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Violence
A lot
Horror violence throughout; occult deaths; a woman in escalating danger
Language
A lot
Strong language in a heavy metal and horror register
Sexual Content
Barely any
Adult relationships in the backstory; nothing explicit
Substance Use
Some
Heavy drinking in the rock music setting
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The horror of a decade-long betrayal; occult threat that grows as Kris gets closer to the truth; the specific grief of artistic work taken from you
What this book is about
Terry Hunt and Kris Pulaski were the heart of Dürt Würk, a metal band that should have been huge. Instead, the band's charismatic frontman Terry made a deal — a literal one — and became a massive solo star while Kris ended up managing a motel in rural Pennsylvania. When Terry's final concert is announced and Kris starts uncovering what really happened that night in 1999, she has to drive across a country that seems increasingly hostile to reach him. Grady Hendrix's heavy metal horror novel is propulsive and dark, a story about artistic theft, betrayal, and what it means to be sold by the people who were supposed to have your back.
Notes for sensitive readers
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graphic horror violence
occult and Faustian themes
strong language throughout
heavy metal and rock culture drinking
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