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The Asylum
What is the nature of insanity? Follow one doctor's hunt for dark Truth through a series of patient accounts, each further from the light than the last...Contains all six of the popular Asylum series of horror stories, brought together for the first time to create a single nightmarish journey into the realms of fear.
56 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 13, 2013
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Matt Dymerski
30 books81 followersMatt Dymerski is an author and of science fiction and horror. His works cover a wide range, from short story anthologies to full-length novels.
Dymerski is a favorite author in r/nosleep, a popular reddit forum where authors share original horror stories. In 2012, he was awarded Best Multi-Part Story of 2012 for the Asylum series.
Dymerski is a favorite author in r/nosleep, a popular reddit forum where authors share original horror stories. In 2012, he was awarded Best Multi-Part Story of 2012 for the Asylum series.
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October 19, 2025
With a title like, The Asylum you have a sense of what you’re getting into. Well let me tell you something…
I was not prepared for the malevolent imagery and visceral prose of Matt Dymerski.
This short novel is a collection of pitch black stories that need a warning label ⚠️ Tethered together with barbed wire, the reader will find themselves on a nightmarish journey that is so horrifying, Stephen King will sit up and take notice.
I feel generally amorous towards writing that makes the tiny hairs on the back of my neck stand up😱
I was not prepared for the malevolent imagery and visceral prose of Matt Dymerski.
This short novel is a collection of pitch black stories that need a warning label ⚠️ Tethered together with barbed wire, the reader will find themselves on a nightmarish journey that is so horrifying, Stephen King will sit up and take notice.
I feel generally amorous towards writing that makes the tiny hairs on the back of my neck stand up😱
July 1, 2015
Totally confused.
What the heck did I just read? It started off so good then failed and lost me in last two chapters. Thankfully it was free. Not worth a buy.
What the heck did I just read? It started off so good then failed and lost me in last two chapters. Thankfully it was free. Not worth a buy.
February 27, 2017
The Asylum totally blew me away when I read this, in one sitting, constantly telling myself I needed to go to bed, I needed to go to bed, but I couldn't stop turning the pages to this at all. Dymerski has created an amazing story, set within an asylum, with a plot that keeps you hooked. A possible secret behind the way things are within the asylum? Gripping.
Now of course, there is slight gore in this at the start, it does focus on an eating disorder within the first chapter -- as someone with EDNOS I didn't find it triggering to read at all, and I thought it was actually really well written as use of a horror device -- and there's some disturbing stories about abusive relationships and drug use. Please read this with caution.
The short world that Dymerski has created within The Asylum is all too true to life, honestly. I was sat there, reading the end plot twist and just went "welp. That's our society for you". No spoilers from this review, promise.
I do feel like the plot was slightly rushed at time and I think Dymerski would have done good to extend the story a few extra pages and just take the time to iron these few occurrences out, but either way, it's still an amazingly good story. The ending was very satisfying, very, very satisfying to me as a reader myself, and it seemed to close the book perfectly, looping everything back.
This book is a seriously good page turner and I recommend this to any horror fan out there looking for a short read.
Now of course, there is slight gore in this at the start, it does focus on an eating disorder within the first chapter -- as someone with EDNOS I didn't find it triggering to read at all, and I thought it was actually really well written as use of a horror device -- and there's some disturbing stories about abusive relationships and drug use. Please read this with caution.
The short world that Dymerski has created within The Asylum is all too true to life, honestly. I was sat there, reading the end plot twist and just went "welp. That's our society for you". No spoilers from this review, promise.
I do feel like the plot was slightly rushed at time and I think Dymerski would have done good to extend the story a few extra pages and just take the time to iron these few occurrences out, but either way, it's still an amazingly good story. The ending was very satisfying, very, very satisfying to me as a reader myself, and it seemed to close the book perfectly, looping everything back.
This book is a seriously good page turner and I recommend this to any horror fan out there looking for a short read.
