Definitely be cautious going into The Troop. The animal torture/ abuse is pretty consistent and graphic throughout the book so maybe look it up before you read it if you’re sensitive to that type of stuff.
@@TheyfoundRickGrimes Very mild tone/setting spoilers, but in my opinion only one scene portrays harm to an animal where the singular intent of the perpetrator is for the animal to suffer. Other instances of harm to animals are in either a survival or clinical setting, and while upsetting, I did not find them to be as difficult to stomach as the scene when the suffering is the point.
I remember when I was in High School there were a few scary and horror books on the shelves. I checked on some of the horror books and some were good but some were very Scary not the story but the Art. I took one out and it was a pretty hefty and thick book of Art of Scary scenes of Artwork of Scary things happening at night in a different country. What stays in my mind even today after almost 20 years is there was a Scene or an artwork of a lady who went to her bedroom. She looked out of the outside grave stones, the moon was lit up brightly to the point she could see outside brightly. Suddenly she sees a dead walking vampire or zombie randomly. She then covers herself in her blanket but it was too late the vampire or zombie already entered her Bedroom. The Next Artwork still bothers the hell out of me even today! There was an Artwork of a tall, muscle man walking to the outside world a pure darkness. The viewers Only sees his back and the disturbing part is there's a little small man like a hobbit size man his legs lifted up helplessly, while the huge man holds this small man with just one of the huge man's arms taking this little man to God knows where in the darkness and God knows what would happen to this little man. It's just a lot of Questions like what happened and why that little hobbit man? Why such a tall muscle and Giant man doing in that village? What's he going to do with that little man in that darkness? But, yes these images stay in my head for 20 years and even now there Questionable Artwork.
I love the world building and originality of The Black Farm. I wish it was a little better written though, it felt a little amateur and suffered from a few obvious writing issues. For example, he would write a well crafted, description of what was happening (someones leg being cut off for example) and the last sentence of the paragraph would state what was happening in plain simple words for no reason (literally like: "Main characters leg was being cut off."). It felt pointless and like he thought his reader might be illiterate or something idk lol. I think that's a writing pet peeve of mine though. With that said, I will be reading the second one! I enjoyed the world a lot.
Ryū Murukami was my first extreme-ish horror author! Definitely not as gruesome as some others but still on the "extreme" end of things. In the Miso Soup, piercing and audition are my 3 beginner extreme books :)
So far Maeve Fly is the only one of this list I have read but I liked it and actually wished it was more graphic. I will definitely be trying these out. Thanks for these recommendations ❤
Knockemstiff is one of the most degenerate books I've ever read, it includes pretty much every terrible topic you could imagine and nothing is off limits. Every single person in that book is extremely problematic, but it's often so over the top that it ends up being hilarious (which was his intention). While that being said, it also does a really great job at showcasing the cycles of abuse, poverty, and addiction, especially when it comes to children growing up in these environments. Pollock is one of my favorite authors, wish he would write more!! It's been pretty much radio silence since his last book came out and the Devil All the Time movie.
The Troop kinda messed me up. I wasn't trying to read something messed up but did. I remember just wanting to finish it asap to just not read it. It wasn't a bad book, just disturbing and sad. Maybe that kinda horror isn't for me but I still enjoy watching your vids.
There is some SA in Off Season by the way, although (no spoilers) there is something that lightens the scene by the end. But yeah, definitely has an SA scene.
Love The Troop even though there are so some scenes that make me still want to vomit no matter how many times I have read it. Maeve Fly is on my to read . Excited to get to it.
If the black farm is considered an ‘introduction’ to extreme horror then I might not be cut out for this… I loved that book but had to have a few drinks to get through it LOL
I liked Off Season a lot. Ketchum in general is an interesting author when it comes to extreme horror. I would also recommend "The girl next door" by him which hits eben harder when know that it is based on a true crime. I will never understand the praise for Nick Cutter though. Yes he has frightening ideas and real gruesome scenes but he simply fails in writing characters, pacing and structuring his stories. Would also recommend "Gone to see the Riverman" By Kristopher Triana and i will add "The Black Farm" to my tbr.
Sodergren’s books are just a good time. I’ll pick up every one of them. I’m not big on extreme horror. Really did not like Maeve Fly. This is just my opinion….but I didn’t think it was written all that well. The Troop I am avoiding for reasons lol I’m excited about Black Farm And maybe this comment doesn’t belong on this video but PLEASE read Between Two Fires. I love how you analyze books and would be interested to hear your thoughts
Off Season was the first Time I was traumatized by a Book ! You made me add the devil all the Time to my tbr Otherwise I juste finished Full Brutal by Kristopher Triana and its the best extrême horror I read so far Thanks for the video
Sweetpea - and it's sequels - by C.J. Skuse is by turns gruesome, graphic and laugh-out-loud hilarious and would make an excellent jumping off point into the extreme horror genre.
people, can anyone describe what is exactly the pleasure behind reading those books?👀 i mean, i dont know why this video just pop out for me on my YT, and i didnt even knew that there is a "extreme horror" genre
Hard to explain, but it's fun to be scared knowing I'm safe from whats happening. I can put the book down. Makes me appreciate safety and be more aware of how terrible people can be. The same reason why I like horror movies and TV shows like "Forensic Files" and "I Survived".
