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Bad Billy
Bad Billy has spent his entire life in Mama's basement. When the chains break free and he escapes into the world, he must learn the difference between being a monster and a human being.
It's going to be a bloody education.
It's going to be a bloody education.
64 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 19, 2011
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Jimmy Pudge
29 books23 followersJimmy James "M.F." Pudge was born into this world on 6-9-1979 in a truck stop toilet at a TA Travel Center in the backwoods of South Georgia. An honest and conscientious man, Jimmy served several prison sentences because he refused to give in to the federal laws that impose independent spirits' rights to be entrepreneurs. An expert in the art of pruno, shank construction, and paper dart blow guns, Jimmy briefly served as a leader in his dorm room before being released early for good behavior.
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November 4, 2025
Wow…just wow. Bad Billy was…uh…really something. I’ve read so many splatterpunk and extreme horrors that I should probably seek immediate mental health support. This felt like it kept trying to get to that level, but, for some reason, it was like Jimmy Pudge kept pumping the breaks. So much room to take this, already, ridiculous and disgusting concept and make it so much more violent and substantial. Despite that critique, I had a really fun time. The story never tried to work beyond what it was and it just kept evolving into more mindless spectacle. But, it was one helluva ride. Werewolves, vampires, imbred monsters…it had a lot to smile about. The side characters all had their charm and you genuinely wanted to see how this disaster of a situation was going to wrap up. The ending was actually really great, too, which was surprising as to how the story progressed. No logic or reason, but nasty and ugly, this was a really fun unique way to start my Sunday morning.
December 6, 2014
Well …. What just happened? Did I just read that?
Er ….. This book kind of kicks off with a story and JUST GOES FRIGGING MAD!!!!
Pudge has a talent, but at the moment it’s a wild demon, riding all the way to hell on the back of a screaming, three-headed skeleton that’s coked out of its three skulls.
If you could lasso Pudge’s talent, bang it up for a year in a bear cage right in the middle of a lunatic asylum and have psychotic maniacs throw concepts and theories and forms at it, and after a year take a million Jimmy Pudges and a million typewriters and throw them into the bear cage along with the brainchild of all the crazed, schizoid psychos, and lock the million Jimmy Pudges up for another year with their million typewriters and give them nothing to eat but ghosts and demons and banshees and instruct them to ….. type.
If you could do that, you might, just might, come up with a story that glues itself together.
I would not like to be inside Jimmy Pudge’s head in the dark hours of the night when phantoms are abroad. They would be no match for him!
Er ….. This book kind of kicks off with a story and JUST GOES FRIGGING MAD!!!!
Pudge has a talent, but at the moment it’s a wild demon, riding all the way to hell on the back of a screaming, three-headed skeleton that’s coked out of its three skulls.
If you could lasso Pudge’s talent, bang it up for a year in a bear cage right in the middle of a lunatic asylum and have psychotic maniacs throw concepts and theories and forms at it, and after a year take a million Jimmy Pudges and a million typewriters and throw them into the bear cage along with the brainchild of all the crazed, schizoid psychos, and lock the million Jimmy Pudges up for another year with their million typewriters and give them nothing to eat but ghosts and demons and banshees and instruct them to ….. type.
If you could do that, you might, just might, come up with a story that glues itself together.
I would not like to be inside Jimmy Pudge’s head in the dark hours of the night when phantoms are abroad. They would be no match for him!
February 16, 2021
I really enjoyed this story. Pure unadulterated entertainment. It's manic. You never have any idea where in the hell the story is going. I like that.
July 2, 2017
At least it was short.
March 21, 2014
3.5 stars
OMG--this book just took off right from page one! It's brutal, nasty, gory, and yet had me laughing throughout most of the read. A very entertaining read to end the day with!
OMG--this book just took off right from page one! It's brutal, nasty, gory, and yet had me laughing throughout most of the read. A very entertaining read to end the day with!
November 11, 2012
Amusing short read with a twisted sense of humor. What happens if a Brother & Sister Fall in love? Have Sex. Have a baby that obviously fell from a family tree that doesn't fork? Why, you chain the little mutant in the basement for 18 years without speaking to him, teaching him basic skills or feeding him anything other than occasionally roadkill or a dead body that needs to disappear.
His Mommy-Sister probably should have paid more attention to him, though. She would have realized this child of hers with the downs syndrome-like face & fat body that is wider than it is tall, is very, very strong - even after 18 years in the basement.
