Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle

174 reviews

nightmarebees's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.25

this was a lot different than what i expected, but i really enjoyed the ride. very creepy in fundamentalist christian ways and very gross in bugs-coming-out-of-your-mouth ways. 

i love rose and i was not expecting the mc to be openly autistic, so that was a nice surprise. i wish we got more time with willow in the present, but i am always a sucker for lovers who have been made to forget each other but inevitably find their way back to each other. 

we don’t actually spend that much time at the titular camp itself, but the slow burn and mystery of the first half was so well executed. it honestly felt a bit too fast in the second half just because the pacing changed so abruptly, but the reveals and explanations for how they do their brainwashing and torture were thoroughly satisfying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body horror, and Homophobia

Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Gaslighting

kaia_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Body horror, and Homophobia

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting

archaicrobin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad 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

4.0

Camp Damascus is fun campy horror at its best but with a terrifying under-layer that touches on the evil of gay conversion camps and organized Christian based religions overall.  Excellent representation, excellent characters and story! This one is very out there so I recommend to those that can look past logic and appreciate fun horror. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Death, Body horror, Confinement, Homophobia, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Religious bigotry

brioches22's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexism, Outing, Cursing, Confinement, Car accident, Biphobia, Blood, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Torture, Physical abuse, Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and Homophobia

eldritch_archivist's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Blood, Death, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Gore, Hate crime, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Violence, and Car accident

m3lwar3's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Body horror, Car accident, Gaslighting, Blood, and Gore

Minor: Bullying, Drug use, Alcohol, Cursing, and Death

laboromi's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, Torture, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Gore, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child death, Car accident, Gaslighting, Stalking, and Body horror

Minor: Grief, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, and Alcohol

errie's review against another edition

dark

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Medical content, Body horror, Homophobia, Violence, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Torture

rachelunabridged's review against another edition

dark 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Body horror, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Confinement, Child death, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Car accident and Fire/Fire injury

punk_flower_child's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? No

4.0

Horrifying. Riveting. So amazing. It really seems like the person who wrote it knows what being deeply involved in a church is like

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Cursing, Homophobia, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Lesbophobia, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Death, Gaslighting, and Medical content