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Coup De Grâce [Hardback] – Sofia Ajram

A psychological horror novella about a man trapped in an endless, surreal version of the Montreal Metro where the maze-like tunnels reflect his descent into despair and isolation.

Feminist Horror & Femgore

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Overview
Synopsis

No Hope. No Exit.

Liminal space horror drips with ominous existential dread, so if you’re a fan of House of Leaves, or even Black Mirror or Severance, Coup De Grâce needs to be added to your TBR!

After Vicken makes a plan to end his life, he finds himself in an endless, looping train station. Determined to find his way out, he starts to explore and realises that he is not alone.

All Nightmare Nook Books are selected by our chief Book Ghoul, Cat. Here’s why adding Coup De Grâce was an inescapable choice:

“When the back cover of a book is littered with reviews from some of the biggest names in the genre, it’s a no brainer that a book is at least worth a look.

The blurb instantly had me curious – it’s quite a short read too at under 150 pages so one to consume in a single afternoon.

It deals with depression so do make sure to check trigger warnings.”

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Brand new and ready to haunt.

Synopsis

A mindbending and visceral experimental horror about a young man trapped in an infinite Montreal subway station, perfect for readers of Mark Z. Danielewski and Susanna Clarke.

Vicken has a plan: throw himself into the Saint Lawrence River in Montreal and end it all for good, believing it to be the only way out for him after a lifetime of depression and pain. But, stepping off the subway, he finds himself in an endless, looping station.

Determined to find a way out again, he starts to explore the rooms and corridors ahead of him. But no matter how many claustrophobic hallways or vast cathedral-esque rooms he passes through, the exit is nowhere in sight.

The more he explores his strange new prison, the more he becomes convinced that he hasn’t been trapped there accidentally, and amongst the shadows and concrete, he comes to realise that he almost certainly is not alone.

A terrifying psychological nightmare from a powerful new voice in horror.