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My First Splatterpunk Book: Every little psychopath has to start somewhere
Erica Gibbons has a lot of explaining to do. Along with her parents, John and Angela Gibbons, she has been called into the headmaster's office as, apparently, her teacher didn't like the rather vivid picture Erica had drawn of her getting stabbed in the neck with a pencil. The headmaster was just as shocked by the violent image. Her mum and dad were not concerned with the painting though. They thought it captured the teacher's look perfectly and they liked the "shine" Erica had managed to give the blood too.
It was Erica's other paintings which gave them cause for Nice, pretty pictures of scenery - a farm, some woods, a peaceful looking lake... All the spots where John and Angela had been burying the dead bodies of those they butchered.
See, John and Angela were not normal parents; they were serial killers and Erica was their only witness.
It was Erica's other paintings which gave them cause for Nice, pretty pictures of scenery - a farm, some woods, a peaceful looking lake... All the spots where John and Angela had been burying the dead bodies of those they butchered.
See, John and Angela were not normal parents; they were serial killers and Erica was their only witness.
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Published November 4, 2024
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December 18, 2025
Erica isn’t allowed in the cellar, that’s where her mum and dad enjoy their hobby. But she wants a collection of her own.
Told through the alternating perspectives of Erica, her mum (Angela) and dad (John) with clearly differentiated voices, it weaves a gruesome tale with a great balance of telling the gore while showing the emotions.
It is particularly impressive that it does not patronise the reader, it uses vocabulary that might be unfamiliar to younger readers, with a very clever explanation in brackets. The interludes by Mr E Scares are excellently pitched.
I bought this for my 12 year old nephew and it is perfect.
Told through the alternating perspectives of Erica, her mum (Angela) and dad (John) with clearly differentiated voices, it weaves a gruesome tale with a great balance of telling the gore while showing the emotions.
It is particularly impressive that it does not patronise the reader, it uses vocabulary that might be unfamiliar to younger readers, with a very clever explanation in brackets. The interludes by Mr E Scares are excellently pitched.
I bought this for my 12 year old nephew and it is perfect.
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