![]() The scene in Stephen King’s The Stand where Poke and Lloyd tie a man to his chair and then put tape over his mouth and nose and then wait around to watch him die is one of these uncomfortable moments I am referring to. Braunbeck’s Prodigal Blues or Coffin County, Lucy Snyder’s “Through Thy Bounty,” Melanie Tem’s Prodigal or Slain In The Spirit, Kathe Koja’s The Cypher and a few others. ![]() Lansdale’s “The Night They Missed the Horror Show,” Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery,” Gary A. Westlake’s The Ax, David Schow’s “Bad Guy Hats,” Joe R. ![]() For me, the list also includes Joyce Carol Oates’ Beasts, Donald E. Jack Ketchum’s The Girl Next Door is a routinely cited example, as is Mendal W. Everyone has their own list of such works, though a few titles are likely to crossover. These are as often as not published under a horror imprint. There are relatively few stories, which take a hammer to a reader’s spirit, shattering it to the core. My World, My Rules:… on She Moves in Mysterious Ways:… Leede’s Maeve Flyīe Still: Warlock II… on Quest for the Runestones: Warl…īe Still: Warlock II… on Richard III in the 1980s: Warl…īe Still: Warlock II… on SEQUELITIS: A NIGHTMARE ON ELM…ĭanielRobichaud on Pregnant Silences: Five Women… Pregnant Silences: Five Women for the Killer (1974). ![]() My World, My Rules: Catherine Cavendish’s The After-Death of Caroline Rand.Be Still: Warlock III: The End of Innocence. ![]()
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