prolific
a. present in large numbers or quantities; plentiful
suspense
n. a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen
escape into
v. get some free status by breaking from confinement or control
cope with
v. deal effectively with something difficult
fascination
n. state of being greatly interested in or delighted by something
macabre
a. disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with death and injury
undeterred
a. persevering with something despite setbacks
persist
v. continue to exist; be prolonged in spite of difficulty