Was there a story about a girl and a ribbon in the book you read, and when the ribbon was removed her head fell off?
If so it might have been “In a Dark, Dark Room” but that was published in the 80s
edit: I’d also look at Ed Gorey as well, his art style is in that same vein. Also i can’t read
As someone else said, this almost always comes down to the device they’re using. Especially if it’s a Playstation console or a Smart TV (in my experience) as they don’t support x265 codec or have .ass support, or both
The Guinea Pig series (both the original JPN and the less stellar American version) are both packed full of gore.
The original version of Martyrs is also pretty gory
August Underground as well, although i’ve only seen the first one and none of the others
I’m sure i could come up with more suggestions
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The story is such a core memory to me for some reason. I know what you mean about it being a fever dream, i remember reading it in a library book as a small child then never being able to find it again until i was an adult, so Im glad someone else has been in that situation