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Occultation and Other Stories

Laird Barron (2010)

SubgenreDark Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingHard R
Pages245 (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads4.06/5 (4111)
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Content levels

ViolenceGraphic
Sexual contentModerate
LanguageStrong

Trigger warnings

Body HorrorGraphic ViolenceGoreDeathMental IllnessCosmic HorrorPsychological TortureViolence

Positive tags

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Protagonist archetypes

Multiple POVsTortured Protagonist

Tropes

GrimdarkUnreliable NarratorAncient Evil ReturnsHaunted LocationLost Civilization

Themes

Cosmic HorrorExistential DreadReality BreakdownHuman InsignificanceMadnessThe Unknown

Synopsis

Laird Barron's second collection brings together eight tales of terror, two of which have never before been published.

Tags

HorrorCosmic HorrorLiterary HorrorLovecraftian