Gatlin, Nebraska
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Gatlin, Nebraska is the fictional rural town that serves as the eerie, cult-dominated setting of Stephen King’s horror story and film franchise "Children of the Corn."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gatlin, Nebraska canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8244148 — 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: Gatlin, Nebraska Context triple: [Children of the Corn, settingLocation, Gatlin, Nebraska]
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A.
Gering, Nebraska
Gering, Nebraska is a small city in western Nebraska that serves as a gateway community to the nearby Scotts Bluff National Monument and the surrounding Platte River Valley.
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B.
Elkhorn, Nebraska
Elkhorn, Nebraska is a suburban community in Douglas County that has been annexed by the city of Omaha and is known for its residential neighborhoods and proximity to the Elkhorn River.
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C.
Sutherland, Nebraska
Sutherland, Nebraska is a small rural village in western Nebraska known for its agricultural community and proximity to the Platte River.
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D.
Blair, Nebraska
Blair, Nebraska is a small city in eastern Nebraska that serves as a regional hub along the Missouri River north of Omaha.
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E.
Harrison, Nebraska
Harrison, Nebraska is a small village in Sioux County that serves as a gateway community to the nearby Agate Fossil Beds National Monument and surrounding High Plains ranching country.
- 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: Gatlin, Nebraska Target entity description: Gatlin, Nebraska is the fictional rural town that serves as the eerie, cult-dominated setting of Stephen King’s horror story and film franchise "Children of the Corn."
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A.
Gering, Nebraska
Gering, Nebraska is a small city in western Nebraska that serves as a gateway community to the nearby Scotts Bluff National Monument and the surrounding Platte River Valley.
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B.
Elkhorn, Nebraska
Elkhorn, Nebraska is a suburban community in Douglas County that has been annexed by the city of Omaha and is known for its residential neighborhoods and proximity to the Elkhorn River.
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C.
Sutherland, Nebraska
Sutherland, Nebraska is a small rural village in western Nebraska known for its agricultural community and proximity to the Platte River.
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D.
Blair, Nebraska
Blair, Nebraska is a small city in eastern Nebraska that serves as a regional hub along the Missouri River north of Omaha.
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E.
Harrison, Nebraska
Harrison, Nebraska is a small village in Sioux County that serves as a gateway community to the nearby Agate Fossil Beds National Monument and surrounding High Plains ranching country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
ⓘ
fictional town ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Children of the Corn (1984 film)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Children of the Corn (2009 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Children of the Corn (short story) NERFINISHED ⓘ Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | rural Midwestern American towns ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Stephen King ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Children of the Corn (short story, 1977) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | horror setting ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
agricultural community
ⓘ
cornfields ⓘ isolated ⓘ religious fanaticism ⓘ rural ⓘ |
| inhabitants | children cultists ⓘ |
| languageOfSetting | English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Nebraska ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| notableFor |
rural cult of children
ⓘ
worship of He Who Walks Behind the Rows ⓘ |
| partOf | Children of the Corn franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryReligion | cult of He Who Walks Behind the Rows ⓘ |
| settingOf |
Children of the Corn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Children of the Corn (1984 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Children of the Corn film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
corruption of innocence
ⓘ
isolation ⓘ religious extremism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gatlin, Nebraska Description of subject: Gatlin, Nebraska is the fictional rural town that serves as the eerie, cult-dominated setting of Stephen King’s horror story and film franchise "Children of the Corn."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.