}; Try again. 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. By that logic anyone who enjoys horror of any kind could be considered disturbed. } Thanks for reading! googletag.enableServices(); Deeply disturbing and a truly horrific read.would I recommend it? Admittedly, the tone is not always stable. Your life will be better without wasting the time. I just want my money back. The long, the shortits all here. It's really just bad. I am in..I'm 100% firmly in the Aron Beauregard fan club.. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. SOME STAINS DONT COME OUT Raised in a household so filthy it was stomach-spilling, Vera involuntarily evolved into a neat freak. I didnt see the warnings but wish I had. 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. 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. googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(true); won't be reading or listening to any other stories by the author. This is probably the most disturbing novella Ive read in a long time. var ue_sid = "858-7666235-7728273"; Aron was born in Central Falls, Rhode Island. She is more worried about how her husband will feel after he sees her and all her mutilation rather than how SHE will get better or that "she must fix or help any man to get him to like me ". Have you enjoyed Ed Lee, Wrath James White, Kristopher Triana or any of the other Splatterpunk greats? g = p.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; Change). It's when the book hits its 45-50% marker that things get nasty. 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. })(); When the slob said "Time for desert?" Gave it 4 because I thought it was too short and the ending was too abrupt. Don't even bother. This is extreme horror at its finest. } catch (err) { pretty good story line if this is your type of thing. There is a certain feeling of being cleaned found on the other side of a story like this. g.parentNode.insertBefore(A, g) Using your mobile phone camera, scan the code below and download the Kindle app. Finding out she is pregnant, she takes on a job as a vacuum door to door salesman. Aron Beauregard, The Slob and Yellow : r/horrorlit - reddit It was a short read but didn't feel too short. After I finished "Tender is the Flesh", I had a deep urge to read more horror, but something more foul as the book wasn't what it was hyped to be. in Central Falls , The United States. This book contains graphic content. Halfway through the book though it became clear to me that Id never be going near a vacuum cleaner again. } Add to basket . [CDATA[ //]]> Get help and learn more about the design. After living in a filthy home for most of her early life, Vera becomes an obsessive neat freak. Through sheer will, she overcomes adversity and marries the love of her life. The Slob Paperback - 18 November 2020 by Aron Beauregard (Author) 1,571 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle $5.58 Read with Our Free App Audiobook $0.00 Free with your Audible trial Paperback $18.42 1 Used from $22.45 4 New from $18.42 SOME STAINS DON'T COME OUT. 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. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Book review: How to Sell a Haunted House by GradyHendrix. "https:" : "http:") + 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. Aron Beauregard is one of the hardest working artists I know and is rapidly slithering his way into becoming the King of splatter. Very gory with detailed descriptions of murder and assault, just what I was looking for.At 3h and 45 mins I felt it was far too short, there were bits of the story that could have been expanded on (the slobs upbringing, the back story of the gay guys etc) but overall, a good, quick listen. 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. Sometimes I ask myself why I read Splatterpunk; it often makes me queasy in its unapologetic gore and depravity. Thanks. "//securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/tag/js/gpt.js"; window.csa("Events")("setEntity", { }()); , Paperback Also, dont eat while reading it. pubID: '3211', adServer: 'googletag', bidTimeout: 4e3, params: { aps_privacy: '1YN' } Her obsession with cleanliness sprouts the concept that her skills can be put to use in a unique way. 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. Id be lying if I said I didnt enjoy every sick moment of this depraved tale. "ObfuscatedMarketplaceId": "A1PQBFHBHS6YH1" Raped by the dead at the will of the living., I felt it enter me like a slimy nightcrawler squirming around.. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Book review: The Slob by AronBeauregard, Definitely dont click on this button to buy it. I see this authors name everywhere I go now so knew it was time I tried him out. If you're a mother like me, you will immediately know when you read it which part I'm referring to. Well, I guess I am fascinated by and enjoy the imagination put into creating such monstrosities and seeing just how far someone can go--like what putrid and horrifying scenarios havent been done yet or what scenarios or storylines havent gone far enough. Vera has knocked on the wrong door, and she is going to pay a price for it. This is pretty much an extreme fest that even goes further than what I feel comfortable with, so maybe that is a warning for all those who dont have strong stomachs. stylesheet.href = url; document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ). The bar has been set. I skim over his writing style because theres so much else to focus on, but oh god. 