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Sick & Beautiful: A Psychedelic Nightmare
Sick & Beautiful: A Psychedelic Nightmare
Sick & Beautiful: A Psychedelic Nightmare
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Sick & Beautiful: A Psychedelic Nightmare

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Deluded, neurotic, self-medicated, David photographs crime scenes and car crashes across London, struggling to become the writer he always imagined.

It isn’t until he meets Rachel, an actor with dark obsessions and a secretive past, that every dream seems possible. But as David attempts to publish Rachel’s story to launch his own career, those dreams rapidly spiral into nightmares.

Tormented by a grinning spectre in a bowler hat, haunted by sentient rain clouds and his neighbour’s talking cat, David must confront the memories unravelling his fraying reality. 

Even if it gets weird. Even if it's terrifying.

The debut novel by Jim Queen is a collision of psychological horror and dark satire that boldly explores our world of excess, ambition and isolation.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateJun 14, 2022
ISBN9781803139791
Sick & Beautiful: A Psychedelic Nightmare
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Jim Queen

Born in Surrey and based in South London, Jim Queen is a creative agency copywriter and former journalist. Jim has worked for a range of brands and publications, including Bizarre, Vogue and The Daily Sport. He also reviews horror films for Exquisite Terror and previously Gorezone.

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