He Who Walks Behind the Rows
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He Who Walks Behind the Rows is a demonic entity from Stephen King’s "Children of the Corn" mythos, revered by murderous rural children as a godlike force demanding blood sacrifice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| He Who Walks Behind the Rows canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8243151 — 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: He Who Walks Behind the Rows Context triple: [The Man in Black, alsoKnownAs, He Who Walks Behind the Rows]
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A.
The Harvest
The Harvest is a landscape painting by French Barbizon school artist Charles-François Daubigny, depicting rural agricultural life with his characteristic naturalistic light and atmosphere.
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B.
The Harvest
The Harvest is an Impressionist painting by Camille Pissarro depicting rural agricultural laborers working in the fields.
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C.
The Tilled Field
The Tilled Field is a seminal 1923–24 surrealist painting by Joan Miró that marks his transition from detailed realism to a highly personal, symbolic, and abstract visual language.
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D.
The Sower
The Sower is a prominent bronze statue symbolizing agriculture and human labor that crowns the tower of the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln.
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E.
The Sower
The Sower is a famous mid-19th-century painting by Jean-François Millet that powerfully depicts a peasant farmer sowing seeds, symbolizing rural labor and social realism.
- 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: He Who Walks Behind the Rows Target entity description: He Who Walks Behind the Rows is a demonic entity from Stephen King’s "Children of the Corn" mythos, revered by murderous rural children as a godlike force demanding blood sacrifice.
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A.
The Harvest
The Harvest is an Impressionist painting by Camille Pissarro depicting rural agricultural laborers working in the fields.
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B.
The Harvest
The Harvest is a landscape painting by French Barbizon school artist Charles-François Daubigny, depicting rural agricultural life with his characteristic naturalistic light and atmosphere.
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C.
The Tilled Field
The Tilled Field is a seminal 1923–24 surrealist painting by Joan Miró that marks his transition from detailed realism to a highly personal, symbolic, and abstract visual language.
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D.
The Sower
The Sower is a famous mid-19th-century painting by Jean-François Millet that powerfully depicts a peasant farmer sowing seeds, symbolizing rural labor and social realism.
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E.
The Sower
The Sower is a prominent bronze statue symbolizing agriculture and human labor that crowns the tower of the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional demonic entity
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fictional god ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| alignment | malevolent ⓘ |
| antagonistOf |
Burt Stanton
ⓘ
Vicky ⓘ |
| antagonistRole | primary antagonist of Children of the Corn mythos ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Children of the Corn (1984 film)
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linked to:
Children of the Corn
Children of the Corn (2009 film) ⓘ Children of the Corn (2020 film) ⓘ Children of the Corn (short story) ⓘ
linked to:
Children of the Corn
Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return ⓘ Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice ⓘ Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest ⓘ Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering ⓘ Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror ⓘ Children of the Corn: Genesis ⓘ Children of the Corn: Revelation ⓘ Children of the Corn: Runaway ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
cornfields
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harvest rituals ⓘ rural religious fanaticism ⓘ |
| collectedIn |
Night Shift (short story collection)
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linked to:
Night Shift
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| creator | Stephen King ⓘ |
| demands | blood sacrifice ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Stephen King multiverse ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
Penthouse (March 1977 issue)
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linked to:
Penthouse magazine
|
| franchise | Children of the Corn ⓘ |
| genre | horror ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | American rural religious fundamentalism (thematically) ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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literature ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
manifests as presence within the corn
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rarely seen directly ⓘ |
| power |
ability to kill adults
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control over cornfields ⓘ supernatural influence over children ⓘ |
| setting | Gatlin, Nebraska ⓘ |
| species | demon ⓘ |
| symbolism |
corrupt religious authority
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violence lurking beneath pastoral landscapes ⓘ |
| worshippedBy |
children of Gatlin, Nebraska
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cult of rural children ⓘ |
| worshipStyle | Old Testament–style sacrificial cult ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: He Who Walks Behind the Rows Description of subject: He Who Walks Behind the Rows is a demonic entity from Stephen King’s "Children of the Corn" mythos, revered by murderous rural children as a godlike force demanding blood sacrifice.
Referenced by (5)
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