But when she arrives, things aren't what they seem and the house itself seems to be strangely alive, maybe more so than those in it. This sets Noemí on a dangerous path as she heads to the rural mansion known as The High Place in order to help her cousin in any way possible. While Noemí has been living her life as a debutante in 1950s Mexico, her cousin believes that her wealthy husband is trying to kill her. It all begins when Noemí Taboada gets a nerve-shredding letter from her newly-wed cousin. Gothic literature can be a hard genre to get into, but with her bestselling nightmare Mexican Gothic, Moreno-Garcia crafted the perfect entry point. Meet Jade and the town of Proofrock and become a lifelong fan of Jones who recently released the second in this startlingly scary and timely series, Don't Fear the Reaper. But the reality is far more brutal and life-changing than she could ever imagine. And when the signs begin to hint that dream is coming true she couldn't be more excited. Jade wants nothing more than to live in a slasher movie, the idea of a monstrous figure appearing and destroying the town around her appeals on multiple levels - as it would to so many disenchanted teens. This is a book that loves slashers and the rules that shape them just as much as it enjoys upending our expectations of what happens in a slasher story. Spending her entire life immersed in slasher films as a way to escape, Jade is every horror lover's ideal in character. My Heart is a Chainsaw is his meta-slasher masterpiece that throws readers headfirst into the rural town of Proofrock, home to Jones' very own final girl Jade Daniels. Even the master, Stephen King, is a massive fan of Jones and his uniquely terrifying takes on the genre. When it comes to horror legends, Stephen Graham Jones is a name on every genre fan's lips. My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones See our list of the best Stephen King books for more like this. Despite being decades old Misery feels more relevant and scary than ever. King constantly subverts our ideas of who a killer can be and what motivates them, blending domestic drama with horrific violence. This is an intimate and terrifying story with one of horror's most memorable villains in Annie and her passionate love for Misery.
It seems like a blessing until he realizes that Annie is his most devoted fan and she'll do anything to keep the Misery Chastain books alive, including keeping Paul hostage until he writes a new one. It's that quest that leads him to a drunken crash in the snowy wilds of Colorado, where he's saved by a nurse named Annie Wilkes. Although the readers of his book adore his Victorian heroine Misery Chastain, Paul has grown tired of her melodramatic adventures and longs to write something new. Misery follows a wildly successful novelist named Paul Sheldon.
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