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Book Review By R Ford
Hangman's Curse by Frank Peretti

A family of Christian investigators seek the truths behind the myth of a ghost haunting a high school. The children, twin brother and sister, enroll in the school and befreind many different people, gathering clues and truths. Meanwhile, several teens go crazy and eventually die from a mysterious illness supposed to be related to the ghost. The teens and their parents do find out the real culprit, but only after a few false ideas and a few deaths.


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
Kid or adult book? - Ages 7-14
Horror Story? Yes
Horror plotlets - the ghost chased me!
descript. of violence and chases - 20 %
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 %

Main Character
Profession/status:
Age: - a teen
Ethnicity/Race

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - a teen
Profession/status:
Eccentric: Yes
Motive of antagonist - revenge
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Pacific NW
City? Yes

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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