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Those Across the River

Christopher Buehlman (2011)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingHard R
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.71
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Content levels

ViolenceGraphic
Sexual contentModerate
LanguageStrong

Trigger warnings

Animal DeathBloodBody HorrorDeathGoreGraphic ViolenceMurderRacismSlaveryViolence

Positive tags

MysterySurvivalHorror Atmosphere

Hero archetypes

Scholar / AcademicFish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Cursed ProtagonistReluctant Hero

Tropes

Dark SecretHidden HistoryHaunted LocationSmall Town HorrorCursed LegacyAncient Evil ReturnsReluctant HeroFish out of Water

Themes

Legacy of ViolenceHistorical GuiltSmall Town SecretsFamily HistoryThe Past ReturnsSouthern GothicDebts Unpaid

Synopsis

Moving to rural Georgia, a failed academic plans to write a history of his family's old plantation and the horrors that occurred there but instead discovers a sense of unspoken dread among the townspeople and a long-standing debt of blood.

Tags

Southern GothicHorrorHistorical FictionLiterary Horror