The Grin of the Dark
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The Grin of the Dark is a horror novel by British writer Ramsey Campbell that follows a disgraced film critic investigating a sinister silent-era comedian whose lost films seem to drive viewers mad.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Grin of the Dark canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
horror novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Ramsey Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| centralElement | lost silent films ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fictionalComedian | Tubby Thackeray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
horror fiction
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psychological horror ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Tubby Thackeray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist | unidentified (Virgin Books edition) ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | slow-building dread ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Simon Lester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
book
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print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| partOf | Ramsey Campbell bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement | viewers of the films experience disturbing effects ⓘ |
| plotFocus | investigation of a sinister silent-era comedian ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | film critic ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2007 ⓘ |
| publisher | Virgin Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
madness
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obsession ⓘ the power of cinema ⓘ unreliable perception ⓘ |
| tone |
claustrophobic
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dark ⓘ |
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