Myers

by Zepphora

Fourteen years ago, I killed sixteen people and I'd do it again. Were you expecting something different? Did you think I would be remorseful? No. Each and every one of them deserved to die.
Now, I'm back to reclaim what was always supposed to be mine and destroy everyone who has wronged me or her. Those who took her from me will pay with their lives and I'll smile like the psychopath I am as I deliver my own twisted form of justice.
After all, it's Halloween. The craziest things happen on All Hallow's Eve.
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Myers is a dark, taboo horror romance retelling of Michael Myers. This book is graphic in nature so please check the warning on the author's website before diving into this twisted tale. Welcome to Chippewa Falls where Damien King is the one name everyone fears.

Genres: Dark Romance, Halloween, Horror, Dark, Novella, Romance, Holiday

170 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 31, 2023

Reviews

[Lexi (updating reviews) · Rating 1 out of 5]

1.25 ✧

Myers by Zepphora is a short horror romance story inspired by Michael Myers, following Damien King, a traumatized twelve-year-old boy who, after years of relentless abuse, finally snaps and embarks on a killing spree. Fourteen years later, that boy has become a man—and he returns to Chippewa Falls with one chilling purpose: to reclaim the girl he lost that fateful night, and to destroy everyone who took her away from him. 🔪🎃

Please note: This story contains extremely dark and graphic content, including explicit and gory murders (some of which are sexual in nature), multiple instances of sexual violence, and depictions of severe mental illness — psychosis (Damien) and sexual sadism (both protagonists).

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♡ What I loved most:
• I enjoyed the similarities to the original Myers story — the book had an immaculate Halloween vibe 🎃
• The fact that Damien was a selective mute was my favorite parallel 🕯️
• It has multi-POV, which made the story feel more dynamic and gave it a little extra dimension 📖

✘ What didn’t work for me:
• First — why is this book called Myers if there’s no Myers in it? 🤨
• The writing could use a little improvement; while there were no major issues, I found many typos and had to reread a couple of sentences ✍️
• While I understand that both of the MCs were children when they met (a toddler and a twelve-year-old boy), I couldn’t help but be weirded out by Damien’s fixation on Trixie. If it hadn’t turned romantic, it would have been fine — but how can you romanticize someone you met as a four-year-old? I tried getting past that, but it kept bugging me 🥲
• Damien said quite a lot of wrong things — and it pissed me off.
First, he says this about a dog:

“Bitches can be so needy, am I right?”

Then, later in the book, he throws this bomb:

“Who gives a fuck if he’s screwing his step-sister? It’s their business alone. I’d still feel the same way if there was a blood relation.”🚫

• The killing scenes were way too much for me — overly detailed and unnecessarily twisted. Some were sexual in nature without being sexually motivated, which made no sense. It felt like the gore existed just for shock value 💉
• And worse? Our girly here ate all those deaths up — a clear case of sexual sadism. I wish this disorder wouldn’t be taken so lightly in fiction, but here we go again 🥀

“I’m more in awe of the death than anything else. Something about the way his body is displayed has my thighs slick with arousal.”

“I don’t know why, but all of his murders get me all hot and bothered. Maybe it's because I can feel his passion when I look at them. None of them got to me more than Calvin’s.
That one was so fucking hot. I could barely stop myself from (redacted).”

You get the idea.
• The nickname “my pretty little dead girl” appears repeatedly, yet we’re never told *why* dead 😭
• The plot did not make a lot of sense at times. Many things were too convenient, happening at just the right time or for no reason at all. For example, if a notorious killer comes back to the city where he committed many murders, and everyone knows he’s started to kill again, why isn’t the police checking his old abandoned house? Especially since that’s the place where he committed the first massacre? Damien kept going back there, dragging people to his old house, and no one bothered him for days. 🚓
• The emotional realism was nonexistent. Aurora’s acceptance of Damien’s actions was implausible—she’d have to be a sociopath, yet she didn’t display any such traits 💔
• Furthermore, I didn’t see the romance either in ❗️HUGE SPOILERS❗️ Damien killing everyone Aurora cares about. Her mother literally tells her that morning how much she loves her and wants the best for her, and yet Aurora accepts her mother’s death within a minute? Just imagining that broke my heart. 😞

