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Cult favorite Chuck Palahniuk outgrosses even himself in this series of grotesque tales about a group of writers at a three-month writing retreat at an old theater. In a scheme to become rich and famous when they later write about their ordeal, they embark on an experience of extreme communal brutality--eventually even consuming parts of each other's bodies. Amid all the horror, the stories they write at the retreat are scattered through the book: set in the actual world, they show another side of Palahniuk, one with considerably less gore and a less extreme focus on the macabre.
| Size | | Length: | 404 pages | | Height: | 8.8 in | | Width: | 6.0 in | | Thickness: | 1.2 in | | Weight: | 20.8 oz |
Industry Reviews
"Mr. Palahniuk can be eerily precise and knowledgeable about, say, exactly what happens to someone who swallows water at a temperature of 205 degrees Fahrenheit. He knows about nail fungus. Anyone wishing to know exactly how flies lay eggs on a corpse need look no further than this set of nightmare-laden bedtime stories."
New York Times - Janet Maslin (05/05/2005)
"[T]he most original work of fiction this year."
(06/11/2006)
"If you like brutally funny satire, cannibalism, self-mutilation, and murder (and who doesn't) or are a former member of the Manson family looking for something to read aloud to your friends and loved ones, then HAUNTED will be an indispensable collection and holiday-season classic."
(07/21/2006)
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