Voluntary Committal
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"Voluntary Committal" is a horror novella by Joe Hill that explores themes of family, mental illness, and supernatural dread through the story of two brothers and a mysterious cardboard maze.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
horror fiction work
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novella ⓘ |
| author | Joe Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralCharacters | two brothers ⓘ |
| centralObject | cardboard maze ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstPublicationForm | short fiction collection contribution ⓘ |
| genre |
dark fantasy
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horror ⓘ psychological horror ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
ebook
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print ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryStyle | blend of realism and supernatural horror ⓘ |
| hasReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| hasRelationToOtherWorks | shares themes with other stories in 20th Century Ghosts ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasTone |
dark
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melancholic ⓘ unsettling ⓘ |
| includedIn | 20th Century Ghosts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | novella ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| notableElement | mysterious cardboard maze with supernatural qualities ⓘ |
| partOf | Joe Hill bibliography ⓘ |
| publisherOfCollection |
Gollancz
NERFINISHED
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Night Shade Books NERFINISHED ⓘ PS Publishing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | contemporary United States ⓘ |
| theme |
disappearance
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family relationships ⓘ guilt ⓘ mental illness ⓘ responsibility ⓘ sibling relationships ⓘ supernatural dread ⓘ |
| workPeriod | early 21st century ⓘ |
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