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Dr. Parasite
IT’S WHAT’S ON THE INSIDE THAT COUNTS… Jacob Westergren, an expert in his field of study, gets paid to research the most sickening parasites known to man. But, even when he looks at the most appalling of the species, he does not see the intrusive ugliness that humanity does, he sees himself. He sees a vessel by which to purge himself of an amalgam of detestable emotions. Emboldened by promising experimentation, Jacob is anxious to unburden himself by sharing his emotional parasite, in physical form, with the rest of the world. DEFINITIVE PROOF THAT, WE HUMANS ARE THE GREATEST OF EARTHS PARASITES…
- GenresSplatterpunkHorror
140 pages, Paperback
Published August 14, 2023
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September 5, 2025
This was splatterpunk-errific. Tons of disgusting and putrid moments as our lead, Jacob, carries out his own obsessive research on parasitic organisms on unsuspecting victims. If you're in it for the gore factor, you'll be pleased. Lots of bugs and killing and really nauseating sexual encounters. However, if you're looking for something that has some sort of consistency, this won't be your favorite read. For instance, why would Jacob eat the parasites before knowing how they would fully affect his body, even before he was done with his experimental patients? Why would he go to all that effort to abduct and infect Irene and Franklin, only to kill them before the experiment was done? Things like this kept rattling around in my mind throughout. Not terribly distracting, but there were a lot of things like that, needing to be fine-tuned to make the story flow a bit better. I also really felt like Jacob was underdeveloped, as we got a quick introduction to him, some minor tidbits later on in the story, but never fully got any type of explanation as to why he was so obsessed, enough to become a bloodthirsty killer. Again, just lots of gaps and consistency issues, but the violence and gross out factors were top notch. The premise was great and, again, Jacob, was a really fun character.
January 10, 2024
Absolutely loved this one. Was gross from the outset, only got more and more disgusting, although somehow was quite steamy too, while there was bugs absolutely everywhere. Fantastic body horror, while not lacking in the extreme either.
August 18, 2025
A butterfly flew at me after finishing this book and I clamped both hands over my mouth.
I've always had a sensitivity to the idea of some kind of infections diseases etc taking over the world. This book...is my worst nightmare but told in such a way that you're invested in the progressions and relationships.
I've always had a sensitivity to the idea of some kind of infections diseases etc taking over the world. This book...is my worst nightmare but told in such a way that you're invested in the progressions and relationships.
August 11, 2023
What can I say about this...
I'm still at a loss for words as I keep checking for parasites/worms in all of my bodily fluids. 😲 This was a quick read because you just don't want to put it down. Great characters and... Erm... Just some disgusting, foul, filth. Loved it
I'm still at a loss for words as I keep checking for parasites/worms in all of my bodily fluids. 😲 This was a quick read because you just don't want to put it down. Great characters and... Erm... Just some disgusting, foul, filth. Loved it
February 3, 2024
I have been a huge advocate in the “We Want More Rowland” campaign, so why did I leave it so long after buying this book to get around to reading it!?! 🤦 It’s vile! It's nasty! It's bugging brilliant!
On discovering a dying animal, Jacob doesn't help it, or even put it out of its misery, instead he takes it home to investigate the cause, to try and understand it, and the parasites within. For its the parasites that fascinate him the most, and this fascination that carries him into his career as a doctor of all things parasitic….
On starting his new job, he meets Andrew, who is keen to show him the latest discovery, which is admittedly fascinating, but Jacob feels that the best way, surely, to research the parasites, would be in a human host. But just where is he going to find a willing subject, when that course of action is neither possible, nor legally viable….?
That doesn't stop him though, he's nothing if not passionate and thorough in his research, and he continues to make all the necessary preparations….
He's about to perform his biggest experiment yet, and as enthralled as he is by this, it's still not enough for him, he wants to take it one step further, he wants to play a bigger role, and to sow his seed far and wide. He fears the worst after a struggle with a couple of his subjects, and becomes determined to try and speed up the process, with increasingly gruesome outcomes.
They become stuck with parasites that are able to control their host, to make them do whatever they want, but their curiosity soon overrides their fears and they continue the experiment. Once everything is set in motion, nothing will stand in their way, and eventually they become quite attached to the parasites residing with them.
