The Cancer Cowboy Rides by John Connolly

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The Cancer Cowboy Rides
Cover of The Cancer Cowboy Rides by John Connolly
Author(s) John Connolly
Published 2004
Publisher Atria Books
Genre(s) Horror
Age group Adult


The Cancer Cowboy Rides by John Connolly is an adult horror novella, originally published in 2004 as a part of Nocturnes, a short story collection by John Connolly.

Trigger Warnings

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  • Ableism
    The R slur gets used at one point.
  • Abusive relationship
    Mentions of domestic violence.
  • Animal death
  • Body horror
  • Cancer
    Though not technically cancer, the spreading disease the story deals with has symptoms identical to, and is treated as, various forms of cancer.
  • Emesis
  • Gore
  • Gun violence
  • Homophobia
    The F slur gets used at one point.
  • Parasites
  • Sexual harassment
    Mentions of a woman being groped against her will.
  • Terminal illness

Representation

An asterisk (*) indicates that the author openly identifies with that identity.

  • Gay side character

Tropes

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