}); When you enter his realm, be prepared to embrace the ugly and FEEL THE SPLATTER! The plot and all its grimy appendages braid together like clockwork. gads.src = (useSSL ? You cant change what cloth youve been cut from but you can try to at least wash it., The nastiness that was my childhood was something I would always be trying to clean up., Coming back wasnt what I needed to worry about, it was coming out., Evil had materialized and sought me out., I was being violated with someone elses remains. I really enjoyed the detail and lack of restriction in Beauregard's writing, and I was wondering, for those of you who've possibly read "The Slob", or are fans of Beauregard's work yourself, what are other books, or other authors worth checking out? It wont end well. googletag.pubads().enableAsyncRendering(); Such nicely constructed sentences to say such horrible and vile things. Hes been writing horror since the 6th grade when his parents discovered a short story titled Zombie Child wedged in the back pocket of his dirty acid-washed jeans. Plausible concepts are a huge plus, but psychological horror in any setting is fantastic. An avid supporter of horror art and illustration, Aron has made it his standard to hire illustrators for every book that he puts out himself under his brand AB Horror. The Slob is a vile villain, the vilest of any I have ever experienced since reading horror over the past 40 odd years. Aron Beauregard was born in Central Falls, Rhode Island. Raised in a household that was so filthy it was stomach spilling, Vera has become a neat-freak. Add to basket. which is disappointing since the horror scenes were written great. I will never get those images out of my head. Stine, Harold Schechter, Roald Dahl. This book reminded me of the Wrong Turn movie series because of the meat grinder thingy. "ObfuscatedMarketplaceId": "A1PQBFHBHS6YH1" A = p.createElement(s); TW: for sexual assault, torture, abortion, extreme violence, homophobia, murder, misogyny and pretty much everything-fucking-else, if Im honest. I was so shocked and disgusted by this book that I knew I had to review it (to warn people off), but its not fair to the author to do that without reading the whole work. Don't even bother. (LogOut/ Tender is the Flesh: TikTok Made Me Buy It! if (window.Mobvious === undefined) { stylesheet.rel = "stylesheet"; She takes a stab at the booming door-to-door vacuum sales business of 1988. Anything that is plausible is a huge plus in my eyes, as I feel the fear is more validated versus the dread of being stalked by a vampire or some shit like that. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); L is for Lycans (featuring my short story Harzie Pulls the Trigger), I is for Internet (featuring my short story Hackergirl), The Bumper Book of British Bizarro (featuring my short story House of Joy). Halfway through the book though it became clear to me that Id never be going near a vacuum cleaner again. Absolutely the worst thing Ive ever heard in my entire life. In summary, this book was absolutely brutal. Which was your favorite of the two? document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. then the last chapter happened. And then it wasn't.Wasn't really horror or thrilling. The long, the shortits all here. setDisplayBids: function() {}, But only if you want to feel uncomfortable and digusted the whole time!!! Cookie Notice The characters were refreshingly original, the story unforgettable, and the ending was to die for. If you want good writing, and youre a woman who doesnt want to feel the authors hatred for your sex radiating off the page for you as you read give this a wide berth. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 March 2021. The physical horror the protagonist goes through is beyond description in this review. It is clear that the author writes only for the personal pleasure of extreme, revolting horror. : For this reason and none other, I dragged myself through it and tried to suspend belief, hold in my stomach contents, and resist the urge to set fire to the book. Her ordeal soon becomes gruelling to read the fact that she is pregnant at the time of her capture leads to the most harrowing sequences and her quirky wit feeds into the pathos. The stuff this guy comes up with is just amazing and terrible and I'm begging some of you guys to read them so we can discuss! One of my favorite aspects of Arons writing style is it has just the right amount of subtle humor and social commentary that doesnt derail the carnage. Everything seems to be going well for her, the nastiness that was her childhood a distant memory until a door-to-door salesman inadvertently changes her life forever. The chapters leading up to this point are put to good use, however. It was about a teenager who couldn't score the girl of his dreams in life so he decided to kill her and impregnate her corpse During the course of the story Vera meets a second captive, Sandra, whose dialogue is curiously indistinguishable from Veras first-person narration. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. It was a joke, but sorry it didnt land for you. Everything else is an afterthought, with so little effort put into the surrounding plot, language or story elements that it reads like two different authors. Outside of that, the last, oh, say 20%-10% of this book was really disappointing as I felt it was extremely rushed in explaining things I felt the reader didn't really care about, all in the name of "no loose ends". Exclusively against women apart from a scene at the end when a group of gay men are beheaded. return cookiePair[1]; . var stylesheet = document.createElement("link"); (LogOut/ I read Johnny Got His Gun first and then The Slob came up as a suggestion. I was immediately sucked into the world this author created. Features some unique gross out content and a satisfying end. Need to get to the next one soon enough. holy shit he is". I guess weve all got our things, but I know which Id rather be . A typecast not to be ignored, when clearly the author seeks to obliterate any feminine qualities. also, there's a part where he describes something impossible. Many thanks to the author for letting me share these quotes and images from the book! Capturing and disposing of young women for his own pleasure and an undisclosed reason, he meets his match in personal hell. gads.type = "text/javascript"; The Slob has a premise that can be summarised in a single succinct line: a door-to-door saleswoman ends up in the house of a cannibal-rapist-necrophile and must figure out a means of escaping. Sometimes I ask myself why I read Splatterpunk; it often makes me queasy in its unapologetic gore and depravity. It's been a while since I've rooted so hard for a herione to make it as with these kind of reads you need to expect the unexpected and even for that to be twisted in two. var e = document.createElement("script"); e.src = "https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41mrkPcyPwL.js"; document.head.appendChild(e); Amazingly