July 15, 2018
I loved this story, all the way to the conclusion... It's not like I missed the point of the story, I just think it's lame - it's a free book, so I won't judge it too hard, and also because the story is actually really great up to a certain point, great world building and characters - and a plot that keeps you invested - until it just doesn't.
But I still absolutely recommend you to get the book, even if only then for a quick, fun, engaging read.
But I still absolutely recommend you to get the book, even if only then for a quick, fun, engaging read.
October 1, 2023
Entertaining terror listening 🎶🔰
This is a free novella e-book from Amazon.
Six will written novella terror horror haunting ghost 👻 stories about the patients living in an asylum. Each story is different with interesting well developed characters lots of action and misdirection leading to each conclusion.
I would recommend this novella and author to 👍 readers of terror horror haunting novels 👍🔰. 2023 👒😀👻🏡
This is a free novella e-book from Amazon.
Six will written novella terror horror haunting ghost 👻 stories about the patients living in an asylum. Each story is different with interesting well developed characters lots of action and misdirection leading to each conclusion.
I would recommend this novella and author to 👍 readers of terror horror haunting novels 👍🔰. 2023 👒😀👻🏡
September 30, 2018
I thoroughly enjoyed this little selection of connected short stories, despite the fact the last one turned me into a numb, squirming, ball of mess.
It’s only a short work but a winner of multiple awards on the reddit nosleep forum, which, if you have any knowledge of such thing, should give you an inkling of what to expect here.
The story begins with an asylum worker looking deeper into patients’ accounts and soon descends into pure chaos and madness. As it’s such a short work I feel it’s better to know as little as possible going in, but just a warning, it has a fair bit of gore.
I think this is definitely worth the read for any horror fans, especially considering its £0 price tag!
It’s only a short work but a winner of multiple awards on the reddit nosleep forum, which, if you have any knowledge of such thing, should give you an inkling of what to expect here.
The story begins with an asylum worker looking deeper into patients’ accounts and soon descends into pure chaos and madness. As it’s such a short work I feel it’s better to know as little as possible going in, but just a warning, it has a fair bit of gore.
I think this is definitely worth the read for any horror fans, especially considering its £0 price tag!
February 19, 2016
This novel was dark, suspenseful, and thrilling. It delved into the deep recesses of the human mind and weaved a tale both complex and intriguing. It left you wondering about the different motivations and thoughts that go through peoples' minds.There were graphic displays of the otherworldly, and the stories all seemed to come together nicely.
Matt Dymerski's work will leave you begging for more. I first read his work on Nosleep. I've never been disappointed by the sheer smoothness of the stories as they each lead the reader wherever Matt Dymerski wants them. It's as if one is being lured into a trap, and when the trap has been sprung, they're left wanting for more of the lure still. He leads the reader into a dark, sweet delusion that is both terrifying as it is gritty and real. It leaves you to wonder what truly is out there all around us?
December 4, 2020
I'm surprised I read a little more than half. It was nothing but a load of garbage, no interesting plot, no character development. just garble ...
December 20, 2022
wtf. this started out so strong but it lost me towards the end. :( it kind of felt like two different people wrote it
March 26, 2025
Unique plotline.
3.75 stars
Basically a novella, the author delves into the perception of insanity through a series of examples from files he has been reviewing at the asylum he works at. (Or does he?) This leads him to the discovery that, once he escapes, the outside world is totally interconnected by multiple nerves, neurons and organic optic fibers of a non-human nature.
3.75 stars
Basically a novella, the author delves into the perception of insanity through a series of examples from files he has been reviewing at the asylum he works at. (Or does he?) This leads him to the discovery that, once he escapes, the outside world is totally interconnected by multiple nerves, neurons and organic optic fibers of a non-human nature.
June 11, 2024
Huuuuh? What a ride this was. So good for a short read!
