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Sweet, Sour, & Spicy
From the Splatterpunk Award-winning author of the breakout collection A Bouquet of Viscera comes three grisly new tales—one sweet, one sour, and one spicy.
In “Bark Off,” Arlo must battle an angry, vengeful spirit, but gets some surprising help from his lifelong best friend…Clyde the pug.
“Giggly,” tells of a deranged serial killer on the loose, who has a special affinity for a unique—and heinous—weapon.
In "Rewards," Brad and Ty are thrilled by the completely unexpected sexual games their girlfriends Oaklyn and Isla want to play...until things go much too far.
Dive into this macabre literary buffet from Bridgett Nelson! It’s sure to satisfy every craving…
Praise for Sweet, Sour, &
"Giggly kicked my ass. Outstanding job! I need therapy now." - Edward Lee, author of The Bighead and Header
"Bridgett Nelson's work is about as f**ked up as it gets. If you can handle it, you're in for a wonderfully deranged and gruesome treat. If you can't handle it, I understand." - Jeff Strand, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Twentieth Anniversary Screening
In “Bark Off,” Arlo must battle an angry, vengeful spirit, but gets some surprising help from his lifelong best friend…Clyde the pug.
“Giggly,” tells of a deranged serial killer on the loose, who has a special affinity for a unique—and heinous—weapon.
In "Rewards," Brad and Ty are thrilled by the completely unexpected sexual games their girlfriends Oaklyn and Isla want to play...until things go much too far.
Dive into this macabre literary buffet from Bridgett Nelson! It’s sure to satisfy every craving…
Praise for Sweet, Sour, &
"Giggly kicked my ass. Outstanding job! I need therapy now." - Edward Lee, author of The Bighead and Header
"Bridgett Nelson's work is about as f**ked up as it gets. If you can handle it, you're in for a wonderfully deranged and gruesome treat. If you can't handle it, I understand." - Jeff Strand, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Twentieth Anniversary Screening
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Published June 6, 2023
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Bridgett Nelson
42 books621 followersOnce an operating room registered nurse, Bridgett Nelson so enjoyed playing with human organs, she decided to turn her macabre interest into a horror writing career. She loves bubble baths (because nothing says spooooky writer like lemon-scented bubbles), hates not knowing what’s swimming in the water with her, lives for Halloween season (but loathes chainsaw-wielding dudes in haunted houses), adores her West Virginia University Mountaineers, is very pro-Oxford comma, and thinks bananas are absolutely disgusting.
Described as 'Splatterpunk with a heartbeat,' her first novel, Karma, has received stellar reviews from readers, while her debut collection, A Bouquet of Viscera, is a two-time Splatterpunk Award winner, recognized both for the collection itself and its standout story, "Jinx."
Deadgirl, the novelization of the cult classic film, is available from Encyclopocalypse Publications and includes forewords from the film's actors, Noah Segan and Shiloh Fernandez, a Q&A from screenwriter, Trent Haaga, and a fan fiction piece from noted horror author, Jeff Strand.
Her latest collection, Embracing the Profane, includes fifteen extreme stories and won 'Best Collection' at the Haunted Minds Book Club Awards Ceremony on December 31, 2025. S
Bridgett also penned Poisoned Pink, What the Fuck Was That?, Sweet, Sour, & Spicy, and Red Inside, an 'Elite 8' finalist in the 2025 Books of Horror Indie Brawl.
Her work has appeared in multiple anthologies, including the iconic Deathrealm Spirits, Duncan Ralston's Tales from Ghostland, Crystal Lake's Hotel Macabre, Edward Lee's Erotic Horror for Horny Housewives, The Rack, Splatterpunk's Basement of Horror, October Screams, American Cannibal, and the legendary Splatterpunk Zine.
When Edward Lee read her story "Giggly," available in the Poisoned Pink collection, he said to her: "Giggly kicked my ass. Outstanding job! I need therapy now."
Bridgett is mom to Parker and Autumn, three pugs, a Saint Bernard, a ball python, and a Dumeril's boa.
She is a 2022 Michael Knost WINGS award nominee, won second-place in the '22 Gross-Out contest at KillerCon in Austin, Texas, and third-place in the ’23 Gross-Out contest.
She's a freelance editor. Audiobook proofer. Bookworm. Dog lover. Tarantula whisperer. Bra avoider. ENJF. Amaretto Sour obsessor. She/her.
Bridgett currently lives in Duluth, Minnesota, with Bram Stoker Award-winning author, Jeff Strand, their ball python daughter, Indie Hellspawn McFangy Serenity Strand, and their Dumeril's boa son, Floyd Bernard Bodhi Snugglebunny Strand.
She is hard at work on her second novel, as well as a collaborative novel with a very funny writer.
Visit her website at www.bridgettnelson.com.
Described as 'Splatterpunk with a heartbeat,' her first novel, Karma, has received stellar reviews from readers, while her debut collection, A Bouquet of Viscera, is a two-time Splatterpunk Award winner, recognized both for the collection itself and its standout story, "Jinx."
