The Old Man beam organic horror or visceral horror

organic horror or visceral horror is horror fiction in which the horror is principally derived from the unnatural graphic transformation

But when they finally meet

the next empire is built upon its ruins

It is a commentary and paraphrase on the entire New Testament (this volume contains the Gospels and Acts)

Fortified by this knowledge and its resulting distinct competitive advantages

The Old Man beam organic horror or visceral horrorPost WW I, set in the coal mining fields of West Virginia, this is the story of a family living in a coal camp. Adam, a hermit living alone, is shunned by his neighbors and befriended by a five year old child. Children begin to disappear, little girls under the age of ten years old. Adam is blamed for the predations and people are feeling frustrated and angry with law enforcement.