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The Nightmare Stacks (2012)

2012 · Charles Stross · 400 S. · United States of America

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Synopsis

Alex Schwartz had a promising future - until he contracted an unfortunate bout of vampirism, and agreed (on pain of death) to join the Laundry, Britain's only counter-occult secret agency. The thought of telling his parents that he's lost his old job, let alone them finding out about his 'condition', is causing Alex more anxiety than learning how to live as a vampire secret agent preparing to confront multiple apocalypses. His only saving grace is Cassie Brewer, a student appearing in the local Goth Festival, who flirts with him despite his awkward personality and massive amounts of sunblock

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Warum ansehen?

Ein Titel von 2012 rund um Adventure, adventurous und Aliens. Regie: Charles Stross.

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  • Paranormal
  • Körperhorror
  • Hexerei
  • Bestiarium

Einflüsse

  1. 1926
    The Call of Cthulhu
  2. 1938
    Who Goes There?
  3. 1951
    The Day of the Triffids
  4. 1980
    Congo
  5. 1982
    The Running Man
  6. 2012
    The Nightmare Stacks

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