Some of the guys think Im ready for my first tournament, but Im not sure Im ready yet. editors should have cut it out. (function () { Cancel anytime. It's just over the top gore. (LogOut/ For any of you who feels the violence and depravity is the most important part of the story, you need to read this book to learn about character development - because when the reader cares for the protagonist, they can FEEL the bad things happening. Bizarro Horror fans will enjoy the reach, and Extreme Horror fans will enjoy Arons dedication to a quality level of relevant brutality and gore. I had to make myself finish it. })(); a[a9] = { For more information, please see our Hello! Slob by Aron Beauregard 1 title per month from Audibles entire catalog of best sellers, and new releases. Classic extreme horror. The Slob is not extreme horror, its extreme violence. Born Should you read it? The chapters leading up to this point are put to good use, however. The story also has a smooth and skillful flow, especially for such a brutal, gruesome, gory, mind-wrecking Extreme Horror tale. Don't even bother. Change). Vera, Vera, Vera, if only you had turned back and headed home, instead of chasing an extra 40 dollars.!! I sat there smelling my own flesh fill the air of that disgusting kitchen. var ue_furl = "fls-na.amazon.com"; I did really enjoy it.) I just really hated The Slob. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. The Slob. (LogOut/ holy shit he is". 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. g = p.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; q("f", arguments) Its not an experiment of the form, its not to achieve a single reaction (revulsion), its not clever. 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. Vera is a woman with determination and grit, who struggles to escape her troubled youth. I really enjoyed this book and will definitely be working through the rest of the authors back catalog. He seems to really enjoy that part. (Good book though, don't get me wrong. She takes a stab at the booming door-to-door vacuum sales business of 1988. 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Aron Beauregard. I cant wait to read more of Mr. Beauregards work. It was very gruesome at parts and definitely not for the faint of heart. (my favorite). Audiobook. But such a pat summary does little justice to just how engagingly twisted this book is. Slob is the nastiest but yellow is a close second for sure and is just amazing! It doesn't matter if you're into Stephen King, Octavia Butler, Jack Ketchum or Shirley Jackson, this is the place to share that love and discuss to your heart's content. Using your mobile phone camera, scan the code below and download the Kindle app. : The steps of an evil that resurrects the ghastly memories she so desperately tried to wash away. (LogOut/ Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. This is extreme horror at its finest. There is like a 10 minuet description of "The Slob" in the seen that take about 5 seconds in real time. This one comes up in my horror circles so often that I keep thinking hmm maybe I should read it just so I can say I did. Thank you for helping me reign that curiosity in lol. Plane and simple. 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. I cant recommend this one enough! Midnight Widows: issues 1 and 2 available now. : var ue_t0=window.ue_t0||+new Date(); Yes its 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. (LogOut/ } catch (err) { Well, I just finished "THE SLOB" by Aron Beauregard and feel dirty. Horror author, mother, and animal lover. The Slob is a vile villain, the vilest of any I have ever experienced since reading horror over the past 40 odd years. Get fucking dirty and read The Slob. Privacy Policy. I bought it and Im over halfway through with it. Definitely going to read his other works. try { Removing this book will also remove your associated ratings, reviews, and reading sessions. Veras newfound cleanliness obsession leads her to take up a job as a door-to-door vacuum cleaner salesperson, which proves very profitable until she arrives at the house of The Slob. } else { session: { id: "858-7666235-7728273" }, Pretty sure I would get banned if I started explaining everything in detail that happens , Can someone please tell me where I can read it for free I cant find it anywhere , Save $4 and get it from Amazon or Google books. imagine Rob Zombie on steroids. Exclusively against women apart from a scene at the end when a group of gay men are beheaded. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. The ending didn't end on a huge cliffhanger but I'm intruiged to see what the next one have in store. }); There were parts that had me literally gagging and a certain part that had me tear up with emotion. I needn't have worried though. 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. this was absolutely cuckooooooo. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. This book reminded me of the Wrong Turn movie series because of the meat grinder thingy. Beauregard is a superb story teller. : Exclusively against women - apart from a scene at the end when a group of gay men are beheaded. , Your Premium Plus plan is $14.95 a month after 30 day trial. pretty good story line if this is your type of thing. Maybe Dr. Guyver could prescribe me something to stop the dreams. I was pulled into the realism at first and then let go by the Forced Reach to be over Obscene. : I'm currently reading "Johnny Got His Gun" by Dalton Trumbo, and I was already suggested "The Troop" (because of a particular scene involving a turtle) by Nick Cutter, but I'd love a couple more suggestions. gads.src = (useSSL ? Aron Beauregard was born in Central Falls, Rhode Island. I had been recommended this book on TikTok and as an avid horror reader felt I owed it a check out. : "https:" : "http:") + By that logic anyone who enjoys horror of any kind could be considered disturbed. I read it before bed and I just laid there for so long thinking about the "desert" scene. She climbs the steps to the house and knocks on the door. Go look at internet cats instead. Not gonna lie the start of this book had me all motivated to clean my house which was great. trigger warning rape, canabalism, extreme violence, blood, gore. 