Deadgirl, the novelization of the cult classic film, is available from Encyclopocalypse Publications and includes forewords from the film's actors, Noah Segan and Shiloh Fernandez, a Q&A from screenwriter, Trent Haaga, and a fan fiction piece from noted horror author, Jeff Strand.
Her latest collection, Embracing the Profane, includes fifteen extreme stories and won 'Best Collection' at the Haunted Minds Book Club Awards Ceremony on December 31, 2025. S
Bridgett also penned Poisoned Pink, What the Fuck Was That?, Sweet, Sour, & Spicy, and Red Inside, an 'Elite 8' finalist in the 2025 Books of Horror Indie Brawl.
Her work has appeared in multiple anthologies, including the iconic Deathrealm Spirits, Duncan Ralston's Tales from Ghostland, Crystal Lake's Hotel Macabre, Edward Lee's Erotic Horror for Horny Housewives, The Rack, Splatterpunk's Basement of Horror, October Screams, American Cannibal, and the legendary Splatterpunk Zine.
When Edward Lee read her story "Giggly," available in the Poisoned Pink collection, he said to her: "Giggly kicked my ass. Outstanding job! I need therapy now."
Bridgett is mom to Parker and Autumn, three pugs, a Saint Bernard, a ball python, and a Dumeril's boa.
She is a 2022 Michael Knost WINGS award nominee, won second-place in the '22 Gross-Out contest at KillerCon in Austin, Texas, and third-place in the ’23 Gross-Out contest.
She's a freelance editor. Audiobook proofer. Bookworm. Dog lover. Tarantula whisperer. Bra avoider. ENJF. Amaretto Sour obsessor. She/her.
Bridgett currently lives in Duluth, Minnesota, with Bram Stoker Award-winning author, Jeff Strand, their ball python daughter, Indie Hellspawn McFangy Serenity Strand, and their Dumeril's boa son, Floyd Bernard Bodhi Snugglebunny Strand.
She is hard at work on her second novel, as well as a collaborative novel with a very funny writer.
Visit her website at www.bridgettnelson.com.
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June 24, 2023
Full review at The Mort Report:
https://www.uncomfortablydark.com/the...
It has come to me!
Bridgett Nelson is Bernadette, from THE BIG BANG THEORY!!
Fans of the TV show will know exactly what I mean. Short, adorable girl who is nice to everyone until, BAM!, you pissed off the wrong lady, there – bucko. Those who laugh at your fear of her have never felt her wrath and, if they are lucky enough, will go the rest of their lives being blissfully unaware of the bullet they have dodged.
This book is the perfect example – she lures you in with her sweet little ghost pug story, until you are nice and comfortable, and then BAM! the next moment you are looking up medical equipment you have never heard of before and finding that, yes, it is actually very possible to do that to another human being, and then to decompress she throws a third story at you that makes you wonder why…oh why, does sex have to be such a dirty birdy thing!
High quality, but too extreme for the average horror reader, perhaps – don’t you ever underestimate this woman. She can throw them in there with the big boys…right until she cuts something off!
5 Stars
https://www.uncomfortablydark.com/the...
It has come to me!
Bridgett Nelson is Bernadette, from THE BIG BANG THEORY!!
Fans of the TV show will know exactly what I mean. Short, adorable girl who is nice to everyone until, BAM!, you pissed off the wrong lady, there – bucko. Those who laugh at your fear of her have never felt her wrath and, if they are lucky enough, will go the rest of their lives being blissfully unaware of the bullet they have dodged.
This book is the perfect example – she lures you in with her sweet little ghost pug story, until you are nice and comfortable, and then BAM! the next moment you are looking up medical equipment you have never heard of before and finding that, yes, it is actually very possible to do that to another human being, and then to decompress she throws a third story at you that makes you wonder why…oh why, does sex have to be such a dirty birdy thing!
High quality, but too extreme for the average horror reader, perhaps – don’t you ever underestimate this woman. She can throw them in there with the big boys…right until she cuts something off!
5 Stars
August 17, 2023
This book is three short stories so I will be listing out the short stories with a small statement of the story.
Sweet: Arlo along with his pug dog, Clyde are inseparable for years until sadly something happens to change all that but love between a boy and his dog always endure.
Sour: A serial killer comes calling in this short story and he uses a different kind of saw weapon that is totally wicked and how he uses it makes this a cringe-worthy story!
Spicy: Two guys with their girlfriends and the girls have something special in store for their boyfriends that involves lots of sex games that takes a turn for the worse!
Thoughts:
This was my first time reading author, Bridgett Nelson and what a ride I was taken on! This book goes from zero to sixty so quick that my head was spinning!
The author pulls you in slowly with the story of the pug dog which was such a sweet story that I choked up with tears, but soon those tears dry up fast as the second story pulled the rug out from under me and then the third story dragged me down into the pits of an erotic hell that had me flipping through pages at the speed of light!
This book was a splatterpunk feast and for those readers that like blood, gore, and all things nasty in your "feast" then go chow down on this book! A little bit of advice though - you will want to wear a gore suit for the last two stories so suit up and get ready for the ride of your life! Giving this book five "Blood & Gore Sweetness" stars!
Sweet: Arlo along with his pug dog, Clyde are inseparable for years until sadly something happens to change all that but love between a boy and his dog always endure.
