Chuck Palahniuk

Definitely not for the faint-hearted. This short story collection has been described as 'the most original work of fiction this year' by The Guardian. Haunted is a novel made up of stories—twenty-three of the most horrifying, hilarious, mind-blowing, stomach-churning tales you'll ever encounter. They are told by the people who have all answered an ad headlined 'Artists Retreat—Abandon your life...

Chuck Palahniuk returns with the chilling tale, in classic Palahniuk tradition, of a father in search of his daughter, a young woman with a secret, and a malicious recording that can make "the whole world scream at the exact same time." Private detective Foster Gates is a father in search of his missing daughter, and sound engineer Mitzi harbours a...

From the bestselling author of Fight Club comes a dark, satirical parable about a string of mysterious high school disappearances, the seedy underbellies of billionaires, and the tough choices we make in the face of an uncertain future. In Shock Induction, the best and brightest students at a seemingly reputable high school are disappearing. Every day, it seems another overachiever...

Choke is Fight Club for sex addicts — Independent on Sunday By The Author of Fight Club Victor Mancini has devised a complicated scam to pay for his mother's hospital care — pretend to be choking on a piece of food in a restaurant, and the person who 'saves' you will feel responsible for you for the rest of their...

Renowned, bestselling novelist Chuck Palahniuk takes us behind the scenes of the writing life, with postcards from decades on the road and incredible examination of the power of fiction and the art of storytelling. In this spellbinding blend of memoir and insight, bestselling author Chuck Palahniuk shares stories and generous advice on what makes writing powerful and what makes for...

"Maybe our generation has found its Don DeLillo" - Bret Easton Ellis. By the author of Fight Club. She's a catwalk model who has everything - a boyfriend, a career, a loyal best friend. But when a sudden motor 'accident' leaves her disfigured and incapable of speech, she goes from being the beautiful centre of attention to being an invisible...

Every weekend, in basements and parking lots across the country, young men with good white-collar jobs and absent fathers take off their shoes and shirts and fight each other barehanded for as long as they have to. Then they go back to those jobs with blackened eyes and loosened teeth and the sense that they can handle anything. Fight Club...

The author of Fight Club takes America beyond our darkest dreams in this timely satire. People pass the word only to those they trust most—Adjustment Day is coming. They've been reading a mysterious blue-black book and memorising its directives. They are ready for the reckoning. In this ingeniously comic work, Chuck Palahniuk's first novel in four years, he does what...

Nine spine-tingling, mind-altering, and deliciously atmospheric, journey into the dark side of America with nine of its most uncanny classics. Vintage Classics' American Gothic Series Spine-tingling, mind-altering, and deliciously atmospheric, journey into the dark side of America with nine of its most uncanny classics. Every weekend, in basements and parking lots across the country, young men with good white-collar jobs...

A biting satire that exposes American money, greed and elitism Sunday Independent From the bestselling author of Fight Club comes a dark, satirical parable about a string of mysterious high school disappearances, the seedy underbellies of billionaires, and the tough choices we make in the face of an uncertain future. In Shock Induction, the best and brightest students at a...

Chuck Palahniuk tackles Hollywood in a hilarious assault on celebrity and the Golden Age of Hollywood, when grand dames ruled the roost. 'Every word he's written about me is a lie including "and" and "the"...' For decades, Hazie Coogan has tended to the outsized needs of Katherine 'Miss Kathie' Kenton, a star with the wattage of Elizabeth Taylor and the...

From the bestselling author of Fight Club comes a hilarious horror satire about a family of professional killers responsible for the most atrocious events in history and the young brothers that are destined to take over. Meet Otto and Cecil. Two brothers growing up privileged in the Welsh countryside. They enjoy watching nature shows, playing with their pet pony, impersonating...