April 8, 2025
This reminded me of the amicus film asylum so found it a little predictable
I know they are short stories but the characters were so vague that half the time I didn’t know if they were male or female
There could have been more better defined stories. There were a few that were actually ok but the rest were just vague and muddled
Really difficult to read, felt very jumbled
Disappointing could have been so much better
I know they are short stories but the characters were so vague that half the time I didn’t know if they were male or female
There could have been more better defined stories. There were a few that were actually ok but the rest were just vague and muddled
Really difficult to read, felt very jumbled
Disappointing could have been so much better
June 19, 2017
Underwhelming...
I really thought this story had so much more potential than what it actually put out there. I kept waiting for some grand reveal, but it was just muddled, and slightly confusing. I think I would have been more entertained if I had just watched a few episodes of The Twilight Zone, instead.
I really thought this story had so much more potential than what it actually put out there. I kept waiting for some grand reveal, but it was just muddled, and slightly confusing. I think I would have been more entertained if I had just watched a few episodes of The Twilight Zone, instead.
September 15, 2024
The heck did I just read?
I was looking for a shirt creepy read, and this one definitely had some creepiness at first. Then it got super weird and confusing and I couldn't make out which part was supposed to be coming from the writer (nurse) and which part was supposed to be the patients' stories. It was just kind of all over the place.
I was looking for a shirt creepy read, and this one definitely had some creepiness at first. Then it got super weird and confusing and I couldn't make out which part was supposed to be coming from the writer (nurse) and which part was supposed to be the patients' stories. It was just kind of all over the place.
June 27, 2019
Nice story structure. Lost me near the end.
Left too much open to iterpretation. Ending was too exagerated. Liked almost all of the mini stories. Needed another chapter to help it make sense.
Left too much open to iterpretation. Ending was too exagerated. Liked almost all of the mini stories. Needed another chapter to help it make sense.
May 11, 2022
I usually like Matt Dymerski stories, but this one meh.. it seems like it was written in a hurry, especially the second part. The first part started with an interesting take, but then unfortunately the story starts to lose its flavour.
July 25, 2013
Kept me hooked from start to finish. Very fun writing style that paces for an easy fun read that will make you not want to put it down. Several instances of the imagery really bring home the horror.
December 17, 2014
Great read
I loved it. I was disappointed when it ended. I love short stories of the horror variety and this was great. More please!!!
I loved it. I was disappointed when it ended. I love short stories of the horror variety and this was great. More please!!!
January 6, 2016
Good
Not what I expected but bloody brilliant, well done that man . . . . . . . . .
Not what I expected but bloody brilliant, well done that man . . . . . . . . .
February 19, 2016
Scary and cool
This was a really good book. It was pretty scary. I would recommend this to anyone who likes scary books.
This was a really good book. It was pretty scary. I would recommend this to anyone who likes scary books.
October 27, 2018
Asylum is a series of short horror stories written by Matt Dymerski which if you follow my blog you know I have mentioned before.
It seems that Dymerski is the only author other than Lovecraft that I’ve been following quite a bit. From the “Psychosis” and “An empty prison” to “A shattered life” his stories have always been some of my favorites.
Asylum tells the story of a worker in a mental institution who begins an investigation to uncover a dark truth surrounding some of his patients. The story is told in 6 chapters:
Eating Disorder
The Bonewalker
The Scholarship
The Friend Zone
The Escape
The Truth
The first story talks about a young girl with an eating disorder who keeps finding disgusting things in her food becoming paranoid that one of her friends is pulling some sort of sick prank on her. The only way that they could feed her now is intravenously.
In the second one, a man talks about a man who he bumps into that spills blood on him. That same night he wakes up to find a razor deep inside his body and finds something living crawling out of his shin bone. This is where some of the things make our protagonist suspicious.
Part three is about a young girl in desperate need of finances to finish her education. One night she gets an email about a scholarship which seemingly would solve all her problems. She becomes obsessed with earning it and it takes over her entire life leading her to insanity. Here, the protagonist concerned that there is more to this tries to tell the chief of medicine about all of it but he just tells him off.
