Ritual of Chüd
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The Ritual of Chüd is a mystical, mind-to-mind battle of wills and imagination used in Stephen King’s "It" as the primary method by which the protagonists confront and attempt to defeat the creature.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional concept
ⓘ
fictional magical ritual ⓘ plot device ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium | novel ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | It ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
cosmic horror
ⓘ
interdimensional entities ⓘ |
| category |
Stephen King concepts
ⓘ
fictional rituals ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Stephen King ⓘ |
| depictedAs | ancient ritual known to It ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Stephen King multiverse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | It (1986 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | horror fiction element ⓘ |
| inspiredAdaptations |
film interpretations of psychic confrontation in It (2017 film)
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film interpretations of psychic confrontation in It Chapter Two (2019 film) ⓘ |
| involves |
mind-to-mind combat
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psychic struggle ⓘ symbolic contest of stories and images ⓘ |
| keyTheme |
battle of wills
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childhood vs. ancient evil ⓘ power of imagination ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
climactic confrontation mechanism
ⓘ
primary method to confront It ⓘ |
| opposes | fear and manipulation by It ⓘ |
| partOf | mythology of It ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Bill Denbrough
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richie Tozier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Macroverse
NERFINISHED
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The Turtle (Maturin) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
acceptance of fear
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courage ⓘ faith in imagination ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
power of belief
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resistance to cosmic evil ⓘ strength of shared imagination ⓘ |
| timeOfUse |
1958 events in It
ⓘ
1985 events in It ⓘ |
| usedAgainst |
It (creature)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pennywise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Losers' Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
It (Stephen King)