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Violence
Some
Moderate; horror violence across the collection
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Mild; some stories include substance use in period-appropriate ways
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Significant; Leiber's urban horror is intellectually sophisticated — the psychological landscape of modern fear
What this book is about
Fritz Leiber's horror collection — centered on his landmark story 'Smoke Ghost' in which urban modernity generates its own supernatural — gathers the work of one of American horror's most important practitioners. Leiber's monsters are modern: they live in soot, smoke, and the anxiety of industrial life.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Horror fiction for mature readers
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