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[Scary Stories 02] • More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Schwartz, Alvin
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horror urban legends and ghost stories past tense third limited POV ~64 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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tense macabre folkloric

A propulsive and dark horror. Expect minimal worldbuilding, spare, direct prose, intimate scope. Character-driven and action-forward. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 25
sparsedense
Pacing 90
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 10
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 5
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 10
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 10
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 15
intimateepic

Content

Violence 85%
noneextreme
Sexual content 0%
noneexplicit
Humor 40%
seriouscomedic
Romance 0%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count15,920
Page count~64 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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