I Can Make You Feel Uncomfortable by Paul McKenna (Book)

Former TV Hypno-star Paul McKenna returns with the latest in his series of self help books. There was 'I Can Make You Thin', then 'I Can Make You Rich', and now 'I Can Make You Feel Uncomfortable'.

This worryingly large book features page after page of photographs of McKenna staring intently out at the reader accompanied by a single sentence or word. Examples include "I'M IN YOUR HOUSE RIGHT NOW", "I'M HYPNOTISING YOU", "TOUCHING YOUR FACE AS YOU SLEEP", and "FEAR". Paul explains his 'Scared Shitless' programme in the blurb,

"THANK YOU FOR BUYING THIS BOOK MINION. I KNOW YOU ARE FEELING WORTHLESS, LONELY, AND UNLOVED. GOOD. I AM GOING TO FREAK YOU RIGHT OUT. READ THE BOOK, LOOK AT THE PICTURES. SEE WHERE THAT GETS YOU. IF YOU FEEL SCARED YOU WILL PROBABLY NOT WORRY ABOUT HOW AWFUL YOUR LIFE HAS GOT, YEAH?"

Thanks Paul. I am huge fan of McKenna's previous self help masterpieces and so am disappointed to have to report that this one leaves a lot to be desired. Pages such as number 37, which features a close up image of an eye and the words 'YOU ARE A MASSIVE FAILURE', successfully failed to raise my spirits or even vaguely distract me from the woe filled exercise in futility that is my life.

All in all a crushing let down for this McKennoid (the general term for fans of the mind control guru) but I still have hope. He has announced a number of future titles including 'I Can Make You Fly', 'Dig A Hole In 7 Days', 'Start Smoking Instantly', and the already controversial 'I Can Make You Die'. Let's hope those books can return this once great man to his rightful place as King Of The Mindscrubbers.