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What a gory, graphic, seriously literary piece of Southern Gothic fiction!

I‘ve been writing for a horror site and you can check out my full review that discusses McCarthy and Gay together at https://hauntedmtl.com/horror-in-print/william-gays-twilight-southern-gothic-and...

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This is quite a little nightmare of a book. Tyler and his sister discover that the undertaker has been doing unspeakable acts with the dead, so the undertaker sets a killer on them before they can expose his crimes. The chase through the wilderness is surreal and horribly real at the same time. I heard about this book from my new favorite podcast, The Librarian Is In. They were discussing books for Halloween, and this was highly recommended.

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Sometimes you see a book in the library and just take a punt even though you're unaware of the author. So it was with what turned out to be this wonderfully very dark book, with a two villains including an undertaker and his hired thug Granville Sutter who is remarkable in his psychopathy.

I read an interview where Gay said he wanted people to feel the emotion of a scene, and he did just that with this one. You can feel the rural Tennessee wilderness throughout the whole book. He weaves a beautifully dark tale that is the epitome of Southern Gothic.

This book was SO dark I had to take breaks from it where I read other books! The writing is astoundingly good, southern Gothic at its finest and perfect for #allhallowsread #booktober #scaretober

the "other" twilight is so dark I can only read 50 pages or less at a time.

I only got through 50 pages through this before I needed to breathe in the fresh air. It's dark but well written, perfect for #spooktober

A little southern gothic for my evening read. Nice and creepy.

This book is terrifying, emotionally devastating, and absolutely amazing. William Gay will not hold your hand, he will not protect you, and he will not care if you make it through in one piece. Godspeed and good luck, friend.