Sour: A serial killer comes calling in this short story and he uses a different kind of saw weapon that is totally wicked and how he uses it makes this a cringe-worthy story!
Spicy: Two guys with their girlfriends and the girls have something special in store for their boyfriends that involves lots of sex games that takes a turn for the worse!
Thoughts:
This was my first time reading author, Bridgett Nelson and what a ride I was taken on! This book goes from zero to sixty so quick that my head was spinning!
The author pulls you in slowly with the story of the pug dog which was such a sweet story that I choked up with tears, but soon those tears dry up fast as the second story pulled the rug out from under me and then the third story dragged me down into the pits of an erotic hell that had me flipping through pages at the speed of light!
This book was a splatterpunk feast and for those readers that like blood, gore, and all things nasty in your "feast" then go chow down on this book! A little bit of advice though - you will want to wear a gore suit for the last two stories so suit up and get ready for the ride of your life! Giving this book five "Blood & Gore Sweetness" stars!
July 4, 2023
Another incredible read from Bridget Nelson! This collection of short shorties is exactly what the title suggests!
Fair warning: wear a seat belt for this one- it goes 0-100 QUICK!
Each story is well written and grips you until you finish.
This is a great book for those who enjoy short reads, collections of macabre stories that get your heart pumping, and gruesome descriptions that make your question your morals and mind.
May be a tough read for those who have triggers regarding gore, violence, sexual activities, etc.
My personal favorite was the Sweet story, Bark Off. But all 3 are equally as amazing and I enjoyed them each in a different way!
Keep them coming, I can't wait for more!
Fair warning: wear a seat belt for this one- it goes 0-100 QUICK!
Each story is well written and grips you until you finish.
This is a great book for those who enjoy short reads, collections of macabre stories that get your heart pumping, and gruesome descriptions that make your question your morals and mind.
May be a tough read for those who have triggers regarding gore, violence, sexual activities, etc.
My personal favorite was the Sweet story, Bark Off. But all 3 are equally as amazing and I enjoyed them each in a different way!
Keep them coming, I can't wait for more!
March 17, 2024
'Blood dripped from a silent ceiling fan into the unblinking eye.
Drip. Drip. Drip.'. 👁️🩸
Drip. Drip. Drip.'. 👁️🩸
November 7, 2023
bark off - 3 stars
giggly - 5 stars
rewards - 4 stars
overall - 4 stars
i liked this collection a lot, but i couldn't help but think bark off really didn't fit the rest of the stories. i know it's the "sweet" story, but when the other two are hardcore horror erotica, it just felt jarring. i'd still recommend this collection to splatterpunk fans, though, especially if you like the more (horrifyingly) erotic side of the genre.
giggly - 5 stars
rewards - 4 stars
overall - 4 stars
i liked this collection a lot, but i couldn't help but think bark off really didn't fit the rest of the stories. i know it's the "sweet" story, but when the other two are hardcore horror erotica, it just felt jarring. i'd still recommend this collection to splatterpunk fans, though, especially if you like the more (horrifyingly) erotic side of the genre.
June 21, 2023
3.8/5 - What a graphically beautiful book in both senses. Each of the three stories starts with a two-page PG pin up lounging pool (or blood) side. Easing us in w/ Sweet, Arlo gets a pug puppy named Clyde as a li’l kid and we see their cute blips until adulthood. I’m not usually a sucker for the easy emotional manipulation of pet death, third person POV, or ghost stories but things have plenty of verve. Love the Tampa frat setting, the quirky anecdotes and phrasings (like Arlo’s loaf of a twist-tailed dog peeing on smaller ones). The Wiccan-ish mom is a decent touch to make the vibe less silly than having some rando warn him about creepy college houses. The dialogue is a smidge cheesy but I suppose it’s intentional for humor’s sake. Though the reactions can be too dampened or non-existent around gore. We need more WTFs, less cliche bodily reactions than tripping and chills. Also, I know helplessness is meant by the phrase “lusty cries,” but it’s just awkward said about babies and sleepy dogs.
The POV starts to follow the ghost dog more and it’s cute but inherently goofy, so not for me, and an odd juxtaposition w/ glossed over gore and incest, then the fast, supernatural movement of time. Could make a quirky TV movie; I just prefer such silliness contained to cartoons. Sour is the next story that opens with a gluttonous nude man called Giggli putting something called a labium (Google says a lip like structure) around his…junk. Straightaway it seems implied he’d eat his own semen and kills women, all kind of a joke to him, which is funny but obv a lot to process in an opener. Especially when the POV immediately changes to someone else in first person labeled HER (but is HER the therapist narrator or the woman they’re talking to? Can’t tell their gender and everything til later.) We get to the torture fast though, which seems original and paired with pretty floral descriptions. Seems some tool and anatomical research went into this. Now this is splatterpunk, lots of mutilation/amputation and rather detailed rape with taunting, crazy man dialogue. Mukbang Princess by Rayne Havoc (my first Splatterpunk read) was already pretty mild or basic (that’s not a knock, it was just tiny and predictable from the title), but this cranks things to where they should be in terms of gore for the genre, timing, and creativity. (Though it was unclear for too long the girl was pregnant at all, and what her relationship is to the other POV/characters, especially since the other victim seems so similar, I confuse them.)