Billy doesn't MEAN to be bad at all. He just wants friends, and for people to stop screaming at him. He tries his best to communicate & play, but it's hard when you never learned HOW to speak, much less how to speak english. Not that he could, with his mouth full of mangled, over sized totted teeth. He doesn't mean to tear peoples' arms off, or crush their skulls or chests - he was just trying to make the people stop hitting him. He also didn't mean to chew thru their throats; it's just that he was SO hungry.....
So you can see by now what type of story this is: It's pretty fucked up. It's about a child that should have never happened, & despite never being loved & being locked away, is nothing but happy & curious. But his atrocious looks & being unable to say anything but one word his mother kept repeating: Bad Billy
It really was a dark, disturbingly humorous theme on human Ugliness, & how what's on the outside can be extremely misleading, as well as how judging a book by its cover will make you miss what's great on the inside.
It got a bit over the top at the end (I know, I'm aware of how ridiculous that sounds here)with the supernatural elements (I'm trying to write this without having any spoilers, so sorry I can't be more specific) - I really think they were unnecessary, but I can see what the author was doing with it. Others have disagreed with me on that too, saying it added to the rest of the over-the-top story, & I can see that, too. Guess you'll have to read it & figure that out yourself. For $0.99, it's a great, quick, guilty pleasure indulgence that won't end up on your thighs. Unless you actually eat the book, but then I think you would have other issues to deal with.
His Mommy-Sister probably should have paid more attention to him, though. She would have realized this child of hers with the downs syndrome-like face & fat body that is wider than it is tall, is very, very strong - even after 18 years in the basement.
Billy doesn't MEAN to be bad at all. He just wants friends, and for people to stop screaming at him. He tries his best to communicate & play, but it's hard when you never learned HOW to speak, much less how to speak english. Not that he could, with his mouth full of mangled, over sized totted teeth. He doesn't mean to tear peoples' arms off, or crush their skulls or chests - he was just trying to make the people stop hitting him. He also didn't mean to chew thru their throats; it's just that he was SO hungry.....
So you can see by now what type of story this is: It's pretty fucked up. It's about a child that should have never happened, & despite never being loved & being locked away, is nothing but happy & curious. But his atrocious looks & being unable to say anything but one word his mother kept repeating: Bad Billy
It really was a dark, disturbingly humorous theme on human Ugliness, & how what's on the outside can be extremely misleading, as well as how judging a book by its cover will make you miss what's great on the inside.
It got a bit over the top at the end (I know, I'm aware of how ridiculous that sounds here)with the supernatural elements (I'm trying to write this without having any spoilers, so sorry I can't be more specific) - I really think they were unnecessary, but I can see what the author was doing with it. Others have disagreed with me on that too, saying it added to the rest of the over-the-top story, & I can see that, too. Guess you'll have to read it & figure that out yourself. For $0.99, it's a great, quick, guilty pleasure indulgence that won't end up on your thighs. Unless you actually eat the book, but then I think you would have other issues to deal with.
February 17, 2017
I dig it.
A surprisingly entertaining story filled to the brim with enough gore to satisfy any horror hound. The characters have depth, and the plot keeps you interested. I have no complaints.
A surprisingly entertaining story filled to the brim with enough gore to satisfy any horror hound. The characters have depth, and the plot keeps you interested. I have no complaints.
August 9, 2014
What did i think of it??? Well if you would to combine the following movies -
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Beginning)
Frankenstein (the scene where he meets the little girl)
Of Mice of Men
The Hills have Eyes
Funhouse
30 days of Night
You would create a movie based on "Bad Billy". It's actually absurd the author could create so many twist/turns & still make it work. Give this book a chance...beginning to end...and then tell me you don't feel bad for liking it!
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Beginning)
Frankenstein (the scene where he meets the little girl)
Of Mice of Men
The Hills have Eyes
Funhouse
30 days of Night
You would create a movie based on "Bad Billy". It's actually absurd the author could create so many twist/turns & still make it work. Give this book a chance...beginning to end...and then tell me you don't feel bad for liking it!
November 20, 2017
This was a fun nasty little short which features almost all the things that horror fans love.
It was gory and fast paced,and unique. But mostly it was just plain fun.
It was gory and fast paced,and unique. But mostly it was just plain fun.
September 14, 2012
Good time fast brutal fun! A great quick read.
April 1, 2021
After Brenda Lee shits out an unholy abomination, which she appropriately names Bad Billy, she immediately locks the newborn up in basement shackles. Billy breaks free on his eighteenth birthday, and goes on a cross county cannibalistic killing spree during a hot Georgian summer. He trudges through through hostile territory-trailers, barber shops, and freak show exhibits at the local carnival.