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 low key love it though. I feel like I've been chugging the liquid at the bottom of a city garbage truck on a summer day. Oh boy, I kind of loved this repugnant read. "Try the new candy" and "Die Tommy" kind of have some helpful information before going into "Scary Bastard" was a wild read! The story also has a smooth and skillful flow, especially . completely homophobic and racist. Amazingly well written, no holes barred, theme park ride from hell..A story born from one of the best authors in the business! } var googletag = googletag || {}; If you havent read this one yet, dont miss out! Aron Beauregard was born in Central Falls, Rhode Island. This is where it was suggested to me to look into Aron Beauregard's "The Slob". I was pulled into the realism at first and then let go by the Forced Reach to be over Obscene. Thats all I have for today. apstag.init({ Its not an experiment of the form, its not to achieve a single reaction (revulsion), its not clever. Should you read it? googletag.pubads().setTargeting("grsession", "osid.e7fb582ebcf38074f9ee3bd8fb6dade1"); I did really enjoy it.) The Slob | Bibliophilia Templum But Aron Beauregard is a brilliant writer and The Slob will give you nightmares for weeks! Go look at internet cats instead. Aron's story is well written, well paced, lives it to the extreme banner but has good character development and plot structure, unlike so many other extreme works. After pursuing careers (which ultimately failed) in music, film-making, and full-time drug use, he eventually circled back to his bloody bread and butter: writing highly disturbing and bizarre material that tends to explore the human potential for evil. Highly recommended for those who like this sub-genre of horror and those who have a strong stomach. The Slob has received critical praise and as a result has been nominated for the 2021 Splatterpunk Awards! The Slob by Aron Beauregard - Audiobook - Audible.com hard to listen to in parts. Reviewed in Australia on 28 February 2022. a[a9]._Q.push([c, r]) I went onto Amazon. The reader should be aware physical violence and horrendous acts of defilement is a common thread throughout this splatterpunk novella. Cancel anytime. She takes a stab at the booming door-to-door vacuum sales business of 1988. Aron was born in Central Falls, Rhode Island. var cookie = cookies[i]; If your answer is yes, then what are you waiting for? The female protagonist has a really bad case of "female written by a man". They're only like 4 bucks in the Kindle store for the e book. Aron Beauregard. 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). Regardless of what he did in his life, horror always followed him. // It's just over the top gore. [CDATA[ (Good book though, don't get me wrong. The steps of an evil that resurrects the ghastly memories she so desperately tried to wash away. I had high expectations going into this book that it would disgust and offend. Has anyone else read these? Same, that was my first splatterpunk book too! (LogOut/ for(var i=0; iThe Slob by Aron Beauregard (2021 Splatterpunk Awards) } CONTAINS SPOILERS. 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. Both women have their own dedicated rape scenes, and objectification is taken to the extreme with one womans oral lips being sewn to her lady lips. The amount of effort and time that is spent during these scenes describing everything in intimate detail from The Slobs genitals to the womans injuries shows an obsessive approach to this violence. Change). It was brutal, nauseating and exceptionally well written. if (window.csa) { The book starts off slow then packs a punch like a motherfucker, leaving scenes in your brain that require immediate eye bleach. Need to get to the next one soon enough. gross, foul and disgusting. she came off pretentious and her relationship with her husband seemed a little bit token. It should be mandatory reading for every vacuum cleaner saleswoman. 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. Looking for authors similar in style or books of a similar type. 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. One of the worst books I've ever read. 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I cant imagine what the narrator went through reading this. Rather than make light of the situation, Veras sense of humour serves to increase the readers empathy. window.csa("Config", { I greatly enjoy Aaron Beauregard's intelligent style, his character development and his build-up of plot and extreme actions. The steps of an evil that resurrects the ghastly memories she so desperately tried to wash away. } else { I saw the very same Tik Tok and immediately picked The Slob since he didnt recommend it haha. 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. // page settings url = "https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/mobile/phone_hd_images-2b89833762f600506d44865a33582d11.css"; After tooling around for decades, hes finally started publishing his work (to the applause of a handful of deranged perverts). I finished a few shorter stories that Ive been working on and had another arm-wrestling practice. googletag.pubads().setTargeting("surface", "mw"); function getCookieWithoutJQuery(name) { But then again, there isnt much outside of the extreme horror scenes. } a pretty fun and crazy read overall. Stine, Harold S, Shane McKenzie, Clive Barker, Brett Easton Ellis, R.L. The gore in American Psycho is worse. function q(c, r) { The author makes you care about the characters before he puts them through hell. