''Lord of Dark Places'' is a novel by

Hal Bennett George Harold "Hal" Bennett (April 21, 1930 – September 11, 2004) was an author known for a variety of books. His 1970 novel '' Lord of Dark Places'' was described as "a satirical and all but scatological attack on the phallic myth", and w ...

. It deals with the events surrounding a

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from the

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who moves to the north. It has been described as "a satirical and all but scatological attack on the phallic myth", :

References

African-American novels Novels set in Virginia Novels set in New Jersey 1970 American novels Novels by Hal Bennett W. W. Norton & Company books {{1970s-novel-stub