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| published = May 11th, 1999
 
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| genres = Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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| agegroup = Adult
 
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''Every Dead Thing'' by John Connolly is an adult horror mystery thriller novel, originally published on May 11th, 1999. It is the first book in the Charlie Parker series.
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''Every Dead Thing'' by John Connolly is an adult horror mystery thriller novel, originally published on May 11, 1999. It is the first book in the Charlie Parker series.
  
 
==Trigger Warnings==
 
==Trigger Warnings==
 
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*Alcoholism <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> Talks about past struggles with alcohol. </div>
 
*Alcoholism <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> Talks about past struggles with alcohol. </div>
*Animal Death <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> A dog dies, brief and not explicit. </div>
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*Animal Death <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> A dog is shot, brief and not explicit. </div>
 
*Child abuse <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> Part of the plot deals with physical and sexual torture of children, nothing explicit, but mentioned several times. </div>
 
*Child abuse <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> Part of the plot deals with physical and sexual torture of children, nothing explicit, but mentioned several times. </div>
 
*Child death
 
*Child death
 
*Depression
 
*Depression
*Gore <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> Heavy and graphic descriptions of violence and mutilated bodies, including skinning, eye trauma and disembowelment. </div>
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*Drugs
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*Gore <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> Heavy and graphic descriptions of violence and mutilated bodies, including skinning, eye trauma and disembowelment, both of adults and of children. </div>
 
*Gun violence
 
*Gun violence
 
*Homophobia <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> Minor character tells a homophobic story with derogatory terms, but is challenged on it. </div>
 
*Homophobia <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> Minor character tells a homophobic story with derogatory terms, but is challenged on it. </div>
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*Murder
 
*Murder
 
*Needles
 
*Needles
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*Occult
 
*Pedophilia <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> Part of the plot deals with physical and sexual torture of children, nothing explicit, but mentioned several times. </div>
 
*Pedophilia <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> Part of the plot deals with physical and sexual torture of children, nothing explicit, but mentioned several times. </div>
 
*Physical abuse <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> Part of the plot deals with physical and sexual torture of children, nothing explicit, but mentioned several times. </div>
 
*Physical abuse <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> Part of the plot deals with physical and sexual torture of children, nothing explicit, but mentioned several times. </div>
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*Racism <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> Including racial slurs. Challenged. </div>
 
*Racism <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> Including racial slurs. Challenged. </div>
 
*Rape <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> Part of the plot deals with physical and sexual torture of children, nothing explicit, but mentioned several times. </div>
 
*Rape <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> Part of the plot deals with physical and sexual torture of children, nothing explicit, but mentioned several times. </div>
*Suicide
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*Suicide <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> A character commits suicide by gunshot. </div>
 
*Torture <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> Part of the plot deals with physical and sexual torture of children, nothing explicit, but mentioned several times. </div>
 
*Torture <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> Part of the plot deals with physical and sexual torture of children, nothing explicit, but mentioned several times. </div>
 
*Vomit
 
*Vomit
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An asterisk (*) indicates that the author '''openly identifies''' with that identity.
 
An asterisk (*) indicates that the author '''openly identifies''' with that identity.
  
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*Gay black side character
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*Gay side character
  
 
==Tropes==
 
==Tropes==
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*[[Dark secret (trope)|Dark secret]]
 
*[[Missing person (trope)|Missing Person]]
 
*[[Missing person (trope)|Missing Person]]
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*[[Police procedural (trope)|Police procedural]]
  
 
==Controversies==
 
==Controversies==

Revision as of 14:10, 13 December 2020

Every Dead Thing
Cover of Every Dead Thing by John Connolly
Author(s) John Connolly
Published May 11th, 1999
Genre(s) Horror
Mystery
Thriller
Age group Adult


Every Dead Thing by John Connolly is an adult horror mystery thriller novel, originally published on May 11, 1999. It is the first book in the Charlie Parker series.

Trigger Warnings

To view more details about a given item, click the "Expand" button beside it. Please note that these details may include spoilers.

  • Alcoholism
    Talks about past struggles with alcohol.
  • Animal Death
    A dog is shot, brief and not explicit.
  • Child abuse
    Part of the plot deals with physical and sexual torture of children, nothing explicit, but mentioned several times.
  • Child death
  • Depression
  • Drugs
  • Gore
    Heavy and graphic descriptions of violence and mutilated bodies, including skinning, eye trauma and disembowelment, both of adults and of children.
  • Gun violence
  • Homophobia
    Minor character tells a homophobic story with derogatory terms, but is challenged on it.
  • Kidnapping
  • Murder
  • Needles
  • Occult
  • Pedophilia
    Part of the plot deals with physical and sexual torture of children, nothing explicit, but mentioned several times.
  • Physical abuse
    Part of the plot deals with physical and sexual torture of children, nothing explicit, but mentioned several times.
  • Police brutality
  • Racism
    Including racial slurs. Challenged.
  • Rape
    Part of the plot deals with physical and sexual torture of children, nothing explicit, but mentioned several times.
  • Suicide
    A character commits suicide by gunshot.
  • Torture
    Part of the plot deals with physical and sexual torture of children, nothing explicit, but mentioned several times.
  • Vomit

Representation

An asterisk (*) indicates that the author openly identifies with that identity.

  • Gay black side character
  • Gay side character

Tropes

Controversies

No controversies have been added yet. To add some, click on the edit button! Please include a source!