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Slob by Aron Beauregard session: { id: "858-7666235-7728273" }, This is one book you dont want to miss. "Application": "GoodreadsMonolith", Many thanks to the author for letting me share these quotes and images from the book! After pursuing careers (which ultimately failed) in music, filmmaking, and full-time drug use, he eventually circled back to his bloody bread and butter: writing highly disturbing and bizarre material that tends to explore the human potential for evil. The Slob was a "nice" quick read, definitely not a book to read before bed! googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || []; googletag.pubads().enableAsyncRendering(); I sat there smelling my own flesh fill the air of that disgusting kitchen. with a cool curve ball at the end. But only if you want to feel uncomfortable and digusted the whole time!!! return true; 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". 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. Visit www.eblunsford.com for more info. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. There were parts that had me literally gagging and a certain part that had me tear up with emotion. Books by Aron Beauregard | Book Depository for(var i=0; iBook review: 'The Slob' by Aron Beauregard I expected something terrible to happen to her pregnancy but DAMN. If you're a mother like me, you will immediately know when you read it which part I'm referring to. 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. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 March 2021. but as the story progressed I found myself rooting for her and her survival. Extreme fiction is one of those areas a lot of people write in these days but so few do it well. SOME STAINS DON'T COME OUT Raised in a household that was so filthy it was stomach spilling, Vera has become a neat-freak. Capturing and disposing of young women for his own pleasure and an undisclosed reason, he meets his match in personal hell. 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. I had some laugh out loud moments where I probably wasn't supposed to. I cant wait to read more of Mr. Beauregards work. I had to make myself finish it. } also, there's a part where he describes something impossible. Im glad you and some of the others that commented have enjoyed The Slob and Yellow, great to see some new people discovering the stories , Well it is a very short read, will only take a couple hours if your a fast reader. Aron was born in Central Falls, Rhode Island. googletag.pubads().setTargeting("sid", "osid.e7fb582ebcf38074f9ee3bd8fb6dade1"); This book isnt for me, extreme horror really isnt my thing but to suggest readers of this book need psychiatric help is narrow minded and reductive. Vera quickly learns survival has its cost. Very well said! 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. 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. I was immediately sucked into the world this author created. q("f", arguments) Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. 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. 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. (LogOut/ 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 The Slob is a vile villain, the vilest of any I have ever experienced since reading horror over the past 40 odd years. 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. throw new Error("could not load device-specific stylesheet : " + err.message); One day she notices a house way back from the street. I had been recommended this book on TikTok and as an avid horror reader felt I owed it a check out. Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations. I also really enjoyed the illustrations throughout the book. var sourcesToHideBuyFeatures = ["ebfg_gr", "ebfg_fb", "ebfg_fbm", "ebfg_tw", The Slob. : if (window.ue && window.ue.tag) { window.ue.tag('author:show:signed_out', ue.main_scope);window.ue.tag('author:show:signed_out:mobileWeb', ue.main_scope); } The entire plot is her entering the house of The Slob, and then being tortured, brutalised, humiliated, and sexually assaulted in the most horrific ways. Some of the guys think Im ready for my first tournament, but Im not sure Im ready yet. Heck, this was as disturbing as it gets. 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. disgusting, gory and definitely gross. Amazon recommended it to me based on reading Tender is the Flesh and Things Have Been Worse Since We Last Spoke; neither of which come close to how graphic this work is and I went in completely unprepared. }, Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. node.parentNode.insertBefore(gads, node); 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. Which was your favorite of the two? It has an underlying tone of psychological horror, a solid backstory, and a strong, vivid main character. When you enter his realm, be prepared to embrace the ugly and FEEL THE SPLATTER! Barbaric and filthy disgusting. If you like your horror on the extreme side, then this book will punch you in the gutt and leave you winded for hours. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Aron Beauregard was born and raised in Central Falls, Rhode Island. I started with the Slob as it seemed to be the most popular. 18 Nov 2020. 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. var stylesheet = document.createElement("link"); Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. "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. Aron Beauregard, The Slob and Yellow Wow everyone, I just finished these two books by Aron Beauregard and let me tell you, if you want to be disturbed And utterly disgusted, these two are Amazing quick reads. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 February 2021, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 October 2022. }); During the course of the story Vera meets a second captive, Sandra, whose dialogue is curiously indistinguishable from Veras first-person narration.