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Duma Key

Stephen King
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horror supernatural thriller past tense third limited POV ~854 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

surreal oppressive gothic

A horror. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 85
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 80
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 40%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count213,433
Page count~854 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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