“I sigh. ‘She had to die. She would’ve looked for you. Same goes for Lisa.’
She’s silent for a moment. I can almost hear her thoughts racing in the room, vibrating off the walls from how loud they are. ‘Okay.’ She finally speaks before turning to me.
‘Okay?’ What is that even supposed to mean?
She smirks before a laugh falls from her lips. ‘I get it. I don’t like it, but I understand why you did this. You did this for me…for us.’”

WHO laughs when seeing their dead mother?! 😭

“It feels like someone is ripping my heart out of my chest, but it’s not because my dad is in the basement. No, it’s because I can’t function with the idea of not having Damien anymore.”

Girl, you didn’t even *remember* Damien until yesterday. Be for real 💀
• And as if that weren’t enough — Aurora kills her own father in the epilogue. The absurdity of it all left me stunned 😵‍💫
• The scene where Damien forces Aurora’s father to watch him sleep with his daughter was another kind of twisted. I have no words 🫩

❀ Overall:
When I went in, I kind of expected a classic horror romance story — boy kills for revenge, boy loves girl, girl falls for boy, girl finds out boy is a killer, happy ending. However, this was something else entirely. The themes of psychosis and sexual sadism dominate the story, but not in a meaningful or reflective way. It’s darkness for the sake of darkness.
And besides the darkness? The story went from okay to what the actual hell am I reading. I’m honestly sad not to fit in with the many glowing reviews I saw, but this book just didn’t do it for me. The plot was illogical, the romance felt wrong, the spice was dull, and the emotional reasoning was absent. Despite its small length, it took me ages to get through.
I went in with high expectations based on other ratings, but unfortunately, I didn’t enjoy much of it. I respect an author’s hard work and support every writer’s journey, but I can’t overlook the difference between writing dark or horror romance and writing about untreated mental illness and disturbing scenarios. This story blurred that line too far for me. 🖤

[｡.•*¨*•♬✧maeve ✧♬•*¨*•.｡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

⭐️5/5 OMG I LOVED THIS!!!!! absolutely perfect for spooky szn! this is a dark romance, spicy Halloween (michael myers) retelling!!! i literally could not put this damn book down…..i am obsessed.

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🌶️4.5/5 so so so good!!! since this is a novella it starts a bit later, but trust me the whole thing is so good!
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*please review the trigger warnings- this is not for everyone!!*

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dark romance
michael myers/halloween retelling
dark romance
taboo
gore
morally gray all around (fmc too)
age gap (8yrs)
mystery
psychopathic mmc
s*xual abuse
dual pov
masked man
bloodplay
marking
cnc
somnophilia
etc.

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damien and trixie’s backstory is so sad but also so sweet🥹 i love their connection so much!!!

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i definitely recommend this to my dark romance lovers!!!! message me if you want to chat🖤

[Leo · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've been wanting to buy and read this for quite some time as I found the Halloween reteling very intruiging as I havnt seen any of similar vibes. Dark, erotic and bit of a thriller feel.

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

Do I have a mini crush on "Michael Meyers"?
Well, yes. Yes, I think I do.

(In the book Michael Meyers name is Damian King.)

[Briana smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was DARK and I ate that shit up. Out of the books I've read I'd say its pretty close to Skin of a Sinner. I just love a obsessed man who does everything to get his girl, that's a green flag🤭

[Brittany Ferraro · Rating 3 out of 5]

OK, I don’t know if I should blame this rating on my mood or if my expectations were just too high. It had so much potential. I loved the setting, the vibes, and the whole Michael Myers retelling aspect. But I just didn’t really connect with the story or the characters. That said, I think a lot of people would really enjoy this one. It’s a fun, gory, kinky quick Halloween read.

