Often, it's no issue for expressive punctuation create a soft full-stop (period), like in dialogue:
"Oh, wow! A present."

But, especially when the exclamation comes as part of a clause sequence, it can get irritating.

Obviously, there are [Dark] & [Horror] tags too, but people seeking those will not necessarily expect them from the start, but rather to appear after they are drawn in — and, oh boy! does the creepy factor ramp up.

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