When convicted killer Maddox Barbo takes his final breath in the execution chamber, he thinks it’s over. But death is just the beginning. Pulled into a nightmare realm of living flesh and endless torment, Maddox finds himself in the Red Womb, a realm in hell,born from the pain and rage of women who endured the brutality of men. Here, the ground pulses like raw muscle, and the sky bleeds. And the women?
They’re waiting.
There is no mercy here.
Content This book is not meant for the weak-minded or weak stomached. It’s a feral, blood-drenched war cry of feminine rage. It’s brutal, it’s vile, and it absolutely does not care about your comfort. Expect extreme violence, grotesque body horror, disgusting imagery, SA, breeding, and more. There’s no kindness here, no soft landing, and absolutely no safe word. If you’re squeamish, easily offended, or one of those fragile little souls who think women should "know their place"… turn back now. You’re not built for this.
“Holy feminine rage” are my first thoughts about this story. This is my first book/story by C.M. Guidroz and I’m not disappointed in the slightest. She paints a clear, grotesque picture of the torture these men have to endure. Her imagery and descriptions will have your stomach churning but you just can’t look away. It’s one of those thiings where you’re absolutely disgusted but you also smile, thinking “they deserved this”, because they do. This was a short read at only 53 pages but it packed such a punch, I’m going to be thinking about it for weeks, if not for a lifetime. C.M. Guidroz did a phenomenal job with this in such a short amount of pages. If you enjoy feminine rage and seeing men get what they deserve, I highly recommend this one.
3.5 stars. This was a very promising concept accompanied by a strong writing style and had some really great, vivid visuals of this Red Womb hellscape. I noticed that there were a lot of notes taken from other horror movies and stories, without a ton of actual creativity here. Just sort of reorganized things that have already been done. And, due to its brevity, I felt like there were a lot of consistency issues and a general lack of context for all of these fiendish situations that the male victims found themselves in. It put itself into a situation where a good plot felt secondary to the violence which, for the most part, is never a good creative direction. And there were quite a few instances of sexual content which also felt very out of place for the most part. I didn't think this was a bad horror experience, but there were just a lot of barriers that kept me from enjoying it as much as I should have. I feel like this needed to be a lot longer and more fleshed out or kept at its current length with less plot points to juggle.
I had high hopes for this one, especially after reading the trigger warnings section which promised me female rage and body horror, two of my favourite things. What I got was some kind of a revenge fantasy that, for the most part, wasn’t really effective for me. Sure, the imagery was kind of striking and there were some good bits of gore but there was no plot per se.
If you’re in the market for terrible things happening to terrible people for change and you want it done quick and bloody, this one might be for you.
#️⃣5️⃣2️⃣1️⃣ Read & Reviewed in 2025 💔🩸 Date : 🚀 Monday, September 29, 2025 🚫🔻❌ Word Count📃: 17k Words 🧨🔪🎈
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( ˶°ㅁ°) !! My 95th read in "READING AS MANY BOOKS AS I CANNN 😢cuz smth....happened.....irl.........😥" September ⚡
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I've seen this idea and heard it so many times on splatterpunk book spaces already but I haven't seen a book that actually like writes it. It is a simple idea of when horrible men die, they get sent to a special and unique place in hell just for them that is filled with their victims taking their revenge on them for eternity, torturing and torturing these men in hell as worse as what the men did to them when they were alive. Yes this is extremely gory and the entire thing is just men getting tortured but its short nature (53 pages) is enough so that it doesn't repeat itself too much. Spiders and cannibalism are main themes in here are ofcourse revenge rape. At least the women got heir revenge on the men that made them suffer in living and mate them atone for all their sins and suffer in eternal damnation. Peak feminine rage literature. The queen of the hellscape is like...QUEEN 👑 💅💅💅💅💅, because of how ruthless and cool she acts while torturing these men and just 😚👌 that's why you don't do these things so that you wont suffer in hell by your victims
Well, that definitely was quite a read! Red Womb is everything that I love in a disturbing splatterpunk. It has extreme violence, plenty of body horror, disgusting imagery, and so much more. It had me uncomfortably squirm multiple times and I absolutely love it for that.
