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Razortooth
The co-authors of Slashvivor! are delighted to take you on a trip to the past to witness the birth of the most beloved maniac of all time…
“Slashvivor! is horror in the extreme and not for the faint of heart. Kind of like The Hunger Games on acid.”
- Cemetery Dance
Belladonna Beauregard is an ordinary Georgia peach, worried about nothing in the world more complicated than running around, fishing, and playing in the woods.
Then the bombs drop.
Instantly, America is reduced to ash. Millions die, and in the aftermath, a cruel, vigilante militia seeks to takes over the irradiated Geiger Lands from their base in Belladonna’s commandeered home.
And Belladonna…changes.
Changes into a mutant. A killer. An assassin, enslaved and forced to kill for the very people who destroyed her home and family.
But Belladonna is about to break free, like a butterfly from a bloodstained cocoon. And she’s about to become the legendary slasher known as…
RAZORTOOTH
“Slashvivor! is horror in the extreme and not for the faint of heart. Kind of like The Hunger Games on acid.”
- Cemetery Dance
Belladonna Beauregard is an ordinary Georgia peach, worried about nothing in the world more complicated than running around, fishing, and playing in the woods.
Then the bombs drop.
Instantly, America is reduced to ash. Millions die, and in the aftermath, a cruel, vigilante militia seeks to takes over the irradiated Geiger Lands from their base in Belladonna’s commandeered home.
And Belladonna…changes.
Changes into a mutant. A killer. An assassin, enslaved and forced to kill for the very people who destroyed her home and family.
But Belladonna is about to break free, like a butterfly from a bloodstained cocoon. And she’s about to become the legendary slasher known as…
RAZORTOOTH
- GenresHorror
143 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 1, 2024
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About the author
Stephen Kozeniewski
46 books437 followersStephen Kozeniewski (pronounced "causin' ooze key") is a Splatterpunk Award-winning author and two-time World Horror Grossout Contest champion. His published work has also been nominated for the Voice Arts and Indie Horror Book Awards, among other honors. He lives in Pennsylvania with his fiancée and their two cats above a fanciful balloon studio.
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August 7, 2025
3.5 stars. This was well-written, very entertaining, and would make any Mad Max-type movie proud. I appreciated that depth that the author took with the hierarchy of the new society, giving it all a very medieval, yet futuristic feel. With all that being said, I was quite confused as to the context of this book. It obviously continues after its conclusion, which I didn't like, but then it was connected to another book, too. I couldn't make heads or tails out of it but feel some of the content was lost due to me being out of the loop. Belladonna was the most interesting of the characters, as we watched her evolve from a little girl to a seasoned, proficient killer. But she was taken out of the focus a lot in place of the other, less engaging survivors. Some wild situations and plenty of bloodshed, which amped up the entertainment value. All in all, it wasn't bad, but I just kept feeling like I was missing pieces, which took away from my experience. Stephen Kozeniewski is a solid writer, but he needed to make everything clearer.
July 15, 2024
A Horror Bookworm Recommendation
Razortooth by Stephen Kozeniewski & Stevie Kopas
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The year is 1983, the Soviets have launched a nuclear attack on America. A small percentage of the population have survived resulting in a non-functioning society. However, the survivors suffer from mental and physical illnesses. Mutations have become widespread. As there is little to no hope, a young girl named Belladonna Beauregard (better known as Razortooth) endures the bizarre struggles of the aftermath. This is her story.
Stephen Kozeniewski and Stevie Kopas has created a wasteland of post-apocalyptic dark fiction. Some of the most freakish and interesting characters live within this mushroom cloud of bizarreness. Marisol Martinez- Queen of the Allied Texas Republic, Eva-a post-apocalyptic business woman and of course Razortooth-whose known as an extreme renegade. All these Geiger Land characters “do all sorts of terrible shit to everybody in terrible ways.” If you like your horror with some mutant infestation, radiation revenge and severed penises…this book is right up your Armageddon alley.
Slashvivor!, a book about a reality show of a booby-trapped arena and serial killers within, is a direct link to the novel Razortooth. With explosive action, chilling moments of horror and commercial breaks included, these visions of violence are fun for the whole family. And let’s not forget about Incontaminada brand beans and the Chrisler Mustang 4000 (which makes post-apocalyptic carpooling great again). These two authors take dystopian storytelling to a new and creative level.
