The Housemaid Parody: The Horsemaid

by Reid Mockery

She cleans. She plots. She neighs.
From bestselling parody author Reid Mockery, comes The Horsemaid — a darkly hilarious twist on the viral domestic thriller that took the internet by storm.

This domestic thriller parody gallops through dark humor, psychological suspense, and satire, poking fun at every cliché from the “twisted housemaid” genre. Filled with maids and mayhem, revenge comedy, and a body-positive heroine who refuses to stay in her stall, The Horsemaid will make you laugh, gasp, and question every cleaning product you’ve ever trusted.

If you enjoyed The Housemaid, Gone Girl, or You, but wish they had more laughs, less logic, and a horse named Clorox, saddle up — this one’s for you.

Meet Gilly, a down-on-her-luck woman who takes a live-in maid job at the Crotchburns’ ranch in Texas, hoping for a fresh start. Instead, she gets locked doors, suspicious barn noises, and enough twisted secrets to fill a saddlebag. With each chapter more unhinged than the last, Gilly must navigate manure, mystery, and sexual tension on a ranch where everyone’s hiding something—even the horse.

Saddle up, because this isn’t your average psychological thriller. It’s The Horsemaid—and it’s utterly deranged in the best way.

138 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 2, 2025

About the author

Reid Mockery is Amazon's number one selling parody author. Consistently funny, he has successfully mocked Fifty Shades, Divergent and now John Green's The Fault In Our Stars. His work has earned a loyal following and he rewards his readers with fast moving parodies, that are short, cheap and guaranteed to brighten your day. Granted, it takes a special gift to be this stupid, but Reid seems to have it by the boatload.

Reid doesn't exactly look like Austin Powers, but he often channels his inner spirit. This image captures what Reid is feeling, so let's leave it at that.

When Reid Mockery makes parodic fun of a book, it is the greatest compliment that book can ever obtain.

He doesn't drink bottled water often. But, when he does, it's from Walmart.

Reid Mockery is so sexy, women buy and read his books by the thousands, just so they can run their fingers down the screen and feel his thick E ink. His words are like poetry, if poetry were entertaining.

He lives an anonymous life in the state of Tennessee searching for the next genre of books to skewer with his wicked sense of humor. Although he has written other books, he is best known for this best-selling parodies that make fun of the best selling books. This ground-breaking work has catapulted Mockery to the top of the Amazon sales charts to which Reid responds, "Yeah, Baby. Yeah!"

Reviews

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Silly, goofy, and utterly bizarre at times, I had fun with this one. I’d you enjoyed The Housemaid, then book a stall at the ranch!

[Gayle · Rating 4 out of 5]

This tale was horrible, evil and just wrong in so many ways and yet I enjoyed it immensely. I don’t think a page went by without my laughing out loud. I loved the Housemaid’s series by Freida McFadden and those must be read first. I get this might not be for everyone, but it sure kept me entertained.

[Malinda · Rating 3 out of 5]

This short book is a parody of the The Housemaid by Freida McFadden. It is an easy read with short chapters that are narrated with alternating character points of view. It is full of really outrageous, humorous, over the top action. However, this book was poorly edited. I could not get passed the numerous, confusing grammatical errors that are throughout the book. The husband is often referred to as he/him one minute and as she/her the next. Unless, this was intentional, and I missed something. But the errors occurred so often, that, at first, I was confused and had to reread parts. Lastly, I would recommend this book ONLY for an Adult audience.

[Loulovestoread · Rating 2 out of 5]

Wasn’t a fan I didn’t find it funny unfortunately