Demon with a Glass Hand
E521971
"Demon with a Glass Hand" is a highly acclaimed 1964 science fiction television episode, written by Harlan Ellison, about a man with a mysterious computerized glass hand who discovers his role in the survival of humanity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Demon with a Glass Hand canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5473838 — 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: Demon with a Glass Hand Context triple: [The Outer Limits (1963 TV series), notableEpisode, Demon with a Glass Hand]
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A.
Right Hand of Doom
The Right Hand of Doom is Hellboy’s oversized, stone-like right hand, a mystical artifact central to his identity and destiny in the Hellboy comic series.
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B.
The Glove
The Glove was a short-lived psychedelic side project formed by Robert Smith of The Cure and Steven Severin of Siouxsie and the Banshees, best known for their 1983 album "Blue Sunshine."
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C.
The Glove
The Glove is the nickname of Hall of Fame NBA point guard Gary Payton, renowned for his tenacious perimeter defense and vocal on-court presence.
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D.
The Devil’s Hand
The Devil’s Hand is a 1961 American horror film about a sinister cult and supernatural forces, notable as one of the genre roles in Linda Christian’s career.
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E.
White Demon
White Demon is a formidable mythical monster from the Persian epic Shahnameh, best known as the fearsome adversary slain by the hero Rostam.
- 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: Demon with a Glass Hand Target entity description: "Demon with a Glass Hand" is a highly acclaimed 1964 science fiction television episode, written by Harlan Ellison, about a man with a mysterious computerized glass hand who discovers his role in the survival of humanity.
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A.
Right Hand of Doom
The Right Hand of Doom is Hellboy’s oversized, stone-like right hand, a mystical artifact central to his identity and destiny in the Hellboy comic series.
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B.
The Glove
The Glove was a short-lived psychedelic side project formed by Robert Smith of The Cure and Steven Severin of Siouxsie and the Banshees, best known for their 1983 album "Blue Sunshine."
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C.
The Glove
The Glove is the nickname of Hall of Fame NBA point guard Gary Payton, renowned for his tenacious perimeter defense and vocal on-court presence.
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D.
The Devil’s Hand
The Devil’s Hand is a 1961 American horror film about a sinister cult and supernatural forces, notable as one of the genre roles in Linda Christian’s career.
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E.
White Demon
White Demon is a formidable mythical monster from the Persian epic Shahnameh, best known as the fearsome adversary slain by the hero Rostam.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
The Outer Limits episode
ⓘ
television episode ⓘ |
| antagonistSpecies | Kyben ⓘ |
| awarded | Writers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Script for a Television Anthology ⓘ |
| basedOn | unproduced script by Harlan Ellison ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Kenneth Peach ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception | highly acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Byron Haskin ⓘ |
| episodeNumberInSeason | 5 ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Joseph Stefano ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Trent ⓘ |
| filmingCity | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
ⓘ
television drama ⓘ |
| hasCopyrightDispute | Harlan Ellison vs. ABC and Daystar Productions ⓘ |
| hasProp | computerized glass hand ⓘ |
| influenced | later science fiction dealing with cyborg identity ⓘ |
| musicBy | Harry Lubin ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | voice-over introduction ⓘ |
| notableFor | use of Bradbury Building as primary setting ⓘ |
| originalAirDate | 1964-10-17 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ABC ⓘ |
| plotElement |
computer stored in glass hand
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man without memory of his past ⓘ missing fingers contain data ⓘ time displacement to the past ⓘ war between humans and aliens ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Daystar Productions ⓘ |
| protagonistName | Trent ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
classic episode of The Outer Limits
ⓘ
landmark of 1960s television science fiction ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 51 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Harlan Ellison ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| series |
The Outer Limits
ⓘ
linked to:
The Outer Limits (TV series)
|
| settingLocation | Bradbury Building ⓘ |
| starring | Robert Culp ⓘ |
| televisionSeries |
The Outer Limits
ⓘ
linked to:
The Outer Limits (TV series)
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| theme |
identity
ⓘ
memory ⓘ post-apocalyptic future ⓘ survival of humanity ⓘ time travel ⓘ |
| title | Demon with a Glass Hand ⓘ |
| writer | Harlan Ellison ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Demon with a Glass Hand Description of subject: "Demon with a Glass Hand" is a highly acclaimed 1964 science fiction television episode, written by Harlan Ellison, about a man with a mysterious computerized glass hand who discovers his role in the survival of humanity.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Outer Limits (TV series)