toadrose 's review for:

Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk
2.0

Ehhh. I was badgered into reading this.

The stories are alright, several are memorable. But it's not actually scary. It's a 'people are horrible' and 'let me describe intestines' book. He tries to be horrifying by giving all the details- which is the problem. Horror is about what's left out, what we imagine. This is just pithy social comedy mixed with gore.

It is, however, extremely well written, so feel free to give it a try. Just get it from the library.