“Bad Billy” is redneck-noir short story that is zany, wicked, and monstrous in its finest form. You can count on Pudge for a good laugh.
“Bad Billy” is redneck-noir short story that is zany, wicked, and monstrous in its finest form. You can count on Pudge for a good laugh.
June 11, 2013
I thought this book was just your run of the mill, "a child is the product of inbreeding, get's locked in the cellar for years living on god knows what, is mistreated, grows up to be a morbidly obese midget, breaks out of basement and causes death and destruction everywhere he goes", kind of book. BOY, was I wrong!
You know when you are walking along, looking at the trees and the birds, whistling, minding your own business and all of a sudden you trip on something out of nowhere and you are like where the hell did that come from? Well that is kinda what happened with this book. It totally went somewhere I wasn't expecting it to, in saying that though, it wasn't an entirely bad thing.
I would have given this book 3 and a half stars but it definitely deserves the extra half of star for a dog in it being called Conway Twitty, yes, I have a tiny soft spot for some old country music. Mock me if you must!
I did quite enjoy this book and would read more of Jimmy Pudge's work.
You know when you are walking along, looking at the trees and the birds, whistling, minding your own business and all of a sudden you trip on something out of nowhere and you are like where the hell did that come from? Well that is kinda what happened with this book. It totally went somewhere I wasn't expecting it to, in saying that though, it wasn't an entirely bad thing.
I would have given this book 3 and a half stars but it definitely deserves the extra half of star for a dog in it being called Conway Twitty, yes, I have a tiny soft spot for some old country music. Mock me if you must!
I did quite enjoy this book and would read more of Jimmy Pudge's work.
June 24, 2014
Do not be put off buying this book by some of the negative reviews.
I read those and almost didn't buy what is in fact one hell of a book.
Think a modern day Hunchback of notre dame with werewolves and ultra violence and a pace like a car chase
Think bad boy bubby
Think sick horror films
Think Beauty and the beast
Think i'm buying this book !
I read those and almost didn't buy what is in fact one hell of a book.
Think a modern day Hunchback of notre dame with werewolves and ultra violence and a pace like a car chase
Think bad boy bubby
Think sick horror films
Think Beauty and the beast
Think i'm buying this book !
July 10, 2012
If a person is really good at being bad, is that bad or is that fulfilling a purpose and therefore good?
This was a novella but it was long enough to have character and plot development. It was seriously gory. Seeing it evolve through the eyes of many different people was very entertaining.
This was a novella but it was long enough to have character and plot development. It was seriously gory. Seeing it evolve through the eyes of many different people was very entertaining.
May 26, 2012
Stupidest book I have ever read
July 18, 2014
What a great story! I thoroughly enjoyed it!
November 21, 2025
I feel like Billy himself tried to write this book. BREATH is a noun. BREATHE is a verb.
But really, did an 8 year old boy write this?
There aren’t even that many characters and the ones that are there have their names swapped at least three times (Laura, then Lisa, then another Laura who is a completely different person from the first possible Laura.)
Like if you want to write fun splatterpunk stuff that’s fine, this book didn’t even have merit as being funny or heavy handed on purpose.
Some books are so bad that they’re good.
This is not one of them.
But really, did an 8 year old boy write this?
There aren’t even that many characters and the ones that are there have their names swapped at least three times (Laura, then Lisa, then another Laura who is a completely different person from the first possible Laura.)
Like if you want to write fun splatterpunk stuff that’s fine, this book didn’t even have merit as being funny or heavy handed on purpose.
Some books are so bad that they’re good.
This is not one of them.
December 19, 2017
Just too much
The story just goes overboard and becomes totally unrealistic. Plus I didn't care for the obvious description of Billy being most likely a person with Cow Syndrome then calling him evil.
The story just goes overboard and becomes totally unrealistic. Plus I didn't care for the obvious description of Billy being most likely a person with Cow Syndrome then calling him evil.
July 22, 2019
Decent book
July 22, 2021
Bad book about Bad Billy
I'm sorry to have to say this, but this book was stupid and does not make any sense. Don't waste your money!
I'm sorry to have to say this, but this book was stupid and does not make any sense. Don't waste your money!
December 3, 2015
At only 64 pages, I was happy to give this a try. And I don't mind a bit of blood and gore ever now and again. And you are certainly going to get this here.
