The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw Bree Despain Horror author and vintage paperback

Horror author and vintage paperback book collector Grady Hendrix offers killer commentary and witty insight on these trashy thrillers that tried so hard to be the next Exorcist or Rosemary’s Baby

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whose arguments add even more conflict to the already simmering tensions within the wedding party between the groom’s traditional family and the bride’s bohemian parents

The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw Bree Despain Horror author and vintage paperbackKhaws poetic prose and stylish approach to gore make it a blood soaked, unforgettable gem. The New York Times From Cassandra Khaw, USA Today bestselling author of Nothing But Blackened Teeth, comes The Salt Grows Heavy, a razor sharp and bewitching fairy tale of discovering the darkness in the world, and the darkness within oneself. A Best Horror Book of 2023 (The New York Times, Library Journal) A Best Book of 2023 (NPR) A Bram Stoker and Shirley