a stern farmer and his daughter in front of a rural house, and is one of the most iconic images in American art.
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B.
American Gothic
American Gothic is a literary and artistic style that blends elements of traditional Gothic horror with distinctly American settings, themes, and social anxieties.
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C.
American Horror Story: Roanoke
American Horror Story: Roanoke is the sixth season of the anthology horror television series American Horror Story, featuring a documentary-style narrative about a couple terrorized by supernatural forces in rural North Carolina.
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D.
American Horror Stories
American Horror Stories is a horror anthology television series and spin-off of American Horror Story, featuring self-contained, short-form episodes with different terrifying tales.
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E.
Hemlock Grove
Hemlock Grove is a horror-mystery television series blending supernatural elements with small-town intrigue, based on Brian McGreevy’s novel of the same name and released on Netflix.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American Gothic (TV series) Target entity description: American Gothic is a mid-1990s American horror drama television series known for its dark, supernatural themes and its eerie portrayal of a corrupt small Southern town.
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A.
American Gothic
American Gothic is a famous 1930 painting by Grant Wood depicting a stern farmer and his daughter in front of a rural house, and is one of the most iconic images in American art.
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B.
American Gothic
American Gothic is a literary and artistic style that blends elements of traditional Gothic horror with distinctly American settings, themes, and social anxieties.
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C.
American Horror Story: Roanoke
American Horror Story: Roanoke is the sixth season of the anthology horror television series American Horror Story, featuring a documentary-style narrative about a couple terrorized by supernatural forces in rural North Carolina.
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D.
American Horror Stories
American Horror Stories is a horror anthology television series and spin-off of American Horror Story, featuring self-contained, short-form episodes with different terrifying tales.
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E.
Hemlock Grove
Hemlock Grove is a horror-mystery television series blending supernatural elements with small-town intrigue, based on Brian McGreevy’s novel of the same name and released on Netflix.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| airedOn | CBS Friday night schedule ⓘ |
| audioFormat | stereo ⓘ |
| broadcastDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy |
Ben Healy – Nick Searcy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caleb Temple – Lucas Black NERFINISHED ⓘ Dr. Matt Crower – Jake Weber NERFINISHED ⓘ Gail Emory – Paige Turco NERFINISHED ⓘ Merlyn Temple – Sarah Paulson NERFINISHED ⓘ Selena Coombs – Brenda Bakke NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheriff Lucas Buck – Gary Cole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Shaun Cassidy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | Shaun Cassidy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Cyrus Yavneh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sam Raimi NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaun Cassidy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1995-09-22 ⓘ |
| genre |
gothic horror
ⓘ
horror ⓘ supernatural drama ⓘ |
| hasCultStatus | true ⓘ |
| hasOpeningLocation | Trinity town sign ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1996-07-11 ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Caleb Temple
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dr. Matt Crower NERFINISHED ⓘ Gail Emory NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheriff Lucas Buck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cult following
ⓘ
dark, eerie tone ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 22 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 1 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| pictureFormat |
NTSC color television standard
ⓘ
surface form:
NTSC
|
| portrayedBy | Gary Cole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | contemporary 1990s ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Trinity, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingType | fictional small Southern town ⓘ |
| theme |
corruption in a small town
ⓘ
family secrets ⓘ good versus evil ⓘ supernatural influence ⓘ |
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Subject: American Gothic (TV series) Description of subject: American Gothic is a mid-1990s American horror drama television series known for its dark, supernatural themes and its eerie portrayal of a corrupt small Southern town.
Referenced by (7)
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