The Howling Man
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"The Howling Man" is a memorable episode of the classic anthology series The Twilight Zone, known for its eerie moral tale about a traveler who unwittingly releases the Devil from captivity.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Howling Man canonical | 4 |
| The Howling Man (short story by Charles Beaumont) | 1 |
| the Howling Man | 1 |
| “The Howling Man” (The Twilight Zone episode) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2120488 — 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: The Howling Man Context triple: [The Twilight Zone (TV series episodes), hasNotableEpisode, The Howling Man]
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A.
The Howling Hex
The Howling Hex is an American rock band led by guitarist and songwriter Neil Michael Hagerty, known for its experimental, lo-fi, and psychedelic approach to indie rock.
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B.
The Mandrake
The Mandrake is a satirical Renaissance comedy play by Niccolò Machiavelli that critiques corruption, morality, and social hypocrisy in 16th-century Florence.
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C.
The Ghoul Man
The Ghoul Man is a reanimated corpse character from the cult 1959 science fiction horror film "Plan 9 from Outer Space."
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D.
The Black Devil
The Black Devil was the fearsome nickname of Erich Hartmann, the German World War II fighter ace who remains the highest-scoring fighter pilot in history.
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E.
The Other Man
The Other Man is a 2008 psychological thriller film about a husband who becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth about his wife's secret lover.
- 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: The Howling Man Target entity description: "The Howling Man" is a memorable episode of the classic anthology series The Twilight Zone, known for its eerie moral tale about a traveler who unwittingly releases the Devil from captivity.
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A.
The Howling Hex
The Howling Hex is an American rock band led by guitarist and songwriter Neil Michael Hagerty, known for its experimental, lo-fi, and psychedelic approach to indie rock.
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B.
The Mandrake
The Mandrake is a satirical Renaissance comedy play by Niccolò Machiavelli that critiques corruption, morality, and social hypocrisy in 16th-century Florence.
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C.
The Ghoul Man
The Ghoul Man is a reanimated corpse character from the cult 1959 science fiction horror film "Plan 9 from Outer Space."
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D.
The Black Devil
The Black Devil was the fearsome nickname of Erich Hartmann, the German World War II fighter ace who remains the highest-scoring fighter pilot in history.
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E.
The Other Man
The Other Man is a 2008 psychological thriller film about a husband who becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth about his wife's secret lover.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
The Twilight Zone episode
ⓘ
television episode ⓘ |
| basedOn | short story "The Howling Man" ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Charles Beaumont ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| centralAntagonist |
The Devil
ⓘ
linked to:
the Devil
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception | often cited as one of the more memorable and eerie episodes of The Twilight Zone ⓘ |
| director | Douglas Heyes ⓘ |
| episodeNumberInSeason | 5 ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Brother Jerome
ⓘ
David Ellington ⓘ The Howling Man ⓘ |
| featuresElement |
narrative frame with older protagonist recounting past events
ⓘ
supernatural imprisonment of the Devil ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| franchise |
The Twilight Zone
ⓘ
linked to:
The Twilight Zone (TV series)
|
| genre |
anthology television
ⓘ
fantasy television ⓘ horror television ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasMoral |
Disbelief in the existence of evil can enable its release.
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Evil can be contained only through constant vigilance and belief. ⓘ |
| narrator | Rod Serling ⓘ |
| notableFor |
atmospheric monastery setting
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twist ending revealing the prisoner as the Devil ⓘ use of moral fable structure ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalMedium | television ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
The Twilight Zone
ⓘ
linked to:
The Twilight Zone (TV series)
|
| plotSummary |
A weary traveler seeks refuge in a remote European monastery during a storm and discovers a prisoner known as the Howling Man, whom the monks claim is the Devil.
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The traveler, doubting the monks, releases the prisoner, who is revealed to be Satan, unleashing evil back into the world. ⓘ |
| producer | Buck Houghton ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| series |
The Twilight Zone (original series)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Twilight Zone (TV series)
|
| setting | a remote European monastery ⓘ |
| teleplayBy | Charles Beaumont ⓘ |
| theme |
moral responsibility
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temptation and doubt ⓘ the nature of evil ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFiction | post-World War I era (framing story later in time) ⓘ |
| tone |
eerie
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morally cautionary ⓘ |
| writer | Charles Beaumont ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Howling Man Description of subject: "The Howling Man" is a memorable episode of the classic anthology series The Twilight Zone, known for its eerie moral tale about a traveler who unwittingly releases the Devil from captivity.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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