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A New Fear

Stine, R L
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horror gothic horror past tense third limited POV ~119 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

gothic horror melancholic

A propulsive and dark horror. Plot-driven. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 75
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 30
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 40
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 40%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count29,810
Page count~119 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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