The Vault of Horror (EC Comics)
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The Vault of Horror (EC Comics) is a classic 1950s horror anthology comic book series from EC Comics, renowned for its macabre twist-ending stories and major influence on later horror media.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Vault of Horror | 1 |
| The Vault of Horror (EC Comics) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6135604 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Vault of Horror (EC Comics) Context triple: [Creepshow, inspiredBy, The Vault of Horror (EC Comics)]
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Weird Tales magazine
Weird Tales magazine is a pioneering American pulp magazine, first published in 1923, renowned for its influential weird fiction and horror stories by authors such as H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard.
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Amazing Fantasy #15
Amazing Fantasy #15 is a 1962 Marvel comic book issue famed for introducing the iconic superhero Spider-Man, created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.
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EC Comics
EC Comics was an influential American comic book publisher best known for its groundbreaking horror, crime, war, and satire titles that pushed creative and censorship boundaries in the 1940s and 1950s.
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Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt is a popular horror anthology television series known for its darkly comedic, gruesome stories introduced by the iconic Crypt Keeper.
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The Ghoul Man
The Ghoul Man is a reanimated corpse character from the cult 1959 science fiction horror film "Plan 9 from Outer Space."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: The Vault of Horror (EC Comics) Target entity description: The Vault of Horror (EC Comics) is a classic 1950s horror anthology comic book series from EC Comics, renowned for its macabre twist-ending stories and major influence on later horror media.
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A.
Weird Tales magazine
Weird Tales magazine is a pioneering American pulp magazine, first published in 1923, renowned for its influential weird fiction and horror stories by authors such as H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard.
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B.
Amazing Fantasy #15
Amazing Fantasy #15 is a 1962 Marvel comic book issue famed for introducing the iconic superhero Spider-Man, created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.
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C.
EC Comics
EC Comics was an influential American comic book publisher best known for its groundbreaking horror, crime, war, and satire titles that pushed creative and censorship boundaries in the 1940s and 1950s.
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D.
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt is a popular horror anthology television series known for its darkly comedic, gruesome stories introduced by the iconic Crypt Keeper.
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E.
The Ghoul Man
The Ghoul Man is a reanimated corpse character from the cult 1959 science fiction horror film "Plan 9 from Outer Space."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthology comic
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comic book series ⓘ horror comic ⓘ |
| artist |
Graham Ingels
NERFINISHED
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Harvey Kurtzman NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Craig NERFINISHED ⓘ Wally Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
1950s moral panic over comics
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Comics Code controversy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Crypt of Terror (EC Comics) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| decadeOfPublication | 1950s ⓘ |
| editor |
Al Feldstein
NERFINISHED
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William M. Gaines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1950 ⓘ |
| format | anthology ⓘ |
| genre | horror ⓘ |
| hasRecurringHost | The Vault-Keeper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReprintEdition | EC Archives: The Vault of Horror NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inCanonWith |
Tales from the Crypt (EC Comics)
NERFINISHED
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The Haunt of Fear (EC Comics) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
The Vault of Horror (1973 film)
NERFINISHED
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horror films ⓘ horror television anthologies ⓘ later horror comics ⓘ |
| influencedCreator |
George A. Romero
NERFINISHED
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Stephen King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
EC-style horror anthologies
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modern horror comics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
macabre stories
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twist endings ⓘ |
| partOf | EC horror line ⓘ |
| publisher | EC Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherImprint | Entertaining Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingElement | vault ⓘ |
| sisterPublication |
Tales from the Crypt (EC Comics)
NERFINISHED
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The Haunt of Fear (EC Comics) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
crime and punishment
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ironic justice ⓘ supernatural horror ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
adults
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teenagers ⓘ |
| writer |
Al Feldstein
NERFINISHED
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Bill Gaines NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Craig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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The Vault of Horror