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Something Wicked This Way Comes

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Dark FantasyFantasy
Pages
215
Published
1962
Language
English

Synopsis

Two boys in a small Illinois town get more than they bargained for when a mysterious carnival arrives just before Halloween. This traveling show promises dreams and youth, but it comes with a sinister price. As they uncover the dark secrets of the carnival, they must confront their deepest fears and the true meaning of friendship.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

DarkTenseMysteriousThought-ProvokingAtmospheric
Coming of AgeMentor Figure

Genres

Dark Fantasy Fantasy Horror Literary Fiction Gothic

About the author

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Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury is one of those rare individuals whose writing has changed the way people think. His more than five hundred published works -- short stories, novels, plays, screenplays, television scripts, and verse -- exemplify the American imagination at its most creative. Once read, his words are never forgotten. His best-known and most beloved books, The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated Man, Fahrenheit 451 and Something Wicked This Way Comes, are masterworks that readers carry wi...

Characters

Will HallowayProtagonist

A cautious, level-headed 13-year-old who confronts the carnival's evil alongside his best friend Jim.

Jim NightshadeProtagonist

Will's best friend, a brooding 13-year-old drawn toward the temptations the carnival offers.

Mr. DarkAntagonist

The mysterious, tattooed proprietor of the carnival, who preys on the town's residents.

Charles HallowaySupporting

Will's father, a middle-aged library janitor who joins the boys in confronting the carnival's evil.

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