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Violence
Very heavy
Extreme graphic violence; body horror
Language
Some
Strong language
Sexual Content
Some
Sexual content in some stories
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The most extreme literary horror; body as site of terror
What this book is about
The first of six Books of Blood volumes (1984) contains six stories including 'In the Hills, the Cities' (two Yugoslav cities made of living bodies) and 'Dread' (a man investigates what people fear most). Extreme violence and some sexual content. For mature adults only.
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Extreme graphic violence
Body horror
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