[Saba · Rating 2 out of 5]

Am I fucked up? Because THIS was hot as fuck.

[Paige Ray · Rating 4 out of 5]

Y’all know how sexy this story is gonna be when this is the dedication…

“For the spooky bitches who always thought Michael Myers was swinging a horse cock and would fuck like a demon. He knows you can be a good girl and a dirty slut at the same time.”

Ladies and fellas😉 y’all gonna need to add this one to the TBR ASAP. A dark romance retelling of Halloween? Michael Myers? This story was everything I never knew that I needed. I’m a huge Halloween/MM fan and this story was hott af.

I hope to see more of these types of stories in the future. I’m doing more research after this one because I need more of these stories in my life🥵🥵

[Anya Reads A Lot · Rating 1 out of 5]

Wtf have I just read?
This book was terrible. The plot was incredibly predictable and riddled with huge plot holes.
Damien has been in prison since he was 12 years old, in confinement for 14 years, yet escapes and drives perfectly? Kills half the town without anyone seeing him, even while wearing a neon mask and hiding behind trees. He's mute, but somehow the female main character always knows what he means just by looking into his eyes 🙄🙄
The sex scenes were the worst I've ever read. The author repeatedly emphasized that his 🍆 was huge like a horse and curved. Seriously, the word "curved" was used so many times... we get it, his 🍆 is curved, but why the constant emphasis? Does it have some kind of special significance or holds some magical power?
The female main character waited years for the perfect guy to lose her virginity to, only to suddenly meet a mute weirdo that literally invades her house and she decides that he is THE ONE! wtf?!

The book wasn't dark or scary. The gory scenes were poorly written and overall the whole book was a mess.

[Elle G. Reads · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love the Halloween movies (especially the older ones) and was looking for a Halloween romance and stumbled upon this one. Myers is a standalone erotic horror novella and follows the movie fairly well although names are changed of course and it’s spicier and more gruesome. I liked it though. It’s an easy read and I wanted something dark, so it satisfied all that. My only complaint (and I’ve noticed this a lot in books lately so it may just be a me problem) is that the FMC comes off ditzy and dumb. I don’t think any female in her predicament would be okay with everything happening and her reaction to stuff is ridiculous. Other than that it’s a fun Halloween read if you’re looking for something quick and dark.

[Brittany Hickey · Rating 1 out of 5]

Only giving this 1 star because 0 stars is not an option….

What was this??? There was so much potential but absolutely fell flat. There are a lot of continuity errors, like you mean to tell me a man who has been locked up for 14 years is going to use the terms “plus sized queen” and “live in my head rent free” be so for real.

I wish I could go back in time and not read this because it was a waste of time.

[Leiandthewords · Rating 2 out of 5]

