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Grandpappy
Grandpappy is on hospice.
Charles is going mad.
Vile happenings are abound.
You, reader, are not prepared.
This is your lesson in depravity.
WARNING! This is an extreme horror novella. Very few triggers are left unpulled.
3 hrs. 43 min.
Charles is going mad.
Vile happenings are abound.
You, reader, are not prepared.
This is your lesson in depravity.
WARNING! This is an extreme horror novella. Very few triggers are left unpulled.
3 hrs. 43 min.
4 pages, Audible Audio
First published July 1, 2022
309 people are currently reading
3532 people want to read
About the author
Patrick C. Harrison III
45 books811 followersPatrick C. Harrison III (PC3, if you prefer) is an author of horror, splatterpunk, and all forms of speculative fiction. His current publications include GRANDPAPPY, A SAVAGE BREED, VAMPIRE NUNS BEHIND BARS, 5 TALES THAT WILL LAND YOU IN HELL, among others, and his works can be found in numerous anthologies, including AND HELL FOLLOWED and ROAD KILL: TEXAS HORROR BY TEXAS AUTHORS VOL. 4.
PC3 is the Splatterpunk Award-winning editor (with Jarod Barbee) of AND HELL FOLLOWED, and has edited several other anthologies. He is a freelance editor, having done work for notable authors like Aron Beauregard, Daniel J. Volpe, Mark Towse, Rebecca Rowland, and many others.
PC3 also has a FREE substack, in which he frequently does movie reviews and updates readers on his fiction. Check out pc3horror.substack.com.
PC3 is the Splatterpunk Award-winning editor (with Jarod Barbee) of AND HELL FOLLOWED, and has edited several other anthologies. He is a freelance editor, having done work for notable authors like Aron Beauregard, Daniel J. Volpe, Mark Towse, Rebecca Rowland, and many others.
PC3 also has a FREE substack, in which he frequently does movie reviews and updates readers on his fiction. Check out pc3horror.substack.com.
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December 9, 2025
Down the Rabbit (Stoma) Hole...
GRANDPAPPY
by Patrick C. Harrison
4 stars. If you're into extreme horror, it doesn't get much more extreme than this little story...
The first half of this tale is, dare I say, very good. It is hilarious, and I personally laughed out loud for real...
Charles has been recruited by his parents to take care of Grandpappy while they are on vacation...
Grandpappy is dying of cancer, and he's being looked after by a hospice nurse and her aide three times a day in his home...
Entering the home...
Charles is blown away by the pervasive sour p*ss smell of Grandpappy's old house... like a men's restroom at a park...
Everything in Grandpappy's kitchen has expired: condiments, milk, spices, and medications...
But according to Mom...
Everything is still safe for consumption. Everything else in his decrepit old house is on its last leg...
The bathroom...
... is a disaster with its water damaged walls and tiles, moldy shower curtain, and repulsive stained toilet...
The bathroom cabinets...
... are filled with salves, creams, and ointments for ailments best left to the imagination...
Then Charles sees Grandpappy...
Four years ago, Grandpappy was a chain smoking, whiskey drinking old coot who sat on his porch cursing at everyone who walked by, but...
Now Grandpappy is bedridden...
His dry feet have long yellow toenails like talons, but Charles knows the feet are just the beginning without even seeing more...
He just wanted to turn and run...
Charles was expected to check the old geezer's catheter and colostomy bags, which meant...
He'd have to stare at Grandpappy's withered old c*ck with a tube sprouting from it. Charles didn't sign up for this!...
Then, at about the 50% mark...
This story went down the rabbit (stoma) hole and was as bizarre (and gross) as it could possibly get...
I removed a star for the second half of the story. It will be apparent if you choose to read this story what I'm talking about.
Ah... if only the second half of the story was as good as the first half, we would be talking about a different rating.
My recommendation: if you like extreme horror, this is extreme (in both parts), and you're sure to enjoy it... I did! But be aware that it was like reading two different stories.
GRANDPAPPY
by Patrick C. Harrison
4 stars. If you're into extreme horror, it doesn't get much more extreme than this little story...
The first half of this tale is, dare I say, very good. It is hilarious, and I personally laughed out loud for real...
Charles has been recruited by his parents to take care of Grandpappy while they are on vacation...
Grandpappy is dying of cancer, and he's being looked after by a hospice nurse and her aide three times a day in his home...
Entering the home...
Charles is blown away by the pervasive sour p*ss smell of Grandpappy's old house... like a men's restroom at a park...
Everything in Grandpappy's kitchen has expired: condiments, milk, spices, and medications...
But according to Mom...
Everything is still safe for consumption. Everything else in his decrepit old house is on its last leg...
The bathroom...
... is a disaster with its water damaged walls and tiles, moldy shower curtain, and repulsive stained toilet...
The bathroom cabinets...
... are filled with salves, creams, and ointments for ailments best left to the imagination...
Then Charles sees Grandpappy...
Four years ago, Grandpappy was a chain smoking, whiskey drinking old coot who sat on his porch cursing at everyone who walked by, but...
Now Grandpappy is bedridden...
His dry feet have long yellow toenails like talons, but Charles knows the feet are just the beginning without even seeing more...
He just wanted to turn and run...
Charles was expected to check the old geezer's catheter and colostomy bags, which meant...
He'd have to stare at Grandpappy's withered old c*ck with a tube sprouting from it. Charles didn't sign up for this!...
Then, at about the 50% mark...
This story went down the rabbit (stoma) hole and was as bizarre (and gross) as it could possibly get...
I removed a star for the second half of the story. It will be apparent if you choose to read this story what I'm talking about.
Ah... if only the second half of the story was as good as the first half, we would be talking about a different rating.
My recommendation: if you like extreme horror, this is extreme (in both parts), and you're sure to enjoy it... I did! But be aware that it was like reading two different stories.