The fourth part is probably my favorite one. It starts with the protagonist listening to the story of a man who was horribly disfigured talk about a woman that he loved and how he got to the state that he is now. The darkest and the goriest one so far but that is not the part that was interesting. During his questioning he discovers something that will change how he thinks about the asylum completely and things become much more complicated.
From here on out I can’t talk more without spoiling the direction of the story. All I can say is that it becomes much deeper and philosophical.
At the start the writing style might throw you off but remember they are the ramblings of mental patients.
I remember the first time I read this series. I was returning to my hometown on a bus and was immediately drawn into the story. It was fantastic and I was really blown away. There was also a really interesting connection with one of his other stories which I love – Psychosis. Reading it for the second time though it did not leave the same impression on me as the first one. It’s an amazing concept and I did really enjoy it, don’t get me wrong but it did feel a bit too “edgy” at the end with all the social commentary about society. But It is still definitely worth a read.
https://nightmaresunleashed.com/2018/...
It seems that Dymerski is the only author other than Lovecraft that I’ve been following quite a bit. From the “Psychosis” and “An empty prison” to “A shattered life” his stories have always been some of my favorites.
Asylum tells the story of a worker in a mental institution who begins an investigation to uncover a dark truth surrounding some of his patients. The story is told in 6 chapters:
Eating Disorder
The Bonewalker
The Scholarship
The Friend Zone
The Escape
The Truth
The first story talks about a young girl with an eating disorder who keeps finding disgusting things in her food becoming paranoid that one of her friends is pulling some sort of sick prank on her. The only way that they could feed her now is intravenously.
In the second one, a man talks about a man who he bumps into that spills blood on him. That same night he wakes up to find a razor deep inside his body and finds something living crawling out of his shin bone. This is where some of the things make our protagonist suspicious.
Part three is about a young girl in desperate need of finances to finish her education. One night she gets an email about a scholarship which seemingly would solve all her problems. She becomes obsessed with earning it and it takes over her entire life leading her to insanity. Here, the protagonist concerned that there is more to this tries to tell the chief of medicine about all of it but he just tells him off.
The fourth part is probably my favorite one. It starts with the protagonist listening to the story of a man who was horribly disfigured talk about a woman that he loved and how he got to the state that he is now. The darkest and the goriest one so far but that is not the part that was interesting. During his questioning he discovers something that will change how he thinks about the asylum completely and things become much more complicated.
From here on out I can’t talk more without spoiling the direction of the story. All I can say is that it becomes much deeper and philosophical.
At the start the writing style might throw you off but remember they are the ramblings of mental patients.
I remember the first time I read this series. I was returning to my hometown on a bus and was immediately drawn into the story. It was fantastic and I was really blown away. There was also a really interesting connection with one of his other stories which I love – Psychosis. Reading it for the second time though it did not leave the same impression on me as the first one. It’s an amazing concept and I did really enjoy it, don’t get me wrong but it did feel a bit too “edgy” at the end with all the social commentary about society. But It is still definitely worth a read.
https://nightmaresunleashed.com/2018/...
May 6, 2025
The idea was there. The storytelling was not. I feel like this book was really a dig at society and higher-ups, and how poorly they treat anyone with mental illnesses. I love that idea, and how one of the employees that's supposed to be working against them eventually turns to their side, despite the urging from the other doctors to ignore it, because they secretly knew what was really going on. That idea sounds absolutely amazing in theory, and I think this could have made for a terrific book, but unfortunately, the writing and actual storytelling fell extremely short and failed to get the message across appropriately.
Chapter 1, we had a girl with an eating disorder. She was so obsessed with being perceived as pretty and thin by society, she started to see repulsive things in her food which prevented her from ever eating or becoming hungry. This is a very real problem that a lot of girls have, and the metaphor was clever, but I felt it was kind of tone deaf at parts.
