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Desire

1920

A musty, dreamlike silent fable that drifts between wish-fulfilment and dread, rewarding patience more than it rewards attention.

Genres
Fantasy, Horror
Overview
An author's wishes are granted and make him rich, but it is a dream.

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • greed
    • fate
    • obsession
    • morality
    • death
    Places
    None
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror4
    Humour1
    Realism3
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

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