Nonetheless, things unfold steadily and I like the female detective (you don’t see it often) and purported care of the therapist. It’s quaint that the butcher isn’t a liter bug but loves to cut off live vaginas to make Fleshlight contraptions and panties. Quite the 180 from the last story, so author Bridgett Nelson definitely has range. The killer relishes telling the victims what he’ll do, making lots of surprisingly funny statements like getting fed up that the girls are like messy piddling pets—and OMG the things he does with squirrels. I’ll never look at Sandy Cheeks the same. The end is a huge twist, which makes it worth a reread to see how it all tracks. Great strong female characters in unexpected places and backgrounds. Now the last story (all of equal length): Spicy. The beautiful opening art promises sex but we must curb our cravings a minute because we open with the macabre beauty of blood dripping into a dead open eyeball. Very Italian horror movie level artistic.
The names Isla and Oaklyn are cool but I wish the genders and relationships were squared away immediately because I could def see those reading as rich/hippie boy names. (They go to Columbia, after all.) The remoteness of the A-frame getaway is foreshadowed well, along with the friend’s forgetfulness leading to interesting characterization to imagine what happens after the story ends. I’d def wanna spend a swinging double-date weekend here among the beanbags, sun-warm lake porches, and modern cabin with all the girly amenities. The pace and dynamics are perfect. Though the guys at times seem weirdly conservative about vanilla things, we can assume it’s about preserving their friendship and not wanting to make the other jealous. This book is formatted as top-tier as a traditionally published book with only a couple dialogue punctuation errors. The tone that starts light with levity does a good job of always kicking things up a notch to transition darker. The normal actions tie nicely into the torture later. Specific and resourceful. I think it went exactly far enough (story two’s saw rape in the woods was more draconian, whereas this always maintained at least a modicum of comedy so you wouldn’t get nauseous). This story was the best and makes me wanna see another where a guy revenge-tortures girls as crazy as these, but we’re on his side. It’d be hard—but not impossible—to pull off. I think this author can do it!
The POV starts to follow the ghost dog more and it’s cute but inherently goofy, so not for me, and an odd juxtaposition w/ glossed over gore and incest, then the fast, supernatural movement of time. Could make a quirky TV movie; I just prefer such silliness contained to cartoons. Sour is the next story that opens with a gluttonous nude man called Giggli putting something called a labium (Google says a lip like structure) around his…junk. Straightaway it seems implied he’d eat his own semen and kills women, all kind of a joke to him, which is funny but obv a lot to process in an opener. Especially when the POV immediately changes to someone else in first person labeled HER (but is HER the therapist narrator or the woman they’re talking to? Can’t tell their gender and everything til later.) We get to the torture fast though, which seems original and paired with pretty floral descriptions. Seems some tool and anatomical research went into this. Now this is splatterpunk, lots of mutilation/amputation and rather detailed rape with taunting, crazy man dialogue. Mukbang Princess by Rayne Havoc (my first Splatterpunk read) was already pretty mild or basic (that’s not a knock, it was just tiny and predictable from the title), but this cranks things to where they should be in terms of gore for the genre, timing, and creativity. (Though it was unclear for too long the girl was pregnant at all, and what her relationship is to the other POV/characters, especially since the other victim seems so similar, I confuse them.)
Nonetheless, things unfold steadily and I like the female detective (you don’t see it often) and purported care of the therapist. It’s quaint that the butcher isn’t a liter bug but loves to cut off live vaginas to make Fleshlight contraptions and panties. Quite the 180 from the last story, so author Bridgett Nelson definitely has range. The killer relishes telling the victims what he’ll do, making lots of surprisingly funny statements like getting fed up that the girls are like messy piddling pets—and OMG the things he does with squirrels. I’ll never look at Sandy Cheeks the same. The end is a huge twist, which makes it worth a reread to see how it all tracks. Great strong female characters in unexpected places and backgrounds. Now the last story (all of equal length): Spicy. The beautiful opening art promises sex but we must curb our cravings a minute because we open with the macabre beauty of blood dripping into a dead open eyeball. Very Italian horror movie level artistic.
The names Isla and Oaklyn are cool but I wish the genders and relationships were squared away immediately because I could def see those reading as rich/hippie boy names. (They go to Columbia, after all.) The remoteness of the A-frame getaway is foreshadowed well, along with the friend’s forgetfulness leading to interesting characterization to imagine what happens after the story ends. I’d def wanna spend a swinging double-date weekend here among the beanbags, sun-warm lake porches, and modern cabin with all the girly amenities. The pace and dynamics are perfect. Though the guys at times seem weirdly conservative about vanilla things, we can assume it’s about preserving their friendship and not wanting to make the other jealous. This book is formatted as top-tier as a traditionally published book with only a couple dialogue punctuation errors. The tone that starts light with levity does a good job of always kicking things up a notch to transition darker. The normal actions tie nicely into the torture later. Specific and resourceful. I think it went exactly far enough (story two’s saw rape in the woods was more draconian, whereas this always maintained at least a modicum of comedy so you wouldn’t get nauseous). This story was the best and makes me wanna see another where a guy revenge-tortures girls as crazy as these, but we’re on his side. It’d be hard—but not impossible—to pull off. I think this author can do it!
