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The Children of Fear

Stine, R L
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horror supernatural horror past tense third limited POV ~129 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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tense oppressive grim

A propulsive and dark horror. Expect minimal worldbuilding. Plot-driven and action-forward. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 0%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count32,187
Page count~129 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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