October 8, 2023
Let me start by saying the cover of this book is nothing compared to what lies ahead in these pages. I have never had any triggers until today. I’m still unsure if it’s old people or feet I fear now. 😅This story is about Charles. He’s left to be a caregiver to his grandpappy for a short time. While being there Charles makes some disturbing discoveries about his family. Charles won’t stay out of grandpappy’s meds and he’s gone bat shit crazy. As a caregiver I laughed so hard I cried. This was also one of the most vile books I’ve ever read. I now will only refer to the ball sack as “mayonnaise makers”. Overall I give this 📖 4🤢🤢🤢🤢 and a 🦶. Highly recommend to those who can handle vile and extreme.
February 23, 2023
PCH3! What just happened? Can I open my eyes now? How did you even think up these sordid and vile hallucinatory situations? Argh!!! And now what? WHAT HAPPENS TO CHARLES? Sequel, please. I hope that Gretel is happy, wherever she is.
4 exploded stars. Everywhere. Somebody clean this house.
4 exploded stars. Everywhere. Somebody clean this house.
June 25, 2025
As always, I will be very honest with my followers…I really have no idea what this story was meant to be about. Yeah, I get that it was supposed to be splatterpunk and all, but beyond the depraved sexual acts, body mutilation, killings, hallucinations, etc, I don’t know what the purpose was. And I’m not necessarily a big fan of authors who purposefully write their stories to be entirely open-ended. It puts the workload on the reader and just comes across as a writer who couldn’t finish or organize their thoughts well enough to make certain creative decisions. But that’s just my preference. However, this was written to be gross, which it was, so I’ll give credit where it’s due. Charles is a very strange lead, and I can’t necessarily say that he held my full attention, either. Because of all the focus being on his vivid experiences, we didn’t get much to make us care about him. Now I enjoy extreme horror, especially ones that are trippy and a bit disorienting, but this needed some clarification about…well…everything. I hate finishing a book and still having questions.
August 16, 2025
Kruzifix, was soll ich bloß über dieses Buch sagen? Fast geniere ich mich ein bisschen, eine derart schamlose Entweihung der Sprache und der Menschlichkeit überhaupt in die Hand genommen zu haben.
Aber ich wusste nicht was das sein soll und nachdem ich ziemlich begeisterte Rezensionen hier bei GR gelesen habe, war ich neugierig.
Und, ja! Es ist in gewisser Hinsicht herausragend: noch nie habe ich ekligere, abscheulichere Szenen gelesen wie hier. Die heftigsten Momente in Friedhof der Kuscheltiere sind im Vergleich etwas überdrehte, aber irgendwie putzige Märchenszenen; The Shining, Holly, die Hannibal Lecter Reihe, wem das alles viel zu harmlos war, und wem in American Psycho vor allem die härteren Szenen mit Motorsäge gefallen haben, dem das sonst aber zu literarisch war oder schlicht zu lang und zu wenige heftige Szenen waren, der ist hier goldrichtig. PC3, wie er sich nennt, ist von einem anderen Schlag. Auf den 140 Seiten geht es von Beginn an zur Sache, da wird nicht lange gefackelt, sondern in sehr expliziter Form ein Potpourri an brutalsten Gewaltphantasien ausgebreitet. Um den Leser bei der Stange zu halten, steigert sich der Härtegrad von einer Szene zur nächsten.
Von dem extremen Ekelfaktor mal abgesehen, kann der Autor gar nicht schlecht schreiben. Er verfügt über einen breiten Wortschatz, vor allem auch im Bereich des Vulgären und verwendet eine sehr stringente Erzählhaltung. Man ist immer ganz nahe beim Ich-Erzähler, Charles, dessen Eltern eine Urlaubsreise antreten und ihn gebeten haben, sich in der Zwischenzeit um den pflegebedürftigen Opa zu kümmern. Dass Charles keinen Bock darauf hat, steht von Beginn an fest und wie gewaltig die Dimension seines Hasses auf den Großvater ist, entwickelt sich im Laufe der Geschichte. Gegen Ende nimmt das Ganze sogar noch eine surreale Wendung, die an Wiedergeburtsszenen aus anderen Romanen erinnern, nur ist es kein kühler Brunnenschacht, sondern eine Reise durch die Eingeweide.
Aber eines ganz deutlich: PC3 ist kein Bret Easton Ellis, kein Tarantino und, Gott bewahre, schon gar kein Murakami. Aber er vermittelt durch sein Kontrastprogramm unfreiwillig, was gute Literatur ausmacht. Da geht es eben nicht nur um die platte Effekthascherei, die mit einem gewissen Wortwitz ausstaffierte Gewaltrevue.
Aber was soll’s, PC3 hat sein Publikum, ich hab mal reingeschaut und bin um eine Erfahrung reicher. Splatter-Punk, wie sich das Genre nennt, ist nichts für mich. Für alle, die das noch mit Überraschungseffekten lesen wollen, ab hier Spoiler…
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Um ein bisschen Eindruck zu vermitteln, wo die Reise hingeht, hier noch die versprochenen „Triggerwarnungen“, bzw. Spoiler:
1. schwerste Misshandlung von Tieren, speziell Hunden
2. Misshandlung von Pflegebedürftigen
3. gewaltsamer Sex mit einem Pflegebedürftigen durch Penetration seines künstlichen Darmausgangs
4. Vergewaltigung von Frauen sowie deren Zerstückelung
5. Urinieren auf Kleinkinder
6. Zerstückelung eines Babys
Aber ich wusste nicht was das sein soll und nachdem ich ziemlich begeisterte Rezensionen hier bei GR gelesen habe, war ich neugierig.
