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rottenpixiee 's review for:
Haunted
by Chuck Palahniuk
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
While I wouldn’t say this is the absolute most disturbing book I’ve read so far, I’d say it’s in the top 3. Up there with Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite.
A group of writers are to be writing masterpiece stories in a comfortable home, but soon after they’re locked in the building by the man hosting this writers retreat. As they begin to get writers block, they realize that by doing abhorrent acts to one another and themselves they’ll come out with the best story. The stories in the books are split between their time in the house and stories they wrote about horrifying events that happened in their own lives. One by one, many of them die and the sanity of the remaining writers gets worse and more gruesome. At the end, the twists definitely shocked me.
Chuck Palahnuik encapsulates what I can only describe as a rollercoaster ride of horror.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail