Hawthornean

Adjective

 * 1) Of or pertaining to  (1804-1864), American writer of dark Romantic novels and short stories.
 * 2) * 1996,, “Without a Trace,” review of The Missing by , , 10 November, 1996,
 * This unsettling book is suffused with the Hawthornean notion that at the edge of every village lies a dark forest, waiting to ensnare the unsuspecting.
 * This unsettling book is suffused with the Hawthornean notion that at the edge of every village lies a dark forest, waiting to ensnare the unsuspecting.