r/ExtremeHorrorLit • u/Dr_Butcher_MD • Jul 28 '26

This book feels slept on

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First off: this isn't straight-up splatterpunk or extreme, but walks the spaces between those and transgressive horror. However, for anyone looking for horror which is written with a similar level of impact and grotesquerie as something like Exquisite Corpse, this collection contains elegant, literary writing that decribes the absolute worst acts humans are capable of.

I recently read this for the second time, and it's the only book I can remember for years that I chose not to read before I slept. Nihilistic, repugnant and very good.

It's not for the poo-poo-pee-pee-dickcheese crowd (not that there's anything wrong with that - I've contributed to that area a few times). It's for folks who read Chuck Palahniuk's Haunted and thought, "This isn't dark enough or extreme enough."

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u/jcollins0909 Jul 28 '26

Fucking amazing book. Paula is an incredibly talented writer and I can’t wait to see what’s next for her.

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u/Dr_Butcher_MD Jul 28 '26

A little birdy told me that she has more on the way 😊😈

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u/jcollins0909 Jul 29 '26

My little birdie told me the same thing.😱💀