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 | 19 |
| 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
ⓘ
fictional town ⓘ setting in literature ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Bag of Bones (mentioned)
ⓘ
linked to:
Bag of Bones
Cujo ⓘ Cujo (film adaptation setting) ⓘ Gerald's Game (mentioned) ⓘ
linked to:
Gerald's Game
Gramma ⓘ Gwendy's Button Box ⓘ
linked to:
Gwendy’s Button Box trilogy
Gwendy's Final Task ⓘ
linked to:
Gwendy’s Final Task
Gwendy's Magic Feather ⓘ It (mentioned) ⓘ It Grows on You ⓘ Lisey's Story (mentioned) ⓘ
linked to:
Lisey's Story
Mrs. Todd's Shortcut ⓘ Needful Things ⓘ Needful Things (film adaptation setting) ⓘ Nona ⓘ Pet Sematary (mentioned) ⓘ
linked to:
Pet Sematary
Premium Harmony ⓘ Secret Window, Secret Garden ⓘ Stand by Me (film adaptation of The Body, nearby setting) ⓘ
linked to:
film "Stand by Me"
The Body ⓘ The Dark Half ⓘ The Dead Zone ⓘ The Dead Zone (film and TV adaptation setting) ⓘ
linked to:
The Dead Zone (TV series)
The Man in the Black Suit ⓘ The Mist (mentioned) ⓘ
linked to:
The Mist (novella)
The Stand (mentioned) ⓘ
linked to:
The Stand
The Sun Dog ⓘ Uncle Otto's Truck ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Stephen King ⓘ |
| firstMajorAppearance | The Dead Zone ⓘ |
| genre |
horror fiction setting
ⓘ
suspense fiction setting ⓘ |
| hasFictionalInstitution |
Castle Rock Sheriff's Department
ⓘ
linked to:
Castle Rock Police Department
Castle Rock town hall ⓘ |
| inUniverseRegion | western Maine ⓘ |
| inUniverseType | small town ⓘ |
| mediaFranchise |
Castle Rock (Hulu TV series, inspired setting)
ⓘ
linked to:
Castle Rock
|
| namedAfter | Castle Rock (rock formation in William Golding's Lord of the Flies) ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
frequent site of supernatural events
ⓘ
frequent site of violent crime ⓘ |
| publisherUniverse |
Stephen King universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Stephen King multiverse
|
| relatedLocation |
Chester's Mill, Maine
ⓘ
Derry, Maine ⓘ Jerusalem's Lot, Maine ⓘ |
| 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 (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Henry Deaver in Castle Rock
subject linked to:
Henry Deaver in Castle Rock
linked to: Castle Rock, Maine
subject linked to:
fictional town of Haven, Maine
subject linked to:
serial killer Frank Dodd
subject linked to:
serial killer Frank Dodd
subject linked to:
Wendell Deaver in Castle Rock