Paperback. 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. I just want my money back. The story also has a smooth and skillful flow, especially . I will never get those images out of my head. Heck, this was as disturbing as it gets. The Slob and Yellow are my two favorites as well! The characters were refreshingly original, the story unforgettable, and the ending was to die for. There were parts that had me literally gagging and a certain part that had me tear up with emotion. Aron Beauregard is one of the hardest working artists I know and is rapidly slithering his way into becoming the King of splatter. Go look at internet cats instead. Raised in a household that was so filthy it was stomach spilling, Vera has become a neat-freak. This book reminded me of the Wrong Turn movie series because of the meat grinder thingy. A well written book that is worth a read. I went onto Amazon. stylesheet.rel = "stylesheet"; , Publisher Nothing is particularly well written. It has an underlying tone of psychological horror, a solid backstory, and a strong, vivid main character. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. I also really enjoyed the illustrations throughout the book. It's when the book hits its 45-50% marker that things get nasty.I, as well as a lot of you in here, I'm sure, don't really wince at horror anymore. googletag.pubads().setTargeting("grsession", "osid.e7fb582ebcf38074f9ee3bd8fb6dade1"); Aron Beauregard was born and raised in Central Falls, Rhode Island. var gads = document.createElement("script"); } else { Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Try again. It started off okay. I had been recommended this book on TikTok and as an avid horror reader felt I owed it a check out. 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. Add to basket . Halfway through the book though it became clear to me that Id never be going near a vacuum cleaner again. I read this book with a grin like the Cheshire cats. Im sure some people like this hate but it is trash writing Started off good and got to the point of whatever garbage the writer could think of went into the story. Stine, Harold Schechter, Roald Dahl. var ue_furl = "fls-na.amazon.com"; Sometimes I ask myself why I read Splatterpunk; it often makes me queasy in its unapologetic gore and depravity. His protagonist is a female vacuum saleswoman who throughout only seems to care only about her attractiveness to her husband (after being horrifically violated she returns to her partner only to reveal her biggest concern just a few weeks later her intimacy issues: Ever since I was repeatedly raped and assaulted by The Slob, I could never find my mood again.I wonder why the fuck not.). Wow! Yes, this was graphic, but if properly described, I can handle much worse. After tooling around for decades, hes finally started publishing his work (to the applause of a handful of deranged perverts). There is like a 10 minuet description of "The Slob" in the seen that take about 5 seconds in real time. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. The vile, repulsiveness contained in a mere 128 pages is staggering. Brutal to the core, The Slob will test even the most ardent lover of extreme horrors stamina and tolerance. I follow a lot of horror reviewers and this author's books keep popping up. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 March 2021. By that logic anyone who enjoys horror of any kind could be considered disturbed. "The Slob" starts off crazy slow, but that's all good and dandy as we're using this time to get invested in our protagonist. I was immediately sucked into the world this author created. [CDATA[ This is awful. The imagery that Bazterrica wrote with such detail had me wanting something new to read with just as much detail during gruesome scenes, or even more detail than what was needed. Exclusively against women apart from a scene at the end when a group of gay men are beheaded. He also contributes to the Evil Examined Podcast where he explores the most strange and horrifying events in the history of humanity with his lady and friends. All is going well until she arrives at the steps of a house that will change her forever. A must-read for splatter fans! Until next time -E.B. This book review was written prior to this website transitioning to AI-written reviews by Buddy the BookBot. I read a lot of extreme horror, so I doubt Im a prude or a pussy. Raped by the dead at the will of the living., I felt it enter me like a slimy nightcrawler squirming around.. I had to make myself finish it. Vera, Vera, Vera, if only you had turned back and headed home, instead of chasing an extra 40 dollars.!! The first-person perspective is brilliantly conversational, the character entertaining, relatable, and evocative. var stylesheet = document.createElement("link"); Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. He's 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. When the slob said "Time for desert?" From suburban life to utter hell, this was one story that I couldnt put down as I struggled to keep up with the trauma the protagonist is forced to endure. I wish I had come across this review before reading. 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. What sets this book apart from others in the genre is that the writing was character driven. googletag.pubads().setTargeting("gr_author", "false"); window.Mobvious.device_type = 'mobile'; A = p.createElement(s); The Slob By: Aron Beauregard Narrated by: Lila Kerry Length: 3 hrs and 27 mins 4.1 (202 ratings) Try for $0.00 1 title per month from Audible's entire catalog of best sellers, and new releases. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we dont use a simple average. gross, foul and disgusting. Deeply disturbing and a truly horrific read.would I recommend it? 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. Vera is a woman with determination and grit, who struggles to escape her troubled youth. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. It was about a teenager who couldnt score the girl of his dreams in life so he decided to kill her and impregnate her corpse You can imagine where it goes from there. Audiobook. 