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  The Trauma Myth (2009)
Posted by: Simon - 12-10-2025, 04:34 PM - Replies (1)

   


Few would argue that the experience of sexual abuse is deeply traumatic for a child. But in this explosive new book, psychologist Susan Clancy reports on years of research and contends that it is not the abuse itself that causes trauma—but rather the narrative that is later imposed on the abuse experience. Clancy demonstrates that the most common feeling victims report is not fear or panic, but confusion. Because children don€™t understand sexual encounters in the same ways that adults do, they normally accommodate their perpetrators— something they feel intensely ashamed about as adults. The professional assumptions about the nature of childhood trauma can harm victims by reinforcing these feelings. Survivors are thus victimized not only by their abusers but also by the industry dedicated to helping them. Path-breaking and controversial, The Trauma Myth empowers survivors to tell their own stories, and radically reshapes our understanding of abuse

Quote: It is based on interviews with adults, all of whom were victims of sexual abuse as children, who participated in research studies at Harvard University between October 1996 and August 2005.

During the process of writing, my first priority was to protect the confidentiality of the victims discussed in this book. For many it was the first time they had
spoken out about the sexual crimes against them. It was also very important to me to portray the reality of sexual abuse, the personality of the people who were abused, the complex interpersonal dynamics they faced both at the time of the abuse and in the aftermath, and the multitude of ways these crimes affect them throughout the course of their lives. In my attempt to reconcile both goals, I have opted to change the names of all the victims featured in this
book and to either omit or modify any clearly identifying characteristics (such as age, birth date, place of residence, and specific occupation).

That being said, the quotes throughout this book are taken verbatim from the actual victims’ transcribed interviews. In this way I hope to
respect and protect subject confidentiality while still accurately characterizing the humanity of these victims and the heartbreaking complexity of the crimes they experienced.

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  Le trésor du château sans nom (1970)
Posted by: Simon - 12-10-2025, 04:29 PM - Replies (1)

   


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Un ennemi invisible veille dans les souterrains qui s'étendent aux abords de ce vieux château en ruine des Ardennes belges. Un ennemi qui  n'hésite pas à s'attaquer à la vaillante équipe des « Sangliers » — six  garçons et une fille — partie à la recherche du légendaire trésor des  Templiers.

Pourtant, en dépit du danger, les sept camarades ne songent pas un  instant à renoncer. Sur la lande sauvage ou dans un labyrinthe de  galeries glaciales, ils tenteront de percer le secret qui entoure le  Château sans Nom — habité depuis peu par d'étranges «touristes». Les  embûches se multiplient...
A croire que le fantôme d'un Templier veille jalousement sur son or !


Quote:An invisible enemy watches in the underground tunnels that extend around this old ruined castle in the Belgian Ardennes. An enemy who does not hesitate to attack the valiant team of the "Wild Boars" — six boys and a girl — who have gone in search of the legendary treasure of the Knights Templar.
Yet, despite the danger, the seven comrades do not think for a moment of giving up. On the wild moorland or in a labyrinth of icy galleries, they will try to unravel the secret that surrounds the Nameless Castle — recently inhabited by strange "tourists". The pitfalls are multiplying...
It seems that the ghost of a Templar jealously guards his gold!

   

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  Gary A - Prodigal Blues (2006)
Posted by: Simon - 12-10-2025, 04:24 PM - Replies (1)

   


From award-winning author Gary A. Braunbeck comes "Prodigal Blues", his first foray into non-supernatural horror.

After he finds himself stranded at a truck stop in Missouri, Mark Sieber gets one of the biggest shocks of his life when he recognizes the face of a little girl on a Missing poster as belonging to the same little girl he saw only a few minutes before. Looking around for some sign of her, he comes back to his table in the restaurant to find the little girl sitting there, waiting for him.

"I'm sorry, mister," is all she seems capable of saying.

As the police and media begin to converge on the truck stop, Mark retreats back to his hotel room to call his wife and let her know what's going on, only to be taken hostage by the same people who released the little girl. But his abductors are little more than children themselves.

Ranging in ages from 12 to 19, Mark's abductors are in the process of escaping from a sadistic pedophile known to them only as "Grendel" a man whose practices include torture and mutilation specifically, mutilation of the face.

Mark's abductors have all been mutilated by Grendel, who may be very close behind them, and need someone with a "normal face" to help them carry out their plan for justice and return home.

For the next few days, Mark will come to understand not only the inhuman horror that these children have suffered, but how they eventually learned to fight back and how they discovered that Grendel and his practices are at the center of a very complex network catering to those whose tastes run toward the molestation and mutilation of children.

Prodigal Blues is perhaps Braunbeck's most suspenseful and emotionally powerful work to date; a story of suffering, depravity, redemption, and in the end the individual's compassion for his or her fellow human beings that can lead some people to find reserves of courage and determination they never thought they possessed.

Terrifying, suspenseful, sometimes surprisingly funny, and ultimately moving, Prodigal Blues is quintessential Braunbeck.

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  Only the Stains Remain (2021)
Posted by: Simon - 12-10-2025, 04:22 PM - Replies (1)

   


From the Bram Stoker Nominated Author Ross Jeffery comes a new nightmare.

Only The Stains Remain is the haunting story of Jude and Kyle, two brothers whose lives are destroyed when, following the death of their mother, their three abusive uncles Dwight, Lucius, and Lenny move in to the family home. But whilst Jude suffers to a degree, Kyle is the one who takes the brunt of their attention, submitting himself to preserve his younger brother’s innocence.

As a grown man, Jude’s mind turns to vengeance for what they have endured. He has waited a long time, but now he is strong enough, and cold-hearted enough, to do the deed. Enacting one harrowing revenge after another, Jude’s dark quest to punish the wrongs of the past will show that after all is said and done, only the stains of the past will remain.

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  Will - A Scout Is Brave (2024)
Posted by: Simon - 12-10-2025, 04:18 PM - Replies (1)

   


"It was in Innsmouth where I met the greatest Scout I've ever known, a boy named Aubrey Marsh, and he's the reason I'm still here and the reason I still believe it's worth being human, even though he's not quite either of those things anymore."

In the summer of 1963, Bud Castillo moves with his family from busy Queens, NY, to the bleak town of Innsmouth, MA, after a local oil consortium hires his father to help with a drilling platform off the coast. Bud meets a kindred spirit in the town library, Aubrey, the only other boy in town. Scouting is the cornerstone of Bud's life, and founding a troop in Innsmouth is the only way he can conceive of coping with what he is sure is a disastrous move. 
But the delights of that summer are coming to an end, as Bud discovers that Reverend Pritchett of the Evangelical Progress Temple has plans to return Innsmouth to greatness and glory.

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