With short, sharp chapters, very detailed and descriptive imagery, and a smooth flowing narrative, this is a highly addictive and unputdownable read. Full of horror, blood, gore and so many bodily fluids, it's utterly horrific and disgustingly glorious. It will have you itching and squirming so bad, you won't be able to sit still the whole time, and maybe for quite a while afterwards. It’s vomit inducing and made my stomach do so many flips and turns it got it’s own gymnastics medal! 🤢😂 It's also as steamy as it is vile, and it gets pretty damn vile! 😉
Leaves you wondering just who are the biggest parasites….?
On discovering a dying animal, Jacob doesn't help it, or even put it out of its misery, instead he takes it home to investigate the cause, to try and understand it, and the parasites within. For its the parasites that fascinate him the most, and this fascination that carries him into his career as a doctor of all things parasitic….
On starting his new job, he meets Andrew, who is keen to show him the latest discovery, which is admittedly fascinating, but Jacob feels that the best way, surely, to research the parasites, would be in a human host. But just where is he going to find a willing subject, when that course of action is neither possible, nor legally viable….?
That doesn't stop him though, he's nothing if not passionate and thorough in his research, and he continues to make all the necessary preparations….
He's about to perform his biggest experiment yet, and as enthralled as he is by this, it's still not enough for him, he wants to take it one step further, he wants to play a bigger role, and to sow his seed far and wide. He fears the worst after a struggle with a couple of his subjects, and becomes determined to try and speed up the process, with increasingly gruesome outcomes.
They become stuck with parasites that are able to control their host, to make them do whatever they want, but their curiosity soon overrides their fears and they continue the experiment. Once everything is set in motion, nothing will stand in their way, and eventually they become quite attached to the parasites residing with them.
With short, sharp chapters, very detailed and descriptive imagery, and a smooth flowing narrative, this is a highly addictive and unputdownable read. Full of horror, blood, gore and so many bodily fluids, it's utterly horrific and disgustingly glorious. It will have you itching and squirming so bad, you won't be able to sit still the whole time, and maybe for quite a while afterwards. It’s vomit inducing and made my stomach do so many flips and turns it got it’s own gymnastics medal! 🤢😂 It's also as steamy as it is vile, and it gets pretty damn vile! 😉
Leaves you wondering just who are the biggest parasites….?
August 16, 2023
Rowland Bercy Jr. writes the best body horror I’ve ever read. With Dr. Parasite, he outdid himself. The research and craft he used in melding medical terminology and science into his fiction made this book a compelling piece of science fiction as well as a disturbing work of horror. Great characters, fast and interesting plot, tight prose. I’ve enjoyed all of Rowland’s work, but this one is my favorite so far!
October 21, 2025
Expect to read about plenty worms, parasites, blood, guts, faeces, rot and the odd sprinkling of killings in this short horror quest to find the perfect symbiotic relationship between a human host figure and their internal, slimy, extremely aggressive alien creepy-crawly invaders.
And all the while lust and love appears to win through in Jacob's scientific quest for fame and fortune.
Romance may well be in the air, but perhaps appearing only after eating (raw meat).
Read and enjoy - plenty of grossness all 'hole' over the place.
Rating: 3.8 stars of sick, grubby action.
And all the while lust and love appears to win through in Jacob's scientific quest for fame and fortune.
Romance may well be in the air, but perhaps appearing only after eating (raw meat).
Read and enjoy - plenty of grossness all 'hole' over the place.
Rating: 3.8 stars of sick, grubby action.
February 28, 2024
You want something gross, vile, disgusting, and all around a wild ride..look no further!
Jacob is a scientist who is excellent in his field of work...which is parasites. Instead of squirming at the critters, Jacob wants to help reproduce them and find them a great home. He gets a job at a laboratory where they do experiments on animals, they add parasites to them and see how long the animal can host it....but that's not enough for Jacob. He wants to be the ultimate host to them.
This was crazy! Lol straight vile and gross but it was so good! From disgusting, to cannibalism, to a sweet love story between 2 men, what more could you ask for? The writing was great and you could tell the author took time into looking at parasites. Some descriptions were very well written! If you have a very strong stomach, I highly recommend this! If you have a weak stomach, I still highly recommend this! Lol I need more Rowland in my life!!
Jacob is a scientist who is excellent in his field of work...which is parasites. Instead of squirming at the critters, Jacob wants to help reproduce them and find them a great home. He gets a job at a laboratory where they do experiments on animals, they add parasites to them and see how long the animal can host it....but that's not enough for Jacob. He wants to be the ultimate host to them.
This was crazy! Lol straight vile and gross but it was so good! From disgusting, to cannibalism, to a sweet love story between 2 men, what more could you ask for? The writing was great and you could tell the author took time into looking at parasites. Some descriptions were very well written! If you have a very strong stomach, I highly recommend this! If you have a weak stomach, I still highly recommend this! Lol I need more Rowland in my life!!
