The Driller Killer
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The Driller Killer is a 1979 American cult horror film about a struggling New York artist who descends into madness and commits a series of murders using a power drill.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Driller Killer canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15059682 — 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: The Driller Killer Context triple: [Abel Ferrara, notableWork, The Driller Killer]
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A.
The Greasy Strangler
The Greasy Strangler is a 2016 absurdist black comedy horror film known for its grotesque humor, bizarre characters, and deliberately offbeat, cult-movie style.
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B.
Indian Killer
Indian Killer is a dark, literary crime novel by Sherman Alexie that explores themes of identity, racism, and violence through the story of a serial killer targeting white men in Seattle.
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C.
The Rockville Slayer
The Rockville Slayer is a low-budget independent horror film featuring Joe Estevez in a story about a small town terrorized by a brutal serial killer.
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D.
Trailside Killer
The Trailside Killer was an American serial killer who targeted hikers along trails in the San Francisco Bay Area during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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E.
Night Slasher
Night Slasher is the brutal serial killer and cult leader who serves as the primary villain opposing Sylvester Stallone’s character in the 1986 action film "Cobra."
- 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: The Driller Killer Target entity description: The Driller Killer is a 1979 American cult horror film about a struggling New York artist who descends into madness and commits a series of murders using a power drill.
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A.
The Greasy Strangler
The Greasy Strangler is a 2016 absurdist black comedy horror film known for its grotesque humor, bizarre characters, and deliberately offbeat, cult-movie style.
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B.
Indian Killer
Indian Killer is a dark, literary crime novel by Sherman Alexie that explores themes of identity, racism, and violence through the story of a serial killer targeting white men in Seattle.
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C.
The Rockville Slayer
The Rockville Slayer is a low-budget independent horror film featuring Joe Estevez in a story about a small town terrorized by a brutal serial killer.
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D.
Trailside Killer
The Trailside Killer was an American serial killer who targeted hikers along trails in the San Francisco Bay Area during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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E.
Night Slasher
Night Slasher is the brutal serial killer and cult leader who serves as the primary villain opposing Sylvester Stallone’s character in the 1986 action film "Cobra."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.