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The Second Evil

Stine, R L
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horror supernatural horror past tense third limited POV ~132 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

tense paranoid oppressive

A dark horror. Expect minimal worldbuilding, epic scope. Plot-driven. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 65
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 70
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 50
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 80
intimateepic

Content

Violence 85%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count33,078
Page count~132 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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