International Horror Guild Award
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The International Horror Guild Award was a prestigious annual honor recognizing outstanding achievements in horror and dark fantasy literature.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| International Horror Guild Award canonical | 2 |
| International Horror Guild | 1 |
| International Horror Guild Living Legend Award | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10128143 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: International Horror Guild Award Context triple: [Ramsey Campbell, notableAward, International Horror Guild Award]
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A.
Saturn Award for Best Horror Film
The Saturn Award for Best Horror Film is an annual accolade presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films to honor outstanding achievements in horror cinema.
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B.
World Horror Convention Grand Master Award
The World Horror Convention Grand Master Award is a prestigious lifetime achievement honor in the horror genre, recognizing authors for their significant and enduring contributions to horror literature.
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C.
Saturn Award for Best International Film
The Saturn Award for Best International Film is an accolade presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films to honor outstanding genre films produced outside the United States.
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D.
Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film
The Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film is an annual honor presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films to recognize outstanding achievement in fantasy cinema.
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E.
Saturn Awards
The Saturn Awards are annual honors presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films that recognize outstanding achievements in genre film and television.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: International Horror Guild Award Target entity description: The International Horror Guild Award was a prestigious annual honor recognizing outstanding achievements in horror and dark fantasy literature.
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A.
Saturn Award for Best Horror Film
The Saturn Award for Best Horror Film is an annual accolade presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films to honor outstanding achievements in horror cinema.
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B.
World Horror Convention Grand Master Award
The World Horror Convention Grand Master Award is a prestigious lifetime achievement honor in the horror genre, recognizing authors for their significant and enduring contributions to horror literature.
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C.
Saturn Award for Best International Film
The Saturn Award for Best International Film is an accolade presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films to honor outstanding genre films produced outside the United States.
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D.
Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film
The Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film is an annual honor presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films to recognize outstanding achievement in fantasy cinema.
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E.
Saturn Awards
The Saturn Awards are annual honors presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films that recognize outstanding achievements in genre film and television.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
horror fiction award
ⓘ
literary award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | IHG Award ⓘ |
| awardFor |
outstanding achievements in dark fantasy literature
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outstanding achievements in horror literature ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| dissolved | 2008 ⓘ |
| field |
genre fiction
ⓘ
speculative fiction ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre |
dark fantasy
ⓘ
horror ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Best Collection
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Best First Novel ⓘ Best Intermediate Form ⓘ Best Non-Fiction ⓘ Best Novel ⓘ Best Short Form ⓘ Living Legend Award ⓘ Special Award ⓘ |
| inception | 1995 ⓘ |
| influenced | recognition of horror and dark fantasy as serious literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| livingLegendAwardFor | lifetime achievement in horror ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Caitlín R. Kiernan
ⓘ
China Miéville ⓘ Neil Gaiman ⓘ Peter Straub ⓘ Ramsey Campbell ⓘ Stephen King ⓘ Thomas Ligotti ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
International Horror Guild
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linked to:
International Horror Guild Award
|
| prestige | one of the major awards in horror literature ⓘ |
| recognizedForm |
collections
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non-fiction works about horror ⓘ novellas ⓘ novels ⓘ short stories ⓘ |
| scope | international ⓘ |
| selectionMethod |
jury selection
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recommendations from the horror community ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| website | http://www.ihgonline.org/ ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: International Horror Guild Award Description of subject: The International Horror Guild Award was a prestigious annual honor recognizing outstanding achievements in horror and dark fantasy literature.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: International Horror Guild Award
linked to: International Horror Guild Award