Books Intended to Punch You in the Kidneys and Make You Say Thank You

Discover books that hit hard and leave you grateful! Explore our list of thought-provoking reads designed to challenge, inspire, and punch you in the kidneys—metaphorically. Say thank you later.

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Badass Horror

by Michael Hemmingson

Seven stories written by some of the best writers of modern fiction including Garry Kilworth, Ron Damien Malfi, Michael Boatman, and Michael Hemmingson reach to …
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Fallen Angels

by Raymond Chandler

Includes six short stories written by masters of mystery and crime fiction, along with a screen adaptation of each story
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This Other Eden

by Michael Hemmingson

Terrorism, crack cocaine and rape. Failure, miscarriages and suicide. Divorce, incest and misery. This Other Eden is Michael Hemmingson at his most brutal. A man …
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Zona Norte

by Michael Hemmingson

Zona Norte: The Post-Structural Body of Erotic Dancers and Sex Workers in Tijuana, San Diego and Los Angeles: An Auto/ethnography of Desire and Addiction started …
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Howl, and Other Poems

by Allen Ginsberg

This collection of poems by Ginsberg created a sensation when it was first published in 1956, becoming the subject of an obscenity trial and changing …
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Filth

 

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Lost Souls

by Poppy Brite

Vampires . . . they ache, they love, they thirst for the forbidden. They are your friends and lovers, and your worst fears. “A major …
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The Cannibal Within

by Mark Mirabello

"They raped me and ate my friend alive." Thus starts this work of erotic horror fiction filled with 'sacrilege, blasphemy, and crime' -- written in …
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God Laughs When You Die

by Michael Boatman

A host of drug dealers meets a foe they cannot kill. The president accidentally invites demons into the country and watches the pope turn into …
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Apeshit

by Carlton III Mellick

Six trendy teenagers (three cheerleaders and three football players) go to an isolated cabin in the mountains for a weekend of drinking, partying, and crazy …
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The Naked and the Dead

by Norman Mailer

The story of a platoon of Marines stationed on the Japanese-held island of Anopopei in World War II.
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In Cold Blood

by Truman Capote

Recounts the slaying of the Clutter family of Kansas, and the capture, trial and execution of their murderers.
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