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Spawn

by Shaun Hutson · 1983

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An ex-mental patient, working as a hospital porter is reminded of his accidental killing of his baby brother years before, and he and an escaped convict, both disturbed, unleash a terror beyond belief.

Genre
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Setting
1980s1980sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 288 pages

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