With only 53 pages, Red Womb was an incredibly fast and short read. I would read the living daylight out of a longer book about this world. Red Womb goes directly into my favourites.
Well what can I say...that was definitely one hell of a read. Very feral, disgusting and vile. You need a strong stomach for this one and it WILL offend a lot of people. Some scenes were shocking and brutal and the women in the Red Womb held no remorse. Well written...but a little farfetched and mythological sometimes so I had to drop a star for that.
Yassss. All the feminine rage! Mother is a whole ass VIBE. A queen. 👑
“A woman lounges on the throne, her body gleaming with sweat, legs spread open over each arm of the massive throne. Her head is thrown back, mouth parted in ecstasy, but it’s the two thick, curling, fleshy horns sprouting from her skull that sets off every primal alarm in their bodies.”
Welcome to Red Womb. You’re officially in hell and there’s no escaping it boys. C.M. Guidroz always hits the spot with her stories and never fails. I love a good feminine rage and this one friggin delivered. 💅🏻
Red Womb releases on March 15th, 2025. Be sure to add this to your TBR. Proceed with caution 🖤🩸😈
Hell isn’t on fire, it’s wet, pulsating and ALIVE with the screams of women scorned. In Guidroz’s Red Womb, she drags you down into a realm no man should wander. Regulated by the Mother and her constituents, Maddox, Paul and Lance—now dead—find themselves trapped and at the mercy of their past sins.
That barn scene though. . . Very well done 👏
The descriptions were grotesque, the gore was flowing and the feminine rage was seething! I loved the way Guidroz weaved her own creative depictions of this realm—much like its complexion, it made my skin crawl. Red Womb is a quick, bloody, entertaining frolic through a crimson field of bodies and viscera. Give me more. . . Right the fuck now.
Fun quick read! It conjured up some pretty gruesome images, but I did find the vocab a bit repetitive. I love the concept though, I like to think that there is something along these lines waiting for those who deserve it!!
I finished this book in one sitting on KU, making me a little queasy on a couple pages. Quick bite sized grotesque body horror/ animal horror which appeals to me as an SA survivor. Mother has done more in the name of justice than US law. I’m looking forward to reading more of this author.
Maddox has just had his death sentence carried out. He thinks that this is the end, that there’s nothing more to come.
He could not be more wrong.
For he goes from being in the chair, needle in arm, poison collapsing his capillaries… to falling directly into the Red Womb.
The Red Womb is a realm of hell designed specifically for the eternal torture of men who have abused women and children. It takes all of the pain and turmoil these men have inflicted in their lives, and turns it back on them tenfold.
A demon by the name of Mother is the enforcer of the Red Womb, and boy… does she have some unique ideas.
Can’t go much more into this without spoiling the story, as it’s only about 50 pages long, but if you’re looking for a short, brutal, good for her revenge story, this is definitely a solid option.
After absolutely loving the unhinged novella Bittersweet Chocolate, I was eager to dive into Guidroz’s latest work, Red Womb! This novella takes you into a hellish realm born from female rage and the suffering inflicted by men who have taken women’s lives. It’s a brutal and haunting vision of vengeance that was disgusting, disturbing, and an absolute blast!
This is a quick read that I finished in about half an hour, so I won’t spoil much. The concept of “Mother” was fantastic, and the vivid descriptions of this fleshy, blood-rain-soaked realm were grotesquely beautiful in their disturbing detail. There are some scenes so vile they made my stomach turn a few times, but that’s to be expected with Guidroz’s extreme horror. My only issue was that it ended too soon, perhaps a bit too abruptly for my liking.
I should also note that the author includes a “Insect horror” trigger warning. When I saw this, I almost returned the book to KU (I can’t handle bug horror), but I decided to push through. Turns out, it’s not insects—it’s arachnids. I know many people can’t read about spiders, so I wanted to give a heads-up as they are depicted in a truly creepy and disturbing way.