Chapter 2 is the bone thingy. It was so odd, it was intriguing. Although I immediately started to question if every single story within this book was going to be repulsive somehow. Honestly, I think making things gross is a cheap attempt at horror. Everyone's grossed out by things; I want you to freak me out in other ways than by making me nauseous. The way the disgusting things were described was excellent, as they did gross me out a lot, but like I said, I think it's cheap horror. Same with chapter 3, which was extremely boring until the gross monsters showed up, and then I was annoyed by more cheap horror.
Chapter 4 was... ridiculous. Easily the worst of the bunch. Basically a pick me boy incel falls in love with an unreasonably violent psychopath. I was just rolling my eyes the whole way through. It felt as if a middle schooler wrote it. I get that we're supposed to be dealing with bizarre situations, but this one was just stupid.
The next two chapters were fine. I technically liked the conclusion. This book definitely would've been better if it had been longer; that way, it would've had more time to flesh out the characters and plot points. I also got very confused about who was who because it was extremely unclear every time it changed perspective. I would be pages through a chapter thinking it's the patient when it's actually the doctor, and vice versa. This book had a lot of potential, but it fell short. It could definitely use a lot of cleaning up.
Chapter 1, we had a girl with an eating disorder. She was so obsessed with being perceived as pretty and thin by society, she started to see repulsive things in her food which prevented her from ever eating or becoming hungry. This is a very real problem that a lot of girls have, and the metaphor was clever, but I felt it was kind of tone deaf at parts.
Chapter 2 is the bone thingy. It was so odd, it was intriguing. Although I immediately started to question if every single story within this book was going to be repulsive somehow. Honestly, I think making things gross is a cheap attempt at horror. Everyone's grossed out by things; I want you to freak me out in other ways than by making me nauseous. The way the disgusting things were described was excellent, as they did gross me out a lot, but like I said, I think it's cheap horror. Same with chapter 3, which was extremely boring until the gross monsters showed up, and then I was annoyed by more cheap horror.
Chapter 4 was... ridiculous. Easily the worst of the bunch. Basically a pick me boy incel falls in love with an unreasonably violent psychopath. I was just rolling my eyes the whole way through. It felt as if a middle schooler wrote it. I get that we're supposed to be dealing with bizarre situations, but this one was just stupid.
The next two chapters were fine. I technically liked the conclusion. This book definitely would've been better if it had been longer; that way, it would've had more time to flesh out the characters and plot points. I also got very confused about who was who because it was extremely unclear every time it changed perspective. I would be pages through a chapter thinking it's the patient when it's actually the doctor, and vice versa. This book had a lot of potential, but it fell short. It could definitely use a lot of cleaning up.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 19, 2021
I don't usually like anthologies; when there are several plots, I'm almost guaranteed to not like at least a few of them. But this was a pretty good collection. Only pretty good because I listened to this a few years back, and of the 6 stories, I only remember what two of them were about. But those two were really good
"The Friend Zone" was one of those that I appreciated, but could only listen to once. I remember getting so increasingly upset and disgusted by it that I have no intentions of ever reading it again. But it was meant to be disturbing, and it certainly succeeded in that. It makes me angry to even think about the events of the story, despite it being fictional. But that's what made it a success; it addressed the horrors of a male DV victim in a way that didn't trivialize it
"The Scholarship" was probably my most favorite, since it's the one I do enjoy listening to. I love the gradual descent of the main character's psyche and the increasingly vindictive scholarship requirements. Like the DV story, I found this one very relatable. That's one thing that makes psychological horror work: when it starts by playing off a very real source of anxiety, and gradually twisting it
College, taking on more work than was healthy, and the pressure of having to succeed since there was no failsafe if I didn't, was a real source of anxiety. Even now, after college, I still get literal nightmares about essay deadlines and failing important exams. It may sound silly as a topic of horror. But every time I hear this story, I can imagine the dread of having to finish a graduate-level thesis in 2 weeks
"The Friend Zone" was one of those that I appreciated, but could only listen to once. I remember getting so increasingly upset and disgusted by it that I have no intentions of ever reading it again. But it was meant to be disturbing, and it certainly succeeded in that. It makes me angry to even think about the events of the story, despite it being fictional. But that's what made it a success; it addressed the horrors of a male DV victim in a way that didn't trivialize it
"The Scholarship" was probably my most favorite, since it's the one I do enjoy listening to. I love the gradual descent of the main character's psyche and the increasingly vindictive scholarship requirements. Like the DV story, I found this one very relatable. That's one thing that makes psychological horror work: when it starts by playing off a very real source of anxiety, and gradually twisting it
College, taking on more work than was healthy, and the pressure of having to succeed since there was no failsafe if I didn't, was a real source of anxiety. Even now, after college, I still get literal nightmares about essay deadlines and failing important exams. It may sound silly as a topic of horror. But every time I hear this story, I can imagine the dread of having to finish a graduate-level thesis in 2 weeks
September 2, 2025
Search this book out online immediately!!!!This story is insanely interesting and amazingly structured. The author must be genius.