June 9, 2023
Fuck. All the trigger warnings, even for seasoned splatterpunk readers. This three-story anthology is an emotional roller coaster. The first one lures you in with its sweet premise - a unique story of a dog’s love for his owner. The second comes like a punch to the solar plexus. This one was easily my favorite. And the last was disturbing and vile, and will make even the most jaded splatter lovers cringe. Without giving too much away, the last story was in the same vein as Jack Ketchum’s “The Girl Next Door.” Characters are slowly manipulated into more and more perverse acts in a perfect slow burn that brings up topics of sexuality and masculinity
Another great anthology series by the lovely and talented Bridgett Nelson. I’m so happy I’ve gotten the privilege of following this author from the beginning of her writing journey - I can not wait to see what she does in the future.
Now, off to her next new anthology!
Another great anthology series by the lovely and talented Bridgett Nelson. I’m so happy I’ve gotten the privilege of following this author from the beginning of her writing journey - I can not wait to see what she does in the future.
Now, off to her next new anthology!
July 7, 2023
I had the pleasure of meeting Bridgett Nelson at StokerCon as we both were on the Make No Mistake About It: How To Avoid Medical Mistakes In Your Writing panel. Bridgett once was an OR nurse and let me tell you, her medical background makes her writing that much better!
The book is divided into three parts: Sweet, Sour, & Spicy, each a distinct story.
Sweet: Follows Arlo and his pug Clyde, who share an unmistakable, unbreakable bond. Even after Clyde's passing, he shows up to protect his human from a vengeful spirit.
Sour: A deranged serial killer is menacing unsuspecting women. Weapon of choice? A gigli saw! I've never had the pleasure of watching an amputation in the OR but Bridgett provides such awful, bone chilling detail... it's like I was there!
Spicy: Follows two friends on a remote, weekend getaway with their girlfriends. The gals surprise them with sexy games that initially are great fun but soon turn to godawful, splatterpunk horror. It was a lot of fun to read this feeling both turned on and horrified!
The book is divided into three parts: Sweet, Sour, & Spicy, each a distinct story.
Sweet: Follows Arlo and his pug Clyde, who share an unmistakable, unbreakable bond. Even after Clyde's passing, he shows up to protect his human from a vengeful spirit.
Sour: A deranged serial killer is menacing unsuspecting women. Weapon of choice? A gigli saw! I've never had the pleasure of watching an amputation in the OR but Bridgett provides such awful, bone chilling detail... it's like I was there!
Spicy: Follows two friends on a remote, weekend getaway with their girlfriends. The gals surprise them with sexy games that initially are great fun but soon turn to godawful, splatterpunk horror. It was a lot of fun to read this feeling both turned on and horrified!
June 15, 2023
Wow! I feel like my heart was ripped out and shoved down my throat. This three short-story collection kicked my ass!
My reading experience of SSS is comparable to going on a new roller coaster. Where you are so excited to take off, you launch and get sick with belly flops halfway through and BAM! The ride is over and you wish it wouldn’t have ended!
Sweet, Sour and Spicy definitely earns its title. Giggly was my favorite! This ended way cooler than I was expecting. This book was gruesome, cringey, disgusting,vile, sweet and sexy!
Well done Bridgett! Im proud to be one of your many, number one fans 👻🖤🙌🏻
Also, I absolutely love the backstories! Thank you!!
My reading experience of SSS is comparable to going on a new roller coaster. Where you are so excited to take off, you launch and get sick with belly flops halfway through and BAM! The ride is over and you wish it wouldn’t have ended!
Sweet, Sour and Spicy definitely earns its title. Giggly was my favorite! This ended way cooler than I was expecting. This book was gruesome, cringey, disgusting,vile, sweet and sexy!
Well done Bridgett! Im proud to be one of your many, number one fans 👻🖤🙌🏻
Also, I absolutely love the backstories! Thank you!!
June 27, 2023
Absolutely fantastic!
I loved everything of this book!
The first story Sweet: Bark Off is a wonderful story about man’s best friend and a ghost.
The second story Sour: Giggly.. it’s about a serial killer and his saw. A Giggly. I had to google what this saw looks like and ewwww.. Made the story so much more ick. And that’s how I love it.. the more ick, the better!
The third and last story is Spicy: Rewards. Absolutely bonkers this one and I am here for it! It was fun, spicy, and the ending.. perfect!
I loved everything of this book!
The first story Sweet: Bark Off is a wonderful story about man’s best friend and a ghost.
The second story Sour: Giggly.. it’s about a serial killer and his saw. A Giggly. I had to google what this saw looks like and ewwww.. Made the story so much more ick. And that’s how I love it.. the more ick, the better!
The third and last story is Spicy: Rewards. Absolutely bonkers this one and I am here for it! It was fun, spicy, and the ending.. perfect!
August 14, 2023
This is the first splatterpunk I’ve given 5 stars! I absolutely loved this book. I loved the sweet story, sour story and spicy story - they were all totally accurate to their titles and each story was a lot of fun & easy to read.