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Link below. Your life will be better without wasting the time. It's really just bad. document.getElementsByTagName("head")[0].appendChild(stylesheet); a[a9] = { I bought it and Im over halfway through with it. googletag.pubads().disableInitialLoad(); I sat there smelling my own flesh fill the air of that disgusting kitchen. I bought the book due to it was recommended to me on both Tiktok and YT and after reading it I'm beyond annoyed the book has so many flaws and issues, 1st of all this book had an editor so why on earth does it contain so many spelling errors it reads like a draft as appose to an actual book, the casual undertones of misogyny and the ending is just blatantly homophobic and the casual amounts of ableism thrown in too it feels like what would happen if an edge lord wrote a horror book not to mention lines of cringy dialogue combined with the author's lack of knowledge when it comes to women anatomy made this book an utter waste of money. Amazingly well written, no holes barred, theme park ride from hell..A story born from one of the best authors in the business! Admittedly, the tone is not always stable. Change). 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. For those you are easily offended or upset.steer clear. Aron Beauregards writing is incredibly, mind-numbingly, tearing-your-hair-out-to-feel-something-ly boring. } Stine, Harold S, Shane McKenzie, Clive Barker, Brett Easton Ellis, R.L. I thoroughly enjoyed it and with it being my first Aron Beauregard read, I'm definitely a fan. Yellow was my favorite of the two so far on my Beauregard journey. Theres no proof of age required to download or read this book, andthere fucking should be. The Slob by Aron Beauregard brings forth an unpleasant reality of intimate violation and torment. Born I enjoyed this book a lot and will be buying the second. Review originally published in SCREAM Magazine issue #67 July/August 2021. var isRetina = window.devicePixelRatio >= 2; // retina display All is going well until she arrives at the steps of a house that will change her forever. 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). I am usually disgusted by the stomach turning intricate details and analogies, and I feel like I immediately need a shower after finishing a chapter. then the last chapter happened. //]]> It is not full-on bizarro, but one can see the elements of that subgenre in this story. The steps of an evil that resurrects the ghastly memories she so desperately tried to wash away. $14.95/month after 30 days. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. if (window.csa) { Since most of what was happening was absurd and some situations were nearly comical because they could never occur, this wasn't even remotely frightening. 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. (function() { I saw the same tiktok and immediately was drawn to The Slob cause all I could think was how bad could it REALLY be? There's nothing that makes me truly disturbed in horror beyond my distaste of foot and finger injuries, and when the animal in a horror meets their demise, but Beauregard managed to keep me wincing throughout the second half of this book. googletag.pubads().setTargeting("surface", "mw"); 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 narration was brilliant, the story itself is not fit the faint hearted. Upon discovering she and her disabled husband, Daniel, are expecting, she needs fast cash. Many thanks to the author for letting me share these quotes and images from the book! She was now essentially just a pile of chunks and sections. 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. TW: for sexual assault, torture, abortion, extreme violence, homophobia, murder, misogyny and pretty much everything-fucking-else, if Im honest. In summary, this book was absolutely brutal. Dirty Heads: A novella of cosmic coming-of-age horror. Then, like a dog with a new treat, he gnawed on the rubbery skin for a while before slurping it down with all my hair like you would spaghetti. You know when you can just tell something is done wrong because youve seen it done right before? Upon discovering she and her disabled husband Daniel are expecting, she needs fast cash. 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. I just finished reading Aron Beauregards The Slob, and I gotta say this is one of the most vile and disgusting books Ive ever read. But still, 10/10 A.B. I just really hated The Slob. I finished a few shorter stories that Ive been working on and had another arm-wrestling practice. If your answer is yes, then what are you waiting for? (LogOut/ I didnt see the warnings but wish I had. He's 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. It tries to shock and fails. }); Reviewed in Australia on 28 February 2023. I read The Slob and Tender is the Flesh because of the same tiktok guy. After a long hiatus of not reading due to some stressors in my personal life, I finally picked up a book ("Tender is the Flesh" by Augustina Bazterrica) and started reading again. The Slob was a "nice" quick read, definitely not a book to read before bed! Highly recommended for those who like this sub-genre of horror and those who have a strong stomach. Absolutely the worst thing Ive ever heard in my entire life. But perhaps seeing a psychiatrist is also a good idea. googletag.enableServices(); setDisplayBids: function() {}, Would I read it again? When you enter his realm, be prepared to embrace the ugly and FEEL THE SPLATTER! I see this authors name everywhere I go now so knew it was time I tried him out. Change). He has a ton of books! It is time to meet Mr. Aron Beauregard. If you like your horror on the extreme side, then this book will punch you in the gutt and leave you winded for hours. Paperback. : The gore in American Psycho is worse. I kept praying hed choke on a hairball but I guess thats just a cat thing. I hope he sees it! It was about a teenager who couldnt score the girl of his dreams in life so he decided to kill her and impregnate her corpse You can imagine where it goes from there. Read something decent. The Slob. Reviewed in Australia on 28 February 2022. if (isRetina) { a pretty fun and crazy read overall. Take a look at Arons Year in Books. 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. : //=0){return}if("ue_https" in e){f=e.ue_https}else{f=e.location&&e.location.protocol=="https:"?1:0}i=f?
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