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Japanese Ghost Stories: Spirits, Hauntings, & Paranormal Phenomena

Ross, Catrien
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nonfiction cultural history past tense third limited POV ~162 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

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mysterious folkloric atmospheric

A nonfiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, intimate scope. Character-driven and action-forward.

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Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 30
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 40
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 85
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 10
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 20
externalintrospective
Ending 50
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 15
intimateepic

Content

Violence 40%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count40,528
Page count~162 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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