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The Curse of the Blue Figurine

  • 1983 first published
  • 200 pages
  • 23 editions

The Curse of the Blue Figurine is a 1983 horror novel by John Bellairs. Much of the action takes place in Égypte. Key subjects include statues and Surnaturel.

13 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 23 editions.

At about 200 pages, most readers finish it in 3–4 hours.

About The Curse of the Blue Figurine

Johnny Dixon doesn't believe that the ghost of mad Father Baart haunts the town church. But then he takes an old scroll and a seemingly harmless figurine from the church basement, accepts a magic ring from a mysterious stranger--and is plunged into a terrifying adventure that may cost him his life.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

  • Égypte

Subjects

  • Horror stories
  • Mystery and detective stories
  • Mystery & detective
  • Horror
  • Children's fiction
  • Dixon, johnny
  • Dixon, Johnny, Personnage fictif
  • Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
  • Antiquités, Objets anciens
  • Statues
  • Surnaturel
  • Detective and mystery stories

Quick answers

Who wrote The Curse of the Blue Figurine?

The Curse of the Blue Figurine was written by John Bellairs and first published in 1983.

What genre is The Curse of the Blue Figurine?

It is usually shelved as Horror.

How long is The Curse of the Blue Figurine?

The median edition has 200 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Curse of the Blue Figurine?

Readers who like it often enjoy Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, The Works of Edgar Allan Poe in Five Volumes and The Silence of the Lambs.

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