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. apstag.init({ After tooling around for decades, hes finally started publishing his work (to the applause of a handful of deranged perverts). I'm sorry the author didn't succeed in making it seem interesting or more grisly; it felt like he was writing it just for show. Upon discovering she and her disabled husband Daniel are expecting, she needs fast cash. 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 read Johnny Got His Gun first and then The Slob came up as a suggestion. node.parentNode.insertBefore(gads, node); Change). Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations. But perhaps seeing a psychiatrist is also a good idea. "ebfg_email", "ebfg_sms"]; page: {requestId: "P9ZWWV3JHMTSXH679245", meaningful: "interactive"} We learn that this trait began during her childhood when she visited a friend and realised the squalor of her own home (There were places they could sit in their house Piles of clothing that would never be worn didnt comprise whole rooms No dead or dying mice emitting shrill cries of agony, twitching in insensitive traps); her troubled upbringing, sharing a family with a war-traumatised father and a sister with untreated bipolar disorder (We were just entering the 70s and mental health and its myriad of deficiencies were still mostly a mystery); the personal trauma of cleaning up the aftermath of her sisters gunshot suicide (I felt queasy looking at the mashup of tissue strewn about; there was even still one of Lisas eyeballs surrounded by meaty slop and wedged inside the partially cracked heating vent). q("i", arguments) //= 2; // retina display Hes honestly my favorite author as of late and he seems like such a cool guy as well! Sometimes I ask myself why I read Splatterpunk; it often makes me queasy in its unapologetic gore and depravity. The Slob by Aron Beauregard (2021 Splatterpunk Awards) var ue_id = "P9ZWWV3JHMTSXH679245"; Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web. 'The Slob' is not extreme horror, it's extreme violence. Vera quickly learns survival has its cost. 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 You can imagine where it goes from there. CONTAINS SPOILERS. Just when I thought it couldnt get worse, the author somehow managed to throw in homophobia and racism in the final 10 pages! Ha ha yeah I guess so Jon. I feel like I've been chugging the liquid at the bottom of a city garbage truck on a summer day. This review will likely be unpopular, and I can give Beauregard his due. googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); I greatly enjoy Aaron Beauregard's intelligent style, his character development and his build-up of plot and extreme actions. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 April 2022, (WARNING: This review contains MAJOR spoilers. I didnt see the warnings but wish I had. var gptAdSlots = gptAdSlots || []; Nothing will prepare you for the nastiness, disorder, and sickening horror brought forth bythe Slob. 1996-2023, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. 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. The Slob. This is definitely not for the faint hearted.. very graphic details! But wasn't. Which was your favorite of the two? No. It's when the book hits its 45-50% marker that things get nasty. So why do I do this to myself? Dont wanna embarrass myself up on the stage! The Slob by Aron Beauregard is the epitome of good Extreme Horror. // page settings cringey womans point of view written by a man who doesnt talk to many women. It also analyses reviews to verify trustworthiness. "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. fetchBids: function() { stylesheet.rel = "stylesheet"; 28 Jul 2021. Sorry, there was a problem loading this page. Extreme violence towards women and gay men. The Slob has received critical praise and as a result has been nominated for the 2021 Splatterpunk Awards! Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. There is also a part when a woman with no lips can speak clear is a bell and she has had some horrific injuries but is just totally chill with it and it doesn't even remotely bother her or is in like no apparent pain and neither is the main protagonist at that point either. Get help and learn more about the design. One of the worst books I've ever read. This is where it was suggested to me to look into Aron Beauregard's "The Slob". Your life will be better without wasting the time. actually surprised me towards the end, when i found out the why behind it all. Not even from a plot point of view, just in terms of writing. //Aron Beauregard, The Slob and Yellow : r/horrorlit - reddit Wow wee! I knew EXACTLY what was going to happen and just kept thinking "is he actually going to do this? To get the latest updates about upcoming releases, signed books and merchandise, film news, his horror podcasts, and so much more, visit his website: To subscribe to his free newsletter, join the AB Horror Maggot Mailing List at: Find all the books, read about the author, and more. I saw the same tiktok and immediately was drawn to The Slob cause all I could think was how bad could it REALLY be? Hey man its Aron, thanks for checking out the books and creating the post, I really appreciate you. What I loved most about this book is that it was completely character driven. Loved it! Would I read it again? I, wholeheartedly, don't think I could ever forget this scene as the detail it was described with made me feel as though I was a third party to the room it was happening in. I hope he sees it! Halfway through the book though it became clear to me that Id never be going near a vacuum cleaner again. function isShowingBuyableFeatures() { Youre still thinking of buying it right now? I recommend The Slob to anyone who relishes the extreme horror genre. Thanks for reading! The female protagonist has a really bad case of "female written by a man". Aron Beauregard (Author of The Slob) - Goodreads I had some laugh out loud moments where I probably wasn't supposed to. It is easy to see why Aron Beauregard is rising in popularity as an Extreme Horror author. Book review: 'The Slob' by Aron Beauregard He has a ton of books! return true; The Slob is a cautionary tale and plays out like some sort of deranged Americana folklore.