The Tommyknockers
E192777
The Tommyknockers is a 1987 science fiction–horror novel by Stephen King about a small town transformed and corrupted after the discovery of a buried alien spacecraft.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Tommyknockers canonical | 3 |
| The Tommyknockers (1993 miniseries) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1714579 — 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 Tommyknockers Context triple: [It (novel), followedBy, The Tommyknockers]
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A.
Spirit of the Dead Watching
Spirit of the Dead Watching is a 1892 Symbolist painting by Paul Gauguin depicting a young Tahitian girl lying fearfully on her bed while a mysterious, ghostly figure looms in the background.
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B.
Salem's Lot
Salem's Lot is a horror novel by Stephen King about a small town slowly overtaken by vampires.
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C.
The Fog
The Fog is a 1980 supernatural horror film directed by John Carpenter, centered on a coastal town haunted by vengeful ghosts who return shrouded in an eerie, glowing mist.
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D.
He Walked Among Us
He Walked Among Us is a science fiction novel by Norman Spinrad that satirically explores themes of media manipulation, celebrity culture, and the commercialization of ideas.
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E.
The Worm
The Worm is the famous nickname of Dennis Rodman, the flamboyant NBA Hall of Famer renowned for his tenacious rebounding, defense, and eccentric personality.
- 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 Tommyknockers Target entity description: The Tommyknockers is a 1987 science fiction–horror novel by Stephen King about a small town transformed and corrupted after the discovery of a buried alien spacecraft.
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A.
Spirit of the Dead Watching
Spirit of the Dead Watching is a 1892 Symbolist painting by Paul Gauguin depicting a young Tahitian girl lying fearfully on her bed while a mysterious, ghostly figure looms in the background.
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B.
Salem's Lot
Salem's Lot is a horror novel by Stephen King about a small town slowly overtaken by vampires.
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C.
The Fog
The Fog is a 1980 supernatural horror film directed by John Carpenter, centered on a coastal town haunted by vengeful ghosts who return shrouded in an eerie, glowing mist.
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D.
He Walked Among Us
He Walked Among Us is a science fiction novel by Norman Spinrad that satirically explores themes of media manipulation, celebrity culture, and the commercialization of ideas.
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E.
The Worm
The Worm is the famous nickname of Dennis Rodman, the flamboyant NBA Hall of Famer renowned for his tenacious rebounding, defense, and eccentric personality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
horror novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ |
| adaptationFormat | television miniseries ⓘ |
| adaptationNetwork | ABC ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| author | Stephen King ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
addiction
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corrupting influence of alien technology ⓘ loss of humanity ⓘ paranoia in small-town America ⓘ |
| containsElement |
alien artifact
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mind control ⓘ technological inventions created under alien influence ⓘ telepathy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| followedBy | The Dark Half ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
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science fiction ⓘ science fiction horror ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Tommyknockers
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Tommyknockers (1993 miniseries)
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| hasCharacter |
Becka Paulson
ⓘ
Ev Hillman ⓘ Hilly Brown ⓘ Joe Paulson ⓘ Ruth McCausland ⓘ The Shop ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Bobbi Anderson
ⓘ
James Eric Gardener ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
environmental contamination
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government intervention ⓘ small-town isolation ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of a whole town gradually falling under alien influence
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mixing body horror with science fiction technology ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
Stephen King bibliography
ⓘ
surface form:
Stephen King's bibliography
|
| plotSummary | A buried alien spacecraft is discovered near a small town, gradually transforming and corrupting the residents. ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| publisher |
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
ⓘ
surface form:
G. P. Putnam's Sons
|
| relatedWork |
Dreamcatcher
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It ⓘ The Dark Half ⓘ |
| setIn |
Maine
ⓘ
fictional town of Haven, Maine ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Tommyknockers Description of subject: The Tommyknockers is a 1987 science fiction–horror novel by Stephen King about a small town transformed and corrupted after the discovery of a buried alien spacecraft.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
It (novel)
this entity surface form:
The Tommyknockers (1993 miniseries)