Don't Push the Button

Horror is hard to escape, since it turns up in our daily lives whether we invite it or not. Trying to bargain with the nightmare may not help, because total chaos and destruction can be set off by a single press of a button. Against that backdrop, the book proposes that love is the only shocking act still left.

Horror author John Skipp guides readers through the bright and dark sides of human life, looking at both without flinching. The work exposes the finest and most damaged parts of people, drawing laughter and screams in turn. It is grim and unpolished, yet it has a kind of beauty, and it asks readers to follow it all the way.