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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Amulet canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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
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escalating tragedy ⓘ moral corruption ⓘ revenge ⓘ small-town violence ⓘ supernatural curse ⓘ |
| hasTone |
bleak
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grim ⓘ macabre ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Michael McDowell bibliography ⓘ |
| languageRegister | contemporary American English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | Gothic fiction ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dark atmosphere
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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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