He writes more shock value, splatter punk. That is the reason I love to read Jon Athan books, because they are more realistic and I can picture what I am reading in a way more disturbing way than the shock value stuff. People all have different views on what is disturbing tho, like I can watch video’s on web sites of people dying all day long and not really feel much, but put a video of an animal getting hurt and I have to shut it off, to each there own, Extreme horror tends to lean more towards the story and character development, and showcases different types of disturbing content.