Ghost Story
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Ghost Story is a 1981 supernatural horror film, based on Peter Straub’s novel, in which Alice Krige delivers a memorable dual-role performance as a vengeful spirit haunting a group of elderly men.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ghost Story canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8305066 — 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: Ghost Story Context triple: [Alice Krige, notableWork, Ghost Story]
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A.
Ghost Story
"Ghost Story" is a creative work by Croatian illustrator, animator, and filmmaker Milan Trenc, best known for his distinctive, surreal visual style.
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B.
Ghost Stories
Ghost Stories is a 2014 Coldplay studio album characterized by its atmospheric, introspective sound and themes of heartbreak and emotional healing.
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C.
The Haunted
The Haunted is a Swedish metal band known for blending thrash and melodic death metal elements into an aggressive, modern sound.
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D.
A Ghost Story
A Ghost Story is a 2017 independent supernatural drama film directed by David Lowery, known for its meditative exploration of grief, time, and legacy, and featuring Casey Affleck as a lingering spirit.
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E.
The Woman in Black
The Woman in Black is a gothic horror story, best known as a novel, stage play, and 2012 film adaptation about a vengeful ghost haunting a remote English village.
- 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: Ghost Story Target entity description: Ghost Story is a 1981 supernatural horror film, based on Peter Straub’s novel, in which Alice Krige delivers a memorable dual-role performance as a vengeful spirit haunting a group of elderly men.
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A.
Ghost Story
"Ghost Story" is a creative work by Croatian illustrator, animator, and filmmaker Milan Trenc, best known for his distinctive, surreal visual style.
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B.
Ghost Stories
Ghost Stories is a 2014 Coldplay studio album characterized by its atmospheric, introspective sound and themes of heartbreak and emotional healing.
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C.
The Haunted
The Haunted is a Swedish metal band known for blending thrash and melodic death metal elements into an aggressive, modern sound.
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D.
A Ghost Story
A Ghost Story is a 2017 independent supernatural drama film directed by David Lowery, known for its meditative exploration of grief, time, and legacy, and featuring Casey Affleck as a lingering spirit.
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E.
The Woman in Black
The Woman in Black is a gothic horror story, best known as a novel, stage play, and 2012 film adaptation about a vengeful ghost haunting a remote English village.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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supernatural horror film ⓘ |
| adaptationType | novel-to-film adaptation ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Peter Straub NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Ghost Story (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Jack Cardiff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | John Irvin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Tom Priestley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Alma Mobley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eva Galli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresElement |
curses
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ghosts ⓘ mysterious deaths ⓘ |
| featuresGroup | The Chowder Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
New York (state)
NERFINISHED
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Vermont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
horror film
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supernatural horror ⓘ |
| hasTagline | The time has come to tell the tale. ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
guilt
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revenge ⓘ supernatural haunting ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Philippe Sarde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | uses flashbacks ⓘ |
| notableFor | Alice Krige’s dual-role performance as a vengeful spirit ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A group of elderly men are haunted by a vengeful spirit connected to a dark secret from their past. ⓘ |
| portrays |
Alice Krige as Alma Mobley
ⓘ
Alice Krige as Eva Galli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Beverly Marsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | 1981-12-18 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 110 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
John Irvin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lawrence D. Cohen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInFictionalTown | Milburn, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Alice Krige
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Fred Astaire NERFINISHED ⓘ John Houseman NERFINISHED ⓘ Melvyn Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfBackstory | 1920s ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1970s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ghost Story Description of subject: Ghost Story is a 1981 supernatural horror film, based on Peter Straub’s novel, in which Alice Krige delivers a memorable dual-role performance as a vengeful spirit haunting a group of elderly men.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.