Und, ja! Es ist in gewisser Hinsicht herausragend: noch nie habe ich ekligere, abscheulichere Szenen gelesen wie hier. Die heftigsten Momente in Friedhof der Kuscheltiere sind im Vergleich etwas überdrehte, aber irgendwie putzige Märchenszenen; The Shining, Holly, die Hannibal Lecter Reihe, wem das alles viel zu harmlos war, und wem in American Psycho vor allem die härteren Szenen mit Motorsäge gefallen haben, dem das sonst aber zu literarisch war oder schlicht zu lang und zu wenige heftige Szenen waren, der ist hier goldrichtig. PC3, wie er sich nennt, ist von einem anderen Schlag. Auf den 140 Seiten geht es von Beginn an zur Sache, da wird nicht lange gefackelt, sondern in sehr expliziter Form ein Potpourri an brutalsten Gewaltphantasien ausgebreitet. Um den Leser bei der Stange zu halten, steigert sich der Härtegrad von einer Szene zur nächsten.
Von dem extremen Ekelfaktor mal abgesehen, kann der Autor gar nicht schlecht schreiben. Er verfügt über einen breiten Wortschatz, vor allem auch im Bereich des Vulgären und verwendet eine sehr stringente Erzählhaltung. Man ist immer ganz nahe beim Ich-Erzähler, Charles, dessen Eltern eine Urlaubsreise antreten und ihn gebeten haben, sich in der Zwischenzeit um den pflegebedürftigen Opa zu kümmern. Dass Charles keinen Bock darauf hat, steht von Beginn an fest und wie gewaltig die Dimension seines Hasses auf den Großvater ist, entwickelt sich im Laufe der Geschichte. Gegen Ende nimmt das Ganze sogar noch eine surreale Wendung, die an Wiedergeburtsszenen aus anderen Romanen erinnern, nur ist es kein kühler Brunnenschacht, sondern eine Reise durch die Eingeweide.
Aber eines ganz deutlich: PC3 ist kein Bret Easton Ellis, kein Tarantino und, Gott bewahre, schon gar kein Murakami. Aber er vermittelt durch sein Kontrastprogramm unfreiwillig, was gute Literatur ausmacht. Da geht es eben nicht nur um die platte Effekthascherei, die mit einem gewissen Wortwitz ausstaffierte Gewaltrevue.
Aber was soll’s, PC3 hat sein Publikum, ich hab mal reingeschaut und bin um eine Erfahrung reicher. Splatter-Punk, wie sich das Genre nennt, ist nichts für mich. Für alle, die das noch mit Überraschungseffekten lesen wollen, ab hier Spoiler…
—————————————
Um ein bisschen Eindruck zu vermitteln, wo die Reise hingeht, hier noch die versprochenen „Triggerwarnungen“, bzw. Spoiler:
1. schwerste Misshandlung von Tieren, speziell Hunden
2. Misshandlung von Pflegebedürftigen
3. gewaltsamer Sex mit einem Pflegebedürftigen durch Penetration seines künstlichen Darmausgangs
4. Vergewaltigung von Frauen sowie deren Zerstückelung
5. Urinieren auf Kleinkinder
6. Zerstückelung eines Babys
July 29, 2023
Charles has to look after his Grandpappy for a couple of weeks whilst his parents are on vacation. Grandpappy is bedridden so it can't be that hard, right? And the supply of cheap whiskey and random pills found lying around are sure to help pass the time!
As the days pass, Charles keeps making more and more bizarre, insane and horrific discoveries. He keeps having blackouts and waking up having seen and done some crazy, weird shit! His mind slowly unravels and dark, disturbing family secrets reveal themselves! And everytime he thinks it's safe to go back into Grandpappy’s room, something weirder, grosser, and more insane, occurs! At one point, Charles literally gets to see Grandpappy’s life through Grandpappy’s eyes, and what a life!! Utterly depraved, savage and abhorrent! It made my stomach flip, it takes a lot to do that to me! Grandpappy was one extremely fucked up Motherfucker!
This story wasn't what I was expecting, well, it was, but it was also so much more! And everytime I was lulled into thinking it couldn't get any worse, Holy Bed Sores, it got so much worse! 🤢😂 It was like a beautifully fucked up fever dream, a delightful mind fuck! 🖤
I really enjoy Patrick’s style of writing, the subtle humour interwoven with all the grossness and horror! The flow of the narrative. The set up of the scenes, and the vivid descriptions he provides (some too vivid maybe?😉) Brilliantly written, and an awesome concept, I absolutely LOVED it!
This story had real sinister vibes. It was absolutely creepy and chillingly atmospheric one minute, and completely vile and putrid the next!
I forced myself to stop reading and go do other stuff a few times, as I didn't want the fantastic craziness to end!
Extreme/Splatter fans YOU NEED THIS BOOK IN YOUR LIFE!! This is absolutely up there with the greats in this genre! An absolute fucked up, insane ride that I enjoyed every second of! (I’m a sick puppy, what can I say!?!) I really didn't want it to end and I would love to read more insanity from Charles, please continue this journey for me! I gave up drugs years ago, but this took me right back, like a drug free trip!! 😁
As the days pass, Charles keeps making more and more bizarre, insane and horrific discoveries. He keeps having blackouts and waking up having seen and done some crazy, weird shit! His mind slowly unravels and dark, disturbing family secrets reveal themselves! And everytime he thinks it's safe to go back into Grandpappy’s room, something weirder, grosser, and more insane, occurs! At one point, Charles literally gets to see Grandpappy’s life through Grandpappy’s eyes, and what a life!! Utterly depraved, savage and abhorrent! It made my stomach flip, it takes a lot to do that to me! Grandpappy was one extremely fucked up Motherfucker!
