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PoorMonger

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33. Final Girls by Mira Grant
Sat Jun 17, 2017, 01:31 PM
Jun 2017

What if you could fix the worst parts of yourself by confronting your worst fears?

Dr. Jennifer Webb has invented proprietary virtual reality technology that purports to heal psychological wounds by running clients through scenarios straight out of horror movies and nightmares. In a carefully controlled environment, with a medical cocktail running through their veins, sisters might develop a bond they've been missing their whole lives—while running from the bogeyman through a simulated forest. But…can real change come so easily?

Esther Hoffman doubts it. Esther has spent her entire journalism career debunking pseudoscience, after phony regression therapy ruined her father's life. She's determined to unearth the truth about Dr. Webb's budding company. Dr. Webb's willing to let her, of course, for reasons of her own. What better advertisement could she get than that of a convinced skeptic? But Esther's not the only one curious about how this technology works. Enter real-world threats just as frightening as those created in the lab. Dr. Webb and Esther are at odds, but they may also be each other's only hope of survival.

With her new novella Final Girls, bestselling, award-winning author Mira Grant has conjured a heartstopping, gut-wrenching story filled with as many twists as it is versions of reality. Grant offers a chilling exploration of how surviving horrors might define us all.

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Thanks! hermetic Jun 2017 #14
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Ha ha, love it hermetic Jun 2017 #8
That's the one. He calls himself our scribe. Apologizing in advance if this bores anyone. TexasProgresive Jun 2017 #16
How fun! hermetic Jun 2017 #21
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Interesting title hermetic Jun 2017 #9
You're welcome shenmue Jun 2017 #11
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A magical fantasy hermetic Jun 2017 #10
that's what I was going for :) luvMIdog Jun 2017 #12
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That tickles my fancy. hermetic Jun 2017 #23
The Book of the New Sun is his pscot Jun 2017 #25
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Agreed! hermetic Jun 2017 #22
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"Golden Prey" by John Sandford Paladin Jun 2017 #24
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Thanks for the tip. (nt) Paladin Jun 2017 #27
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