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Cover of The Woods Are Dark

The Woods Are Dark

Richard Laymon (1981)

SubgenreDark Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingHard R
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.52
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Content levels

ViolenceGraphic
Sexual contentExplicit
LanguageStrong

Trigger warnings

Graphic ViolenceGoreBody HorrorCannibalismDeathMurderTortureSexual AssaultViolenceDismemberment

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Protagonist archetypes

Ensemble CastTortured Protagonist

Tropes

SurvivalHaunted LocationMonster HumanoidsFish out of Water

Themes

SurvivalHuman vs MonsterIsolationPrimal FearSavagery

Synopsis

A group of deformed, cannibalistic, humanoid creatures live in the woods...as some unlucky travelers are about to find out.

Tags

HorrorSurvival HorrorSplatterpunkCreature Feature