This story wasn't what I was expecting, well, it was, but it was also so much more! And everytime I was lulled into thinking it couldn't get any worse, Holy Bed Sores, it got so much worse! 🤢😂 It was like a beautifully fucked up fever dream, a delightful mind fuck! 🖤
I really enjoy Patrick’s style of writing, the subtle humour interwoven with all the grossness and horror! The flow of the narrative. The set up of the scenes, and the vivid descriptions he provides (some too vivid maybe?😉) Brilliantly written, and an awesome concept, I absolutely LOVED it!
This story had real sinister vibes. It was absolutely creepy and chillingly atmospheric one minute, and completely vile and putrid the next!
I forced myself to stop reading and go do other stuff a few times, as I didn't want the fantastic craziness to end!
Extreme/Splatter fans YOU NEED THIS BOOK IN YOUR LIFE!! This is absolutely up there with the greats in this genre! An absolute fucked up, insane ride that I enjoyed every second of! (I’m a sick puppy, what can I say!?!) I really didn't want it to end and I would love to read more insanity from Charles, please continue this journey for me! I gave up drugs years ago, but this took me right back, like a drug free trip!! 😁
December 3, 2025
Insanely grotesque, equally hilarious, I'm traumatized, in need of a shower, 5 stars.
June 15, 2024
Horrific and humorous
This is well written, descriptive and immersive. The underlying humor of the narrative contrasts sharply with the sinister evil and horror that emerges as the main character spirals into insanity. What is real, what isnt.
Not for the feint hearted.
This is well written, descriptive and immersive. The underlying humor of the narrative contrasts sharply with the sinister evil and horror that emerges as the main character spirals into insanity. What is real, what isnt.
Not for the feint hearted.
April 2, 2023
Story 5/5
Narration 5/5
Wow! What an intense and sick extreme horror story!
I was captivated and horrified by Charles stay at Grandpappy’s house. What was real, what wasn’t?! One thing is certain Charles has been transformed.
Wow, I can’t stop thinking of that bedsore!😱
Narration 5/5
Wow! What an intense and sick extreme horror story!
I was captivated and horrified by Charles stay at Grandpappy’s house. What was real, what wasn’t?! One thing is certain Charles has been transformed.
Wow, I can’t stop thinking of that bedsore!😱
September 6, 2025
Reread this. Still 5 stars yet nothing of this reading experience where enjoyable.
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This was so disgusting, revolting and I had no real idea what was going or what the point was but I was hooked. 5 stars
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This was so disgusting, revolting and I had no real idea what was going or what the point was but I was hooked. 5 stars
September 5, 2023
A deeply disturbing hallucinatory descent into madness and depravity… what in the actual fuck… never in my life could I imagine an author using a greusome bedsore as a portal to another realm…. I should have realized with PC3…Patrick, I have to ask…. Are you okay?!
I got more that I even expected and more than what I came for… that was savage as FUCK. I’d love to know what inspired all the ideas for this absolute nightmare. If you read/listen to extreme horror, get this on your read list. If you don’t, avoid it like the plague unless you’re ready to throw up.
I got more that I even expected and more than what I came for… that was savage as FUCK. I’d love to know what inspired all the ideas for this absolute nightmare. If you read/listen to extreme horror, get this on your read list. If you don’t, avoid it like the plague unless you’re ready to throw up.
February 13, 2024
TW: Language, animal abuse (graphic), drinking, smoking, racism, sexism, cancer, death of baby, child abuse, drug use, toxic parent relationships, violence, guns, gory scenes, blood, rape
*****SPOILERS*****
About the book:
Grandpappy is on hospice.
Charles is going mad.
Vile happenings are abound.
You, reader, are not prepared.
This is your lesson in depravity.
Release Date: July 5th, 2022
Genre: Extreme Horror
Pages: 164
Rating: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
What I Liked:
1. I really like how the author writes
2. Pretty intense things happen
3. Reminded me of another book
What I Didn't Like:
1. Animal abuse
Overall Thoughts:
{{Disclaimer I write my review as I read}}
Some parts of this book I found odd when I started reading;
• That the mom or dad would leave overly spoiled food in the fridge.
• No one is putting lotion on granddads foot or cutting his toenails.
Gross reading about the dog eating the dead skin off his feet.
This book taught me that hospice patients need to be turned at least every two hours.
Well that VHS took a turn I did not expect. So is the whole family sleeping together? And then peeing on the kid - yeah nope.
I hate animal abuse in books or movies. Him throwing the dog to the ground broke my heart. It's not unusual for animals skins to become thinner with age. Humans also get thinner skin. I really want to throw Charles.
So Charles was turned off when he's watching a porn of a girl telling guys to drink beer from her butthole, but we learn he had a girlfriend make him snort cocaine from her butthole. Confusing.
Omg the abuse just got way worse. Grandpappy catches the dog on fire. Nope nope nope.
It was at this moment I took a break from the book to catch my breath and wash my eyes out with bleach. - - - He screwed his grandfather's stoma hole thinking he was having sex with Daphne. Yep yep. Okay. Don't throw up (it's going to get worse right?)
By page 100 Charles has spiraled completely out of control. Wanda is dead. He's killed Daphne. He's drinking and popping pills. The dog isn't real. I just wonder why no one reported Wanda and Daphne missing.
Rip to all ballsacks injured in this book. Also wth "my mayonnaise makers."
I don't know dude if I witnessed my grandparents having sex in front of me and demanding I touch myself I'd probably never think about anything sexual forever.
Charles sighs a lot but for some reason I found it comical the times that he did.
We get to find out that the baby (Monica's brother) was sawed in half by a chainsaw by Al because he wouldn't stop crying.
Honestly I just don't know how much of this is actually like a real thing or perhaps Charles is just tripping on so much drugs that he's hallucinating all this stuff happening.
This line pretty much sums up this book for me;
"I'm pretty sure Grandpappy is about to nut all in my mouth."
