Sometimes They Come Back
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Sometimes They Come Back is a horror short story by Stephen King about a man haunted by the murderous delinquents who killed his brother and mysteriously return from the dead.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sometimes They Come Back canonical | 3 |
| Sometimes They Come Back (short story) | 1 |
| Sometimes They Come Back... Again | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1714730 — 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: Sometimes They Come Back Context triple: [Night Shift, hasShortStory, Sometimes They Come Back]
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A.
Until You Come Back
"Until You Come Back" is a song by Whitney Houston featured on her 1998 R&B/pop album "My Love Is Your Love."
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B.
See Them a Come
"See Them a Come" is a song by the British reggae band Culture, known for its roots reggae style and socially conscious lyrics.
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C.
Mine Again
"Mine Again" is a soulful R&B ballad by Mariah Carey, featured on her 2005 comeback album *The Emancipation of Mimi*.
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D.
Bring Him Home
"Bring Him Home" is a poignant solo ballad from the musical Les Misérables, sung by the character Jean Valjean as a prayer for the safety of the young revolutionary Marius.
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E.
Old Wounds
"Old Wounds" is an episode of the animated TV series "Teen Titans" that introduces the character Isaac.
- 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: Sometimes They Come Back Target entity description: Sometimes They Come Back is a horror short story by Stephen King about a man haunted by the murderous delinquents who killed his brother and mysteriously return from the dead.
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A.
Until You Come Back
"Until You Come Back" is a song by Whitney Houston featured on her 1998 R&B/pop album "My Love Is Your Love."
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B.
See Them a Come
"See Them a Come" is a song by the British reggae band Culture, known for its roots reggae style and socially conscious lyrics.
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C.
Mine Again
"Mine Again" is a soulful R&B ballad by Mariah Carey, featured on her 2005 comeback album *The Emancipation of Mimi*.
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D.
Bring Him Home
"Bring Him Home" is a poignant solo ballad from the musical Les Misérables, sung by the character Jean Valjean as a prayer for the safety of the young revolutionary Marius.
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E.
Old Wounds
"Old Wounds" is an episode of the animated TV series "Teen Titans" that introduces the character Isaac.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
horror fiction
ⓘ
short story ⓘ |
| adaptationDirector | Tom McLoughlin ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| adaptationScreenwriter |
Lawrence Konner
ⓘ
Mark Rosenthal ⓘ |
| adaptationType | television film ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | Sometimes They Come Back (1991 film) ⓘ |
| author | Stephen King ⓘ |
| basedOnBy | Sometimes They Come Back (1991 film) ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
guilt
ⓘ
revenge from beyond the grave ⓘ supernatural revenge ⓘ trauma ⓘ |
| collectionPublicationYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstPublicationYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Cavalier ⓘ |
| genre | horror ⓘ |
| includedInCollection | Night Shift ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jim Norman ⓘ |
| originalPublicationMedium | magazine ⓘ |
| partOf | Stephen King short fiction bibliography ⓘ |
| plotElement |
murder of protagonist's brother
ⓘ
return of dead delinquents ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | schoolteacher ⓘ |
| publisherOfCollection | Doubleday ⓘ |
| settingLocation | small American town ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sometimes They Come Back Description of subject: Sometimes They Come Back is a horror short story by Stephen King about a man haunted by the murderous delinquents who killed his brother and mysteriously return from the dead.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sometimes They Come Back (short story)
this entity surface form:
Sometimes They Come Back... Again