Overall, it’s a fun and disgustingly addictive read that I’d recommend to fans of extreme horror and themes of feminine rage.
Red womb is about men who spend thier lives tormenting women and now it is finally their turn to be tormented, after they die they go to hell but it’s not just fire and brimstone is them getting tortured by the same women they hurt.
This was a fun and quick read. Loved all the gore, and was such a good revenge story.
I always did wonder what happens to a sadistic man who hurts a woman just because he can. My thoughts have been answered. And I can only hope this is actually what happens. A realm of Hell brought forth purely because of women's rage.
Maddox is on death row about to be executed. With his final words being evil, he sees black, and then he dies.... or so he thinks!
Welcome to Red Womb! A realm in Hell created from the blood and tortured souls of women who were murdered by the hands of man. A place made from female rage and pain. Maddox, along with 2 other men, have entered their forever torture home. Ran by a beautiful demon named Mother, these men will soon realize what it's like to give life, whether they want to or not.
I love Hell setting books, and this fueled my soul. The female demons were described to perfection, and the setting was even better. This is a mean hell, and I want so much more! This is a delicious female rage story set in Hell that you will not wanna miss. Release date: March 15th
A Splatterpunk Nightmare!! 🩸 Vicious, Vile, and Utterly Addictive! 🩸
CM Guidroz has done it again and this might just be her most vile, most twisted and depraved work yet…grotesque, unrelenting, carnage, justice, and feminine fury! 🤢
Red Womb is a feral, blood-soaked descent into the most depraved corners of the human experience and I bloody lapped it up! 😵💫
The worldbuilding is phenomenal, a twisted realm where men suffer unspeakable horrors in retribution for the pain they’ve inflicted. It’s brutal, it’s grotesque, and honestly? It has a better justice system than the one we live in. The violence isn’t just for shock, it means something, making it even more impactful. 🥩
Guidroz’s writing is fluid, gripping, and disturbingly immersive. She doesn’t just tell you about this world, you feel it, smell it, drown in it. 😱
The female leads - Magnificent, ruthless, and dripping with power. 😈
The male characters - Sad sacks of flesh, getting exactly what they deserve. This is where I’ll be applying when I get my one-way ticket down below. 🤮
The Hellhound scene had me both cringing and cheering. 👹 IYKYK
That said, this book is not for everyone. If extreme violence, body horror, and depravity make you squeamish, walk away now!!! ‼️ But if you’re built for the darkest, bloodiest corners of horror? You need this book in your hands. 😈
A savage, gore-drenched sick fest that I devoured in one and would gladly regurgitate just to experience it again. Highly recommend for the truly depraved!! 🥴🥴
Every bad man thinks they’re tough sh*t till they end up in the Red Womb- a realm of hell where the justice is served by the very women they hurt.
I’m such a slut for bad men getting what they deserve. When THEY beg for mercy, when THEY cry, when THEY know the same fear they happily inflicted? I COULD LEVITATE.
I loved that the author chose not to include drawn out descriptions of the crimes the men committed, it was refreshing to see in a splatterpunk. All the violence was directed towards the men, as it should be. This was gruesome, graphic, and full of delicious feminine rage 🖤
My only complaint is I wish this was 200 pages longer.
This is crazy, 4 stars for revenge via women empowerment and absolute pure hell. Needs more torture for what these guys have done to land themselves in this kind of realm of eternity, in my opinion. (But who can imagine that kind of eternal suffering?) Would have loved this to be longer, go into more detail, I wanted pure female rage! (it is... but I wanted more) Still, very well done!
The concept was gruesome and intriguing, but the execution didn’t quite live up to its potential. The writing style didn’t work for me, and the vocabulary felt repetitive throughout. I think the story could have benefited from a longer format and deeper development.
4 ⭐️ Ugh I love books filled with feminine rage and this was packed full of it! Mother gave those men what they deserved and so much more. I loved how disturbing and disgusting this was too for how short it was. I love books where death isn’t the ‘end’. Finished in one sitting!