I’m quite liking human horror at the moment and whilst the first story isn’t human horror, I was in love with Clyde/Jabber! The sour story was brutal, so was the spicy one, but they were both really well written and the stories were great.
I’m quite liking human horror at the moment and whilst the first story isn’t human horror, I was in love with Clyde/Jabber! The sour story was brutal, so was the spicy one, but they were both really well written and the stories were great.
September 18, 2023
Sweet: This was the perfect ghost story, I LOVE Clyde/Jabber!
Sour: The ending was insane. I definitely was not expecting it.
Spicy: Holy shit!!!
Sour: The ending was insane. I definitely was not expecting it.
Spicy: Holy shit!!!
September 18, 2023
Loved these stories so fun
June 17, 2023
Nutss
The most craziest,nastiest, unbelievably insane book I've ever read in my life like I'm literally still shocked by what I just read in this book this author incredibly talented the descriptions are so on point I kind of feel bad that I liked this book so much and am on to the next book if ur looking for extremely unexpected horror stories check this author out she is the truth..
The most craziest,nastiest, unbelievably insane book I've ever read in my life like I'm literally still shocked by what I just read in this book this author incredibly talented the descriptions are so on point I kind of feel bad that I liked this book so much and am on to the next book if ur looking for extremely unexpected horror stories check this author out she is the truth..
June 18, 2023
I Love Bridgett Nelson
This is the first collection of stories after Bridgett’s “A Bouquet of Viscera”, and it did not disappoint! It is impossible to name my favorite story of the three; they each have their own qualities. I found them all to be excellent!
Which will be your favorite? Read this collection and see if you can decide!
This is the first collection of stories after Bridgett’s “A Bouquet of Viscera”, and it did not disappoint! It is impossible to name my favorite story of the three; they each have their own qualities. I found them all to be excellent!
Which will be your favorite? Read this collection and see if you can decide!
August 24, 2023
From the brilliant mind of Bridgett Nelson come 3 deeply harrowing stories, one sweet, one that will “sour your stomach” as she puts it, and one spicy….
Bark off might be the most wholesome story I’ve ever read by Bridgett Nelson, whose sick mind I’ve come to love and appreciate. I thought the character development on the relationship between Clyde and Arlo was very “my dog Skip”, which was perfectly done in short order. Not usually one for ghost stories and the preternatural myself, I found myself nonetheless particularly taken with Arlo’s witchy mother, Astral. The conclusion is nothing if not tender, and I can see why she chose it as the “sweet” story, of the three.
Giggly involves a sick killer whose munition of choice happens to be a surgical saw, also known as a giggly saw, which, as I read through the prominent gore scenes, being a nurse myself, I had to look up. Let me tell you, folks, the imagery following that google search was nothing short of gruesome. The only reservation I had with this story was that I felt the twist at the end could have been executed a bit more believably, though I’m unsure about how, and I acknowledge the limitations of having to limit the length and depth a short story entails. I was left craving a bit more foreshadowing regarding the therapist’s disguise, i thought, there’s no way she doesn’t realize her therapist is the guy who tortured her for days, or at the very least his voice, but I also understand that the twist was intended to take the reader by complete surprise st the end. That said, My hat is still off to Bridgett on this story. I felt the narrative otherwise was spot on.
My favorite story by far in this collection was rewards, as it was definitely not only the spiciest, but i’d say the most graphic. (By the way, I don’t think you took it too far, Bridgett, I thought it was PERFECT.) the story follows four college co-Eds on a sexploitative weekend of extortion and lust that just might leave them begging for their lives… well, two of them, anyway.
I’d be lying if I said the majority of my five star rating wasn’t tied up mostly in her spicy story, but one thing is quite clear throughout the book’s entirety; Nelson is a SUPERB writer and if you haven’t read any of her stuff, I’d recommend remedying that ASAP.
Bark off might be the most wholesome story I’ve ever read by Bridgett Nelson, whose sick mind I’ve come to love and appreciate. I thought the character development on the relationship between Clyde and Arlo was very “my dog Skip”, which was perfectly done in short order. Not usually one for ghost stories and the preternatural myself, I found myself nonetheless particularly taken with Arlo’s witchy mother, Astral. The conclusion is nothing if not tender, and I can see why she chose it as the “sweet” story, of the three.
Giggly involves a sick killer whose munition of choice happens to be a surgical saw, also known as a giggly saw, which, as I read through the prominent gore scenes, being a nurse myself, I had to look up. Let me tell you, folks, the imagery following that google search was nothing short of gruesome. The only reservation I had with this story was that I felt the twist at the end could have been executed a bit more believably, though I’m unsure about how, and I acknowledge the limitations of having to limit the length and depth a short story entails. I was left craving a bit more foreshadowing regarding the therapist’s disguise, i thought, there’s no way she doesn’t realize her therapist is the guy who tortured her for days, or at the very least his voice, but I also understand that the twist was intended to take the reader by complete surprise st the end. That said, My hat is still off to Bridgett on this story. I felt the narrative otherwise was spot on.