Chicas, es una lástima, la historia tenía potencial. Mientras leía se me ocurrieron mil formas en las que todo se podría haber narrado de una forma diferente. Es que no tiene sentido desde la perspectiva de ella, la de él la entiendo porque tiene sus recuerdos de niño sobre la protagonista y esta loco, traumatizado o como le quieran decir. Pero lo de ella? No le veo ni pies ni cabeza, porque a ver: un chico que "sentís" que conoces aparece, te obsesionas (con él y con el asesino en serie de tu pueblo que escapó y que aún habiendo sabido de él desde niña ahora recién te llama la atención), te ves unas 3 o 4 veces con el chico este (y en realidad creo que son menos veces) y cuando tú papá (un buen hombre, oficial de policía, que te cuido, te demostró amor, te crio de la mejor manera posible y te amo tanto) te pregunta si viste alguien nuevo en el pueblo, vos le decís de este chico y te pide una descripción para interrogarlo VOS NO SE LA DAS PORQUE EN EL FONDO NO CREES QUE SEA EL ASESINO EN SERIE PORQUE "ES TAN BUENO CON VOS", Y ENCIMA NO SÉ SI AL RATO ESTE CHICO TE DICE QUE, EN EFECTO, ES EL ASESINO EN SERIE PERO VOS NO DECÍS NADA, NOTHING, CERO, TE LO GUARDAS PORQUE TODAVIA QUERES TENER SEXO CON ÉL Y "SENTÍS UNA CONEXIÓN" (ya paro con las mayúsculas). Cuestión que quedan en que se van a ir juntos (con el loquito este), y te habla de lo que pasó cuando mató a tanta gente y fue a la cárcel, pero antes de irse él te muestra a todas las personas que mató por vos (algunas se lo merecían) entre ellos TU MAMÁ Y TU AMIGA (que sinceramente no habían hecho nada malo solo lo hizo porque no quería que te buscaran cuando se escaparan) y VOS TE QUEDAS TAN PANCHA. "NO ME GUSTA PERO ENTIENDO POR QUE LO HICISTE"????????? QUÉ TE PASA MARIANA? (no se llama mariana la prota, ya sé) LO CONOCES DESDE HACE UNOS DÍAS Y POR MAS QUE COMPARTAN UN PASADO TRAGICO (QUE TE RECALCO QUE VOS NO TE ACORDAS DE NADA PORQUE ERAS CHIQUITA) COMO TE VA A RESBALAR TANTO LA MUERTE DE TU MAMÁ Y AMIGA (ni puto sentido) y encima, no es nada eso, vos después te enojas con tu papá (que está atado en el sótano del loquito) porque te dijo que todo lo que hizo fue para protegerte QUE ENCIMA SI TIENE RAZÓN Y TIENE SENTIDO PORQUE ES LO QUE CUALQUIERA QUE TUVIERA LOS RECURSOS Y LOS DOS DEDOS DE FRENTE HABRIA HECHO (cortar la relación de tu vida con la de este loco, tratar de borrarte los recuerdos de los sucesos traumáticos que viviste de niña por ejemplo) Y LO CAGAS MATANDO?? A TU PAPÁ?? WTF??
Es que si los padres hubieran sido malas personas y todo el mundo la hubiera tratado horrible yo habría entendido TODOS los asesinatos, el hecho de que ella este tan desligada de su vida que no le importo nada ni nadie, incluso la obsesión con el chico que aparece de la nada porque si le hubiera faltado amor en su vida es lógico que se aferre a la primera persona que le muestra DECENCIA HUMANA.
Y hay muchas cosas que no me gustaron de libro, pero no me gustan las reseñas largas y está ya lo es bastante. Hay partes rescatables, que si se hubieran narrado de otra forma habrían hecho un muy buen libro, pero no es así y bueno.

[shyra ☾ · Rating 4 out of 5]

michael myers meets scream, he slaughters & kills a whole town just for you !! 🎃🔪🖤

damien king, the mute psychopath that you are !!
at only 12 years old he kills a group of boys who bully him and he’s been traumatically abused by his older sister.
when he gets separated from his younger step sister aurora [bellatrix] he puts an end to anyone who’s in his way for her.
his obsession runs so deep since they were kids

aurora was delusional as hell not knowing that was him right in front of her like it was so obvious lmao but she progresses real dark desires.
oh and we know what book she reads with a skull & roses on the cover 💋

this halloween slasher retelling is one you have to read for spooky season especially if you’re a michael girly

”for the spooky bitches who always thought michael myers was swinging a horse cock and would fuck like a demon. he knows you can be a good girl and a dirty slut at the same time.”

[bookishsirenx · Rating 1 out of 5]

I usually don‘t like retellings. But as a professional Michael Myers Simp, this book peaked my interest. But absolutely not…

It‘s called Myers but absolutely noone in the book carries that name. The plot was predictable ASFFFF. For several chapters straight the FMC keeps repeating that her standarts of men is super high and she’s waiting for the one man who can meet them, yet lets the stranger who broke into her room fuck her???? The sex scenes were HORRENDOUS. The horror wasn‘t horroring it was just disgusting. Dude nearly killed a whole town and noone was able to catch the big guy sitting for hours in the bushes and trees wearing a neon mask. PLEASE.