Hmm, for me personally, a lot of horror I've read, seems "too tame". The point of horror, is to make the reader uncomfortable, and I lack that feeling in standard horror. Maybe a sense of breaking social molds, reading something they're "not supposed to read". Example: Standard horror: "A house is home to a murderer, who does unspeakable things to victims." Extreme horror: (Goes on to describe unspeakable horrors).
Some friendly, constructive criticism: hearing “do your own research” about basic things like potential trigger warnings feels jarring as someone who watches a lot of video essays/opinion pieces. It comes across as lazy. It’s basic information that you just skipped, which makes your video feel vague, messy, and uninformed.
I understand what you're saying but I've read over 100 books this year and I genuinely can't remember every disturbing thing that happens in these books. People have left comments of some awful things that I honestly forgot all about. I would much rather someone think I'm lazy and research for themselves than take my word on a book and come across something they weren't ready for.
Definitely be cautious going into The Troop. The animal torture/ abuse is pretty consistent and graphic throughout the book so maybe look it up before you read it if you’re sensitive to that type of stuff.
Thankyou for the warning , it’s been in my basket on eBay for ages - maybe I can skip those bits! 📖
Thank you for the heads up! I hate being by caught off guard with animal torture and abuse.
@@TheyfoundRickGrimes Very mild tone/setting spoilers, but in my opinion only one scene portrays harm to an animal where the singular intent of the perpetrator is for the animal to suffer.
Other instances of harm to animals are in either a survival or clinical setting, and while upsetting, I did not find them to be as difficult to stomach as the scene when the suffering is the point.
Thank you for the warning- I'll skip this one
I completely forgot about some of this. Thank you for mentioning it!
I remember when I was in High School there were a few scary and horror books on the shelves. I checked on some of the horror books and some were good but some were very Scary not the story but the Art. I took one out and it was a pretty hefty and thick book of Art of Scary scenes of Artwork of Scary things happening at night in a different country. What stays in my mind even today after almost 20 years is there was a Scene or an artwork of a lady who went to her bedroom. She looked out of the outside grave stones, the moon was lit up brightly to the point she could see outside brightly. Suddenly she sees a dead walking vampire or zombie randomly. She then covers herself in her blanket but it was too late the vampire or zombie already entered her Bedroom. The Next Artwork still bothers the hell out of me even today! There was an Artwork of a tall, muscle man walking to the outside world a pure darkness. The viewers Only sees his back and the disturbing part is there's a little small man like a hobbit size man his legs lifted up helplessly, while the huge man holds this small man with just one of the huge man's arms taking this little man to God knows where in the darkness and God knows what would happen to this little man. It's just a lot of Questions like what happened and why that little hobbit man? Why such a tall muscle and Giant man doing in that village? What's he going to do with that little man in that darkness? But, yes these images stay in my head for 20 years and even now there Questionable Artwork.
The ending to Maeve Fly made me love it. Love any David Sodergren :)
I’m so intrigued to read the Black Farm! 👀
Read the creepypasta "Feed The Pig" too! Same author and set in the same realm 🩷
It's pretty cool
There are a few scenes from the black farm that i cant forget.. neuralize me already 😂😂
I’m definitely going to read Maggies Grave and Off Season
I love the world building and originality of The Black Farm. I wish it was a little better written though, it felt a little amateur and suffered from a few obvious writing issues. For example, he would write a well crafted, description of what was happening (someones leg being cut off for example) and the last sentence of the paragraph would state what was happening in plain simple words for no reason (literally like: "Main characters leg was being cut off."). It felt pointless and like he thought his reader might be illiterate or something idk lol. I think that's a writing pet peeve of mine though. With that said, I will be reading the second one! I enjoyed the world a lot.
i absolutely adored the black farm especially the world building and adventure! highly recommend
Ryū Murukami was my first extreme-ish horror author! Definitely not as gruesome as some others but still on the "extreme" end of things. In the Miso Soup, piercing and audition are my 3 beginner extreme books :)
So far Maeve Fly is the only one of this list I have read but I liked it and actually wished it was more graphic. I will definitely be trying these out. Thanks for these recommendations ❤
Knockemstiff is one of the most degenerate books I've ever read, it includes pretty much every terrible topic you could imagine and nothing is off limits. Every single person in that book is extremely problematic, but it's often so over the top that it ends up being hilarious (which was his intention). While that being said, it also does a really great job at showcasing the cycles of abuse, poverty, and addiction, especially when it comes to children growing up in these environments. Pollock is one of my favorite authors, wish he would write more!! It's been pretty much radio silence since his last book came out and the Devil All the Time movie.
