Phantoms
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Phantoms is a horror novel by Dean Koontz that follows two sisters and a small-town sheriff confronting a mysterious, ancient evil that has wiped out an entire Colorado town.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Phantoms canonical | 2 |
| Phantoms (film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6524779 — 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: Phantoms Context triple: [Dean Koontz, notableWork, Phantoms]
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A.
Phantom
Phantom is a hostile flying undead mob in Minecraft that swoops down from the night sky to attack players who haven’t slept for several days.
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B.
Phantom
Phantom is a music production alias associated with Ye (formerly Kanye West), under which he has created and produced tracks.
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C.
Phantasmion
Phantasmion is a 19th-century fantasy novel by Sara Coleridge, often regarded as one of the earliest examples of modern high fantasy in English literature.
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D.
The Ghost
The Ghost is the spectral apparition of Hamlet’s deceased father in Shakespeare’s tragedy, whose revelations set the play’s revenge plot in motion.
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E.
The Ghost
The Ghost is the stage name of Styles P, an American rapper known for his work with The LOX and D-Block Records.
- 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: Phantoms Target entity description: Phantoms is a horror novel by Dean Koontz that follows two sisters and a small-town sheriff confronting a mysterious, ancient evil that has wiped out an entire Colorado town.
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A.
Phantom
Phantom is a hostile flying undead mob in Minecraft that swoops down from the night sky to attack players who haven’t slept for several days.
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B.
Phantom
Phantom is a music production alias associated with Ye (formerly Kanye West), under which he has created and produced tracks.
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C.
Phantasmion
Phantasmion is a 19th-century fantasy novel by Sara Coleridge, often regarded as one of the earliest examples of modern high fantasy in English literature.
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D.
The Ghost
The Ghost is the spectral apparition of Hamlet’s deceased father in Shakespeare’s tragedy, whose revelations set the play’s revenge plot in motion.
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E.
The Ghost
The Ghost is the stage name of Styles P, an American rapper known for his work with The LOX and D-Block Records.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
horror novel
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptation |
Phantoms (film)
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linked to:
Phantoms
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| adaptationDirector | Joe Chappelle ⓘ |
| adaptationLeadActor |
Ben Affleck
ⓘ
Liev Schreiber ⓘ Peter O'Toole ⓘ Rose McGowan ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| adaptationScreenwriter | Dean Koontz ⓘ |
| adaptationType | feature film ⓘ |
| antagonistType | ancient shapeshifting entity ⓘ |
| author | Dean Koontz ⓘ |
| containsElement |
mass disappearance
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military involvement ⓘ scientific research team ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coverArtist | Paul Bacon ⓘ |
| genre | horror fiction ⓘ |
| hasSubject | extraterrestrial or primordial lifeform ⓘ |
| isbn | 9780399127783 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | supernatural horror ⓘ |
| majorCharacter |
Bryce Hammond
ⓘ
Flyte ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of horror and science-fiction elements
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depiction of an amorphous, hive-mind-like antagonist ⓘ |
| pageCount | 352 ⓘ |
| plotElement | A small-town sheriff and the sisters confront an ancient, shape-shifting evil responsible for the town's destruction. ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Two sisters arrive in the mountain town of Snowfield, Colorado, and discover that nearly all of its inhabitants have mysteriously died or vanished. ⓘ |
| protagonist |
Jenny Paige
ⓘ
Lisa Paige ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| publisher |
G. P. Putnam's Sons
ⓘ
linked to:
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
|
| settingLocation | Snowfield, Colorado ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
ancient evil
ⓘ
isolation ⓘ scientific investigation of the supernatural ⓘ survival ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 20th century ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | Dean Koontz ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Phantoms Description of subject: Phantoms is a horror novel by Dean Koontz that follows two sisters and a small-town sheriff confronting a mysterious, ancient evil that has wiped out an entire Colorado town.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Phantoms