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My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
“Horror’s not a symptom, it’s a love affair.” My Heart Is a Chainsaw is a magnificently chaotic ode to slasher, one that demonstrates an unparalleled knowledge of the genre, its logic & tropes. I saw quite a lot of reviews describing this as a slow burner, and sì, in some ways Stephen Graham Jones withholds…
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The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
After reading an article that called Stephen Graham Jones “the Jordan Peele of horror literature” I was really looking forward to The Only Good Indians. Sadly, Jones’ novel never quite lived up to its eerie premise. Then again, this may the case of ‘it’s not the book, it’s me’ or maybe I have just become…
2 STARS, 3rd pov, Adult, America, Blackfoot, blackfoot author, Contemporary, FOLKLORE, gore, HORROR, indigenous, indigenous author, male authors, myths, native american & first nation, Native American & First Nation authors, PARANORMAL, published in 2020, read in 2020, revenge, Stephen Graham Jones, SUPERNATURAL, The Only Good Indians, THRILLER, violence, why the hype