Beasts
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Beasts is a 1976 British television horror anthology series created and written by Nigel Kneale, known for its unsettling, creature-themed standalone stories.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beasts canonical | 2 |
| "Beasts" | 1 |
| Beasts (TV series) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8157223 — 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: Beasts Context triple: [Nigel Kneale, notableWork, Beasts]
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A.
Beast in View
Beast in View is a 1955 psychological suspense novel by Margaret Millar, renowned for its twisty plot and exploration of mental illness and identity.
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B.
The Beast
The Beast was the fearsome nickname of Jimmie Foxx, a legendary power-hitting Major League Baseball slugger of the early 20th century.
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C.
The Beast
The Beast is a song by Bill Callahan featured on his album "Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest."
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D.
The Beast
The Beast is a 1996 American made-for-television miniseries adaptation of Peter Benchley’s novel about a giant squid terrorizing a coastal community.
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E.
Wild Beasts
Wild Beasts were an English indie rock band known for their art-rock sensibilities, intricate guitar work, and distinctive falsetto vocals.
- 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: Beasts Target entity description: Beasts is a 1976 British television horror anthology series created and written by Nigel Kneale, known for its unsettling, creature-themed standalone stories.
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A.
Beast in View
Beast in View is a 1955 psychological suspense novel by Margaret Millar, renowned for its twisty plot and exploration of mental illness and identity.
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B.
The Beast
The Beast was the fearsome nickname of Jimmie Foxx, a legendary power-hitting Major League Baseball slugger of the early 20th century.
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C.
The Beast
The Beast is a song by Bill Callahan featured on his album "Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest."
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D.
The Beast
The Beast is a 1996 American made-for-television miniseries adaptation of Peter Benchley’s novel about a giant squid terrorizing a coastal community.
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E.
Wild Beasts
Wild Beasts were an English indie rock band known for their art-rock sensibilities, intricate guitar work, and distinctive falsetto vocals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British television series
ⓘ
horror anthology television series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Beasts (TV series)
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linked to:
Beasts
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| associatedPerson | Nigel Kneale ⓘ |
| broadcastDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| broadcastMedium | terrestrial television ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Nigel Kneale ⓘ |
| episodeRuntime | approximately 50 minutes ⓘ |
| era | pre-digital television ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1976 ⓘ |
| focus | unsettling creature-themed stories ⓘ |
| format | standalone episodes ⓘ |
| genre |
anthology
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horror ⓘ |
| hasCreatorRole | Nigel Kneale as sole writer ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| homeMediaRelease | DVD ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | self-contained stories ⓘ |
| notableEpisode |
Baby
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Buddyboy ⓘ During Barty’s Party ⓘ Special Offer ⓘ The Dummy ⓘ What Big Eyes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emphasis on atmosphere over explicit gore
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low-budget but intense horror ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 6 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 1 ⓘ |
| originalChannel |
ITV network
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linked to:
ITV
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| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ITV ⓘ |
| period | 1970s British television ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Associated Television ⓘ |
| productionLocation | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | television broadcast ⓘ |
| subgenre |
psychological horror
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supernatural horror ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
| theme |
creatures
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isolation ⓘ paranoia ⓘ the supernatural ⓘ |
| writer | Nigel Kneale ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Beasts Description of subject: Beasts is a 1976 British television horror anthology series created and written by Nigel Kneale, known for its unsettling, creature-themed standalone stories.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.