Bad Billy is the evil product / spawn of an incestuous relationship. And there is always a story behind the evil. Not only are Bad Billy's parents siblings, they are also suffering from various degrees of mental and physical disabilities. Not being 'bad' people themselves, they can't cope with whats before them. Billy probably just wants to be loved, but after being chained up in the basement and fed only roadkill for all his childhood and adolescence, there is not much human feelings left in Billy.
This short book is about 30% of backstory, and the rest is action - what does Billy actually do when he escapes. Don't try to analyse it too deeply and look for extensive psychological backgrounds. This would not be possible within this short book, and is not the aim of the author I would think. Just simply see it as a feast of horror and human evil. is the whole story a bit over the top? Yes, maybe, but it also makes weirdly addictive reading.
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Bad Billy is the evil product / spawn of an incestuous relationship. And there is always a story behind the evil. Not only are Bad Billy's parents siblings, they are also suffering from various degrees of mental and physical disabilities. Not being 'bad' people themselves, they can't cope with whats before them. Billy probably just wants to be loved, but after being chained up in the basement and fed only roadkill for all his childhood and adolescence, there is not much human feelings left in Billy.
This short book is about 30% of backstory, and the rest is action - what does Billy actually do when he escapes. Don't try to analyse it too deeply and look for extensive psychological backgrounds. This would not be possible within this short book, and is not the aim of the author I would think. Just simply see it as a feast of horror and human evil. is the whole story a bit over the top? Yes, maybe, but it also makes weirdly addictive reading.
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April 21, 2012
This is the story of Billy. Born of incest he is truly a monster. Banished to the cellar and chained up like an animal, he is forced to survive by eating small animals. Then his mother dies and he has a chance to escape. Soon the town will not know what has hit them, as Bad Billy goes on a cannibalistic murdering spree. Then he bites off more than he can chew and things begin to change for Billy...............
I love stories like this. Dark and visceral and unapologetic in their gore and blood. We are taken on a whirlwind tour of Billy's life (such as it is), and subsequent death (which was surprisingly poignant). Be warned though, this is not for the faint-hearted. It is very graphic and the blood-letting rarely lets up. It is what I would call a guilty pleasure. You know you shouldn't read it but are drawn to it anyway and helpless to it's call. A great story that will catch you by the back of the neck and not let go until the end.
I love stories like this. Dark and visceral and unapologetic in their gore and blood. We are taken on a whirlwind tour of Billy's life (such as it is), and subsequent death (which was surprisingly poignant). Be warned though, this is not for the faint-hearted. It is very graphic and the blood-letting rarely lets up. It is what I would call a guilty pleasure. You know you shouldn't read it but are drawn to it anyway and helpless to it's call. A great story that will catch you by the back of the neck and not let go until the end.
July 2, 2012
Bad Billy Be Damn Good!!!
This novella is a double tap to your head. Bad Billy is one of these stories that starts quick and never lets up. The story is folded in on itself, with flashbacks and turns that help us develop a more fully formed image of Bad Billy, and what an image that is. I mean our minds eye needs a wide angle lens to capture both his girth and his violent non stop spree. Bill is one bad mother. And he has appetites that cannot be quelled. Not only is this novel about a backwoods bad boy who kills it is also a genre mash up that is without compare. The twists came like a refreshing smack in the face to someone who is babbling on. They came fast and furious, as did the action. This is one awesome piece of work that inspired me to download his book of short stories as well. This is one writer to watch.
This novella is a double tap to your head. Bad Billy is one of these stories that starts quick and never lets up. The story is folded in on itself, with flashbacks and turns that help us develop a more fully formed image of Bad Billy, and what an image that is. I mean our minds eye needs a wide angle lens to capture both his girth and his violent non stop spree. Bill is one bad mother. And he has appetites that cannot be quelled. Not only is this novel about a backwoods bad boy who kills it is also a genre mash up that is without compare. The twists came like a refreshing smack in the face to someone who is babbling on. They came fast and furious, as did the action. This is one awesome piece of work that inspired me to download his book of short stories as well. This is one writer to watch.
May 24, 2013
If you live in the backwoods of Georgia and give birth to your incestuous child in a toilet then chain him up in your basement and deny him of all humanity -- don’t be too surprised if he escapes on his 18th birthday, kills you, then goes on a bloody rampage. It is difficult to blame Bad Billy for his carnage since he is simply a product of his environment. He yearns for love, affection and acceptance. But Bad Billy is not the ultimate villain in this grotesque tale. He must defend himself against a carnie vampire and a pack of werewolves. Bad Billy is filled with guts, gore and cannibalism that is fitting for the bizarro genre. I would have rated this book higher if not for the numerous spelling and grammatical errors that spell check could have easily corrected.
