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Violence
Some
Moderate; supernatural violence and Gothic horror elements
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief adult content; the school environment
Substance Use
Barely any
Moderate; boarding school social dynamics include drinking
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Significant psychological dread; the Gothic ghost story tradition applied to a contemporary literary setting
What this book is about
Justin Evans's Gothic horror novel is set at Harrow, the elite English boarding school, where an American student expelled from his previous school encounters the ghost of Lord Byron — and something darker that has followed him. Evans blends Gothic atmosphere, boarding school social dynamics, and literary history into a genuinely frightening supernatural thriller.
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Supernatural horror
Boarding school setting with some dark elements
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