Night Trap
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Night Trap is a controversial 1992 interactive movie horror video game known for its full-motion video gameplay and its central role in early 1990s debates over video game violence and content regulation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Night Trap canonical | 3 |
| Night Trap: 25th Anniversary Edition | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Night Trap Context triple: [Sega CD, notableGame, Night Trap]
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A.
A Nightmare on Elm Street
A Nightmare on Elm Street is a landmark 1984 American slasher film that introduced the iconic dream-stalking killer Freddy Krueger and became one of the most influential horror movies of its era.
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B.
Deadly Strangers
Deadly Strangers is a 1975 British psychological thriller film featuring Sterling Hayden in a tense story of mystery and suspense.
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C.
The Boogeyman
"The Boogeyman" is a horror short story by Stephen King about a man recounting terrifying encounters with a child-killing monster to a psychiatrist.
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D.
Fatal Attraction
Fatal Attraction is a 1987 psychological thriller film about a married man's affair that spirals into violent obsession, starring Michael Douglas and Glenn Close.
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E.
Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary is a horror novel by Stephen King about a burial ground with the power to resurrect the dead, leading to terrifying consequences for a grieving family.
- 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 Trap Target entity description: Night Trap is a controversial 1992 interactive movie horror video game known for its full-motion video gameplay and its central role in early 1990s debates over video game violence and content regulation.
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A.
A Nightmare on Elm Street
A Nightmare on Elm Street is a landmark 1984 American slasher film that introduced the iconic dream-stalking killer Freddy Krueger and became one of the most influential horror movies of its era.
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B.
Deadly Strangers
Deadly Strangers is a 1975 British psychological thriller film featuring Sterling Hayden in a tense story of mystery and suspense.
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C.
The Boogeyman
"The Boogeyman" is a horror short story by Stephen King about a man recounting terrifying encounters with a child-killing monster to a psychiatrist.
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D.
Fatal Attraction
Fatal Attraction is a 1987 psychological thriller film about a married man's affair that spirals into violent obsession, starring Michael Douglas and Glenn Close.
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E.
Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary is a horror novel by Stephen King about a burial ground with the power to resurrect the dead, leading to terrifying consequences for a grieving family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
full-motion video game
ⓘ
interactive movie ⓘ video game ⓘ |
| composer | Kurt Harland ⓘ |
| controversyTopic |
depiction of violence against women
ⓘ
suitability of video games for children ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designer | James Riley ⓘ |
| developer | Digital Pictures ⓘ |
| developmentStarted | late 1980s ⓘ |
| director | James Riley ⓘ |
| featuresAntagonist | Augers ⓘ |
| gameEngine | custom FMV engine ⓘ |
| genre | horror video game ⓘ |
| hasMode | story mode ⓘ |
| hasRating | M (Mature) ⓘ |
| influenced | creation of the Entertainment Software Rating Board ⓘ |
| initialReleaseDate | 1992 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial violent and sexual content
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role in early 1990s video game violence debates ⓘ use of live-action full-motion video ⓘ |
| numberOfPlayers | single-player ⓘ |
| originallyDevelopedFor |
ColecoVision
ⓘ
surface form:
Hasbro NEMO game system
|
| originalPlatform | Sega CD ⓘ |
| perspective | first-person surveillance interface ⓘ |
| platform |
3DO Interactive Multiplayer
ⓘ
MS-DOS ⓘ Apple Macintosh computers ⓘ
surface form:
Macintosh
Sega CD ⓘ
surface form:
Mega-CD
Nintendo Switch ⓘ PlayStation 4 ⓘ PlayStation Vita ⓘ Sega CD ⓘ Windows ⓘ Xbox One ⓘ |
| plotSummary | player monitors security cameras to protect teenage girls from vampiric creatures called Augers ⓘ |
| producer | Tom Zito ⓘ |
| publisher |
Digital Pictures
ⓘ
Hasbro ⓘ
surface form:
Hasbro Interactive
Limited Run Games ⓘ Sega ⓘ |
| ratingSystem | ESRB ⓘ |
| reRelease |
Night Trap
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Night Trap: 25th Anniversary Edition
|
| reReleaseDate | 2017 ⓘ |
| reReleasePlatform |
Nintendo Switch
ⓘ
PlayStation 4 ⓘ Windows ⓘ Xbox One ⓘ |
| setting | Martin family house ⓘ |
| subjectOf | 1993–1994 United States congressional hearings on video game violence ⓘ |
| usesGameplayMechanic |
full-motion video
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surveillance camera switching ⓘ trap activation ⓘ |
| visualStyle | live-action video ⓘ |
| writer | Terry McDonell ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Night Trap Description of subject: Night Trap is a controversial 1992 interactive movie horror video game known for its full-motion video gameplay and its central role in early 1990s debates over video game violence and content regulation.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Night Trap: 25th Anniversary Edition