The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:urban_legend
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:Black_Christmas_(1974_film)
gptkb:When_a_Stranger_Calls_(2006_film)
gptkb:When_a_Stranger_Calls_(1979_film)
gptkb:Scary_Stories_to_Tell_in_the_Dark_(book_series)
Fright (1971 film)
Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000 film)
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:culturalSignificance influenced popular culture
referenced in Family Guy
referenced in The Simpsons
inspired horror films
referenced in Are You Afraid of the Dark?
referenced in Scream (film)
referenced in television shows
used as cautionary tale
gptkbp:genre gptkb:urban_legend
horror
gptkbp:hasMoral be vigilant
do not ignore strange phone calls
trust your instincts
gptkbp:hasVariant The Babysitter and the Clown Statue
The Babysitter and the Killer Doll
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs
gptkbp:inspiredBy gptkb:When_a_Stranger_Calls
gptkbp:mainTheme prank calls
babysitter in danger
intruder in the house
gptkbp:motif home invasion
babysitter alone at night
children in danger
police trace the call
the call is coming from inside the house
threatening phone calls
urban paranoia
gptkbp:notableCollection gptkb:Scary_Stories_to_Tell_in_the_Dark
The Vanishing Hitchhiker (book by Jan Harold Brunvand)
Encyclopedia of Urban Legends
gptkbp:popularizedBy 1970s
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Killer_in_the_Backseat
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6