Synopsis Cult favorite Chuck Palahniuk outgrosses even himself in this series of grotesque tales about a group of writers at a three-month writing retreat at an old theater. In a scheme to become rich and famous when they later write about their ordeal, they embark on an experience of extreme communal brutality--eventually even consuming parts of each other's bodies. Amid all the horror, the stories they write at the retreat are scattered through the book: set in the actual world, they show another side of Palahniuk, one with considerably less gore and a less extreme focus on the macabre.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2006-04-11 | | Edition Description: | Reprint |
| Size | | Length: | 411 pages | | Height: | 8.0 in | | Width: | 5.0 in | | Thickness: | 0.7 in | | Weight: | 11.2 oz |
Publisher's Note Twenty-three interconnected stories chronicle the experiences of people who have answered an ad for an artist's retreat, believing that they will find a peaceful refuge in order to create their individual masterpieces, only to find themselves trapped in a cavernous old theater in which they are kept completely isolated, with heat, power, and food in increasingly short supply.
Industry Reviews "Mr. Palahniuk can be eerily precise and knowledgeable about, say, exactly what happens to someone who swallows water at a temperature of 205 degrees Fahrenheit. He knows about nail fungus. Anyone wishing to know exactly how flies lay eggs on a corpse need look no further than this set of nightmare-laden bedtime stories." New York Times - Janet Maslin (05/05/2005)
"[T]he most original work of fiction this year." (06/11/2006)
"If you like brutally funny satire, cannibalism, self-mutilation, and murder (and who doesn't) or are a former member of the Manson family looking for something to read aloud to your friends and loved ones, then HAUNTED will be an indispensable collection and holiday-season classic." (07/21/2006)
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