Finishing up Cows: Looking for recommendations with heavy dread and specific limits
I'm trying to see what else I can read next (in between reading A Father's Story by Lionel Dahmer as well, and I have The Time Quintet to help me come back down from the horror).
What I don't mind in splatter books that you can recommend:
* Cannibalism
* Necrophilia
* Highly descriptive details
* Dread & Psychological Trauma (Intense themes of suicide, alienation, and deep psychological impact)
I do have bodily fluid limits, but I can try to push through if the book is good:
* Pus
* Vomit
* Scatological themes / Coprophagia (This is my biggest sensitivity)
* Maggots (it's a 50/50 boundary)
Limits on Sensitive Themes:
* Adult SA/Rape: Okay with it if it actively serves the plot/psychological themes.
* Children/Infanticide: Hard 50/50 boundary. I can tolerate mild narrative elements if it pushes the extreme story forward, but I strictly want to AVOID any graphic child sexual abuse (CSA) or extreme child torture.
(Note: I am already aware of Playground by Aron Beauregard since it's highly recommended. I am keeping it in mind to potentially give a try later, so no need to suggest that specific one!)