Demon Theory
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Demon Theory is a novel written by Native American author Stephen Graham Jones
. The novel, which is written like a screenplay
, was published in 2006 to stellar reviews.
On Halloween night, following an unnerving phone call from his diabetic mother, Hale and six of his med school classmates return to the house where his sister disappeared years ago. While there is no sign of his mother, something is waiting for them there, and has been waiting a long time. Written as a literary film treatment littered with footnotes and experimental nuances, Demon Theory is even parts camp and terror, combining glib dialogue, fascinating pop culture references, and an intricate subtext as it pursues the events of a haunting movie trilogy too real to dismiss. There are books about movies and movies about books, and then there’s Demon Theory – a refreshing and occasionally shocking addition to the increasingly popular “intelligent horror” genre.
Stephen Graham Jones
Stephen Graham Jones is a Blackfeet Native American author of experimental fiction, horror fiction, crime fiction, and science fiction. He shares a fan base with fellow authors Will Christopher Baer and Craig Clevenger known as . November 16, 2010 Stephen will have a collection of short stories...
. The novel, which is written like a screenplay
Screenplay
A screenplay or script is a written work that is made especially for a film or television program. Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. In them, the movement, actions, expression, and dialogues of the characters are also narrated...
, was published in 2006 to stellar reviews.
Plot summary
The following description of the novel is found on the author's official website:On Halloween night, following an unnerving phone call from his diabetic mother, Hale and six of his med school classmates return to the house where his sister disappeared years ago. While there is no sign of his mother, something is waiting for them there, and has been waiting a long time. Written as a literary film treatment littered with footnotes and experimental nuances, Demon Theory is even parts camp and terror, combining glib dialogue, fascinating pop culture references, and an intricate subtext as it pursues the events of a haunting movie trilogy too real to dismiss. There are books about movies and movies about books, and then there’s Demon Theory – a refreshing and occasionally shocking addition to the increasingly popular “intelligent horror” genre.
Motifs
The novel/screenplay explores a long list of normal and bizarre subject matters, including demons, angels, gargoyles, familial dysfunction, guilt, trust, and sanity.See also
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(2000) - All The Beautiful SinnersAll The Beautiful Sinners-Plot:Deputy Sheriff Jim Doe plunges into a renegade manhunt after the town’s sheriff is gunned down. But unbeknownst to him, the suspect—an American Indian—holds chilling connections to the disappearance of Doe’s sister years before. And the closer Doe gets to the fugitive’s trail, the more he...
(2003) - The Bird is Gone: A ManifestoThe Bird is Gone: A ManifestoThe Bird is Gone: A Manifesto is a murder mystery novel by Stephen Graham Jones. It was published in 2005 by Fiction Collective 2. The Bird is Gone: A Manifest is Jones' third novel.-Characters in The Bird Is Gone: A Manifesto:LP Deal:Naitche:...
(2003) - Bleed Into MeBleed Into MeBleed Into Me is a novel by Stephen Graham Jones and is part of Native Storiers: A series of American Narratives.-Awards:The novel won the following awards:* Texas Institute of Letters Jesse Jones Award: For Fiction...
(2005) - The Long Trial of Nolan DugattiThe Long Trial of Nolan DugattiThe Long Trial of Nolan Dugatti is a novel written by Native American author Stephen Graham Jones. The novel will be published in 2008.-See also:*The Fast Red Road: A Plainsong *All The Beautiful Sinners...
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