Aron Beauregard has written an excellent sequel to The Slob. I highly recommend it to splatterpunk readers. Vera Harlow is a survivor. After a chance encounter led to her being held captive in a disgusting house of horrors, she fought tooth and nail to escape the clutches of a man known only as The Slob. But while she may have fled the disastrous situat... After thoroughly enjoying Aron's 'The Slob,' but being slightly unsure and sceptical regarding the title and continuation of the sequel 'Son of The Slob,' I went into this read feeling a certain amount of trepidation, being very uncertain about what to expect as wanting to avoid any watering down of the wonderful original with perhaps a ridiculous, second-rate storyline that didn't give the first book of the series the justice it deserved. However, I am delighted to report that, from the very outset, these concerns were proven to be totally unfounded. What a first-rate treat, totally awesome...and I genuinely, genuinely absolutely 'LOVED IT!!'

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THE SLOB opens with a kidnapped woman suffering trauma so we know, upfront, what we’re getting into.It really succeeded in being horrifying nightmarefule but still being hard not to continue. But I think I'll wait a bit before reading book 2

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The Slob by Aron Beauregard brings forth an unpleasant reality of intimate violation and torment. The reader should be aware physical violence and horrendous acts of defilement is a common thread throughout this splatterpunk novella. Since then, there were three extreme authors whose books I just couldn't get into - one who managed to make me physically nauseous - and the other two whose stories felt like it was 'violence for the sake of violence'. So, I may not have liked their stories, but I can understand they cater for a market I'm not into. No matter what he did, bad things happened to him. He tried his hand (and failed) at music, filmmaking, and heavy drug usage before returning to what he does best: penning gory, strange, and scary content that often explores the dark side of humanity. He’s been idling for decades, but now he’s starting to publish (to the delight of some disturbed perverts).

A highly original, thrilling piece of splatterpunk theatre with it's cleverly constructed, fast flowing narrative that just oozed in brilliance whilst also containing a fine array of wonderfully nefarious supporting cast of creepy characters that just leaves you wanting more and more and more. Raised in a household so filthy it was stomach-spilling, Vera involuntarily evolved into a neat freak. Upon discovering she and her disabled husband Daniel are expecting, she needs fast cash. Her obsession with cleanliness sprouts the concept that her skills can be put to use in a unique way. She takes a stab at the booming door-to-door vacuum sales business of 1988. In my review, I mentioned that it will be the story which sets the bar for extreme stories from then on.