Final Thoughts:
Charles pill & drug induced downfall reminded me so much of Requiem for a Dream.
This book had equal parts violence & torture towards women and men. I don't think I've ever read an extreme horror book that's had more diverse subjects in it that went everywhere. Seriously this book had it all.
I am shocked at how much the author could put into one short 160 novella. I feel like I read a 300 page book (in a good way) because it just kept building and building on to the characters.
Ending within ambiguous ending was just genius. I have no idea if it was real or just real in his head.
This book was disgusting in the best way possible for an extreme horror book to be.
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*****SPOILERS*****
About the book:
Grandpappy is on hospice.
Charles is going mad.
Vile happenings are abound.
You, reader, are not prepared.
This is your lesson in depravity.
Release Date: July 5th, 2022
Genre: Extreme Horror
Pages: 164
Rating: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
What I Liked:
1. I really like how the author writes
2. Pretty intense things happen
3. Reminded me of another book
What I Didn't Like:
1. Animal abuse
Overall Thoughts:
{{Disclaimer I write my review as I read}}
Some parts of this book I found odd when I started reading;
• That the mom or dad would leave overly spoiled food in the fridge.
• No one is putting lotion on granddads foot or cutting his toenails.
Gross reading about the dog eating the dead skin off his feet.
This book taught me that hospice patients need to be turned at least every two hours.
Well that VHS took a turn I did not expect. So is the whole family sleeping together? And then peeing on the kid - yeah nope.
I hate animal abuse in books or movies. Him throwing the dog to the ground broke my heart. It's not unusual for animals skins to become thinner with age. Humans also get thinner skin. I really want to throw Charles.
So Charles was turned off when he's watching a porn of a girl telling guys to drink beer from her butthole, but we learn he had a girlfriend make him snort cocaine from her butthole. Confusing.
Omg the abuse just got way worse. Grandpappy catches the dog on fire. Nope nope nope.
It was at this moment I took a break from the book to catch my breath and wash my eyes out with bleach. - - - He screwed his grandfather's stoma hole thinking he was having sex with Daphne. Yep yep. Okay. Don't throw up (it's going to get worse right?)
By page 100 Charles has spiraled completely out of control. Wanda is dead. He's killed Daphne. He's drinking and popping pills. The dog isn't real. I just wonder why no one reported Wanda and Daphne missing.
Rip to all ballsacks injured in this book. Also wth "my mayonnaise makers."
I don't know dude if I witnessed my grandparents having sex in front of me and demanding I touch myself I'd probably never think about anything sexual forever.
Charles sighs a lot but for some reason I found it comical the times that he did.
We get to find out that the baby (Monica's brother) was sawed in half by a chainsaw by Al because he wouldn't stop crying.
Honestly I just don't know how much of this is actually like a real thing or perhaps Charles is just tripping on so much drugs that he's hallucinating all this stuff happening.
This line pretty much sums up this book for me;
"I'm pretty sure Grandpappy is about to nut all in my mouth."
Final Thoughts:
Charles pill & drug induced downfall reminded me so much of Requiem for a Dream.
This book had equal parts violence & torture towards women and men. I don't think I've ever read an extreme horror book that's had more diverse subjects in it that went everywhere. Seriously this book had it all.
I am shocked at how much the author could put into one short 160 novella. I feel like I read a 300 page book (in a good way) because it just kept building and building on to the characters.
Ending within ambiguous ending was just genius. I have no idea if it was real or just real in his head.
This book was disgusting in the best way possible for an extreme horror book to be.
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October 9, 2022
A wild, visceral, brutally bizarre book. This book isn't for everyone, but it was for me. This is so much more than a grossout read, but a true deep dive into insanity and domestic violence.
February 24, 2023
“There isn’t profanity foul enough for this situation. I want to exclaim a curse that simply does not exist.”
Charles is asked to look after his aging grandfather while his parents head off to the tropics for a couple of weeks. Grandpappy is not your typical grandpa, but what harm can he do, he’s receiving hospice care, after all. Yet, he gives Charles the creeps nevertheless. Then strange things begin happening. A dog shows up who looks a lot like Grandpappy’s dog, Gretel. Only, dogs don’t quite live that long. The nursing staff comes to provide basic care and nourishment for Grandpappy, though Charles is told that he must roll him often to prevent bed sores. Charles isn’t the most attentive grandchild and inevitably a bed sore does materialize. By this point, Charles is thoroughly unsettled by everything he has witnessed in the old house. But things are going to go from bad to much, much worse.
The story starts off a bit slow-paced but the author (PC3) does a great job creating atmospheric tension that increasingly mounts to a maddening unease. What Charles experiences is truly nightmarish. From having vivid hallucinations to taking a ‘fantastic voyage’ of sorts, Charles’ life unravels in the most grotesque ways. PC3 has a wonderfully warped and demented imagination. Many scenes were utterly repulsive but a few of them truly obliterated the boundaries of propriety and were outrageously abhorrent. This book has been called “exceedingly depraved.” That’s putting it mildly!
4.5 stars, rounded up, because I was left with some questions! I hate loose ends.
Charles is asked to look after his aging grandfather while his parents head off to the tropics for a couple of weeks. Grandpappy is not your typical grandpa, but what harm can he do, he’s receiving hospice care, after all. Yet, he gives Charles the creeps nevertheless. Then strange things begin happening. A dog shows up who looks a lot like Grandpappy’s dog, Gretel. Only, dogs don’t quite live that long. The nursing staff comes to provide basic care and nourishment for Grandpappy, though Charles is told that he must roll him often to prevent bed sores. Charles isn’t the most attentive grandchild and inevitably a bed sore does materialize. By this point, Charles is thoroughly unsettled by everything he has witnessed in the old house. But things are going to go from bad to much, much worse.
