Flesh Factory : Aftermath

Flesh Factory #2

by Sam West

Hope Hill – the sole survivor of the bloody massacre that saw the termination of the despicable organization that was the Flesh Factory – is picking up the pieces of her broken life. She is free of the mental asylum, but she is not free of her own personal demons.She is haunted by the events of seven years ago, forever changed by the unspeakable depravity she bore witness to. In order to move forward she must first confront the past. And what better place to start than the mansion in which the demise of the Flesh Factory occurred and where hundreds of people met their untimely death one fateful night. This mansion is a hotel now, and Hope decides to book herself into a room. She intends to face her demons head on and draw a line under the past once and for all…Hope will come face to face with her past all right, in spectacular style. Because evil never truly dies. It does not sleep, it does not rest, and it will stop at nothing to get at what it truly desires.It wants the one who got away.It wants Hope.This is an extreme horror novella. Reader discretion is advised.

Genres: Horror

105 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 28, 2023

Reviews

[Tamara · Rating 5 out of 5]

A sad demise to a fantastic storyline

I know this entire trilogy became very difficult for the author to write and release for many reasons she explains, but I’m so glad she did. I started with Pleasure Seekers, then Flesh Factory, then Aftermath. This review covers those.

While there is a slight bit of what could be considered “supernatural,” it would also be highly logical to conclude that the supernatural elements of each of the books are the product of a broken psyche, and men with too much power, too much money, and no restraints. You know, kind of like what we currently have now, in 2025.

Stories like this, while extreme -and extremely controversial- are absolutely critical in making people think about important IRL issues such as sex trafficking, rape, domestic violence, the entire porn industry and how it harms women in general (especially violent porn), and most disturbing of all, that with all that money, morals seem to no longer matter, and we, the common people, are no longer seen as people to them. We are nothing to the rich and powerful of this world, and that is literally the crux of stories like these.

Sam West, as a woman, having experienced the same things as every woman everywhere, writing in this heavily male dominated genre, brings a fresh perspective on extreme horror and I find that along with spinning a fantastic story, she also injects humanity and compassion into every word she writes. Most extreme horror I’ve read is from the perspective of the perpetrators, and they are almost always men. We never hear the story from the victim’s side, never get into their head, never have to be uncomfortable feeling what we might feel in that moment. And we SHOULD feel uncomfortable. We SHOULD feel fear. Sam West brings this all to the table and more. She has definitely earned her seat among top horror authors and I for one Hope she continues to spin yarns for many many years. I always hate losing book friends, so fair warning, don’t get attached to any of the characters, but you can certainly have Hope. >;)

[Sharon Leung · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good

This was a good read and I did enjoy it but in parts I was just reading and it wasn't grabbing my attention as much as other parts. I just think I found it took too long to get to each section and didn't captivate as much as a lot of Sam West 's usual reads do. I would of liked the ending to be slightly different, but I know this author likes a unique ending. It was still a good read but not as good as the first hence why I knocked off a star, as I couldn't rate it the same when I considered the first book of flesh factory to of been much better. Would still recommend tho as all opinions differ and Sam West is an excellent author.

[Becki 🤎 · Rating 3 out of 5]

I expected more 🫣

So I read the flesh factory trilogy in the wrong order, the newest one being first then I realised there was 2 before it.

This one is the most tame from the 3, it misses out all the awful stuff that you get in the first and third which I don’t really know how to feel about it. I can’t say I want to see the gross stuff that happens but when reading books like this you kinda do?!

This could have been more had they of not just skipped time twice & actually included what had happened within those time frames to add to the shock factor.

I did like the ending, I think I just expected more

[Sea Caummisar · Rating 4 out of 5]

I suppose it's pretty standard within horror(or most genres), that a sequel is never as good as the first. I'd say that applies in this situation. Trust me, I did a re read of the first book before sinking my teeth into this one. The first one was sexy and violent and creative. And this one is too. Just not on the same level . But I for sure respect this one because it continues Hope's story. It's no secret I'm a West fan, so the hint for the third book.....? I'll be reading it

[kim wood · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love anything Sam writes . A massive fan