Salem's Lot film series
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The Salem's Lot film series is a collection of horror adaptations based on Stephen King's vampire novel "Salem's Lot," including the original 1979 miniseries and subsequent follow-up films.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Salem's Lot | 3 |
| Salem's Lot film series canonical | 1 |
| Salem’s Lot | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8574322 — 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: Salem's Lot film series Context triple: [A Return to Salem's Lot, partOfSeries, Salem's Lot film series]
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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 (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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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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Salem’s Lot (upcoming film adaptation)
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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E.
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.
- 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 film series Target entity description: The Salem's Lot film series is a collection of horror adaptations based on Stephen King's vampire novel "Salem's Lot," including the original 1979 miniseries and subsequent follow-up films.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Salem’s Lot (upcoming film adaptation)
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
feature film
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film series ⓘ television miniseries ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Salem's Lot
NERFINISHED
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Salem's Lot NERFINISHED ⓘ Salem's Lot NERFINISHED ⓘ Salem's Lot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Stephen King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Harry Sukman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director |
Larry Cohen
NERFINISHED
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Mikael Salomon NERFINISHED ⓘ Tobe Hooper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
CBS
NERFINISHED
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Turner Network Television NERFINISHED ⓘ Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ |
| format | two-part television miniseries ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
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horror ⓘ horror ⓘ horror ⓘ supernatural horror ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
corruption of community
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good versus evil ⓘ small-town horror ⓘ vampirism ⓘ |
| includesWork |
A Return to Salem's Lot
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Salem's Lot (1979 miniseries) NERFINISHED ⓘ Salem's Lot (2004 miniseries) NERFINISHED ⓘ Salem's Lot (upcoming film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
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English ⓘ English ⓘ English ⓘ English ⓘ |
| looselyBasedOn | Salem's Lot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Ben Mears
NERFINISHED
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Kurt Barlow NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Petrie NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Norton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalNetwork |
CBS
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TNT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalWork | Salem's Lot (1979 miniseries) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. Television ⓘ |
| releaseYear |
1979
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1987 ⓘ 2004 ⓘ |
| setting | Jerusalem's Lot, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Bonnie Bedelia
NERFINISHED
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David Soul NERFINISHED ⓘ Donald Sutherland NERFINISHED ⓘ James Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ Rob Lowe NERFINISHED ⓘ Rutger Hauer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgenre | vampire film ⓘ |
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Subject: Salem's Lot film series Description of subject: The Salem's Lot film series is a collection of horror adaptations based on Stephen King's vampire novel "Salem's Lot," including the original 1979 miniseries and subsequent follow-up films.
Referenced by (5)
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Salem's Lot
this entity surface form:
Salem's Lot
this entity surface form:
Salem's Lot
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Salem’s Lot