The Manitou
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The Manitou

by Graham Masterton

1976•Horror•208 pages

Taste attributes: horrormonster/alien/supernaturalunsavouryimaginaryenclosedrescue/escape/jeopardytroubled leadsinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeFantastical and dark: a horror novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

It only grows at night. Karen Tandy was a sweet and unassuming girl until she discovers the mysterious lump growing underneath her skin. As the doctors and specialists are puzzling over the growth, Karen's personality is beginning to drastically change. The doctors decide there is only one thing to do, cut out the lump. But then it moved.

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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/supernaturalRescue/escape/jeopardyTroubled leadsInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

Horror

Details

Author
Graham Masterton
Published
1976
Pages
208
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