Antonio Bay, California (fictional town)
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Antonio Bay, California is a fictional coastal town plagued by vengeful, ghostly sailors in John Carpenter’s 1980 horror film "The Fog."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Antonio Bay, California (fictional town) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7516816 — 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: Antonio Bay, California (fictional town) Context triple: [The Fog, settingLocation, Antonio Bay, California (fictional town)]
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A.
Winterhaven, California
Winterhaven, California is a small community in Imperial County located along the Colorado River near the Arizona border, serving as a gateway to the Quechan Indian Reservation and the city of Yuma.
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B.
Rialto, California
Rialto, California is a city in San Bernardino County in Southern California’s Inland Empire, known as a residential and industrial community along major transportation corridors.
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C.
Avalon, California
Avalon, California is a small resort city and the main tourist hub on Santa Catalina Island, known for its harbor, beaches, and Mediterranean-style waterfront.
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D.
Fairhaven, California
Fairhaven, California is a small unincorporated coastal community in Humboldt County, known for its location on the shores of Humboldt Bay near Eureka.
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E.
San Anselmo, California
San Anselmo, California is a small suburban town in Marin County known for its charming downtown, tree-lined residential neighborhoods, and proximity to Mount Tamalpais and other Bay Area outdoor recreation.
- 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: Antonio Bay, California (fictional town) Target entity description: Antonio Bay, California is a fictional coastal town plagued by vengeful, ghostly sailors in John Carpenter’s 1980 horror film "The Fog."
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A.
Winterhaven, California
Winterhaven, California is a small community in Imperial County located along the Colorado River near the Arizona border, serving as a gateway to the Quechan Indian Reservation and the city of Yuma.
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B.
Rialto, California
Rialto, California is a city in San Bernardino County in Southern California’s Inland Empire, known as a residential and industrial community along major transportation corridors.
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C.
Avalon, California
Avalon, California is a small resort city and the main tourist hub on Santa Catalina Island, known for its harbor, beaches, and Mediterranean-style waterfront.
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D.
Fairhaven, California
Fairhaven, California is a small unincorporated coastal community in Humboldt County, known for its location on the shores of Humboldt Bay near Eureka.
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E.
San Anselmo, California
San Anselmo, California is a small suburban town in Marin County known for its charming downtown, tree-lined residential neighborhoods, and proximity to Mount Tamalpais and other Bay Area outdoor recreation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
ⓘ
fictional town ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | horror film ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | centennial celebration of town’s founding ⓘ |
| backstoryInvolves | deliberate sinking of the leper ship Elizabeth Dane ⓘ |
| climateDepictedAs | foggy coastal climate ⓘ |
| coastalTown | true ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | John Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedAs | small isolated community ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Fog (1980 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| genreContext | supernatural horror ⓘ |
| hasCulturalReference | often cited as classic example of haunted coastal town in horror cinema ⓘ |
| hasEconomyBasedOn |
fishing
ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
church
ⓘ
harbor ⓘ lighthouse ⓘ seaside cliffs ⓘ |
| hasInhabitants | town residents of Antonio Bay ⓘ |
| hasKeyEvent |
attacks by ghostly sailors
ⓘ
nighttime fog invasion ⓘ |
| hasPopulationCharacteristic | primarily working-class residents ⓘ |
| hasSupernaturalPhenomenon |
supernatural fog
ⓘ
vengeful ghostly sailors ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
curse on a town
ⓘ
guilt over past crimes ⓘ revenge from beyond the grave ⓘ |
| hauntedBy | ghosts of the Elizabeth Dane crew ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | coastal towns in Northern California ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | primary setting of supernatural attacks in The Fog ⓘ |
| notableLocationWithin |
Antonio Bay church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Antonio Bay harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ Antonio Bay lighthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfWork | The Fog franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOf | The Fog (1980 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Antonio Bay, California (fictional town) Description of subject: Antonio Bay, California is a fictional coastal town plagued by vengeful, ghostly sailors in John Carpenter’s 1980 horror film "The Fog."
Referenced by (1)
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