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. ![]() You might have seen the iconic 1990 horror movie based on Stephen King's nightmarish tale of super-fandom but if you've never read the book, then it's the perfect time to change that.
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