The Face That Must Die

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The Face That Must Die is a psychological horror novel by British author Ramsey Campbell, focusing on a paranoid, violent man whose delusions drive him toward murder in a grimly realistic urban setting.

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instanceOf novel
author Ramsey Campbell NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
firstPublicationYear 1979
genre horror fiction
psychological horror
hasAuthorNationality British
hasProtagonist John Horridge NERFINISHED
language English
literaryMovement modern horror
literaryStyle grim realism
urban realism
mainCharacterTrait paranoid
violent
narrativeFocus paranoia
violent delusions
notableFor bleak depiction of urban life
intense psychological characterization
plotElement escalating homicidal intent
obsessive surveillance of strangers
serial killings
publisher Pan Books NERFINISHED
setting Liverpool NERFINISHED
theme mental illness
murder
social decay
urban alienation
violence
workOfAuthor Ramsey Campbell NERFINISHED

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