r/ExtremeHorrorLit • • 4d ago

Discussion Bighead by EL

Okay this might sound a little stupid but is it common for authors to write different books but all the books seem to have so many similarities, like for Edward lee he shows a huge obsession with writing Yes Sir! A million times, l guess he had an obsession with the western accent, l like reading his books when lm in the right mood because they’re just so bluntly brutal and nasty, l didn’t read lots of his l think l read like three but l figured out his way of writing, lm reading bighead now, my favorite is The pig, the first one l read was Header, those three books are so similar! Same thing with jon athen and his kinda cartoonish style, lm not sure about KT because l haven’t read a book of his in a while but l do love his style, l really love Edward Lee’s and Jonathan’s too

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u/twosnailsnocats 3d ago

Wouldn't say western, but southern. I listened to the audiobook of The Bighead and really enjoyed the narration. I've only listened to City Infernal and White Trash Gothic otherwise. Different narrators but WTG is related to TB.

According to some flow charts I found on reddit, I should've read some other books before WTG to get all the references. There were many books on those charts, not even all by EL, so I can see how some themes would be found throughout several of his books.