My favorite story by far in this collection was rewards, as it was definitely not only the spiciest, but i’d say the most graphic. (By the way, I don’t think you took it too far, Bridgett, I thought it was PERFECT.) the story follows four college co-Eds on a sexploitative weekend of extortion and lust that just might leave them begging for their lives… well, two of them, anyway.
I’d be lying if I said the majority of my five star rating wasn’t tied up mostly in her spicy story, but one thing is quite clear throughout the book’s entirety; Nelson is a SUPERB writer and if you haven’t read any of her stuff, I’d recommend remedying that ASAP.
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June 11, 2023
talk about twist and turns!
The title lives truly up to these stories! What an amazing author!!!! I look forward to more stories from her. I won’t go into too much detail but I just want to thank you for not harming any animals in your story! I can read about people passing all day in different ways but animals is a no for me lol. Absolutely loved each story! Each one unique in its own way and never knowing what was coming. Thank you so much for a page turning read!
The title lives truly up to these stories! What an amazing author!!!! I look forward to more stories from her. I won’t go into too much detail but I just want to thank you for not harming any animals in your story! I can read about people passing all day in different ways but animals is a no for me lol. Absolutely loved each story! Each one unique in its own way and never knowing what was coming. Thank you so much for a page turning read!
June 11, 2023
It's hard to read with your hands covering your eyes!! 😅🫣
July 12, 2023
Title: Sweet, Sour & Spicy
Author: Bridgett Nelson
Publisher: Bridgett Nelson
Publication Date: June 6, 2023
My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I have a major book hangover from Sweet, Sour & Spicy! This novel is like a triple layer decadent cake filled with love, gore and sex and I'm here for it!
We start with our sweet layer, Bark Off, with Arlo and his pug, Clyde, fighting off an evil spirit.
Our sour layer is Giggly, a nightmarish tale of a serial killer who uses a special weapon to subdue and kill his prey.
Then we finish with our spicy layer. Rewards, where Brad and Ty are in for a sexy, sadistic weekend that will change their lives forever.
I was in a reading slump before I decided to pick up this gem and give it a try. After reading What The Fuck Was That?, I just knew I'd be in for a treat. This book is an emotional rollercoaster that starts as a smooth ride and then throws you off at the very end, so hang on tight! As always, be sure to check trigger warning before you dive in! Five stars from me!
Author: Bridgett Nelson
Publisher: Bridgett Nelson
Publication Date: June 6, 2023
My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I have a major book hangover from Sweet, Sour & Spicy! This novel is like a triple layer decadent cake filled with love, gore and sex and I'm here for it!
We start with our sweet layer, Bark Off, with Arlo and his pug, Clyde, fighting off an evil spirit.
Our sour layer is Giggly, a nightmarish tale of a serial killer who uses a special weapon to subdue and kill his prey.
Then we finish with our spicy layer. Rewards, where Brad and Ty are in for a sexy, sadistic weekend that will change their lives forever.
I was in a reading slump before I decided to pick up this gem and give it a try. After reading What The Fuck Was That?, I just knew I'd be in for a treat. This book is an emotional rollercoaster that starts as a smooth ride and then throws you off at the very end, so hang on tight! As always, be sure to check trigger warning before you dive in! Five stars from me!
August 27, 2023
Three Great Tales
This collection starts out Sweet with a fantastic straight haunting tale. After reading Bouquet I was surprised at how tame the horror is in the first story. However, that wasn't a bad thing as the story was really well written. I enjoyed it immensely.
The collection moves from sweet to sour. This one was more in line with what I was expecting. It was sick, twisted, and rather disturbing. The storytelling was done rather cleverly coming from two different points of view that came together perfectly for the ending.
Finally, we come to the spicy story. This one started out steamy but quickly went off the rails to why am I putting myself through this territory. It was gory, insane, and slightly traumatizing.
As a whole, the collection was flawlessly put together with each story upping the disturbing ante. Nelson has hit another home run.
This collection starts out Sweet with a fantastic straight haunting tale. After reading Bouquet I was surprised at how tame the horror is in the first story. However, that wasn't a bad thing as the story was really well written. I enjoyed it immensely.
The collection moves from sweet to sour. This one was more in line with what I was expecting. It was sick, twisted, and rather disturbing. The storytelling was done rather cleverly coming from two different points of view that came together perfectly for the ending.
Finally, we come to the spicy story. This one started out steamy but quickly went off the rails to why am I putting myself through this territory. It was gory, insane, and slightly traumatizing.
As a whole, the collection was flawlessly put together with each story upping the disturbing ante. Nelson has hit another home run.
August 4, 2023
What a wonderful little threesome of stories! Bridgett Nelson put together three completely different feels for this sexy, stomach turning, heart warming collection. The first story “Bark Off” is a cozy ghost story with all the feels. The second tale “Giggly” takes a very sharp turn with a serial killer who uses an very unique weapon of choice. The third story, “rewards” is just downright smut… until - HOLY SHIT WHAT JUST HAPPENED?” I can’t tell which story is my favorite, but they were all incredible. Definitely pick this one up, it’s a quick read and will keep you off guard the whole way through! 4⭐️
August 9, 2023
What a collection! Don't let the cover fool you, this book isn't afraid to get nasty and brutal.
