Burnt Tongues Anthology

By Chuck Palahniuk, Richard Thomas, Amanda Gowin, et al.

Book Overview

"The lessons and the antidotes and the essays that went into Consider This were originally written for The Cult website. The stories that went into Burnt Tongues were exercises based on those lessons. So if you like Consider This, please check out Burnt Tongues and see how those lessons were put into practice."
-Chuck Palahniuk

Transgressive fiction authors write stories some are afraid to tell. Stories with taboo subjects, unique voices, shocking images-nothing safe or dry.

Burnt Tongues is a collection of transgressive stories selected by a rigorous nomination and vetting process and hand-selected by Chuck Palahniuk, bestselling author of Fight Club, as the best of The Cult workshop. These stories run the gamut from horrific and fantastic to humorous and touching, but each leaves a lasting impression. Some may say even a scar.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1684425352
• ISBN13: 9781684425358
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Turner
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Not for the faint of heart

There is a type of literature that no longer can fit in either horror nor sci fi. It is called speculative and it tends to be overall rather "out there". It is like eating Mexican food for the first time and just ordering "a little bit of everything". That is what this book gives you is "a little bit of everything"; from a story about homemade bath salts that sends everyone to the emergency room. There is a very clever time travel story, a beautiful love story that turns out to be nothing of the sort. There are no duds in this book and it includes established writers and also gives a platform for new authors. Be forewarned: it is well done but not mainstream in the least.