A review by foolzerrand
My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

The twists! The turns! The interesting literary analysis of what themes and motifs mean in slashers! Absolute banger baby!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Cultural appropriation, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Violence