September 22, 2025
Firstly, what the actual fuck did I just read? Rowland Bercy Jr.’s Dr. Parasite is equal parts grotesque, fascinating, and downright unforgettable. Parasites being voluntarily imbibed? Wild. I couldn’t look away even though I was constantly gipping my way through the pages.
This book takes body horror to a whole new level, blurring the line between science, obsession, and stomach-churning terror. It’s not just shock for shock’s sake, it’s smart, inventive, and proof that extreme horror can crawl under your skin (literally) and stay there.
This book takes body horror to a whole new level, blurring the line between science, obsession, and stomach-churning terror. It’s not just shock for shock’s sake, it’s smart, inventive, and proof that extreme horror can crawl under your skin (literally) and stay there.
July 21, 2023
Rowland created a book that was both sick and depraved. I had to take a shower afterwards due to feeling dirty but this is one of his best works. I put it up there with Duncan Ralston’s Woom. It made me feel the same way. The book is very graphic and detailed and made me feel like I was actually there with the characters. I could not put it down once I started because I had to know what was going to happen next. I highly recommend this for any extreme loving fans.
March 3, 2025
Gory, gruesome, perfect!
May 28, 2024
Editing issues aside, this was a fun little read.
August 1, 2023
Parasites, cannibalism, an unforgettable bathhouse scene... absolutely disgusting, and I loved it. @rowlandbercyjr doesn't miss!
July 25, 2024
I have never read a book by Mr. Bercy that hasn't been quick, fun, gory and made me a little queezzy. And then I read this one!!..... And I can still say that 😁 Another very enjoyable read by the man. An oddly enough , even somewhat romantic (to some people) lol. I highly recommend this book.
January 6, 2024
I almost DNF this story due to my utter disgust with parasites. Why did I read it then? Because not much else gets under my skin and disturbs me.
It took me a couple days to finish due to being thoroughly disturbed and grossed out by the subject matter.
I usually read while I eat.
But not this one. Oh no.
You’ve been warned.
It took me a couple days to finish due to being thoroughly disturbed and grossed out by the subject matter.
I usually read while I eat.
But not this one. Oh no.
You’ve been warned.
May 10, 2024
This book was...interesting to say the least.
It was written really well and very descriptive, so unfortunately, I could picture everything. Wasn't so bad until later in the book. But I knew going in and especially by the cover, I'd be in for something icky.
We meet Jacob who studies and researches parasites and is one of the best in his field. He decides to run an experiment and it goes down hill from there. For the rest of the world anyway. For him, not so much. He clearly has an obsession with these things and decides to use his body as a vessel.
This my first read by Rowland Bercy Jr. and I think it's my first body horror novel as well. He did a really good job with his medical terminology. Not that I know anything about that stuff but it seemed legit to me. The author clearly did his research.
So all in all, I give this book 5 stars because it was gross, descriptive and the plot was on point.
It was written really well and very descriptive, so unfortunately, I could picture everything. Wasn't so bad until later in the book. But I knew going in and especially by the cover, I'd be in for something icky.
We meet Jacob who studies and researches parasites and is one of the best in his field. He decides to run an experiment and it goes down hill from there. For the rest of the world anyway. For him, not so much. He clearly has an obsession with these things and decides to use his body as a vessel.
This my first read by Rowland Bercy Jr. and I think it's my first body horror novel as well. He did a really good job with his medical terminology. Not that I know anything about that stuff but it seemed legit to me. The author clearly did his research.
So all in all, I give this book 5 stars because it was gross, descriptive and the plot was on point.
May 5, 2025
Lives up to its name, in squirming, grotesque goodness!
This is my third book by the amazing Rowland Bercy Jr., and I'd have to say it's my new favourite of his! What a ride!
We follow the life of Jacob as he makes way from a high school nerd, into a clever uni nerd who masters in the study of parasites. When he lands his first real job at a research lab, he meets Andrew and things goes south really fast!
This is one hell of a disgusting book; you can almost smell and taste the vile corruption emanating from the pages; Rowland really knows how to turn gross up to 11!!!
Needless to say, this is not a book for everyone, but if you like your horror extra festering, with lashings of gooey putresence, then you should most definitely get your hands on a copy of Dr Parasite!
4/5
This is my third book by the amazing Rowland Bercy Jr., and I'd have to say it's my new favourite of his! What a ride!
