Horror fiction shows us that the control we believe we have is purely illusory, and that every moment we teeter on chaos and oblivion. (Clive Barker)

Horror fiction shows us that the control we believe we have is purely illusory, and that every moment we teeter on chaos and oblivion.

Clive Barker

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