Tom Engel
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Tom Engel is the young boy protagonist in the 2015 horror-comedy film "Krampus," whose loss of Christmas spirit triggers the arrival of the folkloric monster.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tom Engel canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4761325 — 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: Tom Engel Context triple: [Krampus (2015 film), mainCharacter, Tom Engel]
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A.
John Eisendrath
John Eisendrath is a television writer and producer best known for his work on series such as "The Blacklist" and "Alias."
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B.
Hal Bidlack
Hal Bidlack is an American political science professor, retired U.S. Air Force officer, and public speaker known for his work in skepticism and secular humanism.
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C.
Marc Ewing
Marc Ewing is an American software engineer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the open-source software company Red Hat.
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D.
Tom Leppert
Tom Leppert is an American businessman and politician who served as the mayor of Dallas, Texas, and later ran for the U.S. Senate.
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E.
Bob Tzudiker
Bob Tzudiker is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing Disney animated films such as "Tarzan" and "The Lion King."
- 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: Tom Engel Target entity description: Tom Engel is the young boy protagonist in the 2015 horror-comedy film "Krampus," whose loss of Christmas spirit triggers the arrival of the folkloric monster.
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A.
John Eisendrath
John Eisendrath is a television writer and producer best known for his work on series such as "The Blacklist" and "Alias."
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B.
Hal Bidlack
Hal Bidlack is an American political science professor, retired U.S. Air Force officer, and public speaker known for his work in skepticism and secular humanism.
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C.
Marc Ewing
Marc Ewing is an American software engineer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the open-source software company Red Hat.
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D.
Tom Leppert
Tom Leppert is an American businessman and politician who served as the mayor of Dallas, Texas, and later ran for the U.S. Senate.
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E.
Bob Tzudiker
Bob Tzudiker is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing Disney animated films such as "Tarzan" and "The Lion King."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Krampus ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
comedy
ⓘ
horror ⓘ horror-comedy ⓘ |
| appearsInLanguage | English ⓘ |
| appearsInReleaseYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkType | feature film ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christmas
ⓘ
Christmas spirit ⓘ folkloric monster Krampus ⓘ
linked to:
Krampus
|
| causeOfSupernaturalEvents | loss of faith in Christmas ⓘ |
| centralConflict | loss of Christmas spirit ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | Michael Dougherty ⓘ |
| facesAntagonist | Krampus ⓘ |
| genreContext | dark fantasy ⓘ |
| hasCharacterAgeDescriptor | young boy ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Engel ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Tom ⓘ |
| hasHolidayContext | Christmas holiday ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Baby Chrissy
ⓘ
Beth Engel ⓘ Howard ⓘ Howie Jr. ⓘ Jordan ⓘ Linda ⓘ Omi Engel ⓘ Sarah Engel ⓘ Stevie ⓘ Tom’s father ⓘ |
| hasRoleInNarrative | protagonist ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| moralArc | regains appreciation for family and Christmas ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
consequences of losing belief
ⓘ
family unity ⓘ |
| notableAction | tears up his letter to Santa ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Emjay Anthony ⓘ |
| settingOfStory | American suburb ⓘ |
| targetAudienceContext | teen and adult horror-comedy viewers ⓘ |
| timeSetting | contemporary era ⓘ |
| triggersEvent | arrival of Krampus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tom Engel Description of subject: Tom Engel is the young boy protagonist in the 2015 horror-comedy film "Krampus," whose loss of Christmas spirit triggers the arrival of the folkloric monster.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.