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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Face That Must Die canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Ramsey Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| genre |
horror fiction
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psychological horror ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | British ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | John Horridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modern horror ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
grim realism
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urban realism ⓘ |
| mainCharacterTrait |
paranoid
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violent ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
paranoia
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violent delusions ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bleak depiction of urban life
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intense psychological characterization ⓘ |
| plotElement |
escalating homicidal intent
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obsessive surveillance of strangers ⓘ serial killings ⓘ |
| publisher | Pan Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
mental illness
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murder ⓘ social decay ⓘ urban alienation ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | Ramsey Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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