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Violence
Very heavy
Extremely graphic body horror including the progressive consumption of characters by carnivorous plants; sustained gore throughout
Language
A lot
Strong language in the horror survival context
Sexual Content
Some
Brief sexual content
Substance Use
Some
Drug use as a survival/coping mechanism
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Psychological horror of total helplessness as characters realize they cannot escape and are slowly being consumed
What this book is about
Scott Smith's horror novel features one of the most relentlessly brutal survival scenarios in modern horror. Violence is graphic and sustained as the carnivorous vines eat away at the characters over days. Gore is extensive and explicit. Adults only.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Extreme body horror
Graphic gore
Sustained violence
No hope of escape
Psychological horror
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