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The People from the Sea

by Velda Johnston · 1980

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Expecting to spend a peaceful summer in a rented old farmhouse, Diana Garson unexpectedly becomes involved in evil and horror when she encounters the people from the sea.

Genre
mysteryhorror
Themes
gothic
Setting
1980s
Audience
adult
Length
short · 183 pages

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