Peaksville, Ohio
E822279
Peaksville, Ohio is the isolated, small-town setting of the classic "It's a Good Life" episode of The Twilight Zone, where a child with godlike powers controls the terrified residents.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peaksville, Ohio canonical | 6 |
| Peaksville, Ohio (fictional town) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9794659 — 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: Peaksville, Ohio Context triple: [It's a Good Life, settingPlace, Peaksville, Ohio]
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A.
Richwood, Ohio
Richwood, Ohio is a small village in Union County known as the birthplace of pioneering acoustical physicist Wallace Clement Sabine.
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B.
Springdale, Ohio
Springdale, Ohio is a suburban city in southwestern Ohio that forms part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area.
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C.
Washingtonville, Ohio
Washingtonville, Ohio is a small village located in Columbiana County in the eastern part of the state.
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D.
Stoutsville, Ohio
Stoutsville, Ohio is a small incorporated village located in Fairfield County in the central part of the state.
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E.
Townsend, Ohio
Townsend, Ohio is an unincorporated rural community located in Huron County in northern Ohio.
- 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: Peaksville, Ohio Target entity description: Peaksville, Ohio is the isolated, small-town setting of the classic "It's a Good Life" episode of The Twilight Zone, where a child with godlike powers controls the terrified residents.
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A.
Richwood, Ohio
Richwood, Ohio is a small village in Union County known as the birthplace of pioneering acoustical physicist Wallace Clement Sabine.
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B.
Springdale, Ohio
Springdale, Ohio is a suburban city in southwestern Ohio that forms part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area.
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C.
Washingtonville, Ohio
Washingtonville, Ohio is a small village located in Columbiana County in the eastern part of the state.
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D.
Stoutsville, Ohio
Stoutsville, Ohio is a small incorporated village located in Fairfield County in the central part of the state.
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E.
Townsend, Ohio
Townsend, Ohio is an unincorporated rural community located in Huron County in northern Ohio.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
ⓘ
fictional town ⓘ |
| adaptedBy | Rod Serling ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Twilight Zone
ⓘ
linked to:
The Twilight Zone (TV series)
|
| appearsInEpisode |
It's a Good Life
ⓘ
linked to:
It’s a Good Life
|
| associatedWith |
cornfield
ⓘ
mind control ⓘ reality warping ⓘ telekinesis ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | part of The Twilight Zone canon ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Anthony Fremont ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | Jerome Bixby ⓘ |
| feature |
cut off from modern technology
ⓘ
isolated from the outside world ⓘ no contact with the rest of Earth ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1961-11-03 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Twilight Zone episode "It's a Good Life" ⓘ |
| franchise | The Twilight Zone franchise ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
ⓘ
psychological thriller ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| inhabitantCondition | must think happy thoughts ⓘ |
| inspired | subsequent adaptations of "It's a Good Life" ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ohio ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | primary setting of a Twilight Zone episode ⓘ |
| network | CBS ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of a child with godlike powers
ⓘ
iconic status in television horror ⓘ |
| notableResident | Anthony Fremont ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | terrified of Anthony Fremont ⓘ |
| punishmentMethod | wished into the cornfield ⓘ |
| revisitedIn |
The Twilight Zone (1983 film) segment "It's a Good Life"
ⓘ
linked to:
The Twilight Zone: The Movie
The Twilight Zone (2002 series) episode "It's Still a Good Life" ⓘ
linked to:
The Twilight Zone (2002 TV series)
|
| settingOf |
It's a Good Life
ⓘ
linked to:
It’s a Good Life
|
| theme |
abuse of power
ⓘ
fear and control ⓘ omnipotence of a child ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century (implied) ⓘ |
| tone |
claustrophobic
ⓘ
oppressive ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Peaksville, Ohio Description of subject: Peaksville, Ohio is the isolated, small-town setting of the classic "It's a Good Life" episode of The Twilight Zone, where a child with godlike powers controls the terrified residents.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.