The book didn’t feel like a dark book. It felt like a book desperately trying to be Dark. Like making the FMC get turned on by dead bodies, making a lamp out of someones severed head, saying ACTUAL brother sister relationships are okay because it’s noones business?? HELLO????

I could go on and on and on but I‘m done yapping😭

[Aleks Olisar · Rating 1 out of 5]

If I could leave negative stars I would. I am never. NEVER. Taking another GoodReads recommendation for horror smut. What in the ever-loving-fuck did I just read. There are a few things I would like to address and I will do so promptly, starting with the detachment from fucking reality that is this book:
I do not believe - I am no lawyer, mind you - that a TWELVE year old boy would ever be sentenced to life in prison immediately without being sent to juvenile detention center. I am also very fucking unsure where he learned how to drive if he was locked up for fourteen years. I am also very fucking unsure how he learned to tongue-fuck women like a god if he was locked up in a men's prison for fourteen years.

The writing: I'm convinced this was the first time this author has written smut. That or they're a man. Sentences like "...until my entire body seizes at thin air from the assault his delicious tongue gives me" and "but that doesn’t stop from it being the worst pain I’ve ever experienced in my life" made me physically cringe. And just because I couldn't stop laughing, here's this one: "splitting me in two with the sword between his thighs." To really drive my point home on how demented this whole "relationship" between Trixie and Damien is, the last time he saw her was when she was 4. FOUR. And he has to balls to say "Her cunt is mine, too." Someone, anyone, take the fucking wheel.

I have so many other opinions on how horrid this book was, but for the sake of my sanity, I'm just gonna move on. If you care to see a handful of moments in this book that almost made me physically ill, [ex: "I’m enjoying the soda. It’s really fresh"] look at my highlights & notes.

[April Benoit · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’ve been on my Halloween spooky vibes and this is legit Michael Myers w trauma & kinks LMFAOOOO

This is a 4 ⭐️ for me and a must read every Halloween if you want a good dark taboo romance! Definitely a good pallet cleanser as well if your in a reading slump like I was for a week 😖

[Apryl (inmybookishgirlera) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was dark and unhinged and I ate that shit up! I just love an obsessed man who does anything to get his girl! Lol This gave me all the Halloween vibes and it was so similar loved it!

[♡ Maddie ♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5/5 ⭐️ It was like a twisted mix of Halloween and Terrifier with a few spicy scenes thrown in lol very unhinged and definitely dark.

HOWEVER!! I wished the author would have aged up Aurora/Trixie so she was AT LEAST 20 years old. Because her age was so ambiguous I thought she was 16 throughout the majority of the story and nearly had an aneurysm! She's 18 btw but that really isn't much better considering Damien is 26.

Plus, what happened to Chunky Monkey 😭 I wanted Aurora/Trixie to meet her!

Wanna know my biggest issue with the book... no one was named Myers!? Wack...

[Samantha Marie · Rating 1 out of 5]

Zero stars. Brutal. Wtf.

[Kenia Coronado · Rating 4 out of 5]

fun for a Halloween read

Definitely dark! I flew through this and i liked the plot! Not a romance, its dark horror. Realistically she was too ok with everything he was doing and he completely disrupted her entire life and she said ok i get it lol but she was a little dark too! He wasn’t the only one with a twisted mind.

[DarkMuseDiary · Rating 4 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
🌶️🌶️🌶️/5

This was so good. They were both unhinged and made for each other. It was short, spicy and full dead bodies. Tbh some moments had me giggling at some things Damien said he was funny. But I absolutely enjoyed reading this.

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

OH GOODNESS!!! CHECK YOUR TRIGGERS!!!!

Myers is a retelling of Michael Myers and I absolutely LOVED it!! The bond that Damien and Aurora have is out of this world!!! I adore Damien and his feelings for Trixie!!! I hate that Aurora was kept in the dark for so long, but it was made better by the end!! I read and also listened to this book and the narrator's did an excellent job on this story! Plot is *chef's kiss* and spice is HOT!!! This book will live in my mind rent free for a while!!!

