Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix

18 reviews

voilajean's review

dark tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Gore, Religious bigotry, Violence, Vomit, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, and Torture

Moderate: Classism and Antisemitism

noxygens's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, and Violence

romehsaur's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Gore, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Death, Medical trauma, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Classism, Slavery, Torture, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Bullying, and Kidnapping

ripxw's review

dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Body horror, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Medical trauma and Forced institutionalization

honeywine's review

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Loved this lil ghost story in a retail giant. Very spooky, some parts made my heart race. Some parts were super gross and made me feel sick (I’m glad I wasn’t eating while reading) like the seance scene. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, Torture, Violence, Confinement, Medical trauma, Blood, Body horror, and Gore

Moderate: Classism, Torture, and Antisemitism

Minor: Sexual content and Stalking

teashirts's review

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.25

Stilted writing style and lack of tension make this read like a creepypasta. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, and Torture

Moderate: Ableism, Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Murder

sunsetcity's review

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Torture, and Violence

oliviafaye's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, and Violence