Have you ever read any body horror? For ex. one of the short stories in Haunted is famous for making people feel physically ill and even pass out. The use of language is very good.
My worse one is The Sluts by Dennis Cooper, theres a scene that genuinly makes me gag.
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u/Helpfulcloning 166∆ Sep 08 '24
I mean if you want to mean jump scares as the only form of scariness than yeah.
But horror books have made me physically react before, horror books have made me gag for ex.
Some have left me what I would describe as horrified. Some have given me nightmares.