It’s about a man, who was working in the asylum. He was very interested in his patients’ stories and he spend days reading them. All of the stories were very disturbing, in my opinion (especially the first one, I set for few minutes processing everything that I’ve just read.). He started finding some pattern and eventually talked to few of the patients personally and risked his life once, but survived only because of his lingering disgust to coffee after reading one of patients’ story. After talking to blind girl again, he came to conclusion why she always touched person’s temples before agreeing to speak to them. There were certain nerve fibres that was in all of the workers in the asylum. They were infected. Then, our narrator proceeded to take that out of his temples and eyelids (the description of this scene still haunts me). He then escaped from there, opening doors of every patient’s room to distract the stuff and succeed at escaping, finding out all of that actually did his mentor.
I enjoyed this book a lot and author did really good job that even made me hope it actually happened in reality, but I know it’s not. Also makes me check and touch my temples every time I think of this book.
It’s about a man, who was working in the asylum. He was very interested in his patients’ stories and he spend days reading them. All of the stories were very disturbing, in my opinion (especially the first one, I set for few minutes processing everything that I’ve just read.). He started finding some pattern and eventually talked to few of the patients personally and risked his life once, but survived only because of his lingering disgust to coffee after reading one of patients’ story. After talking to blind girl again, he came to conclusion why she always touched person’s temples before agreeing to speak to them. There were certain nerve fibres that was in all of the workers in the asylum. They were infected. Then, our narrator proceeded to take that out of his temples and eyelids (the description of this scene still haunts me). He then escaped from there, opening doors of every patient’s room to distract the stuff and succeed at escaping, finding out all of that actually did his mentor.
I enjoyed this book a lot and author did really good job that even made me hope it actually happened in reality, but I know it’s not. Also makes me check and touch my temples every time I think of this book.
March 28, 2023
This is a book that contains six different short stories.
The stories are:
🏥 Eating Disorder
🏥 The Bone Walker
🏥 The Scholarship
🏥 The Friend Zone
🏥 The Escape
🏥 The Truth
These are such creepy stories all based at one Asylum. An employee at the asylum likes to read the files of the patients, but decided something isn't quite right. So he starts to talk to them face to face.
Summarising how I felt whilst reading these:
❗Eating Disorder - 🫣 Wow disgusting but gooood.
❗The Bone Walker - Jesus Christ by body hurts just reading it.
❗The Scholarship - My head and brain hurts and I don't want to drink coffee again.
❗The Friend Zone - My god, "love" and devotion is messed up!
❗The Escape - Creepy as hell, what is real and what is not? So hard to determine.
❗The Truth - I was not expecting that at all 😱
This is a free book on the Kindle Store, so why not go and grab it?
The stories are:
🏥 Eating Disorder
🏥 The Bone Walker
🏥 The Scholarship
🏥 The Friend Zone
🏥 The Escape
🏥 The Truth
These are such creepy stories all based at one Asylum. An employee at the asylum likes to read the files of the patients, but decided something isn't quite right. So he starts to talk to them face to face.
