Deadly Blessing
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Deadly Blessing is a 1981 American horror film directed by Wes Craven that blends slasher and supernatural elements in a rural religious community setting.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Deadly Blessing canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10917306 — 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: Deadly Blessing Context triple: [Wes Craven filmography, includesWork, Deadly Blessing]
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A.
The Cursed Ones
The Cursed Ones is a Ghanaian-Nigerian drama film that explores themes of superstition, injustice, and religious exploitation in a rural African community.
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B.
The Shadow of Death
The Shadow of Death is a 19th-century religious painting by William Holman Hunt depicting a pre-crucifixion vision of Christ, emblematic of the Pre-Raphaelite movement’s detailed realism and symbolic intensity.
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C.
The Accursed
The Accursed is a Gothic historical novel by Joyce Carol Oates that blends supernatural horror with social and political commentary in early 20th-century Princeton, New Jersey.
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D.
The Curse of the Crimson Altar
The Curse of the Crimson Altar is a 1968 British horror film loosely inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, featuring a cast that includes Christopher Lee, Boris Karloff, and Hazel Court.
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E.
Deadly Cross
Deadly Cross is a crime thriller novel in James Patterson’s long-running Alex Cross series, following the detective as he investigates a high-profile double murder in Washington, D.C.
- 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: Deadly Blessing Target entity description: Deadly Blessing is a 1981 American horror film directed by Wes Craven that blends slasher and supernatural elements in a rural religious community setting.
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A.
The Cursed Ones
The Cursed Ones is a Ghanaian-Nigerian drama film that explores themes of superstition, injustice, and religious exploitation in a rural African community.
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B.
The Shadow of Death
The Shadow of Death is a 19th-century religious painting by William Holman Hunt depicting a pre-crucifixion vision of Christ, emblematic of the Pre-Raphaelite movement’s detailed realism and symbolic intensity.
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C.
The Accursed
The Accursed is a Gothic historical novel by Joyce Carol Oates that blends supernatural horror with social and political commentary in early 20th-century Princeton, New Jersey.
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D.
The Curse of the Crimson Altar
The Curse of the Crimson Altar is a 1968 British horror film loosely inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, featuring a cast that includes Christopher Lee, Boris Karloff, and Hazel Court.
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E.
Deadly Cross
Deadly Cross is a crime thriller novel in James Patterson’s long-running Alex Cross series, following the detective as he investigates a high-profile double murder in Washington, D.C.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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film ⓘ horror film ⓘ slasher film ⓘ supernatural horror film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Robert Jessup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Wes Craven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Richard Bracken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresElement |
dream sequences
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occult elements ⓘ serial killings ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
religious fanaticism
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rural isolation ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| genre |
horror
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slasher ⓘ supernatural horror ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Ernest Borgnine
NERFINISHED
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Jeff East NERFINISHED ⓘ Lois Nettleton NERFINISHED ⓘ Maren Jensen NERFINISHED ⓘ Sharon Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Buckner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasHomeMediaRelease |
Blu-ray
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DVD ⓘ VHS ⓘ |
| hasTagline | Pray you’re not blessed ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | James Horner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | early film role of Sharon Stone ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Wes Craven filmography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | PolyGram Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1981-08-14 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 100 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Glenn M. Benest
NERFINISHED
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Matthew Barr NERFINISHED ⓘ Wes Craven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
religious community
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rural community ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | contemporary to release ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Deadly Blessing Description of subject: Deadly Blessing is a 1981 American horror film directed by Wes Craven that blends slasher and supernatural elements in a rural religious community setting.
Referenced by (1)
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