The Shop
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The Shop is a secretive, government-linked organization in Stephen King’s works, known for conducting unethical experiments and covert operations involving individuals with paranormal abilities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Shop canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional organization
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secret government agency ⓘ |
| affiliation | United States government (fictional) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Firestarter
NERFINISHED
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Other Stephen King connected-universe references ⓘ The Langoliers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Stand (complete and uncut edition, referenced) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tommyknockers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Andy McGee
NERFINISHED
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Captain James Hollister (Cap) NERFINISHED ⓘ Charlie McGee NERFINISHED ⓘ John Rainbird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States (as depicted in Stephen King’s works) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Stephen King ⓘ |
| employs |
assassins
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covert operatives ⓘ military personnel ⓘ scientists ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Stephen King multiverse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
control of individuals with psychic powers
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weaponization of paranormal abilities ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States (fictional setting) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedToTheme |
abuse of power
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conspiracy ⓘ ethical limits of science ⓘ government overreach ⓘ |
| mediaType | literature ⓘ |
| moralAlignment |
antagonistic
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morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | primary antagonist organization in Firestarter ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conducting unethical experiments
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covert operations ⓘ mind-control experiments ⓘ psychic research ⓘ research on paranormal abilities ⓘ |
| operationalStyle |
black-ops
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clandestine ⓘ |
| organizationType | intelligence agency (fictional) ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
precognition
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pyrokinesis ⓘ telekinesis ⓘ time-related anomalies (in some stories) ⓘ |
| secrecyLevel | top secret ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
abduction
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assassination ⓘ human experimentation ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.