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Violence
A lot
Significant horror violence; the creature attacks are graphic
Language
Barely any
Mild language in Peretti's Christian thriller register
Sexual Content
Barely any
Minimal sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Some drinking in the logging town setting
Emotional Intensity
Some
The spiritual dimension — sin made visible — creates an unusual and effective horror framework
What this book is about
Frank Peretti's Christian horror thriller follows Steve Benson, who investigates his brother's death in a small logging town and discovers a creature that leaves a mark on those it targets — a mark that corresponds to a spiritual corruption in the bearer's life. Peretti writes Christian horror with genuine craft; the creature violence is significant and the spiritual framework is explicit. For adult readers who appreciate Christian genre fiction.
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