It by Stephen King
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"It" by Stephen King is a horror novel about a group of children in the town of Derry, Maine, who are terrorized by a shape-shifting entity that often appears as a murderous clown named Pennywise.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| It by Stephen King canonical | 2 |
| Stephen King's novel "It" | 1 |
| Stephen King’s novel "It" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8315623 — 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: It by Stephen King Context triple: [Jeremy Ray Taylor, workBasedOn, It by Stephen King]
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A.
Stephen King
Stephen King is a prolific American author renowned for his horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, and fantasy novels, many of which have been adapted into successful films and television series.
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B.
Stephen King bibliography
The Stephen King bibliography is the comprehensive body of novels, short stories, novellas, and other written works produced by the prolific American horror and suspense author Stephen King.
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C.
The Stand
The Stand is a post-apocalyptic horror novel by Stephen King that follows survivors of a devastating plague as they become embroiled in an epic battle between good and evil.
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D.
Steve King
Steve King is a former Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa known for his hardline conservative positions and controversial remarks on immigration and race.
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E.
Stephen King short story The Ledge
"The Ledge" is a suspenseful Stephen King short story about a man forced to circumnavigate a skyscraper's narrow ledge as part of a deadly wager.
- 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: It by Stephen King Target entity description: "It" by Stephen King is a horror novel about a group of children in the town of Derry, Maine, who are terrorized by a shape-shifting entity that often appears as a murderous clown named Pennywise.
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A.
Stephen King
Stephen King is a prolific American author renowned for his horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, and fantasy novels, many of which have been adapted into successful films and television series.
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B.
Stephen King bibliography
The Stephen King bibliography is the comprehensive body of novels, short stories, novellas, and other written works produced by the prolific American horror and suspense author Stephen King.
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C.
The Stand
The Stand is a post-apocalyptic horror novel by Stephen King that follows survivors of a devastating plague as they become embroiled in an epic battle between good and evil.
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D.
Steve King
Steve King is a former Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa known for his hardline conservative positions and controversial remarks on immigration and race.
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E.
Stephen King short story The Ledge
"The Ledge" is a suspenseful Stephen King short story about a man forced to circumnavigate a skyscraper's narrow ledge as part of a deadly wager.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
horror novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| author | Stephen King ⓘ |
| award |
British Fantasy Award (Best Novel, 1987)
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linked to:
British Fantasy Award
|
| containsElement |
cosmic horror
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interdimensional entity ⓘ shape-shifting monster ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| featuresAntagonist |
It (entity)
ⓘ
Pennywise the Dancing Clown ⓘ |
| genre |
dark fantasy
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horror ⓘ supernatural fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
It (1990 television miniseries)
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linked to:
It (1990 miniseries)
It (2017 film) ⓘ It Chapter Two (2019 film) ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Ben Hanscom
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Beverly Marsh ⓘ Bill Denbrough ⓘ Eddie Kaspbrak ⓘ Mike Hanlon ⓘ Richie Tozier ⓘ Stanley Uris ⓘ |
| ISBN | 0-670-81302-8 (first edition hardcover) ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | dual timeline ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of Pennywise the clown
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portrayal of childhood and adulthood in parallel timelines ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pages | over 1100 pages (first edition, approx.) ⓘ |
| partOfUniverse | Stephen King multiverse ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1986 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Viking Press
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linked to:
The Viking Press
|
| relatedWork |
Dreamcatcher
ⓘ
Insomnia ⓘ The Dark Tower series ⓘ |
| setIn |
Derry, Maine
ⓘ
Maine ⓘ |
| theme |
childhood trauma
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coming of age ⓘ fear ⓘ friendship ⓘ memory ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1950s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: It by Stephen King Description of subject: "It" by Stephen King is a horror novel about a group of children in the town of Derry, Maine, who are terrorized by a shape-shifting entity that often appears as a murderous clown named Pennywise.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: It by Stephen King
linked to: It by Stephen King