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Deadweight

Robert Devereaux (1994)

SubgenreNear Future Thriller
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingX
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.25
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Content levels

ViolenceGraphic
Sexual contentExplicit
LanguageStrong

Trigger warnings

Graphic ViolenceGoreDomestic ViolenceAbuseDeathMurderResurrectionBody HorrorTortureTraumaEmotional Abuse

Positive tags

Redemption ArcSurvivalHealing Arc

Heroine archetypes

Tortured HeroineWidow

Protagonist archetypes

Vengeance-Driven

Tropes

Post-ApocalypticDystopiaMorally Gray ProtagonistReluctant Hero

Themes

Abuse and SurvivalDeath and AfterlifeDomestic HorrorPower DynamicsResurrectionRevengeTrauma

Synopsis

The literary pinnacle of splatterpunk horror, Robert Devereaux's *Deadweight*, re-released, combines scenes of viciousness and unrelenting depravity with the sensitive portrayal of a victimized woman who triumphs over the abusive husband she has sent to his grave and inadvertently resurrected.

Tags

Splatterpunk HorrorPsychological ThrillerDark FictionExtreme Horror

Deadweight: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

Extremely graphic horror with scenes of brutal violence, domestic abuse, and explicit depravity. This splatterpunk novel is intended only for adult readers comfortable with extreme content.

What to know going in

This book has graphic violence, explicit sexual content, and strong language. Content notes include torture, domestic violence, graphic violence, gore, and abuse (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Not appropriate for children or teens.