Night of the Creeps
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Night of the Creeps is a 1986 cult horror-comedy film that blends alien parasites, zombies, and B-movie homage into a tongue-in-cheek genre pastiche.
All labels observed (1)
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| Night of the Creeps canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9801982 — 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: Night of the Creeps Context triple: [Tom Atkins, notableWork, Night of the Creeps]
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A.
Jeepers Creepers
"Jeepers Creepers" is a popular 1938 jazz and pop standard, first introduced by Louis Armstrong and later widely covered, known for its catchy melody and playful lyrics.
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B.
Midnight Creeper
"Midnight Creeper" is a song by Elton John featured on his 1973 album *Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player*.
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C.
Creepshow 3
Creepshow 3 is a 2006 direct-to-video horror anthology film loosely connected to the original Creepshow movies, featuring several interwoven darkly comic tales.
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D.
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.
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E.
Ghoulies
Ghoulies is a 1985 horror-comedy film about mischievous demonic creatures that became a cult favorite in the home-video era.
- 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: Night of the Creeps Target entity description: Night of the Creeps is a 1986 cult horror-comedy film that blends alien parasites, zombies, and B-movie homage into a tongue-in-cheek genre pastiche.
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A.
Jeepers Creepers
"Jeepers Creepers" is a popular 1938 jazz and pop standard, first introduced by Louis Armstrong and later widely covered, known for its catchy melody and playful lyrics.
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B.
Midnight Creeper
"Midnight Creeper" is a song by Elton John featured on his 1973 album *Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player*.
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C.
Creepshow 3
Creepshow 3 is a 2006 direct-to-video horror anthology film loosely connected to the original Creepshow movies, featuring several interwoven darkly comic tales.
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D.
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.
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E.
Ghoulies
Ghoulies is a 1985 horror-comedy film about mischievous demonic creatures that became a cult favorite in the home-video era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| characterPlayedBy |
Chris Romero – Jason Lively
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cynthia Cronenberg – Jill Whitlow NERFINISHED ⓘ J.C. Hooper – Steve Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Cameron – Tom Atkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Robert C. New NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Fred Dekker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | TriStar Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Michael N. Knue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCreature |
alien slugs
ⓘ
reanimated corpses ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
horror ⓘ science fiction ⓘ zombie film ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
B-movie homage
ⓘ
alien parasites ⓘ college life ⓘ zombies ⓘ |
| homeMediaRelease |
Blu-ray
ⓘ
DVD ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Chris Romero
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cynthia Cronenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ J.C. Hooper NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Cameron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Barry De Vorzon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | blend of horror and comedy ⓘ |
| notableQuote | “Thrill me.” ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| parodies |
1950s science-fiction films
ⓘ
B-movie tropes ⓘ |
| producer | Charles Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | TriStar Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1986-08-22 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 88 minutes ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
1950s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ |
| starring |
Jason Lively
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jill Whitlow NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Atkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Fred Dekker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Night of the Creeps Description of subject: Night of the Creeps is a 1986 cult horror-comedy film that blends alien parasites, zombies, and B-movie homage into a tongue-in-cheek genre pastiche.
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