Castle Rock, Maine
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Castle Rock, Maine is a fictional small town in Stephen King’s works, known as the setting for many of his horror and suspense stories.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Castle Rock, Maine canonical | 4 |
| Castle Rock, Maine (in-universe) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4687659 — 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: Castle Rock, Maine Context triple: [Castle Rock, setting, Castle Rock, Maine]
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A.
Old Town, Maine
Old Town, Maine is a small city in Penobscot County known for its historic paper and wood-products industries and its location along the Penobscot River.
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B.
Rockwood, Maine
Rockwood, Maine is a small unincorporated community and popular outdoor recreation gateway on the western shore of Moosehead Lake in north-central Maine.
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C.
Castle Hill, Maine
Castle Hill, Maine is a small rural town in northern Maine known for its agricultural landscape and location within Aroostook County.
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D.
Crystal, Maine
Crystal, Maine is a small rural town located in northern Aroostook County known for its forested landscape and quiet, remote character.
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E.
Woodstock, Maine
Woodstock, Maine is a small rural town in Oxford County known for its scenic lakes, forests, and outdoor recreation in western Maine.
- 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: Castle Rock, Maine Target entity description: Castle Rock, Maine is a fictional small town in Stephen King’s works, known as the setting for many of his horror and suspense stories.
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A.
Old Town, Maine
Old Town, Maine is a small city in Penobscot County known for its historic paper and wood-products industries and its location along the Penobscot River.
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B.
Rockwood, Maine
Rockwood, Maine is a small unincorporated community and popular outdoor recreation gateway on the western shore of Moosehead Lake in north-central Maine.
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C.
Castle Hill, Maine
Castle Hill, Maine is a small rural town in northern Maine known for its agricultural landscape and location within Aroostook County.
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D.
Crystal, Maine
Crystal, Maine is a small rural town located in northern Aroostook County known for its forested landscape and quiet, remote character.
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E.
Woodstock, Maine
Woodstock, Maine is a small rural town in Oxford County known for its scenic lakes, forests, and outdoor recreation in western Maine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
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fictional town ⓘ setting in literature ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Bag of Bones (mentioned)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cujo NERFINISHED ⓘ Cujo (film adaptation setting) ⓘ Gerald's Game (mentioned) NERFINISHED ⓘ Gramma NERFINISHED ⓘ Gwendy's Button Box NERFINISHED ⓘ Gwendy's Final Task NERFINISHED ⓘ Gwendy's Magic Feather NERFINISHED ⓘ It (mentioned) ⓘ It Grows on You NERFINISHED ⓘ Lisey's Story (mentioned) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Todd's Shortcut NERFINISHED ⓘ Needful Things NERFINISHED ⓘ Needful Things (film adaptation setting) ⓘ Nona NERFINISHED ⓘ Pet Sematary (mentioned) NERFINISHED ⓘ Premium Harmony NERFINISHED ⓘ Secret Window, Secret Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ Stand by Me (film adaptation of The Body, nearby setting) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Body NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dark Half NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dead Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dead Zone (film and TV adaptation setting) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Man in the Black Suit NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mist (mentioned) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Stand (mentioned) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sun Dog NERFINISHED ⓘ Uncle Otto's Truck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Stephen King ⓘ |
| firstMajorAppearance | The Dead Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
horror fiction setting
ⓘ
suspense fiction setting ⓘ |
| hasFictionalInstitution |
Castle Rock Sheriff's Department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Castle Rock town hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inUniverseRegion | western Maine ⓘ |
| inUniverseType | small town ⓘ |
| mediaFranchise | Castle Rock (Hulu TV series, inspired setting) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Castle Rock (rock formation in William Golding's Lord of the Flies) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
frequent site of supernatural events
ⓘ
frequent site of violent crime ⓘ |
| publisherUniverse | Stephen King universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedLocation |
Chester's Mill, Maine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Derry, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerusalem's Lot, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Maine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Castle Rock, Maine Description of subject: Castle Rock, Maine is a fictional small town in Stephen King’s works, known as the setting for many of his horror and suspense stories.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Henry Deaver
subject surface form:
Henry Deaver
this entity surface form:
Castle Rock, Maine (in-universe)