The story starts off a bit slow-paced but the author (PC3) does a great job creating atmospheric tension that increasingly mounts to a maddening unease. What Charles experiences is truly nightmarish. From having vivid hallucinations to taking a ‘fantastic voyage’ of sorts, Charles’ life unravels in the most grotesque ways. PC3 has a wonderfully warped and demented imagination. Many scenes were utterly repulsive but a few of them truly obliterated the boundaries of propriety and were outrageously abhorrent. This book has been called “exceedingly depraved.” That’s putting it mildly!
4.5 stars, rounded up, because I was left with some questions! I hate loose ends.
October 26, 2024
Whoa! What a wild trip this novel was! You'll feel like you took the same mystery pills that Charles did! Grandpappy is definitely not for the faint of heart and you'll know exactly what I mean when you get to *those* scenes!
July 3, 2023
Fantastic. This book is just bonkers. I went from wanting to puke, to laughing hysterically back to holding in my lunch over and over again. I made it through Grandpappy, and I need more. PC3 is putting out wild, original books and this one is just vile and amazing.
January 27, 2023
I don't always share my opinions, but i do always have one. This is a rare time in my life where i honestly dont know what to think or how to feel about this story...
I read it out of curiosity and im not even sure if i regret reading it or if it was worth it at this point. (Some things seen can never be unseen).
I don't even know what star rating to give it tbh so ill settle on 2.5. Right down the middle. This is a first for me, to have to just.. guess.
I will say this tho, it was very well written save for a few typos in the second half on kindle version, and the author definitely achieved what he set out to do. Which was shock and repulse me In just about every way conceivable. He is a master of his craft.
So for what it is and what it aims to do, its a success. I however don't feel like i need to venture any further on this "platterpunk" trajectory than i already have for the time being.
I dig horror and supernatural stuff, but all the gross body fluid type stuff is not so appealing to me like it must be for the big fans of this subgenre.
If you're a fan of this type stuff though, this is probably some of the best material out there i would imagine. Because it transcends everything hardcore that I've ever experienced... ever.
AMERICAN PSYCHO used to be the pinnacle for me when it came to gratuitously sick and twisted literature...
Now its GRANDPAPPY.
And i have no interest in climbing futher. 😅
I read it out of curiosity and im not even sure if i regret reading it or if it was worth it at this point. (Some things seen can never be unseen).
I don't even know what star rating to give it tbh so ill settle on 2.5. Right down the middle. This is a first for me, to have to just.. guess.
I will say this tho, it was very well written save for a few typos in the second half on kindle version, and the author definitely achieved what he set out to do. Which was shock and repulse me In just about every way conceivable. He is a master of his craft.
So for what it is and what it aims to do, its a success. I however don't feel like i need to venture any further on this "platterpunk" trajectory than i already have for the time being.
I dig horror and supernatural stuff, but all the gross body fluid type stuff is not so appealing to me like it must be for the big fans of this subgenre.
If you're a fan of this type stuff though, this is probably some of the best material out there i would imagine. Because it transcends everything hardcore that I've ever experienced... ever.
AMERICAN PSYCHO used to be the pinnacle for me when it came to gratuitously sick and twisted literature...
Now its GRANDPAPPY.
And i have no interest in climbing futher. 😅
August 30, 2023
Um
It's rare that I'm speechless, but this one has achieved it. I don't even know how to review this. It was vile, disgusting, and pure insanity. Each chapter was worse than the one before it, and it was like a bad acid trip and train wreck that I couldn't look away from at the same time. My psyche has plenty of new scars now.
It's rare that I'm speechless, but this one has achieved it. I don't even know how to review this. It was vile, disgusting, and pure insanity. Each chapter was worse than the one before it, and it was like a bad acid trip and train wreck that I couldn't look away from at the same time. My psyche has plenty of new scars now.
March 20, 2024
No Trigger Alerts for animal abuse, and the main character was skating on thin ice anyway. Then we have vintage video footage of Pappy lighting up a young pup recovering from an injury wearing a cone being blinded with lighter fluid and lit up like the 4th of July with his trusty lighter. Fuck that. Review may or may not follow.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 3, 2024
'A sickly journey into the Land of Diseased Madness'
Warning: If you have not experienced Splatterpunk or Extreme Horror before then this book is most definitely not for you. However, fans and disciples of these genres will probably just adore this adventure. So, the following little check list may just help guide any future probable pilgrims/victims:
Splatterpunk - yes
Extreme Horror - yes
Multiple triggers - yes
Surreal fantasy - yes
Disgusting, despicable and utterly gross-yes
Unique, imaginative and creative - yes
Great interesting characters - yes
Good strong storyline - yes
Going were very few stories dare to go - yes
Enjoyable and totally 'unputdownable' - Goddamn, absolutely yes!!
Loved this story, but definitely not for everyone, and aspects of it reminded me very much of the scene in "Trainspotting' by Irvine Welsh whereby a character called 'Spud' gets sucked down a toilet into a land of unknown raw and unpleasant nastiness. Yep, very alike, except 'Grandpappy' has most definitely morphed from this starting point into a turbo-charged insane entity of its own, delivering the desired and expected demands of fans of all things gross and extreme, whilst also reading like finishing a course of super-strong, highly dangerous and extra-potent, mind-altering steroids. Yep, all good, in the Land of Ian - my threshold somehow remains unbreached!!
Would have given the story 5 stars except for the fact that too many individual elements were left unexplained, in limbo it could be said, whilst the ending just appeared, then seemingly instantaneously disappeared, all in the blink of an eye. Drat!! Saying that, I think that this was done deliberately and as intended by the author - becoming a matter of interpretation and subjectivity for each individual 'Grandpappy' devotee.
Yep, I loved this hard-hitting extreme adventure, but be sure to be ready to embark on reading something disgustingly 'really way out there' purposely designed to challenge the bounds of acceptability, if you decide to give this 'diseased madness' experience a go.
