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The Door to December

Leigh Nichols (1987)

SubgenreDark Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age18+

Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentMild
LanguageModerate

Protagonist archetypes

Vengeance-Driven

Synopsis

A call in the middle of the night summoned psychiatrist Laura McCaffrey out into the rain-swept streets of Los Angeles. The police had found her husband-beaten to death. But what of her daughter, Melanie, whom he had kidnapped six years earlier? At the brutal murder scene, the police lead Laura into her husband's makeshift lab—and open the door to a rising tide of terror that has trapped Melanie in its midst...

The Door to December: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

This dark fantasy thriller contains a brutal murder scene, child endangerment through experimental lab work, and psychological terror. The protagonist mother searches for her kidnapped daughter while confronting horrific supernatural forces.

What to know going in

This book has strong violence, mild sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include child abuse, child harm, torture, murder, and kidnapping (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Adult readers will be gripped by this mother's desperate search for her missing daughter through a nightmarish supernatural landscape.

Tags

HorrorPsychological ThrillerSupernatural SuspenseMystery