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| Author | Shaun Hutson |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Horror novel |
| Publisher | Macmillan |
Publication date | 2001 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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| Pages | 200 pp |
| ISBN | 0-333-73723-7 |
| OCLC | 49691082 |
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