[Izzy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’m literally cracking up at what I just read like you can’t be serious? Lmao. Was I entertained? Yes. Was the FMC in this book delusional as hell? YES! The storyline was okay. It was weird how he went from protecting her as a family member to craving her as his girlfriend. Overall it was an interesting read.

[Sabrina · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5!!!!

I was hooked from the beginning. There is so much murder and so much anger but all for a good reason, at least that is what Damien King thinks. This kid had so much responsibility and was treated absolutely shitty. Horrible things happened to him but yet he still showed up for Trixie and took the best care of her that he could at 12 years old. Trixie started staying at their house when she was an infant and he was 8. His step sister was supposed to be the one to watch her but she didn’t, he did. The book time jumps 14 years. At times I felt like I might throw up, it was that brutal. I don’t read a lot of horror for this reason but this novella sounded too good to pass up. I also have never read anything by this author. I felt like I was watching a movie the whole time. One thing I did have an issue with will be in the play by play spoilers. I’m not so sure finishing this book before bed was a good idea but I was too far in to stop for the night If you are a fan of Michael Meyers and Halloween, like gory detailed scenes, don’t care if the cops are ignorant, and don’t mind age gap then pick this one up.



SPOILERS AHEAD





This is for the people who want to know what happens but can’t read the gory details. I got you!! Book starts out with Damien caring for Trixie who is 4. Damien lives with his step sister because their parents have died and they also watch Trixie because her parents are always traveling for work. Damien had a good life up until his mom died and now he is being “cared” for by Samantha his step sister. She is awful. She abuses him in ALL the ways. Halloween rolls around and Samantha is having friends over so Damien dresses up with Trixie and takes her out. When I tell you Damien does everything for this little girl, I mean it. He wakes up and takes care of her, goes to school and comes home at his lunch to check on her and then comes home after school and tends to her. Samantha was jealous of Trixie when she was there all the time because Damien was so protective over her. Damien takes Trixie to the park after trick or treating and 3 boys from his school approach them. They are asking if Trixie was Damien’s sister and saying how when she grows up she will he the town whore because he’s a freak and his step sister is a pedo. Then takes Trixie candy bucket and makes her cry. Damien loses it and takes the knife out of his pocket and kills them. Trixie watched it all and he was so worried she would be scared but once it was done she walked over and kissed his cheek and took her candy and they walked off. Completely unhinged!!! They get home and he takes her upstairs to give her a bath and get her into bed. All of Samantha’s friends are there and he was so angry. The next chapter is him dropping the knife by Samantha’s body. He killed them all. Later in the book they go into detail about what she looked like and it was awful. Anyways, the cops show up and he’s holding Trixie about to give her another bath and this is where I start to question if these cops are real they say something along the lines like “oh son you two need to get out of here this is now a crime scene” THEY ARE COVERED IN BLOOD. I’m pretty sure they know what happened. Finally they realize it and Trixie goes back to her parents and he is taken into custody. For the next 14 years he doesn’t speak, he’s moved from psych ward to prison cell, he’s killed over 100 people and he has NEVER stopped thinking about Trixie. To the point that his whole cell or room (wherever he is) is covered in Trixie’s name.

TIME JUMPS 14 YEARS:

Damien hurts the guard who he just so happened to know from school back in the day. Steals his clothes and flees the place he’s in. Guess where he is going? You guessed it, back home to find Trixie.