We follow the life of Jacob as he makes way from a high school nerd, into a clever uni nerd who masters in the study of parasites. When he lands his first real job at a research lab, he meets Andrew and things goes south really fast!
This is one hell of a disgusting book; you can almost smell and taste the vile corruption emanating from the pages; Rowland really knows how to turn gross up to 11!!!
Needless to say, this is not a book for everyone, but if you like your horror extra festering, with lashings of gooey putresence, then you should most definitely get your hands on a copy of Dr Parasite!
4/5
February 19, 2025
No. More. Bugs. Please!
July 23, 2023
The descriptions alone will have you gagging. The imagery will have you wishing to never see a worm again in your life. This was a full complete ride from start to finish. Well thought out with so many amazing elements of filth but somehow also having a sweet little story underneath. I love the queerness of it, the Cardi B reference that had me cracking up, the descriptions that made me think of those mango worm removal videos I love to watch so much. The scenes that made me go FU Rowland for putting me through this but also had me cracking up with the random sprinkle of comedic genious to give me some comfort from the ickyness. Did I mention the descriptions are super VIVID and will have your body cringing in physical disgust??? if anyone has watched Contracted and remembers that maggot scene with the girl and the guy having adult fun- This is worse 🪱🪱🪱
August 3, 2023
Man, parasites creep me out, and this book messed me up. Extremely well written and hard to put down. It was gross, vile, and uncomfortable. Made my skin crawl. Some unforgettable scenes that will stick with me for some time. Excellent read. This is the first book of Rowlands I have read, but it will not be the last! Check it out!
I feel itchy......
5 severed fingers out of 5
May 28, 2024
This book is utterly disgusting and I loved every minute of it! Extreme horror lovers should definitely check it out. The graphic descriptions left me without an appetite and needing a shower to wash it off. Rowland Bercy Jr truly a master of gore!
June 3, 2024
A story that is both spicy and squishy, repellent and attractive. Dr. Parasite probes the annals of helminths and humanity to create something new, and the results are no less sickening than the journey to achieve them.
April 19, 2024
Well, that was, ummmm, fun!!
I am not sure how many times I said WTF? or OMG! 🤢🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
This was one hell of a crazy ride, and I loved every minute of it!! Now I'm off to hug fluffy bunnies or see a therapist. Opps...nevermind the rabbits!! 😂😂😂 Therapist it is! Jesus Christ, I need bleach.
Happy Reading and Splatter On....
I am not sure how many times I said WTF? or OMG! 🤢🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
This was one hell of a crazy ride, and I loved every minute of it!! Now I'm off to hug fluffy bunnies or see a therapist. Opps...nevermind the rabbits!! 😂😂😂 Therapist it is! Jesus Christ, I need bleach.
Happy Reading and Splatter On....
April 17, 2024
He does it again. Honestly you can tell all of the research that he put into this book. I can't wait to read more by him!!
February 28, 2025
Unique premise, but the ending was very rushed
May 26, 2024
OMG what??!!
Rowland Bercy, what the hell did I just read? Lmao! This book was amazing, made me laugh a lot of times (how over the top it was), and lastly, made me want to vomit! Just a very fun, sick ride, that I couldn’t get enough of! Well done sir, you have done it again!! And by the way I hate worms so this was especially disgusting for me. Great fun!
Rowland Bercy, what the hell did I just read? Lmao! This book was amazing, made me laugh a lot of times (how over the top it was), and lastly, made me want to vomit! Just a very fun, sick ride, that I couldn’t get enough of! Well done sir, you have done it again!! And by the way I hate worms so this was especially disgusting for me. Great fun!
March 7, 2025
Okay so if the title didn’t tell you… this is about parasites, so if you are like me and already don’t like bugs/wormy things, maybe this will give you nightmares like it did me🤢 Also all the smart words in the beginning had me so lost haha
February 26, 2024
This was an awesome book i loved it!
May 8, 2024
if I could give this more than 5 stars, I totally would! the story was amazing: gross, disturbing, and raunchy! Rowland knocked another one out of the park!! the narration 🤌🏻🤌🏻 the different voices, the sound effects, the detail! absolutely loved this wild ride!!
December 1, 2024
Rowland Bercy Jr. is an instant buy for me and Dr. Parasite was another example of what keeps me comkng back for more. I read this one in a single sitting. I just couldnt put it down! Mad scientist, sex, gore, cannibalism, parasites this one has it all!!
Note; If you have a weak stomach this one may not be for you.
Note; If you have a weak stomach this one may not be for you.
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