From a Buick 8
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From a Buick 8 is a horror novel by Stephen King about a mysterious, otherworldly car kept by a Pennsylvania state police troop.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| From a Buick 8 canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
horror novel
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novel ⓘ science fiction horror novel ⓘ |
| author | Stephen King ⓘ |
| centralObject | mysterious 1953 Buick Roadmaster-like car ⓘ |
| containsElement |
monsters from another dimension
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temporal anomalies ⓘ unexplained disappearances ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtist | Mark Stutzman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| followedBy | Everything's Eventual NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
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supernatural fiction ⓘ weird fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | From a Buick 8 (film, in development) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Curtis Wilcox
NERFINISHED
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Ennis Rafferty NERFINISHED ⓘ Ned Wilcox NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania State Police Troop D officers NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandy Dearborn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
law enforcement camaraderie
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mysterious technology ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person and first-person mixed ⓘ |
| imprint | Scribner (Simon & Schuster) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isbn | 978-0-7432-1138-3 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
mysterious car
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otherworldly portal ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | frame narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Lovecraftian overtones
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focus on atmosphere over explicit explanation ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 356 ⓘ |
| partOf | Stephen King's standalone novels ⓘ |
| precededBy | Dreamcatcher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2002 ⓘ |
| publisher | Scribner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
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Troop D of the Pennsylvania State Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
duty and responsibility
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grief ⓘ obsession ⓘ unknown and unknowable evil ⓘ |
| timeSpanOfStory | late 1970s to early 2000s ⓘ |
| toldBy | members of Troop D ⓘ |
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