Incidents Around the House
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Incidents Around the House

by Josh Malerman

2024•Horror•384 pages

Taste attributes: horrormonster/alien/supernaturalfastfresh & originalunsavouryimaginarylinearenclosedfish out of water/culture clashsolving the riddle/not as it seemsrescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeAn otherworldly horror novel that is dark and intimate. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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3.0 / 5

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About This Book

To eight-year-old Bela, her family is her world. There’s Mommy, Daddo, and Grandma Ruth. But there is also Other Mommy, a malevolent entity who asks her every day: “Can I go inside your heart?”

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

HorrorMonster/alien/supernaturalFish out of water/culture clashSolving the riddle/not as it seemsRescue/escape/jeopardy

Subjects

HorrorThrillerParanormalMysteryAdultSupernaturalSuspenseHorror Thriller

Details

Author
Josh Malerman
Published
2024
Pages
384
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