"𝕬𝖓𝖉 𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖓, 𝖜𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝕵𝖆𝖉𝖊 𝖍𝖆𝖘 𝖆𝖑𝖜𝖆𝖞𝖘 𝖐𝖓𝖔𝖜𝖓 𝖙𝖔 𝖇𝖊 𝖆 𝖑𝖎𝖊 [...] 𝖜𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝖘𝖙𝖆𝖗𝖙𝖘 𝖍𝖊𝖗 𝖍𝖊𝖆𝖗𝖙 𝖑𝖎𝖐𝖊 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖎𝖓𝖘𝖆𝖜 𝖎𝖙 𝖎𝖘..." - Stephen Graham Jones 🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯 I didn't know, when I began this book on audio in June, that 'My Heart is a Chainsaw' would be the perfect tale to finish today, on the flag-flying 4th of July - celebrated as Independence Day in the United States. But, sadly, it is. 🪚 'My Heart is a Chainsaw' pays homage to the slasher movie, climaxing at an all-American fourth of July extravaganza. On one hand it relies heavily on pop-culture referencing and genre tropes. On the other, it smashes stereotypes; it is horrifically grounded in the realistic experience of an innocent American girl. Her tale is made only more terrifying by the current state of our shared reality. 🪚 This street art provided the backdrop to the final series of photos I took whilst living stateside (bar a few covert snaps of a bizarre, Blade Runner-esque airport experience). I left during the very early days of the pandemic. Having lived a little of the American life, I feel stronger emotional investment in the current political climate of the country than I did before. I feel at once entitled to outrage and utterly powerless. I feel scared for the friends that I made, the people I spoke to, swapped a smile with, stood beside in line... I am fearful of the influence of the US, but mostly *for* the US. 🪚 I don't have anything astute to say. I just hope that, however you are spending the 4th today, you are safe and well. I hope that you continue to be so. . #generallygothic #spookynerd #4thofjuly #myheartisachainsaw #nativeamericanliterature #horror #bookstagram #newhorror #bookreview #americanhorror #stephengrahamjones (at Indian Lake) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfmn1KPr6HY/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
