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Curse of the Wendigo

Rick Yancey (2010)

SubgenreDark Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age15
Goodreads4.17
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Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

GoreGraphic ViolenceBody HorrorDeathCannibalismAnimal Death

Positive tags

Coming of AgeMentor FigureAdventure

Hero archetypes

ApprenticeComing-of-Age Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Mentor FigureComing of AgeDark LordMonster HunterHistorical FantasyApprentice Arc

Themes

Coming of AgeFacing FearDuty vs MoralityLoss of InnocenceHorror and HumanityScientific Curiosity

Synopsis

In 1888, twelve-year-old Will Henry chronicles his apprenticeship with Dr. Warthrop, a New England scientist who hunts and studies real-life monsters, as they discover and attempt to destroy the Wendigo, a creature that starves even as it gorges itself on human flesh.

Tags

Historical HorrorGothic HorrorMonster FictionPeriod Piece