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The Hour of the Oxrun Dead
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Plot Summary of The Hour of the Oxrun Dead
"A year has passed since Natalie Windsor's husband was mutilated and killed by a "catlike" creature while responding to a false police call. A murder very similar to that occuring to her husband's is committed. Natalie's in laws still keep close tabs on her and when she sees a ring very similar to that of her late husband's on her brother in law's finger, she begins to notice more of the social uppercrust of Oxrun Station wearing them as well. When Marc, a newspaper reporter and close friend invites her to a party at the Toal (prominent politician) Mansion, she overhears a possible threat on her life being made by the Toal women. Natalie is chased by a "monster" resembling a cat on more than one occasion. With Marc by her side, she races to find out the truth about the Oxrun elite before she becomes this year's sacrifice!"
Alicia, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of The Hour of the Oxrun Dead
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Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%




Tone of story - scarey (primal ax-wielding fear)
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Horror Story? Yes
Horror plotlets - the monster chased me!

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - writer
Age: - 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - politician/elected ruler
Has special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - mind control - can cast all sorts of spells
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - evil politicians
Monster of some sort? Yes
Kind of monster: - general monster
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - sinister, like an X-Files Gomer Pyle
Misc setting - fancy mansion

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 8 or more
Unusual forms of death - flamed
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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