The Devil on the Staircase
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The Devil on the Staircase is a dark fantasy/horror short story by Joe Hill that blends folklore and moral fable elements in a uniquely stair-shaped, typographically experimental format.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dark fantasy work
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horror fiction work ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| author | Joe Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| centralCharacterType | young man ⓘ |
| centralMotif | staircase ⓘ |
| centralSupernaturalEntity | the Devil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| editorOfOriginalAnthology |
Al Sarrantonio
NERFINISHED
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Neil Gaiman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| genre |
dark fantasy
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horror ⓘ weird fiction ⓘ |
| hasFormatExperimentation | yes ⓘ |
| hasIllustrations | no ⓘ |
| includedInCollection | Stories: All-New Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterIncludedInCollection | The Devil on the Staircase and Other Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | short story length ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
allegory
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symbolism ⓘ unreliable narration ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
folklore-inspired
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moral fable elements ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| originalPublicationMedium | Stories: All-New Tales ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorBibliography | Joe Hill short fiction ⓘ |
| publisherOfOriginalAnthology | William Morrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingElement | Italian village ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
deal with the devil
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guilt ⓘ moral consequences ⓘ punishment ⓘ temptation ⓘ |
| tone |
dark
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macabre ⓘ moralistic ⓘ |
| typographicalFeature |
experimental typography
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stair-shaped layout ⓘ |
| usesFolkloreElements | yes ⓘ |
| usesMoralFableStructure | yes ⓘ |
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