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/lit/'s Dark and Disturbing Literature (Revised and Expanded 2019)

Earlier this year /lit/ revisited their Dark and Disturbing list. Some works were dropped and many more were added. General consensus is that of vast improvement.
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The 120 Days of Sodom (The Marquis De Sade)
The 120 Days of Sodom
The Marquis De Sade
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Justine (The Marquis De Sade)
Justine
The Marquis De Sade
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A Season in Hell
A Season in Hell
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A Sentimental Novel (Alain Robbe-Grillet)
A Sentimental Novel
Alain Robbe-Grillet
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American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
Bret Easton Ellis
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Assisted Living (Nikanor Teratologen)
Assisted Living
Nikanor Teratologen
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Babyfucker (Urs Allemann)
Babyfucker
Urs Allemann
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Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina
Dorothy Allison
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Blood and Guts in High School (Kathy Acker)
Blood and Guts in High School
Kathy Acker
10
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
Cormac McCarthy
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Child of God (Cormac McCarthy)
Child of God
Cormac McCarthy
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Cleansed (Sarah Kane)
Cleansed
Sarah Kane
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4.48 Psychosis (Sarah Kane)
4.48 Psychosis
Sarah Kane
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Cows
Cows
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Crash (J.G. Ballard)
Crash
J.G. Ballard
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The Atrocity Exhibition (J. G. Ballard)
The Atrocity Exhibition
J. G. Ballard
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Dark Spring (Unica Zürn)
Dark Spring
Unica Zürn
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Death on the Installment Plan (L. F. Celine)
Death on the Installment Plan
L. F. Celine
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The Diary of a Rapist (Evan S. Connell)
The Diary of a Rapist
Evan S. Connell
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Eden Eden Eden (Pierre Guyotat)
Eden Eden Eden
Pierre Guyotat
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Tomb for 500,000 (Pierre Guyotat)
Tomb for 500,000
Pierre Guyotat
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Frisk (Dennis Cooper)
Frisk
Dennis Cooper
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Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love
Katherine Dunn
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Haunted (Chuck Palahniuk)
Haunted
Chuck Palahniuk
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Heliogabalus: Or, the Crowned Anarchist (Antonin Artaud)
Heliogabalus: Or, the Crowned Anarchist
Antonin Artaud
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Selected Writings (Antonin Artaud)
Selected Writings
Antonin Artaud
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Hogg (Samuel R. Delaney)
Hogg
Samuel R. Delaney
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In the Miso Soup (Ryu Murakami)
In the Miso Soup
Ryu Murakami
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Maldoror (Comte De Lautréamont)
Maldoror
Comte De Lautréamont
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Mouchette (Georges Bernanos)
Mouchette
Georges Bernanos
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Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
Naked Lunch
William S. Burroughs
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Ordeal (Linda Lovelace)
Ordeal
Linda Lovelace
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Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume
Patrick Suskind
34
Petrolio (Pier Paolo Pasolini)
Petrolio
Pier Paolo Pasolini
35
Pig Island (Mo Hayder)
Pig Island
Mo Hayder
36
Proxy (Peter Sotos)
Proxy
Peter Sotos
37
Steps (Jerzy Kosinski)
Steps
Jerzy Kosinski
38
Story of the Eye
Story of the Eye
39
Sweating Blood (Léon Bloy)
Sweating Blood
Léon Bloy
40
The Consumer (Michael Gira)
The Consumer
Michael Gira
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