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The First Horror

Stine, R L
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horror supernatural horror past tense third limited POV ~116 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

tense horror melancholic

A propulsive and dark horror. Expect minimal worldbuilding, epic scope. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 75
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 40
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 80
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count28,987
Page count~116 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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