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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Jones’s horror stories are always challenging in that he subverts the reader’s usual expectations, sometimes mercilessly. If you become attached to a character, don’t count on him or her coming out unscathed, because chances are they’ll be dispatched in some terrible way. The plots and themes are out-of-the-ordinary, and because of Jones’s courage, they go in unexpected directions. If I have any complaint, it’s that the more technical aspects of these two novellas—big rigs’ machinery, houses with secret passages—are difficult to understand to the point that it can distract from the action of the novel.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Murder
Minor: Animal cruelty
dark
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I liked the highway one more than the babysitter one. The babysitter one was confusing and I had trouble following what was going on. Also I didn't like the creepy dad.
Every time I am on the highway I start noticing all the 18-wheelers now. #PeterbiltRecognizer
Every time I am on the highway I start noticing all the 18-wheelers now. #PeterbiltRecognizer
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Fantastic double feature, I would say Killer on the road is the feature but The Babysitter Lives is equally crazy. Love how Stephen Graham Jones takes urban legends and make them your own
Bonus points for making me gag. But it felt like King’s Long Walk or whatever - kinda boring, too high school, not fun to read but entertaining enough to finish.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Another gem from SGJ.
Both stories are unforgettable, but “The Babysitter Lives” is far and away one of the best horror stories I’ve read in a while. I read it first & fast and had trouble focusing on “The Killer on the Road” because I kept finding myself stuck in the maze of the funny places of that house…
Both stories are unforgettable, but “The Babysitter Lives” is far and away one of the best horror stories I’ve read in a while. I read it first & fast and had trouble focusing on “The Killer on the Road” because I kept finding myself stuck in the maze of the funny places of that house…
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes