The Masks
E237700
"The Masks" is a classic 1964 episode of The Twilight Zone in which a dying man forces his greedy relatives to wear grotesque masks that ultimately reveal their true inner selves.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Masks canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2120491 — 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 Masks Context triple: [The Twilight Zone (TV series episodes), hasNotableEpisode, The Masks]
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A.
The Purple Mask
The Purple Mask is a 1955 swashbuckling adventure film set in post-revolutionary France, known for its masked-hero storyline and for featuring actress Jarma Lewis in its cast.
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B.
Behind a Mask
"Behind a Mask" is a sensation-style novella by Louisa May Alcott, originally published under a pseudonym, that follows a cunning governess who deceives a wealthy family for personal gain.
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C.
Mask (album)
Mask is a 1985 choral-symphonic electronic album by Greek composer Vangelis, known for its dramatic, quasi-orchestral sound and mythic, ritualistic atmosphere.
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D.
Mask of Sorrow
Mask of Sorrow is a monumental sculpture in Magadan, Russia, commemorating the victims of Stalinist political repression and the Gulag labor camps.
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E.
MASQUE
MASQUE is an IETF protocol framework that enables proxying of network traffic such as HTTP, DNS, and VPN-like tunnels over HTTP/3 using QUIC.
- 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 Masks Target entity description: "The Masks" is a classic 1964 episode of The Twilight Zone in which a dying man forces his greedy relatives to wear grotesque masks that ultimately reveal their true inner selves.
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A.
The Purple Mask
The Purple Mask is a 1955 swashbuckling adventure film set in post-revolutionary France, known for its masked-hero storyline and for featuring actress Jarma Lewis in its cast.
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B.
Behind a Mask
"Behind a Mask" is a sensation-style novella by Louisa May Alcott, originally published under a pseudonym, that follows a cunning governess who deceives a wealthy family for personal gain.
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C.
Mask (album)
Mask is a 1985 choral-symphonic electronic album by Greek composer Vangelis, known for its dramatic, quasi-orchestral sound and mythic, ritualistic atmosphere.
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D.
Mask of Sorrow
Mask of Sorrow is a monumental sculpture in Magadan, Russia, commemorating the victims of Stalinist political repression and the Gulag labor camps.
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E.
MASQUE
MASQUE is an IETF protocol framework that enables proxying of network traffic such as HTTP, DNS, and VPN-like tunnels over HTTP/3 using QUIC.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
The Twilight Zone episode
ⓘ
television episode ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Rod Serling ⓘ |
| director | Ida Lupino ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Emily Harper
ⓘ
Jason Foster ⓘ Paula Harper ⓘ Wilfred Harper ⓘ Wilfred Harper ⓘ
surface form:
Wilfred Harper Jr.
|
| firstBroadcastDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| genre |
anthology television
ⓘ
fantasy television ⓘ science fiction television ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
home video
ⓘ
streaming video ⓘ television broadcast ⓘ |
| hasMoral | inner character is ultimately revealed in outward appearance ⓘ |
| hasNotableElement | grotesque Mardi Gras–style masks ⓘ |
| isBlackComedy | true ⓘ |
| isConsideredClassicEpisodeOf |
The Twilight Zone (TV series)
ⓘ
surface form:
The Twilight Zone
|
| isInFranchise |
The Twilight Zone (TV series)
ⓘ
surface form:
The Twilight Zone franchise
|
| narrationBy | Rod Serling ⓘ |
| originalAirDate | 1964-03-20 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
The Twilight Zone (TV series)
ⓘ
surface form:
The Twilight Zone
|
| plotSummary | A dying man forces his greedy relatives to wear grotesque masks that ultimately reveal their true inner selves. ⓘ |
| producedBy | William Froug ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
CBS
ⓘ
surface form:
CBS Television Network
Cayuga Productions ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 25 ⓘ |
| seriesSeason |
The Twilight Zone (TV series)
ⓘ
surface form:
The Twilight Zone season 5
|
| settingLocation | New Orleans ⓘ |
| teleplayBy | Rod Serling ⓘ |
| theme |
appearance versus reality
ⓘ
greed ⓘ hypocrisy ⓘ poetic justice ⓘ |
| timePeriod | contemporary to 1964 ⓘ |
| writer | Rod Serling ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Masks Description of subject: "The Masks" is a classic 1964 episode of The Twilight Zone in which a dying man forces his greedy relatives to wear grotesque masks that ultimately reveal their true inner selves.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.