well written, no holes barred, theme park ride from hell..A story born from one of the best authors in the business! What I can say is, it is a very quick read and it doesnt take long before you get to the goods. Press J to jump to the feed. won't be reading or listening to any other stories by the author. The story takes a while to get going: discounting the in medias res opening chapter, protagonist Vera Harlow does not wind up in the clutches of The Slob until more than a third of the way through the slim volume. Looking for authors similar in style or books of a similar type. https://www.amazon.com/Slob-Aron-Beauregard-ebook/dp/B08NT3DXSC/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=slob+by+aaron&qid=1624494013&s=books&sr=1-1, Horror Bookworm Spotlights JohnBaltisberger, American Cannibal edited by RebeccaRowland, Zombie Cheerleaders On LSD by PeterCaffrey, Tales To Make You Vomit: Savage Headhunters by J. ManfredWeichsel, Ooze: Little Bursts Of Body Horror edited by Ruth AnnaEvans, The Insatiable Hunger Of Trees by SamanthaEaton, We All Fall Before The Harvest by C.M. I enjoyed this book a lot and will be buying the second. Yes, there is such a thing. Yes! cringey womans point of view written by a man who doesnt talk to many women. She was now essentially just a pile of chunks and sections. Dont be curious, dont try to measure your own exposure to graphic horror against this writing. Even Twilight would be better than this. Or if he couldnt stop them, maybe he could at least find a way to pacify them. After tooling around for decades, hes finally started publishing his work (to the applause of a handful of deranged perverts). Classic extreme horror. The Slob by Aron Beauregard (2021 Splatterpunk Awards) The Slob has a premise that can be summarised in a single succinct line: a door-to-door saleswoman ends up in the house of a cannibal-rapist-necrophile and must figure out a means of escaping. 2019, 2020, 2021 Aron Beauregard (P)2022 Aron Beauregard, Unabridged Yes it's extreme, but it's also well written and had me reading well into the late hours of the night to finish it, even though I had to be up early for work in the morning. [CDATA[ If it wasnt clear already, I do NOT recommend this book. They try to escape, and find even more corpses of women in a barn, each with their own imaginative injuries. Hello! Yellow is alot better though in my opinion. stylesheet.type = "text/css"; var node = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; (LogOut/ a[a9]._Q.push([c, r]) One day she notices a house way back from the street. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ). I feel nothing for it. Thanks. I finally did it. var source = getCookieWithoutJQuery("source"); She runs into the slob and shit just hits the fan from there. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. The story does start off strong then half way though it just becomes "how can I make this as pointlessly disgusting as possible with out actually adding to the plot/story". I know that this is a story and gore for the sake of gore but it was just so god damm unrealistic that at many point I almost gave up because it was just to stupid. , Publisher q("f", arguments) var gads = document.createElement("script"); Change). googletag.pubads().disableInitialLoad(); I started with the Slob as it seemed to be the most popular. The story also has a smooth and skillful flow, especially . When you enter his realm, be prepared to embrace the ugly and FEEL THE SPLATTER! The Slob by Aron Beauregard is the epitome of good Extreme Horror. (LogOut/ throw new Error("could not load device-specific stylesheet : " + err.message); Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. This book review was written prior to this website transitioning to AI-written reviews by Buddy the BookBot. url = "https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/mobile/phone_hd_images-2b89833762f600506d44865a33582d11.css"; Though, I do love a great psychological horror no matter the setting involved. The author managed to exceed my expectations. I had high expectations going into this book that it would disgust and offend. : (function () { The reader should be aware physical violence and horrendous acts of defilement is a common thread throughout this splatterpunk novella. Change). It is not full-on bizarro, but one can see the elements of that subgenre in this story. I hope everyone had a good weekend. Vera employs the same tone of voice to describe the horrors within his home: Figuring out what was connected to what was hardly as simple as the childrens song so many of us knew by heart. Her biography runs into a marriage to paralysed Vietnam veteran Daniel, who she originally courted with sick jokes about cannibalism and strokes; this entire life story is narrated by Vera narrates with lashings of observational humour. Slob is the nastiest but yellow is a close second for sure and is just amazing! The Slob is the 4th book of Arons I have read and it definitely maintains the gore drenched hellscape that you have come to love and expect from him. function isShowingBuyableFeatures() { Aron Beauregard was born and raised in Central Falls, Rhode Island. So I checked that out first and instead of checking out tender is the flesh I went on a Beauregard adventure of filfth, I keep seeing those tiktoks too, Im really liking this small trend of splatter punk recommendations Ive stumbled upon. and our Needless to say, his parents were not thrilled by this tale and rather than acknowledging his creative genius suspected he might be a budding serial killer. I just want my money back. If I can say one thing clearly: Dont read this book. This book is a work of FICTION, its not reality, please dont confuse the two. googletag.pubads().setTargeting("gr_author", "false"); Her child is aborted in a way that I cant even describe here. The steps of an evil that resurrects the ghastly memories she so desperately tried to wash away. } a[a9] = { An avid supporter of horror art and illustration, Aron has made it his standard to hire illustrators for every book that he puts out himself under his brand AB Horror. . var useSSL = "https:" == document.location.protocol; I saw the very same Tik Tok and immediately picked The Slob since he didnt recommend it haha. So why do I do this to myself? You know when you can just tell something is done wrong because youve seen it done right before? The book starts off slow then packs a punch like a motherfucker, leaving scenes in your brain that require immediate eye bleach. Vera, Vera, Vera, if only you had turned back and headed home, instead of chasing an extra 40 dollars.!! The ending was so random that it seemed as though he was just looking for an excuse to add some extra last-minute bigotry. I regret it. To quote the book, No one knows how the seemingly minor choices they make will come to affect them. When Vera becomes a salesman herself, she has no idea of the danger shes put herself into.