Well done PCHIII - and thank you!
Rating: 4.5 deliciously grotesque black stars of complete depravity.
Warning: If you have not experienced Splatterpunk or Extreme Horror before then this book is most definitely not for you. However, fans and disciples of these genres will probably just adore this adventure. So, the following little check list may just help guide any future probable pilgrims/victims:
Splatterpunk - yes
Extreme Horror - yes
Multiple triggers - yes
Surreal fantasy - yes
Disgusting, despicable and utterly gross-yes
Unique, imaginative and creative - yes
Great interesting characters - yes
Good strong storyline - yes
Going were very few stories dare to go - yes
Enjoyable and totally 'unputdownable' - Goddamn, absolutely yes!!
Loved this story, but definitely not for everyone, and aspects of it reminded me very much of the scene in "Trainspotting' by Irvine Welsh whereby a character called 'Spud' gets sucked down a toilet into a land of unknown raw and unpleasant nastiness. Yep, very alike, except 'Grandpappy' has most definitely morphed from this starting point into a turbo-charged insane entity of its own, delivering the desired and expected demands of fans of all things gross and extreme, whilst also reading like finishing a course of super-strong, highly dangerous and extra-potent, mind-altering steroids. Yep, all good, in the Land of Ian - my threshold somehow remains unbreached!!
Would have given the story 5 stars except for the fact that too many individual elements were left unexplained, in limbo it could be said, whilst the ending just appeared, then seemingly instantaneously disappeared, all in the blink of an eye. Drat!! Saying that, I think that this was done deliberately and as intended by the author - becoming a matter of interpretation and subjectivity for each individual 'Grandpappy' devotee.
Yep, I loved this hard-hitting extreme adventure, but be sure to be ready to embark on reading something disgustingly 'really way out there' purposely designed to challenge the bounds of acceptability, if you decide to give this 'diseased madness' experience a go.
Well done PCHIII - and thank you!
Rating: 4.5 deliciously grotesque black stars of complete depravity.
July 31, 2022
Horror Bookworm Reviews
Grandpappy by Patrick C. Harrison III
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Charles has been asked upon to take care of Grandpappy for a couple of weeks while his parents take a planned vacation. Although made of cheap whiskey, foul language and the stench of Pall Malls, the elderly man’s condition is bed bound without capability of speaking or eating. While many fuzzy memories are slowly revealed, the myriad medical condition of Grandpappy develops into an unforgettable horror hospice for all those involved in what seems to be a simple family favor.
Here we go… Bridled with disgusting toe nails, geriatric nose hairs and noteworthy inflammation of fatty tissues, Patrick C. Harrison III has once again claimed his crown of unsettling extreme entertainment. This gorgeous piece of splatterpunk fiction leaves a bloody trail of trigger warnings in its wake as PC3 crosses every loathing line all the while bestowing his outrageous obscenities. He definitely has an uncommon ability of smearing his repulsive talent on each and every page.
Let’s get down to the brass tacks used in this disturbing sinister side of human nature. The ability to go above and beyond with that extra effort of colostomy carnage and creepy catheter moments are a testament to ultimate dedication. This is one of the few authors I have come across where you have no idea how, when and where the next putrid punch of explicit horror will happen. Expect to be pleasantly offended to the point of having to wear latex-gloves to finish the book.
Warning: any hollow stoma is open season from tally-whacker action, whittling of the wood and of course the dreaded mayonnaise makers. PC3 if lovin your corrosive creativity is wrong…I don’t wanna be right. Patrick C. Harrison III is an Edward Lee at volume 11. A five star ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Horror Bookworm Recommendation.
Grandpappy by Patrick C. Harrison III
https://horrorbookwormreviews.com/
Charles has been asked upon to take care of Grandpappy for a couple of weeks while his parents take a planned vacation. Although made of cheap whiskey, foul language and the stench of Pall Malls, the elderly man’s condition is bed bound without capability of speaking or eating. While many fuzzy memories are slowly revealed, the myriad medical condition of Grandpappy develops into an unforgettable horror hospice for all those involved in what seems to be a simple family favor.
Here we go… Bridled with disgusting toe nails, geriatric nose hairs and noteworthy inflammation of fatty tissues, Patrick C. Harrison III has once again claimed his crown of unsettling extreme entertainment. This gorgeous piece of splatterpunk fiction leaves a bloody trail of trigger warnings in its wake as PC3 crosses every loathing line all the while bestowing his outrageous obscenities. He definitely has an uncommon ability of smearing his repulsive talent on each and every page.
Let’s get down to the brass tacks used in this disturbing sinister side of human nature. The ability to go above and beyond with that extra effort of colostomy carnage and creepy catheter moments are a testament to ultimate dedication. This is one of the few authors I have come across where you have no idea how, when and where the next putrid punch of explicit horror will happen. Expect to be pleasantly offended to the point of having to wear latex-gloves to finish the book.
Warning: any hollow stoma is open season from tally-whacker action, whittling of the wood and of course the dreaded mayonnaise makers. PC3 if lovin your corrosive creativity is wrong…I don’t wanna be right. Patrick C. Harrison III is an Edward Lee at volume 11. A five star ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Horror Bookworm Recommendation.
October 14, 2022
This is really not what I expected. Its very well written and will make you feel insane. Right up my alley for weird.
5 stars
5 stars
November 10, 2023
“His foot is dry and cracked, with long yellow nails growing off the ends of each toe like jagged claws.
The leg alone horrifies me, like something that can’t be real, something that’s only whispered about in the dead of night by children vying to frighten their pals.
That leg, they would murmur, that leg’ll fuckin’ get ya—will rip you to shreds—if you fall asleep in this house.”