Summarising how I felt whilst reading these:
❗Eating Disorder - 🫣 Wow disgusting but gooood.
❗The Bone Walker - Jesus Christ by body hurts just reading it.
❗The Scholarship - My head and brain hurts and I don't want to drink coffee again.
❗The Friend Zone - My god, "love" and devotion is messed up!
❗The Escape - Creepy as hell, what is real and what is not? So hard to determine.
❗The Truth - I was not expecting that at all 😱
This is a free book on the Kindle Store, so why not go and grab it?
November 1, 2022
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2.5/5 Stars
A collection of connected stories following one doctor working in an asylum. He believes his patient's accounts may be hinting at something sinister occurring in the hospital.
I enjoyed how quick and easy this read was, but I do think it felt a bit to rushed in the final story. I thought it started off quite strong, but then as it progressed it lost its way a bit. Apparently this ties into Matt's other work "Psychosis" which I have not read, so maybe that's why I didn't appreciate it as much.
2.5/5 Stars
A collection of connected stories following one doctor working in an asylum. He believes his patient's accounts may be hinting at something sinister occurring in the hospital.
I enjoyed how quick and easy this read was, but I do think it felt a bit to rushed in the final story. I thought it started off quite strong, but then as it progressed it lost its way a bit. Apparently this ties into Matt's other work "Psychosis" which I have not read, so maybe that's why I didn't appreciate it as much.
June 8, 2024
Quick Easy Read
This was a short book and quite an easy read. This is one of the few occasions where i feel the book would have benefitted Fromm being longer to develop it a bit more. The book is set in an asylum where one of the members of staff is creating a secret log and investigating some of the patients to see if there is something sinister happening. There is a fair bit of body horror but it not too extreme. The book is well worth a read but won’t stray with you too long. Ideal holiday read! I will however read a few more bits by the author.
This was a short book and quite an easy read. This is one of the few occasions where i feel the book would have benefitted Fromm being longer to develop it a bit more. The book is set in an asylum where one of the members of staff is creating a secret log and investigating some of the patients to see if there is something sinister happening. There is a fair bit of body horror but it not too extreme. The book is well worth a read but won’t stray with you too long. Ideal holiday read! I will however read a few more bits by the author.
August 22, 2024
Great Scary Stories
The book contained some great Halloween night, scary stories. I would have liked to have given it a five star review but it lost me towards the end. I suppose the main character was essentially tumbling into insanity but it wasn’t clear if he was actually a doctor; or was he a patient whose psychosis made him believe he was a doctor? Was there truly a sinister plot going on at the asylum or was it all in his head? Was his mentor a figment of his imagination? Had the author answered those questions, this book would have been Tubi movie ready!
The book contained some great Halloween night, scary stories. I would have liked to have given it a five star review but it lost me towards the end. I suppose the main character was essentially tumbling into insanity but it wasn’t clear if he was actually a doctor; or was he a patient whose psychosis made him believe he was a doctor? Was there truly a sinister plot going on at the asylum or was it all in his head? Was his mentor a figment of his imagination? Had the author answered those questions, this book would have been Tubi movie ready!
September 22, 2024
I usually let my husband judge all my kindle books by their covers and pick my next read for me. He may lose his privileges after this one. I wouldn’t say it was bad, but this book was a quick read and felt more like a fever dream than something i actually read. I think if it had been longer and didn’t feel so rushed i would have like it a bit more. Overall it was an interesting story and had you questioning reality for everyone involved.
November 20, 2024
This psychological horror novella had me all over the place. It's several short stories told as one by the narrator who is an employee at a psychological institution. While I thought this was going to be predictable, things quickly went sideways and my assumptions were disproven. I subtracted a star because frankly, I was a little disoriented and confused by the end, but maybe that was the author's intent...
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