Thanks for adding your thoughts to the mix Adam! It is time to meet Mr. Aron Beauregard. Ha ha yeah I guess so Jon. The reader should be aware physical violence and horrendous acts of defilement is a common thread throughout this splatterpunk novella. 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. 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. window.Mobvious = {}; The chapters leading up to this point are put to good use, however. Hard to see the good in this book when its riddled with sexism, fatphobia, and ableism. Change). which is disappointing since the horror scenes were written great. This book contains graphic content. q("f", arguments) 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. You will get an email reminder before your trial ends. I could not put this book aside. I bought it and Im over halfway through with it. The Slob by Aron Beauregard | Goodreads setDisplayBids: function() {}, Features some unique gross out content and a satisfying end. stylesheet.href = url; Specifically, the part wherein the protagonist refuses to eat, so The Slob ties her up to a bed, rapes her with the meat, forces her to eat it, kills her unborn child, and makes her eat that for dessert. I completely enjoyed this very graphic and psychologically rending story from the first page to the last. Aron Beauregard was born and raised in Central Falls, Rhode Island. (LogOut/ It tries to shock and fails. I legitimately threw up in my mouth reading it and didnt even bother to finish after the gay men made their appearance. var ue_mid = "A1PQBFHBHS6YH1"; Thanks! The author nailed it! I low key love it though. editors should have cut it out. 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. US$15.47. "ebfg_email", "ebfg_sms"]; This review will likely be unpopular, and I can give Beauregard his due. This isnt like Chuck Palahniuks smartly written and graphic Guts a short story that caused people to faint from the horror at book readings. It has an underlying tone of psychological horror, a solid backstory, and a strong, vivid main character. 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. Thanks. } Just when I thought it couldnt get worse, the author somehow managed to throw in homophobia and racism in the final 10 pages! Vera grew up in a filthy household. Hey man its Aron, thanks for checking out the books and creating the post, I really appreciate you. All is going well until she arrives at the steps of a house that will change her forever. Should you read it? 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 wish I had come across this review before reading. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Extreme fiction is one of those areas a lot of people write in these days but so few do it well. 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. This is a place to discuss horror literature. She takes a stab at the booming door-to-door vacuum sales business of 1988. No reason or story behind it really.Sooo many questions left unanswered.It had potential to be really good. } pretty good story line if this is your type of thing. g.parentNode.insertBefore(A, g) Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Vera is a woman with determination and grit, who struggles to escape her troubled youth. There is a certain feeling of being cleaned found on the other side of a story like this. 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). This book is extremely brutal and there are so many trigger warnings. The snarky observation, credible when presented in Veras internal monologue, becomes hard to swallow when actually spoken by a character who has been horribly mutilated and now fears for their life: After he took the top off, she pointed to her raw skull, he had me sit down. A.async = !0; googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); Her obsession with cleanliness sprouts the concept that her skills can be put to use in a unique way. , Paperback , Independently published (18 November 2020), Language init: function() { He has a ton of books! After tooling around for decades, hes finally started publishing his work (to the applause of a handful of deranged perverts). Yes! I enjoyed this book a lot and will be buying the second. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Stine, Harold Schechter, Roald Dahl. (Good book though, don't get me wrong. and our Everything else in the book is simply filler from one torture scene to the next. gads.async = true; (LogOut/ Aron Beauregard, The Slob and Yellow : r/horrorlit - reddit I greatly enjoy Aaron Beauregard's intelligent style, his character development and his build-up of plot and extreme actions. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. If you're a mother like me, you will immediately know when you read it which part I'm referring to. The Slob by Aron Beauregard is the epitome of good Extreme Horror. 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. Nothing is particularly well written. in Central Falls , The United States. Aron Beauregard is one of the hardest working artists I know and is rapidly slithering his way into becoming the King of splatter. "https://":"http://";i+=f?g:k;i+=j;i+=h;c(i)}if(!e.ue_inline){if(a.loadUEFull){a.loadUEFull()}else{b()}}a.uels=c;e.ue=a})(window,document); 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. gads.type = "text/javascript"; 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. 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. "Events.SushiEndpoint": "https://unagi.amazon.com/1/events/com.amazon.csm.csa.prod", They're only like 4 bucks in the Kindle store for the e book. Paperback. In summary, this book was absolutely brutal. 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. for(var i=0; iAron Beauregard (Author of The Slob) - Goodreads I needn't have worried though. Slob is the nastiest but yellow is a close second for sure and is just amazing! It was brutal, nauseating and exceptionally well written. Please try your request again later. 