Trick 'r Treat
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Trick 'r Treat is a 2007 anthology horror film that interweaves multiple Halloween-themed stories and has become a cult favorite for its darkly comedic tone and inventive storytelling.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Trick 'r Treat canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10975878 — 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: Trick 'r Treat Context triple: [Bad Hat Harry Productions, notableWork, Trick 'r Treat]
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A.
Trick 'r Treat: Days of the Dead
Trick 'r Treat: Days of the Dead is a horror comic anthology expanding the mythology of the Trick 'r Treat film universe through interconnected Halloween-themed stories.
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B.
Trick or Treat
"Trick or Treat" is a 1986 horror-comedy film about a heavy metal-obsessed teenager who unwittingly resurrects a dead rock star through a cursed record, directed by Charles Martin Smith.
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C.
Halloween
Halloween is an annual celebration observed on October 31, characterized by costumes, trick-or-treating, spooky decorations, and themes of the supernatural and the macabre.
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D.
Halloween (2018 film)
Halloween (2018 film) is a 2018 slasher movie that serves as a direct sequel to the 1978 original, bringing back Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode in a modern confrontation with Michael Myers.
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E.
31 Nights of Halloween
31 Nights of Halloween is Freeform’s annual month-long programming event featuring Halloween-themed movies, specials, and family-friendly spooky content.
- 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: Trick 'r Treat Target entity description: Trick 'r Treat is a 2007 anthology horror film that interweaves multiple Halloween-themed stories and has become a cult favorite for its darkly comedic tone and inventive storytelling.
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A.
Trick 'r Treat: Days of the Dead
Trick 'r Treat: Days of the Dead is a horror comic anthology expanding the mythology of the Trick 'r Treat film universe through interconnected Halloween-themed stories.
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B.
Trick or Treat
"Trick or Treat" is a 1986 horror-comedy film about a heavy metal-obsessed teenager who unwittingly resurrects a dead rock star through a cursed record, directed by Charles Martin Smith.
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C.
Halloween
Halloween is an annual celebration observed on October 31, characterized by costumes, trick-or-treating, spooky decorations, and themes of the supernatural and the macabre.
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D.
Halloween (2018 film)
Halloween (2018 film) is a 2018 slasher movie that serves as a direct sequel to the 1978 original, bringing back Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode in a modern confrontation with Michael Myers.
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E.
31 Nights of Halloween
31 Nights of Halloween is Freeform’s annual month-long programming event featuring Halloween-themed movies, specials, and family-friendly spooky content.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthology horror film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Season's Greetings (1996 short film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkCreator | Michael Dougherty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Glen MacPherson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| cultStatus | cult film ⓘ |
| director | Michael Dougherty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | direct-to-video ⓘ |
| distributor |
Warner Bros. Pictures
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Warner Premiere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Robert Ivison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Sam (Trick 'r Treat) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festivalScreening | Butt-Numb-A-Thon 2007 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Trick 'r Treat 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Halloween film
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anthology film ⓘ black comedy film ⓘ horror film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Halloween traditions
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supernatural revenge ⓘ urban legends ⓘ |
| homeMediaDistributor | Warner Home Video NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeMediaReleaseYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| musicBy | Douglas Pipes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | interwoven anthology stories ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cult following on home video
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interweaving multiple Halloween-themed stories ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer |
Bryan Singer
NERFINISHED
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Thomas Tull NERFINISHED ⓘ William Fay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Bad Hat Harry Productions
NERFINISHED
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Legendary Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 82 ⓘ |
| setDuring | Halloween ⓘ |
| settingLocation | fictional town of Warren Valley, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Anna Paquin
NERFINISHED
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Brian Cox NERFINISHED ⓘ Dylan Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ Leslie Bibb NERFINISHED ⓘ Quinn Lord NERFINISHED ⓘ Rochelle Aytes NERFINISHED ⓘ Tahmoh Penikett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatricalReleaseStatus | limited release ⓘ |
| title | Trick 'r Treat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tone |
darkly comedic
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macabre ⓘ |
| writer | Michael Dougherty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Trick 'r Treat Description of subject: Trick 'r Treat is a 2007 anthology horror film that interweaves multiple Halloween-themed stories and has become a cult favorite for its darkly comedic tone and inventive storytelling.
Referenced by (6)
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