I recently read Old Bones by Preston & Child and found the cannablism, blood and stuff really amazing. Looking for such disturbing but amazing books. No spoilers please 🙏🏻
*Tender Is The Flesh* is one of those horror books that is truly terrifying but in an American Psycho way. You are nauseous the entire time you read it and can’t quite believe you’ve read something so shocking and disturbing.
Clive Barker is very creepy and twisted stuff. Some of his work has been made into movies, but they are usually miles away from the depth the books go into. He can be pretty dark and gross at times. Think Stephen King if he wasn’t trying to play safe
*The Wasp Factory* is one of the “best” books in the transgressive fiction landscape. It’s from the viewpoint of someone who is clearly quite troubled.
*The Stars Are Legion* is a epic sci fi adventure where people live on planets that are fleshy living biological entities. Plenty of political drama, back stabbing, missing identities, and body horror.
*The Murders of Molly Southbourne* by Tade Thompson is an extremely fast read at 150 or so pages. The story is about a woman who wakes in a dungeon locked to a wall. A woman named Molly seems to have put her there and is cautiously taking care of them. It’s brutal, nasty, and scary all while making you want to peel the next page in order to figure out what the heck will happen next.
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“Sister, Maiden, Monster” by Lucy A. Snyder is a feminist gross-out body horror, that derives most of its shock from violence against female bodies. I did not believe that was possible. I had to put it down a few times while reading it, it’s really intense.
“Queen of Teeth” by Hailey Piper is horror novella about a woman who wakes up with teeth in her junk, and spirals into insanity from there. The cover should give you an idea of what it’s like, it’s all tentacles and teeth and blood. What I love is that the protagonist doesn’t waste any time with a, “Woe is me, I’m a monster” plot.
“The Troop” by Nick Cutter is a body horror survival novel, about boyscouts trapped on an island with something dangerous and gross. Trigger warning for >!violence against children and animals!< which can be a deal-breaker for some people.
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It’s a novella but it’s called To Be Devoured by Sara Tantlinger
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Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy.
*Tender Is The Flesh* is one of those horror books that is truly terrifying but in an American Psycho way. You are nauseous the entire time you read it and can’t quite believe you’ve read something so shocking and disturbing.
Clive Barker is very creepy and twisted stuff. Some of his work has been made into movies, but they are usually miles away from the depth the books go into. He can be pretty dark and gross at times. Think Stephen King if he wasn’t trying to play safe
*The Wasp Factory* is one of the “best” books in the transgressive fiction landscape. It’s from the viewpoint of someone who is clearly quite troubled.
*The Stars Are Legion* is a epic sci fi adventure where people live on planets that are fleshy living biological entities. Plenty of political drama, back stabbing, missing identities, and body horror.
*The Murders of Molly Southbourne* by Tade Thompson is an extremely fast read at 150 or so pages. The story is about a woman who wakes in a dungeon locked to a wall. A woman named Molly seems to have put her there and is cautiously taking care of them. It’s brutal, nasty, and scary all while making you want to peel the next page in order to figure out what the heck will happen next.
“Sister, Maiden, Monster” by Lucy A. Snyder is a feminist gross-out body horror, that derives most of its shock from violence against female bodies. I did not believe that was possible. I had to put it down a few times while reading it, it’s really intense.
“Queen of Teeth” by Hailey Piper is horror novella about a woman who wakes up with teeth in her junk, and spirals into insanity from there. The cover should give you an idea of what it’s like, it’s all tentacles and teeth and blood. What I love is that the protagonist doesn’t waste any time with a, “Woe is me, I’m a monster” plot.
“The Troop” by Nick Cutter is a body horror survival novel, about boyscouts trapped on an island with something dangerous and gross. Trigger warning for >!violence against children and animals!< which can be a deal-breaker for some people.
It’s a novella but it’s called To Be Devoured by Sara Tantlinger
And then a novel called Bunny by Mona Awad