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PhD: Turning the Thumbscrews Tighter

My dissertation, “Turning the Thumbscrews Tighter: Suspense Across Versions in Stephen King’s IT” is now available in open access for all to read! I wish to thank Stephen King for giving his kind permission to reprint the quotes from his drafts and letters that are included in the dissertation.

A pdf of the full text can be downloaded via this link:

Turning the Thumbscrews Tighter: Suspense Across Versions in Stephen King’s IT

The fantastic cover illustration was made by Matty Jorissen. The publication’s DOI is https://doi.org/10.63028/10067/2079100151162165141.

I hope you will enjoy it!

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