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But when the main character says he’s from Texas and his mother has died, horror die-hards will tense up in recognition.

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2022

From her eyes looked out her will, tense as steel; and his own shook to meet it.

From The King's Achievement by Benson, Robert Hugh