October 13, 2012
The absolute BEST of Jimmy Pudge's work. This book follows the life of Bad Billy, a child born from a forbidden love of brother and sister. Chained in the basement for years, living off of small animals and the occasional dead body, Billy's life, soul, even his manhood are stolen from him by those that should have loved him most. When the unthinkable happens and Billy escapes, it's up to Georgia's "finest" to bring him in and alive isn't even an option. If you've never read Mr. Pudge's work, this is a great starting point. If you have read his work, you won't be disappointed by Bad Billy.
February 24, 2013
In one word..Twisted
This was a twisted horror fest at it's best. A child is born from the love of a brother and sister relationship and chained in a basement for years only being tossed scraps of food to live off of and having to waller in his own feces and such. (ewwww nasty) He's treated like an abomination and called one over and over but one day Billy get's loose and rips through an entire town unleashing a mass wave of cannibalism on everything in his path.
On one hand it's sorta funny especially the mannerisms and speech of some of the locals but on the other hand it's just ewwwww and horrific. Guess it just depends on how the individual views gore like this.
This was a twisted horror fest at it's best. A child is born from the love of a brother and sister relationship and chained in a basement for years only being tossed scraps of food to live off of and having to waller in his own feces and such. (ewwww nasty) He's treated like an abomination and called one over and over but one day Billy get's loose and rips through an entire town unleashing a mass wave of cannibalism on everything in his path.
On one hand it's sorta funny especially the mannerisms and speech of some of the locals but on the other hand it's just ewwwww and horrific. Guess it just depends on how the individual views gore like this.
January 26, 2015
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Cult Classic in the making.
May 25, 2012
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This review is from: Bad Billy (Kindle Edition)
This is one wild story! If you liked the movies 'Bad Boy Bubby' and 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' then you will probably like Jimmy Pudge's FREE novella 'Bad Billy.' Reminded me in some ways of Rex Miller's 'Slob' and the main character of 'Chaingang' - that's how much I like this story. Lots of gore, Black Humour and literary/horror references, make this a hilarious inbred terror feast as Bad Billy slashes his way to understanding what it is that makes him more monster than man. Read it.
Bad Billy
A Cult Classic in the making.
May 25, 2012
Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Bad Billy (Kindle Edition)
This is one wild story! If you liked the movies 'Bad Boy Bubby' and 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' then you will probably like Jimmy Pudge's FREE novella 'Bad Billy.' Reminded me in some ways of Rex Miller's 'Slob' and the main character of 'Chaingang' - that's how much I like this story. Lots of gore, Black Humour and literary/horror references, make this a hilarious inbred terror feast as Bad Billy slashes his way to understanding what it is that makes him more monster than man. Read it.
Bad Billy
March 28, 2012
Bad Billy is just a product of his environment. Born through incest, he is kept shackled in the basement for most of his life. He is fed on a diet of animal carcasses and corpses from his white trash parents. Well now Billy is out; and he is hungry!
Action packed with tons of cannibalism, blood and redneckery and yet Pudge still manages to keep it classy.
Once I started reading this I couldn't put it down. Fast paced and easy to read with a couple of twists and turns that I didn't see coming. Highly suggested to the horror reader that's looking for something a little "different."
Action packed with tons of cannibalism, blood and redneckery and yet Pudge still manages to keep it classy.
Once I started reading this I couldn't put it down. Fast paced and easy to read with a couple of twists and turns that I didn't see coming. Highly suggested to the horror reader that's looking for something a little "different."
January 7, 2014
Oh, Billy. You are an abomination, a truly demented creation. You are the sickest little bastard I have ever heard of.
I really liked this book. There was an air of excitement as I read it. The action in Pudge's other book, Kittie's Revenge, was also like this. Near the end, the metamorphosis of Billy was a cool twist. One thing I cannot believe is that the author nearly had me feeling sympathy for the little fucker in a few places. Good job!
I really liked this book. There was an air of excitement as I read it. The action in Pudge's other book, Kittie's Revenge, was also like this. Near the end, the metamorphosis of Billy was a cool twist. One thing I cannot believe is that the author nearly had me feeling sympathy for the little fucker in a few places. Good job!
May 16, 2016
This is a really quick read about Bad Billy, who was created by incest and locked in a basement. I think the story could have been improved if we knew more about Billy other than he was short and fat. I was sick of hearing about his weight by the end of it. The story line was fast moving and unique, the ending was quite surprising. Overall I don't regret reading it, but think it could have been improved.
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