🤯🤮🤯🤮🤯🤮🤯🤮🤯🤮🤯🤮🤯🤮
Ok what the hell did I just stay up all night reading?!? Why was it so disgusting and putrid but so captivating and intriguing?!?
Essentially, Charlie is at Grandpappy’s house to take care of him while his mom & dad go on vacation. Grandpappy is a hospice patient, and there are two dedicated staff that come in daily to help with his more complex care. Charlie can’t even handle the basics that are required of him…. Like rolling Pappy to prevent pressure wounds…. or cleaning spilled beans off the carpet.
Soon he starts spiralling, discovers dark family secrets, truths about himself, and goes on a “Dante’s Inferno-esque” journey through an unusual portal…
This story tested my gag tolerance and my mental fortitude and I may have wanted to hurl from page 2 onwards (once we get past the parents wearing holiday themed shirts things get EVEN MORE depraved and gross).
Also, I may have some PTSD from working as a palliative Home-care RN on a chronically understaffed team and then being worked to the bone during Covid which was… 100x worse for everyone, especially frontline staff and people dying at home. So this was a slightly traumatic fever dream experience. Honestly there were a few times I laughed at the descriptions of the nurses and how Charlie couldn’t stand the word urine. Maybe this story was actually a little therapeutic?! Either way, I should probably talk to a therapist about what I’ve just read!
Loved the little QR surprise at the ending! Kind of thought it might lead to a support group chat room, but the Video was also good 😂
The leg alone horrifies me, like something that can’t be real, something that’s only whispered about in the dead of night by children vying to frighten their pals.
That leg, they would murmur, that leg’ll fuckin’ get ya—will rip you to shreds—if you fall asleep in this house.”
🤯🤮🤯🤮🤯🤮🤯🤮🤯🤮🤯🤮🤯🤮
Ok what the hell did I just stay up all night reading?!? Why was it so disgusting and putrid but so captivating and intriguing?!?
Essentially, Charlie is at Grandpappy’s house to take care of him while his mom & dad go on vacation. Grandpappy is a hospice patient, and there are two dedicated staff that come in daily to help with his more complex care. Charlie can’t even handle the basics that are required of him…. Like rolling Pappy to prevent pressure wounds…. or cleaning spilled beans off the carpet.
Soon he starts spiralling, discovers dark family secrets, truths about himself, and goes on a “Dante’s Inferno-esque” journey through an unusual portal…
This story tested my gag tolerance and my mental fortitude and I may have wanted to hurl from page 2 onwards (once we get past the parents wearing holiday themed shirts things get EVEN MORE depraved and gross).
Also, I may have some PTSD from working as a palliative Home-care RN on a chronically understaffed team and then being worked to the bone during Covid which was… 100x worse for everyone, especially frontline staff and people dying at home. So this was a slightly traumatic fever dream experience. Honestly there were a few times I laughed at the descriptions of the nurses and how Charlie couldn’t stand the word urine. Maybe this story was actually a little therapeutic?! Either way, I should probably talk to a therapist about what I’ve just read!
Loved the little QR surprise at the ending! Kind of thought it might lead to a support group chat room, but the Video was also good 😂
July 3, 2023
Look. -heavy sigh-
This book. THIS book. It will disgust and horrify you. I wouldn't recommend it to my mother (or anyone's, for that matter) I almost put it down MULTIPLE times, I was THAT disgusted. Extreme horror may not be for me...but if it's your jam then this is the book for you. It's well written and shocking and the perfect book for fans of extreme horror fiction.
I need a shower after this one. PC3, if we ever meet, advance apologies for not making eye contact. Your depravity may be contagious, after all. 🤣
This book. THIS book. It will disgust and horrify you. I wouldn't recommend it to my mother (or anyone's, for that matter) I almost put it down MULTIPLE times, I was THAT disgusted. Extreme horror may not be for me...but if it's your jam then this is the book for you. It's well written and shocking and the perfect book for fans of extreme horror fiction.
I need a shower after this one. PC3, if we ever meet, advance apologies for not making eye contact. Your depravity may be contagious, after all. 🤣
July 9, 2022
PC3 brings us A splatterpunk horror novel that plays out like a fever dream. Grandpappy is exactly the type of story you expect behind a cover this gross. Vile, gory, and just plain disturbing.... but in the best way possible. Harrison states in the beginning that this book is his response to books like The Slob, Woom, Talia, and Dead Inside, and I have to say, Grandpappy definitely earned a place on that extreme horror throne.
March 17, 2023
PC3 what have you just made me read??? What the fuck,this was some mixed up mind blowing gory disgusting work!!! But I certainly loved it...what a mashed up mind this author has....his writing is tremendous. Please do not read this if you have a weak stomach or are easily offended....this is not for you! If you really like this kind of sick and twisted book....then go ahead....read it...and ENJOY!!
January 16, 2023
I can’t even with this book. The toe nails on the cover makes me want to gag. Which I did a lot while reading it. It’s almost like a fever dream and you never know which way is up.
This was gross and disgusting and yeah, that means I give it 5/5.
Check trigger warnings before reading.
This was gross and disgusting and yeah, that means I give it 5/5.
Check trigger warnings before reading.
December 11, 2023
This didn't work for me compared to 100% Match. Yeah it was gross and depraved but I can handle that if there's a good plot. The story made no sense to me and just seemed like a vehicle to list disgusting thing after disgusting thing for shock value.
April 19, 2024
This book is fast paced and well written tho I would sum it up by saying it felt like a really bad trip. I usually enjoy unreliable/delusional narrator but this story was pretty pointless. Gruesome?-Yes, Sexually depraved?-Absolutely, Confusing-Totally.
Check your triggers and happy reading 📖
Check your triggers and happy reading 📖
January 16, 2024
"You, reader, are not prepared."
I wasn't prepared and I'm not okay.
I wasn't prepared and I'm not okay.
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