Lester Billings
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Lester Billings is the troubled protagonist of Stephen King’s short horror story “The Boogeyman,” a man haunted by the mysterious deaths of his children and his belief in a supernatural killer.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lester Billings canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8243804 — 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: Lester Billings Context triple: [The Boogeyman, mainCharacter, Lester Billings]
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A.
Earl Billings
Earl Billings is an American character actor known for his numerous film and television roles, often portraying authoritative or paternal figures.
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B.
Lester Orlebeck
Lester Orlebeck was an American film editor and occasional director known for his work on numerous Hollywood features, including classic family films of the mid-20th century.
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C.
Lester Crown
Lester Crown is an American industrialist, investor, and philanthropist, best known as a leading member of Chicago’s influential Crown family and a longtime figure in the aerospace and defense industry.
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D.
Lester Whittington
Lester Whittington was an architect best known for designing the Alaska State Capitol building in Juneau.
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E.
Lester Burdon
Lester Burdon is a conflicted police officer whose personal and moral struggles drive much of the tension and tragedy in the novel and film "House of Sand and Fog."
- 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: Lester Billings Target entity description: Lester Billings is the troubled protagonist of Stephen King’s short horror story “The Boogeyman,” a man haunted by the mysterious deaths of his children and his belief in a supernatural killer.
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A.
Earl Billings
Earl Billings is an American character actor known for his numerous film and television roles, often portraying authoritative or paternal figures.
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B.
Lester Orlebeck
Lester Orlebeck was an American film editor and occasional director known for his work on numerous Hollywood features, including classic family films of the mid-20th century.
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C.
Lester Crown
Lester Crown is an American industrialist, investor, and philanthropist, best known as a leading member of Chicago’s influential Crown family and a longtime figure in the aerospace and defense industry.
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D.
Lester Whittington
Lester Whittington was an architect best known for designing the Alaska State Capitol building in Juneau.
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E.
Lester Burdon
Lester Burdon is a conflicted police officer whose personal and moral struggles drive much of the tension and tragedy in the novel and film "House of Sand and Fog."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn | film adaptations of The Boogeyman ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Boogeyman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInCollection | Night Shift (as part of the story The Boogeyman) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMotive | fear of closets ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
domestic horror
ⓘ
parental guilt ⓘ unseen supernatural evil ⓘ |
| believes | a supernatural killer stalks his family ⓘ |
| believesKilledHisChildren | the Boogeyman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| childDeathLocation |
Andy’s bedroom closet
ⓘ
Carole’s bedroom closet ⓘ Shane’s bedroom closet ⓘ |
| confidesTo | Dr. Harper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Stephen King ⓘ |
| emotionalState | haunted by the deaths of his children ⓘ |
| experiences | nighttime terror ⓘ |
| fears | the Boogeyman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationSource | Cavalier magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreContext | horror fiction ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Andy Billings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carole Billings NERFINISHED ⓘ Shane Billings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfConfession | psychiatrist’s office ⓘ |
| medium | short story ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation | factory worker ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
angry
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guilt-ridden ⓘ paranoid ⓘ racist ⓘ sexist ⓘ |
| primaryConflict | struggle to explain his children’s deaths ⓘ |
| residence | Waterbury, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seeksHelpFrom | psychiatrist ⓘ |
| settingTime | 20th century ⓘ |
| spouse | Rita Billings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyToldFromPerspective | first-person monologue ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lester Billings Description of subject: Lester Billings is the troubled protagonist of Stephen King’s short horror story “The Boogeyman,” a man haunted by the mysterious deaths of his children and his belief in a supernatural killer.
Referenced by (1)
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