“…there’s no such thing as safety…” is how I would describe Razortooth. Or maybe “…in the event of death or dismemberment…” But one thing is for certain, it’s a five star ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Horror Bookworm Recommendation. (I hope they continue with this “series”)
Razortooth by Stephen Kozeniewski & Stevie Kopas
https://horrorbookwormreviews.com/
The year is 1983, the Soviets have launched a nuclear attack on America. A small percentage of the population have survived resulting in a non-functioning society. However, the survivors suffer from mental and physical illnesses. Mutations have become widespread. As there is little to no hope, a young girl named Belladonna Beauregard (better known as Razortooth) endures the bizarre struggles of the aftermath. This is her story.
Stephen Kozeniewski and Stevie Kopas has created a wasteland of post-apocalyptic dark fiction. Some of the most freakish and interesting characters live within this mushroom cloud of bizarreness. Marisol Martinez- Queen of the Allied Texas Republic, Eva-a post-apocalyptic business woman and of course Razortooth-whose known as an extreme renegade. All these Geiger Land characters “do all sorts of terrible shit to everybody in terrible ways.” If you like your horror with some mutant infestation, radiation revenge and severed penises…this book is right up your Armageddon alley.
Slashvivor!, a book about a reality show of a booby-trapped arena and serial killers within, is a direct link to the novel Razortooth. With explosive action, chilling moments of horror and commercial breaks included, these visions of violence are fun for the whole family. And let’s not forget about Incontaminada brand beans and the Chrisler Mustang 4000 (which makes post-apocalyptic carpooling great again). These two authors take dystopian storytelling to a new and creative level.
“…there’s no such thing as safety…” is how I would describe Razortooth. Or maybe “…in the event of death or dismemberment…” But one thing is for certain, it’s a five star ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Horror Bookworm Recommendation. (I hope they continue with this “series”)
September 2, 2024
If you're looking for what I would believe could be a Quinton Tarantino movie, Razortooth is the one to read. I was a tad confused in the beginning, because the setting of the world was like... a tv show. You are literally reading a script to a telly program, so you have to open your mind and prepare to be off kilter a tad. You do land on your feet.
So Belladonna Beauregard is a little girl who winds up growing up the day the world became an immediate wasteland. A woman, who calls herself The Queen, has taken over, sends her minions out to take people or blackmail them into serving or suffering. The Beauregard family are no different. Living like southern plantation owners, but loving to their well-paid help, are taken down and little Bella becomes...
Without spoilers, this book is crazy weird, but interesting, along with its colourful characters. I wished there'd been more detail to what made Razortooth. Torture and rape are awful, but how she chose to do and became what she did wasn't really shared. I felt there wasn't much depth to her. I wanted more of her. It was still a pretty decent read and I'm happy I got to sit in such a world.
So Belladonna Beauregard is a little girl who winds up growing up the day the world became an immediate wasteland. A woman, who calls herself The Queen, has taken over, sends her minions out to take people or blackmail them into serving or suffering. The Beauregard family are no different. Living like southern plantation owners, but loving to their well-paid help, are taken down and little Bella becomes...
Without spoilers, this book is crazy weird, but interesting, along with its colourful characters. I wished there'd been more detail to what made Razortooth. Torture and rape are awful, but how she chose to do and became what she did wasn't really shared. I felt there wasn't much depth to her. I wanted more of her. It was still a pretty decent read and I'm happy I got to sit in such a world.
October 15, 2025
Stephen Kozeniewski and Stevie Kopas it would seem went on a crusade to make slashers tea-time, milquetoast affairs. The Quentin Tarantino of fiction genres! ‘Razortooth’ shows what the extreme horror genre can do, in defiance of that “ew, it’s yucky and inhumane” shtick. For all that none of its individual elements have too much finesse, together you do get a living and breathing entity and it has a nice way of making your lips curl as your face tries to work out whether a smile is the right reaction. The memory it leaves you with is of something dark, yet consumable in one sitting and with no shortage of thrills. To read on its own, it might feel somewhat shy, but by no means bad; to read it with ‘Slashvivor!’ it gains a real edge.