I was a dummy and just dove into "Playground" and "The Slob". Good advice and awesome video!
The Troop kinda messed me up. I wasn't trying to read something messed up but did. I remember just wanting to finish it asap to just not read it. It wasn't a bad book, just disturbing and sad. Maybe that kinda horror isn't for me but I still enjoy watching your vids.
There is some SA in Off Season by the way, although (no spoilers) there is something that lightens the scene by the end. But yeah, definitely has an SA scene.
Love The Troop even though there are so some scenes that make me still want to vomit no matter how many times I have read it. Maeve Fly is on my to read . Excited to get to it.
Yeah, thanks, as if my "to be read" pile isnt already big enough! :D
Same!! 🤦🏻♀️
If the black farm is considered an ‘introduction’ to extreme horror then I might not be cut out for this… I loved that book but had to have a few drinks to get through it LOL
All great suggestions
I liked Off Season a lot. Ketchum in general is an interesting author when it comes to extreme horror. I would also recommend "The girl next door" by him which hits eben harder when know that it is based on a true crime.
I will never understand the praise for Nick Cutter though. Yes he has frightening ideas and real gruesome scenes but he simply fails in writing characters, pacing and structuring his stories.
Would also recommend "Gone to see the Riverman" By Kristopher Triana and i will add "The Black Farm" to my tbr.
Read Maggie's Grave after seeing it on your channel a few months ago and I loved it!!! Started getting all the books from that author 😂
I haven't read anything else by him yet but I really should pick up another of his books. I'm so glad you liked it though!
@AndaKent you should try The Haar next!! ❤️❤️
Sodergren’s books are just a good time. I’ll pick up every one of them.
I’m not big on extreme horror.
Really did not like Maeve Fly. This is just my opinion….but I didn’t think it was written all that well.
The Troop I am avoiding for reasons lol
I’m excited about Black Farm
And maybe this comment doesn’t belong on this video but PLEASE read
Between Two Fires. I love how you analyze books and would be interested to hear your thoughts
Off Season was the first Time I was traumatized by a Book !
You made me add the devil all the Time to my tbr
Otherwise I juste finished Full Brutal by Kristopher Triana and its the best extrême horror I read so far
Thanks for the video
I recommend books by Richard Laymon. 🤓
omg WHERE did you get that sweatshirt, i need it
It's just from amazon. It's honestly not the best quality but it's cute.
I have a feeling... I won't get past the beginner level 😅
Have you ever read any books by Caitlin R Kiernan by chance
Sweetpea - and it's sequels - by C.J. Skuse is by turns gruesome, graphic and laugh-out-loud hilarious and would make an excellent jumping off point into the extreme horror genre.
The TV series is good. I'll check out the book.
@-norsecode- In my humble opinion the books are soooo much better than the TV series. Enjoy!
The Black Farm is one I've recommended on this channel. It's a freaking wild, disgusting ride. Btw, there is a follow up book to it...
i click so fast 😂
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Porque sera que fui notificado? Nem falo ingles
É que agora, alguns canais ganharam o recurso de dublagem automática. E este é um deles.
Seria bom se todos esses livros tivessem tradução para o português brasileiro.
A maioria destes títulos são de autores "pequenos", e que não atingem o patamar para serem publicados globalmente.
people, can anyone describe what is exactly the pleasure behind reading those books?👀 i mean, i dont know why this video just pop out for me on my YT, and i didnt even knew that there is a "extreme horror" genre
Hard to explain, but it's fun to be scared knowing I'm safe from whats happening. I can put the book down. Makes me appreciate safety and be more aware of how terrible people can be. The same reason why I like horror movies and TV shows like "Forensic Files" and "I Survived".
Hmm, for me personally, a lot of horror I've read, seems "too tame". The point of horror, is to make the reader uncomfortable, and I lack that feeling in standard horror. Maybe a sense of breaking social molds, reading something they're "not supposed to read".
Example:
Standard horror: "A house is home to a murderer, who does unspeakable things to victims."
Extreme horror: (Goes on to describe unspeakable horrors).
Some friendly, constructive criticism: hearing “do your own research” about basic things like potential trigger warnings feels jarring as someone who watches a lot of video essays/opinion pieces. It comes across as lazy. It’s basic information that you just skipped, which makes your video feel vague, messy, and uninformed.
I understand what you're saying but I've read over 100 books this year and I genuinely can't remember every disturbing thing that happens in these books. People have left comments of some awful things that I honestly forgot all about. I would much rather someone think I'm lazy and research for themselves than take my word on a book and come across something they weren't ready for.