The Amulet

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The Amulet is a 1979 Southern Gothic horror novel by Michael McDowell, known for its dark atmosphere and escalating series of gruesome, small-town tragedies.

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instanceOf Southern Gothic novel
horror novel
novel
author Michael McDowell NERFINISHED
centralObject amulet
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts American Deep South
genre Southern Gothic
horror fiction
hasCharacter Dean Howell NERFINISHED
Jo Howell NERFINISHED
hasCoverArtForm paperback horror cover art
hasMotiveForce chain of gruesome accidents
hasPageCount approximately 300 pages
hasProtagonist Sarah Howell NERFINISHED
hasReception cult following among horror readers
hasStructure linear narrative
hasSubgenre cursed-object horror
small-town horror
hasTheme domestic tension
escalating tragedy
moral corruption
revenge
small-town violence
supernatural curse
hasTone bleak
grim
macabre
isPartOf Michael McDowell bibliography
languageRegister contemporary American English
literaryStyle Gothic fiction
mediaType print
narrativeForm prose
notableFor dark atmosphere
depiction of Southern small-town life
graphic violence
originalLanguage English
periodOfAuthorCareer early work of Michael McDowell
plotDevice cursed amulet
publicationYear 1979
publisher Avon Books NERFINISHED
setting small town in Alabama
targetAudience adult readers
timePeriodOfSetting 1970s

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Michael McDowell notableWork The Amulet