September 21, 2024
This was such a different take on post-apocalyptic horror. I will admit to being quite confused in the beginning, but once I realized what was happening it was enjoyable. The story is told as a pitch to television executives who want to produce something new and different. Enter Belladonna… aka razor tooth.
Like another reviewer mentioned, I wish that more of her backstory was developed. With that said, that kind of character development isn’t appropriate for the overall theme of the book which is a television pitch.
I loved how the story progressed (complete with commercial breaks). It was an interesting concept for story-telling that was quite successful. Loved the ending, even though it left me wanting more. Will I read the next one? ABSOLUTELY!!
Like another reviewer mentioned, I wish that more of her backstory was developed. With that said, that kind of character development isn’t appropriate for the overall theme of the book which is a television pitch.
I loved how the story progressed (complete with commercial breaks). It was an interesting concept for story-telling that was quite successful. Loved the ending, even though it left me wanting more. Will I read the next one? ABSOLUTELY!!
August 9, 2024
Survival is a game.
One of the things I liked most about the main character was seeing how she survived so many different catastrophes that should have killed her. Razortooth was a resourceful and intelligent person who paid close attention to her surroundings and was always on alert for danger. While I can’t say I’d necessarily want to meet her in a dark alleyway given how jumpy she could be, I was fascinated by how her difficult childhood and early adulthood shaped her into the warrior she became.
I would have liked to see more world building in this book. Life after a nuclear war would be radically different than anything that came before it, so I was hoping to see more explanations of how people survived in a world where most living things had either been killed off or seriously affected by radiation. Obviously, there is plenty of artistic license to be taken with such a concept and I wouldn’t expect everything to have a scientific explanation, but I still found myself wishing for many more details about how it all worked and how the small fraction of humanity who did survive managed to eke out a living in such a hostile and dangerous environment.
Horror appeals to me in large part because of its willingness to explore topics that many other genres tend to shy away from or even ignore entirely. To give one example, Razortooth lived in a violently sexist society where women were, for the most part, seen as objects to be used instead of people to be respected and listened to. Being exposed to such things can warp people’s minds in all sorts of terrible ways, and I thought the gore and violence in this book was a good metaphor not only for how any sort of prejudice will destroy a society but also for how attempts to resist it can be both consciously and unconsciously misconstrued and fought against by people who want to preserve the status quo and retain their power in it. The beginning and the ending are particularly good examples of this theme once the reader figures out how they tie into the rest of it, but that’s all I can say without sharing spoilers.
Razortooth made me shudder.
One of the things I liked most about the main character was seeing how she survived so many different catastrophes that should have killed her. Razortooth was a resourceful and intelligent person who paid close attention to her surroundings and was always on alert for danger. While I can’t say I’d necessarily want to meet her in a dark alleyway given how jumpy she could be, I was fascinated by how her difficult childhood and early adulthood shaped her into the warrior she became.
I would have liked to see more world building in this book. Life after a nuclear war would be radically different than anything that came before it, so I was hoping to see more explanations of how people survived in a world where most living things had either been killed off or seriously affected by radiation. Obviously, there is plenty of artistic license to be taken with such a concept and I wouldn’t expect everything to have a scientific explanation, but I still found myself wishing for many more details about how it all worked and how the small fraction of humanity who did survive managed to eke out a living in such a hostile and dangerous environment.
Horror appeals to me in large part because of its willingness to explore topics that many other genres tend to shy away from or even ignore entirely. To give one example, Razortooth lived in a violently sexist society where women were, for the most part, seen as objects to be used instead of people to be respected and listened to. Being exposed to such things can warp people’s minds in all sorts of terrible ways, and I thought the gore and violence in this book was a good metaphor not only for how any sort of prejudice will destroy a society but also for how attempts to resist it can be both consciously and unconsciously misconstrued and fought against by people who want to preserve the status quo and retain their power in it. The beginning and the ending are particularly good examples of this theme once the reader figures out how they tie into the rest of it, but that’s all I can say without sharing spoilers.
Razortooth made me shudder.
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