Trixie was put back with her parents and they realized without “Samantha’s” help they couldn’t be a parent and put her up for adoption. I couldn’t believe that when I read it. Trixie gets adopted by Lieutenant Henry and his wife and her name is now Aurora. Henry knows about the case and knows he needs to keep Aurora safe now that Damien is back on the streets. He knows that Damien will come looking for her and he thinks it will be kill Aurora (Trixie). Aurora is obsessed with crime and gets off on murders and seeing their bodies. She looks up crime scene photos and gets off on them. While at school (I think) a few girls are being mean to her and her backpack falls and guess who is behind her picking it up and handing it to her? Damien. She is captivated by his eyes and his all around presence. Her friends always make fun of her for not having a man but she wants someone who is obsessed with her and who would kill for her and she just hasn’t found that yet. Or has she? Aurora is talking to Damien but he won’t talk back and she finds that odd. What I found odd was that she knew Damien was mute now but never put two and two together that he is him. Her friends show up and she asks if they saw the guy and one said no but the other said yes and that he was hot. Aurora thinks he is in his early 20’s so maybe that’s why she didn’t think it was Damien since he is 26. While Damien was stalking her house he overhears some guys talking about a party they are having and how Aurora had to come. He had plans to fuck her and I’m pretty sure let everyone else do it too. Damien obviously doesn’t like that and kills him. Fast forwards to the Fall Festival and Aurora is there with her friends. Damien shows up and they go off and sit on a bench together. One thing leads to another and they start making out and her dad shows up. Explain to me why this Lieutenant sees a strange man, who fits the dudes description that they are looking for, sitting next to his daughter and never questions it. Actually starts talking about how she knows this murderer is out there and she needs to get home. He also has eyes on her at all times and the house being watched by cops so explain to me how they never saw them sitting together or him sneaking into her bedroom window. You read that right he has snuck into her room, more than once. They even had sex and he took her virginity. I’m just so confused at how he’s able to do all this while there is a literal manhunt out for this man. Mind boggling. Halloween night he’s planning on killing all the people who have wronged her and kept him from her. He killed her birth parents when he got to the town while he was looking for her. He killed the girl’s who bullied her. I’m trying to remember the order this all went in but it doesn’t matter. Also, he has never had to run from the police during this whole book, this town doesn’t seem large so how he is able to go into these houses and kill and torture all these people. He even stays in the house he grew up in. Like wouldn’t they look there? Have it surrounded or watched at all times. It’s laughable. Well he ends up taking her dad and mom to the house and kills the mom and ties up the dad. He takes Aurora back with him to the house and as she was there she listens to a voicemail from her mom explaining to her that she is Trixie and she needs to pack up and drive far away from that place. Aurora is mad and after seeing all the bodies of people who’s wronged her they have sex and then she goes to the basement where her dad is. She ends up killing him and tells Damien that if he can kill for her she wants to show her love and kill for him too. The end.

[Alina]

dnf

it pains me to say this but the romance killed the book, this would have been such a perfect serial killer book, but the romance element and the fmc specifically ruined the premise.
Not to say that the initial plot made sense in the first place, Because this is a story about a dude who got obsessed over a toddler, When he was 12, and he came back for her years later and killed her entire family to get her, this would have been fine if he met her as an adult, and developed an obsession, but for him to develop an obsession over her when she was a literal baby, is a little insane ,even for this book.
The scene where he tells her that he killed her mother, made me extremely sad. But I kinda understand her reaction and her being understanding of his motives, because she's just as crazy as he is lol

But then again, it's a ruin book for me because of the romance, i would have loved the horror and gore as the whole plot and not as a mean to and end. i think it would have been so interesting to delve into the psyche of this serial killer man who started his killing sprees when he was just a preteen.

[Nikki · Rating 4 out of 5]

I feel like I should give this book 0 stars because of how absolutely fucked up it is but dammit I read it in like an hour and a half and I couldn’t look away.

Definitely read the 5 page content warning and if you are easily disgusted by gore this is not the book for you.

[LO📚 · Rating 4 out of 5]

I truly enjoyed this!!

[Candace Davis · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 ⭐️

[Leslie Lucille · Rating 4 out of 5]

*3.5 rounded up for Goodreads purposes

[LT Rosado · Rating 4 out of 5]

Micheal Myers, Halloween, retelling. Damien King suddenly snaps one day on the night of Halloween at the age of 14. 16 years later he breaks free from prison to return to Chippewa Falls for one person, Trixie. This is a dark romance with an age gap. Some spicy scenes, lots of gore. Exquisitely reimagined!