Corn Bred

by Jimmy Pudge

Joshua Horn has always had problems with sleepwalking but lately things have gotten worse. Now he's waking up in the morning with blood on his hands. Concerned, his fiancé Amanda suggests Joshua sees a psychiatrist.

The request seems innocent enough, but Joshua's alter ego, Corn Bred, doesn't seem to think so. In fact, Corn Bred sees this as a threat to his very existence and isn't going stand by and let some woman destroy him.

Determined to keep Joshua from seeking professional help, Corn Bred decides to kidnap Amanda and play a ruthless game. Now Joshua is in a race with himself to save the woman he loves.

Can he save her before he kills her?

Genres: Horror

72 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 15, 2014

About the author

Jimmy 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.

Reviews

[Peter Topside · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars. I used to love Me, Myself, and Irene. Jim Carrey at his best. And Corn Bred was sort of like that premise, but just uber-violent, sexually aggressive, and downright nasty. Josh, our lead, began having blackouts and waking up naked, covered in blood, etc. That’s only happened to yours truly a few times, but it’s probably nothing to worry about. Right? So, we followed Josh and his alter ego, Corn Bred, as they battled one another, leaving an absolutely disgusting and gory trail of destruction behind them. Where would it end? How many people would be hurt? Was there cornbread involved? Guess you’re gonna have to give this a whirl to find out. The first-person POV between Corn Bred and Josh was highly entertaining, acting as the highlight of the story. Splatterpunk fans will enjoy this quite a bit. My only critique here was that I wanted some more internal monologue and insight with Josh. Needed just some additional depth there to bring everything full circle, but I still had a very positive experience overall.

[Ross Lockhart · Rating 3 out of 5]

A lean, mean, redneck twist on Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Corn Bred is not for the timid or faint of heart, presenting stomach-churning splatterpunk made all the more gruesome through Jimmy Pudge's trailer-park verisimilitude and vicious touches of humor. I enjoyed Corn Bred in spite of its grotesquery, animal violence, and sexual brutality, but felt like I needed a shower afterward.

[Vincent · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best books I’ve read. A man with disassociate identity disorder is in a race against himself to keep his later personality from killing his girlfriend. Unbelievably weird and funny and heartfelt. Completely original but a firm warning here: heavy on gore and a scene that involves the death of an animal.

[Madison Eastham · Rating 5 out of 5]

suchhhh a rollercoaster!!! BRAVO!

[Dustin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I bought a copy of 11/22/63 by Stephen King the day before Jimmy Pudge's Corn Bred was released. The minute I saw Pudge's book was available I dropped 11/22/63 and started right in on Corn Bred. I devoured this book! Pudge has a way of making you cringe, making you wince, making you reel with disgust, but at the same time manages to keep you glued to each and every page. I literally couldn't put it down. This book was a little different than his previous work. Where before there was always a trace of humor mixed in with the horror, this time Pudge goes solely for horror. He delves into areas that I as a writer would be hesitant to venture to. The change from Joshua to Corn Bred is beautifully done. Talk about using both ends of the spectrum! Read this book and if you haven't read Pudge's previous work read that too. The man's writing is original beyond anything I've ever seen.

[Laura Laporta · Rating 3 out of 5]

WARNING WARNING WARNING!
This book is EXTREMELY violent and VERY VERY GRAPHIC. GREUSOME GREUSOME GREUSOME. But good. The story itself is good, very intriguing, pulled me in on the first page - but i wish the graphic nature was toned down a bit! There is a horrible scene that includes a VERY VERY GRAPHIC MURDER OF A DOG! I am a dog lover and it was stomach churning to me. Mr. Pudge would be a good movie writer - he could make movies like "saw" :O I started to hesitate to keep reading when it was "corn bred's chapters. Don't get me wrong - I like murder mysteries, movies etc. But this is just too much.

Edited review. I finished the book - it is very good. I will recommend the read if you can handle the gore.

[Gerald Rice · Rating 4 out of 5]

Corn Bred needs an editor. With that out of the way, I loved this book. I got it for free on the 11th and just finished last night (the 13th) at 11pm. I've read or seen so many Jekyll and Hyde stories but Pudge captures it in a new and oftentimes hilariously dark manner. This is such a simple story but the author's 100 hundred mile an hour writing style and proficiency in writing dark characters made this a blast. I first read Bit** Gone Crazy in the Attic and one I'd stumbled across something special. Now I'm gonna have to start working on his other stuff. I would definitely LOVE to work with Pudge some day.

[Tobyann Aparisi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Odd story! Very odd. I guess that is what the author is going for here. Horror in the odd sense. Just Huh?! Seems so familiar and yet........it is eerie because of how odd and creepy it was written how the characters were portraid. Not really my thing but yet not really not my thing. Odd like a really weird movie you just not sure if you like or if it was the best movie you have ever seen.

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cornbread is a graphic and violent take on Dr. Jeckyl And Mr Hyde or even Stephen King's The Dark Half hopped up on Meth. It's a short novel that goes all out until the shocking conclusion.

Jimmy Pudge is slowly becoming one of my favorite authors. His books may be full of violence and gore but the stories are always interesting and nevef bore me.

[Brenda Seaberg · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was different, but I enjoyed it. Very gory, though, I will warn you.

[Donald Armfield · Rating 5 out of 5]

A blood splattering story of an alter personality. Jimmy Pudge writes my kind of horror.

[Mary E · Rating 4 out of 5]

yeah, there were a few editing problems but the story and corn bred was crazy, really enjoyed it.