Reviews tagging 'Gore'

All Hallows by Christopher Golden

17 reviews

hxlleann's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Racism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

phantomgecko's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I saw a blurb for this book that described it as a "twisty" horror story. And I thought, how can a creature feature be twisty? And yet. The book isn't neck deep in twists, but there was one or two that caught me off guard.

Positive points for interesting use of folklore and New England vibes. Negative points for it was gory gross.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Death of parent, and Alcohol

madamryno's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

3.0

Not a bad Halloween read. It's got a lot going on that can be hard to keep track of. Lots of story, not nearly enough time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Homophobia and Racism

Minor: Pedophilia

spenny21's review against another edition

4.0

This is a good one to read this time of year!

I listened to the audiobook and I left at 5am the other morning and it was definitely scary in the dark when the cunning man was chasing Laura.

I liked the commentary of certain topics. All in all, I was entertained!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Outing

ktb97's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

A spooky October read that I’m happy I picked up. It’s a bit confusing at times, but that didn’t distract me from the character arcs, which really are the highlight of the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Violence, and Outing

Minor: Vomit

deli_neli_'s review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, and Gore

princess_marie's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Outing, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Bullying and Kidnapping

featherinthewind's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Really engaging and spooky read. Didn’t see this twist coming.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Gore

finnsnowbevi's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Self harm, Vomit, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, and Outing

Minor: Sexual content and Medical content

maregred's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gore, Infidelity, Pedophilia, and Death of parent