The Mothman Prophecies
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The Mothman Prophecies is a 2002 supernatural mystery film, loosely based on true events, that follows a journalist investigating eerie sightings of a winged creature and other paranormal phenomena in a small West Virginia town.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Mothman Prophecies canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4556313 — 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 Mothman Prophecies Context triple: [Will Patton, notableWork, The Mothman Prophecies]
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A.
The Fog
The Fog is a 1980 supernatural horror film directed by John Carpenter, centered on a coastal town haunted by vengeful ghosts who return shrouded in an eerie, glowing mist.
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B.
He Walked Among Us
He Walked Among Us is a science fiction novel by Norman Spinrad that satirically explores themes of media manipulation, celebrity culture, and the commercialization of ideas.
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C.
Salem Lights
Salem Lights is a lighter, lower-tar and nicotine version of the menthol cigarette brand Salem, marketed as a "light" smoking option.
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D.
The Frighteners
The Frighteners is a 1996 horror-comedy film directed by Peter Jackson that blends supernatural thrills with dark humor as it follows a psychic con artist who must confront real malevolent spirits.
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E.
Pontypool
Pontypool is a historic industrial town in Torfaen, South Wales, known for its iron and steel heritage and location near the eastern edge of the South Wales Valleys.
- 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 Mothman Prophecies Target entity description: The Mothman Prophecies is a 2002 supernatural mystery film, loosely based on true events, that follows a journalist investigating eerie sightings of a winged creature and other paranormal phenomena in a small West Virginia town.
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A.
The Fog
The Fog is a 1980 supernatural horror film directed by John Carpenter, centered on a coastal town haunted by vengeful ghosts who return shrouded in an eerie, glowing mist.
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B.
He Walked Among Us
He Walked Among Us is a science fiction novel by Norman Spinrad that satirically explores themes of media manipulation, celebrity culture, and the commercialization of ideas.
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C.
Salem Lights
Salem Lights is a lighter, lower-tar and nicotine version of the menthol cigarette brand Salem, marketed as a "light" smoking option.
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D.
The Frighteners
The Frighteners is a 1996 horror-comedy film directed by Peter Jackson that blends supernatural thrills with dark humor as it follows a psychic con artist who must confront real malevolent spirits.
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E.
Pontypool
Pontypool is a historic industrial town in Torfaen, South Wales, known for its iron and steel heritage and location near the eastern edge of the South Wales Valleys.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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supernatural mystery film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
1975 non-fiction book The Mothman Prophecies
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John A. Keel NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mothman Prophecies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy |
Connie Mills – Laura Linney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gordon Smallwood – Will Patton ⓘ John Klein – Richard Gere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Fred Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Mark Pellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Screen Gems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedIn | theatrical release ⓘ |
| editedBy | Brian Berdan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pittsburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
mystery
ⓘ
supernatural horror ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
fate and prophecy
ⓘ
grief and loss ⓘ the unknown and supernatural ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | alleged Mothman sightings in Point Pleasant ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Connie Mills
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gordon Smallwood NERFINISHED ⓘ John Klein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | Tomandandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCreature | Mothman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotFocus |
investigation of Mothman sightings
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paranormal phenomena ⓘ premonitions of disaster ⓘ |
| producer |
Gary Lucchesi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gary W. Goldstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Rosenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Lakeshore Entertainment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Screen Gems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | January 25, 2002 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 119 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Richard Hatem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Point Pleasant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Alan Bates
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Debra Messing NERFINISHED ⓘ Laura Linney NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Gere NERFINISHED ⓘ Will Patton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Mothman Prophecies Description of subject: The Mothman Prophecies is a 2002 supernatural mystery film, loosely based on true events, that follows a journalist investigating eerie sightings of a winged creature and other paranormal phenomena in a small West Virginia town.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.