Salem’s Lot (upcoming film adaptation)
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Salem’s Lot is an upcoming horror film adaptation of Stephen King’s vampire novel, centered on a writer who returns to his hometown only to confront an ancient evil consuming the town.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Salem’s Lot (2020s film adaptation) | 1 |
| Salem’s Lot (upcoming film adaptation) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Salem’s Lot (upcoming film adaptation) Context triple: [Gary Dauberman, directed, Salem’s Lot (upcoming film adaptation)]
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Salem's Lot (2004 miniseries)
Salem's Lot (2004 miniseries) is a television horror adaptation of Stephen King's vampire novel, following a writer who returns to his hometown only to confront an ancient evil consuming the townspeople.
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A Return to Salem's Lot
A Return to Salem's Lot is a 1987 horror film that serves as a loose sequel to Stephen King’s vampire novel "Salem’s Lot," directed by Larry Cohen.
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Salem's Lot (1979 miniseries)
Salem's Lot (1979 miniseries) is a television horror adaptation of Stephen King's vampire novel, directed by Tobe Hooper and originally broadcast as a two-part event.
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Salem's Lot
Salem's Lot is a horror novel by Stephen King about a small town slowly overtaken by vampires.
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Jerusalem's Lot
"Jerusalem's Lot" is a horror short story by Stephen King, set in a cursed, abandoned town that serves as a prequel to his novel "'Salem's Lot."
- 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: Salem’s Lot (upcoming film adaptation) Target entity description: Salem’s Lot is an upcoming horror film adaptation of Stephen King’s vampire novel, centered on a writer who returns to his hometown only to confront an ancient evil consuming the town.
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A.
Salem's Lot (2004 miniseries)
Salem's Lot (2004 miniseries) is a television horror adaptation of Stephen King's vampire novel, following a writer who returns to his hometown only to confront an ancient evil consuming the townspeople.
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B.
A Return to Salem's Lot
A Return to Salem's Lot is a 1987 horror film that serves as a loose sequel to Stephen King’s vampire novel "Salem’s Lot," directed by Larry Cohen.
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C.
Salem's Lot (1979 miniseries)
Salem's Lot (1979 miniseries) is a television horror adaptation of Stephen King's vampire novel, directed by Tobe Hooper and originally broadcast as a two-part event.
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D.
Salem's Lot
Salem's Lot is a horror novel by Stephen King about a small town slowly overtaken by vampires.
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E.
Jerusalem's Lot
"Jerusalem's Lot" is a horror short story by Stephen King, set in a cursed, abandoned town that serves as a prequel to his novel "'Salem's Lot."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | upcoming film ⓘ |
| adaptationOfGenre | horror novel ⓘ |
| adaptationRelationship | film adaptation of a novel ⓘ |
| basedOn | Salem’s Lot (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Stephen King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
confrontation with ancient evil
ⓘ
small-town corruption ⓘ vampirism ⓘ |
| chronologicalStatus | unreleased ⓘ |
| containsElement |
investigative protagonist
ⓘ
small-town mystery ⓘ supernatural creatures ⓘ vampires ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| genre |
horror
ⓘ
supernatural horror ⓘ vampire ⓘ |
| hasAntagonistType | ancient vampire ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
fans of Stephen King adaptations
ⓘ
fans of horror ⓘ |
| hasMedium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ben Mears NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
battle against supernatural evil
ⓘ
investigation of mysterious events ⓘ return to hometown ⓘ |
| narrativeTone |
dark
ⓘ
suspenseful ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A writer returns to his hometown and discovers an ancient evil consuming the town. ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | writer ⓘ |
| setting | Jerusalem’s Lot, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingType | small town ⓘ |
| sharesUniverseWith | Salem’s Lot (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceMaterialAuthor | Stephen King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceMaterialCountryOfOrigin | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceMaterialGenre |
horror
ⓘ
vampire fiction ⓘ |
| sourceMaterialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| sourceMaterialPublicationType | novel ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
ancient evil in a modern town
ⓘ
ordinary people facing supernatural threats ⓘ |
| workStatus | upcoming release ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Salem’s Lot (upcoming film adaptation) Description of subject: Salem’s Lot is an upcoming horror film adaptation of Stephen King’s vampire novel, centered on a writer who returns to his hometown only to confront an ancient evil consuming the town.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Salem’s Lot (2020s film adaptation)