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); } 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. I am in..I'm 100% firmly in the Aron Beauregard fan club.. It is clear that the author writes only for the personal pleasure of extreme, revolting horror. SOME STAINS DONT COME OUT Raised in a household so filthy it was stomach-spilling, Vera involuntarily evolved into a neat freak. 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. Link below. throw new Error("could not load device-specific stylesheet : " + err.message); The Slob. It started off okay. 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. , ISBN-13 if (sourcesToHideBuyFeatures[i] == source) var gads = document.createElement("script"); : 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. Classic extreme horror. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. return cookiePair[1]; var useSSL = "https:" == document.location.protocol; The Slob is the most disgusting thing I've ever read. Read something decent. By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's, Get started by signing in with your Amazon account. I read this book with a grin like the Cheshire cats. Your Premium Plus plan is $14.95 a month after 30 day trial. It was about a teenager who couldn't score the. 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. 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. g = p.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; Midnight Widows: issues 1 and 2 available now. Exclusively against women apart from a scene at the end when a group of gay men are beheaded. The Slob by Aron Beauregard is the epitome of good Extreme Horror. I really wish I didn't waste a credit on this book. 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 characters were refreshingly original, the story unforgettable, and the ending was to die for. 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 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. This book is a work of FICTION, its not reality, please dont confuse the two. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ). I knew EXACTLY what was going to happen and just kept thinking "is he actually going to do this? Change). Beauregard is a superb story teller. 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. q("i", arguments) If you like your horror on the extreme side, then this book will punch you in the gutt and leave you winded for hours. }; 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. This is awful. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. There is like a 10 minuet description of "The Slob" in the seen that take about 5 seconds in real time. (LogOut/ Exclusively against women - apart from a scene at the end when a group of gay men are beheaded. A revolting masterpiece. Reviewed in Australia on 19 December 2020. The story also has a smooth and skillful flow, especially . "ObfuscatedMarketplaceId": "A1PQBFHBHS6YH1" I cant imagine what the narrator went through reading this. He emits a Manson-esque charm through the pathetic platform, peddling his works of smut and violence to any goon willing to listen. 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. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. I just really hated The Slob. Something went wrong with your request. : a[a9]._Q.push([c, r]) function q(c, r) { Still, The Slobs plot shows good enough construction for it to survive the occasional misstep. Also, if anyone reads his stuff and is interested, I've just created a sub dedicated to him so check it out. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. You will get an email reminder before your trial ends. CONTAINS SPOILERS. I finally did it. You know when you can just tell something is done wrong because youve seen it done right before? if (window.Mobvious === undefined) { He's been writing horror since the 6th grade and has now released over 20 books. ! There are some moments that are hard to stomach in this book but its a wild ride and well worth your time. Get fucking dirty and read The Slob. [CDATA[ i just didn't expect it to go in that direction at all. Until next time -E.B. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Just messed up, but not even in a good way. : var node = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. 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". This is where it was suggested to me to look into Aron Beauregard's "The Slob". Upon discovering she and her disabled husband Daniel are expecting, she needs fast cash. 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. It was a short read but didn't feel too short. 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. "Application": "GoodreadsMonolith", Aron was born in Central Falls, Rhode Island. All is going well until she arrives at the steps of a house that will change her forever. What I loved most about this book is that it was completely character driven. The Slob was a "nice" quick read, definitely not a book to read before bed! The Slob by Aron Beauregard - Audiobook - Audible.com Barbaric and filthy disgusting. It's really just bad. "Try the new candy" and "Die Tommy" kind of have some helpful information before going into "Scary Bastard" was a wild read! 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. This book reminded me of the Wrong Turn movie series because of the meat grinder thingy. U want the nasty details? There is no need to dissect the contents of The Slob, because there are so many gnarly little surprises that I dont want so spoil. I was immediately sucked into the world this author created. return null; } This is my second favorite of the two, this is a very quick read but a couple of scenes are truly the most fu**** up thing I have ever read in my life and I loved every minute of it. I had been recommended this book on TikTok and as an avid horror reader felt I owed it a check out. Free delivery worldwide on over 20 million titles. , Publisher A well written book that is worth a read. When the slob said "Time for desert?" Her plans do not always go as intended, thereby adding still more twists to a plot which, on paper, sounds so simple. But perhaps seeing a psychiatrist is also a good idea. The ending didn't end on a huge cliffhanger but I'm intruiged to see what the next one have in store.