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Scary Stories 3 More Tales to Chill Your Bones

Schwartz Alvin
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horror folk horror past tense third limited POV ~191 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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tense macabre spooky

A propulsive and dark horror. Expect minimal worldbuilding. Action-forward. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, humor.

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Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 85
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 30
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 40
intimateepic

Content

Violence 75%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 60%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count47,781
Page count~191 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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