Horror

BAD BRAINS

by Kathe Koja
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Description

Still reeling from his divorce, would-be painter Austen takes a fall in a 7-Eleven parking lot that leaves him with brain damage and strange visions, a madness that sends him on a cross-country odyssey of debauchery and pain.

What it’s like

ThemeNew WeirdPsychological HorrorMelancholyVisceralThe DescentTransformation & Becoming
ViolenceGraphic
HorrorTerrifying
SpiceModerate
ProfanityModerate

Awards

FinalistLocus Award for Best Horror Novel1993

Details

First published
March 1992
Pages
368
Reading time
About 7 hours
Format
Novel
Audience
Adult
Publisher
CASSELL MILITARY
ISBN
9781857981292
Series
Standalone

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