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Step Closer

Cawthon Scott
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horror supernatural horror past tense third limited POV ~204 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

tense paranoid oppressive

A horror. Expect epic scope. Plot-driven. Contains notable violence.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 65
sparsedense
Pacing 70
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 40
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 50
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

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

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count50,890
Page count~204 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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