A collection of unsettling domestic horror stories in monologue form, exploring ordinary characters in extraordinary, often disturbing situations.
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A collection of unsettling domestic horror stories in monologue form, exploring ordinary characters in extraordinary, often disturbing situations.
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Veering off the meandering trail blazed by Southern Gothic stylists such as Flannery O'Connor, Truman Capote, and Carson McCullers, Clay McLeod Chapman strikes out in his own distinctive direction in this engaging debut collection of short stories. A failing grade in English and a perceptive teacher's suggestion that he try to redeem himself by writing a play led to his first literary effortat age 12. Today, the 24-year old Chapman spins tales that piece that heart and unsettle the mind. He spe...
What's Inside
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Sexual content
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Explicit sexual content, including graphic descriptions like a boy engaging in a sexual act with a pumpkin.
Violence & gore
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Frequent graphic violence and body horror, including disturbing imagery like searching for a child’s body among corpses.
Profanity
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Moderate use of strong language, recurring but not pervasive in the narratives.
Substance use
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No evidence found in available sources.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Minor social commentary on ordinary life and cultural norms in some stories.
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Moderate depictions of domestic suffering and emotional cruelty in family dynamics.
Other
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