Sweet - I almost ugly cried at work, but the story is very sweet.
Sour - Brutal and cruel. The essence of splatterpunk distilled into just a few pages of harrowing terror.
Spicy - I'm not big on erotica, I mean, how many ways can you describe various parts of the human body coming together? But this story...oh...the rising sense of unease as actions escalate and boundaries are pushed further and further until...well...I guess you could call it a happy ending. At least for the surviving characters.
Sweet - I almost ugly cried at work, but the story is very sweet.
Sour - Brutal and cruel. The essence of splatterpunk distilled into just a few pages of harrowing terror.
Spicy - I'm not big on erotica, I mean, how many ways can you describe various parts of the human body coming together? But this story...oh...the rising sense of unease as actions escalate and boundaries are pushed further and further until...well...I guess you could call it a happy ending. At least for the surviving characters.
July 16, 2023
This is pure rock n' roll horror
Hugely entertaining, gut wrenching and unputdownable! 'Sweet' is a good ghost story, 'Sour' is your rather extreme psycho-killer thriller and 'Spicy' is just plain sexy, disturbing and gross. What a collection of stories. Not for the faint hearted!!!!
Hugely entertaining, gut wrenching and unputdownable! 'Sweet' is a good ghost story, 'Sour' is your rather extreme psycho-killer thriller and 'Spicy' is just plain sexy, disturbing and gross. What a collection of stories. Not for the faint hearted!!!!
July 23, 2023
Loved all of these. True to its title. The first story is sweet. The second story was gross with a twisty ending. And holy shit that last story was fucked up. Bridgett never disappoints with her stories.
August 10, 2023
Wow. That was... a lot. When Bridgett Nelson says "Brace yourself" she's not kidding. This book had me questioning whether I could really handle extreme horror. The second and third stories are disturbing and graphic, but great storytelling.
August 16, 2023
much better story collection imo. the characters were quite thin throughout but the stories were way over-the-top in a way where you could tell Nelson was having fun. also it's hard not to love that first story.
August 25, 2023
Loved this book so much!!! All of the stories are amazing and they are definitely sweet sour and spicy. The sweet story had an amazing paranormal element to it and I loved the ending. The sour story was decadently horrifying. I never in a million years saw that twist coming!! Great job Bridgett!!
September 3, 2023
such a vibe!
Unique and incredible! I love the writing style. I love how this checks the boxes of everything I want all in one! It’s fun and it hooks you. 10/10 for everything she writes! Will always recommend!
Unique and incredible! I love the writing style. I love how this checks the boxes of everything I want all in one! It’s fun and it hooks you. 10/10 for everything she writes! Will always recommend!
February 1, 2024
Sweet, Sour & Spicy
Bridgett Nelson
I’ve got another short story book by this author, and this one was just as wonderful. I am a huge fan of splatterpunk and she definitely didn’t disappoint in this one.
I will have to say this is probably the first time I ever absolutely cringed when I was reading splatterpunk. Normally I can make it through with no cringing, and she definitely delivered the cringe factor.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
January 25, 2024
This is a collection of three horror stories corresponding to the title.
"Sweet: Bark Off" - A young man fights ghosts haunting him and his family with the help of his pugs. This is a cute and fluffy story. Pretty sentimental, but still a fun read. 4 stars
"Sour: Giggly" - A therapist finds her patients are being targeted by a serial killer who loves torturing his victims with a Gigli saw. Man, I did not like this one at all. It does have some vivid and brutal murder scenes that are well done, but I didn't buy the plot at all. Especially the final twist. It also, unintentionally, I'm pretty sure, plays into some very ugly and dated attitudes. 1.5 stars
"Spicy: Rewards" - An erotic horror tale about two couples who go to a cabin for a weekend of naughty fun when things take a nasty turn for the worse. This one had some good build up and went in a different direction than I was expecting from the cabin in the woods set up. A much better extreme horror story that the previous one. 4 stars.
To nitpick a bit, there were also several word and dialogue choices I found awkward throughout all three stories. I did, however, enjoy this enough that I'll probably pick up one of Nelson's other books in the near future.
"Sweet: Bark Off" - A young man fights ghosts haunting him and his family with the help of his pugs. This is a cute and fluffy story. Pretty sentimental, but still a fun read. 4 stars
"Sour: Giggly" - A therapist finds her patients are being targeted by a serial killer who loves torturing his victims with a Gigli saw. Man, I did not like this one at all. It does have some vivid and brutal murder scenes that are well done, but I didn't buy the plot at all. Especially the final twist. It also, unintentionally, I'm pretty sure, plays into some very ugly and dated attitudes. 1.5 stars
"Spicy: Rewards" - An erotic horror tale about two couples who go to a cabin for a weekend of naughty fun when things take a nasty turn for the worse. This one had some good build up and went in a different direction than I was expecting from the cabin in the woods set up. A much better extreme horror story that the previous one. 4 stars.
To nitpick a bit, there were also several word and dialogue choices I found awkward throughout all three stories. I did, however, enjoy this enough that I'll probably pick up one of Nelson's other books in the near future.
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