Dark Forces is a landmark 1980 anthology of 24 original horror stories by masters like Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, Robert Bloch, and Joyce Carol Oates.
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Dark Forces is a landmark 1980 anthology of 24 original horror stories by masters like Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, Robert Bloch, and Joyce Carol Oates.
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Contains:
The Late Shift by Dennis Etchison
The Enemy by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Dark Angel by Edward Bryant
The Crest of Thirty-six by Davis Grubb
Mark Ingestre: The Customer’s Tale by Robert Aickman
Where the Summer Ends by Karl Edward Wagner
The Bingo Master by Joyce Carol Oates
Children of the Kingdom by T. E. D. Klein
The Detective of Dreams by Gene Wolfe
Vengeance Is. By Theodore Sturgeon
The Brood by Ramsey Campbell
The Whistling Well by Clifford D. Simak
The Peculiar Demesne b...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Brief references to infidelity and relationships in some stories; no explicit scenes.
Violence & gore
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Graphic depictions of monster attacks, murders, body horror, and torture across multiple stories, including dismemberment and shocking deaths.
Profanity
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Occasional mild profanity in dialogue.
Substance use
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No substance use depicted.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation.
Religious content
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Minor religious folklore elements in one story with Jewish themes.
Magic & witchcraft
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No evidence found in available sources.
Occult / demonology
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Frequent occult themes including voodoo, demons, summoning, and supernatural entities central to several stories.
Political content
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No political or ideological messaging.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted.
Abuse & suffering
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Recurring themes of jealousy, infidelity leading to violence, and psychological cruelty; some domestic abuse implied.
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