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ETERNAL FLOWER OF YOUR SOUL
This short story features disturbing scenes of extreme body horror.Join Noriko Ōno, one of the world's most influential minimalist tidying gurus, as she unveils an exclusive new philosophy she claims can help you to actualise pure tranquility; not only within your living space, but within your self.
Learn the disturbing truth behind Noriko's perfectly curated life, and what she is willing to discard in order to reach perfect minimalism…But beware, this is no ordinary self-help guide..
"One of the most horrible things I've ever read!" ★★★★★
"It reads like an episode of Black Mirror...only to quickly descend into body horror so brutal I had to cross my legs." ★★★★★
"I was not expecting the full-on gore!" ★★★★★
"It is beautiful, in its own weird way, and completely unhinged." ★★★★★
ETERNAL FLOWER OF YOUR SOUL is Klaus Kinion's debut hardcore horror novelette.
Learn the disturbing truth behind Noriko's perfectly curated life, and what she is willing to discard in order to reach perfect minimalism…But beware, this is no ordinary self-help guide..
"One of the most horrible things I've ever read!" ★★★★★
"It reads like an episode of Black Mirror...only to quickly descend into body horror so brutal I had to cross my legs." ★★★★★
"I was not expecting the full-on gore!" ★★★★★
"It is beautiful, in its own weird way, and completely unhinged." ★★★★★
ETERNAL FLOWER OF YOUR SOUL is Klaus Kinion's debut hardcore horror novelette.
28 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 3, 2025
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May 30, 2025
I don't know if I'm just "weak" today but this thing damn near made me sick.
It's a quick extreme horror read and it's bleak and on the weird side. The vibes were immaculate too.
It's a quick extreme horror read and it's bleak and on the weird side. The vibes were immaculate too.
June 11, 2025
I hope that by learning my unique methods, you will be able to let go of the things you no longer need, and that this will bring great peace to the eternal flower of your soul.
This was a totally unique and original take on body horror.
Imagine you just bought a self-help DVD from your favorite transcendent minimalist lifestyle coach.
You’re beyond excited to get some exclusive tips and tricks.
But then, yeah.
The advice is absolutely vile.
Noriko Ōno really is the definition of “just get rid of it.”
This was a totally unique and original take on body horror.
Imagine you just bought a self-help DVD from your favorite transcendent minimalist lifestyle coach.
You’re beyond excited to get some exclusive tips and tricks.
But then, yeah.
The advice is absolutely vile.
Noriko Ōno really is the definition of “just get rid of it.”
June 1, 2025
*vomits everywhere*
This is extremely graphic and horrible but also effective and disturbingly fascinating.
This is extremely graphic and horrible but also effective and disturbingly fascinating.
May 27, 2025
This is a brilliant, short splatterpunk story, oozing insanity and sickness. It's incredibly well-done, the writing clear and precise, and the imagery disturbing enough to keep even the most hardened extreme horror fan pleased and alert throughout. The ending won't really surprise anyone, but it certainly satisfies.
So what's it about? Well, it's very short, about 30 pages, so I can't say much without spoiling it. Let's say that it explores, through the video transcript format, the mindset of a successful life-coacher, from a truly worrisome viewpoint. There's some truth that seeking absolute peace, integrity, and balance is the aim of all therapeutic approaches to living a well-structured and comfortably organized life; when it comes to defining what might work as a systematic way to achieve this, opinions and methods vary, but one thing is certain: cluttering your life with unnecessary things (or persons) is one big no-no. Can't afford a life-organizer of your own? No prob; pick up a life-coaching lecture on DVD, put it in, and watch and learn.
This is probably not the DVD course you should pick up, but if you enjoy hard hitting extreme horror with a message, stories that not only upset your stomach but also make you think a bit about the point of it all, this small gem is perfect. I loved it!
September 14, 2025
An Oriental wife and mother has embraced a minimalist philosophy that carries her existential theories to an extreme conclusion, namely that all external stimuli are noxious, dangerous,or even evil. This results in her recording her philosophy and the steps to becoming an "Eternal Flower Of Your Soul". She is recording every step to full realization to DVD. The discs will reach the masses. She has become ensnared in a dangerous circular argument that is invalid. Her belief system will prove to be a fatal attraction. The author writes an intriguing splatterpunk tale which is haunting in its own heartbreaking way because the House always wins in this story and all players lose. Kinion writes sharp incisive prose but with a descriptive flair which finishes the violent scenes he paints with his words. Extreme horror is on full display but is not gratuitous. It is nevertheless bloody, gory, shocking, sickening, and saturates the narrative. He writing style is smooth yet confident. I really liked it.
Klaus if this is an example of Splatterpunk you can be expected to write, bring it on! Count me as a fan.
Klaus if this is an example of Splatterpunk you can be expected to write, bring it on! Count me as a fan.
June 9, 2025
I can't look at secateurs the same way ever again.
May 18, 2026
Very graphic and very effective. It made me squirm! This is a well-written extreme horror story about a minimalism guru and her unique method of how to achieve perfect nothingness.
Thank you to the author for sending me a copy.
Thank you to the author for sending me a copy.
May 26, 2026
Short, Brutal and Bloody.
I put this book off for so long for no particular reason, and it ended up being everything you want in a Splatterpunk novella. It is fast, vicious, and strangely beautiful in that way where the gore feels almost poetic. The brutality has this emotional undercurrent that makes the violence feel intentional instead of empty. The body horror goes wild, but it’s tied to obsession, decay, and the way obsession rots everything it touches.
The pacing never slows down. Every scene hits hard, and the imagery sticks to you in that “I should not be enjoying this as much as I am” way. The flower motif blooms through the violence in a way that feels symbolic and disgusting at the same time. It’s messy and completely unafraid to go too far.
For a novella, it leaves a bigger mark than it has any right to. Splatterpunk fans who like their stories fast and feral, bloody but intentional, and beautifully grotesque will have a good time with this one.
I put this book off for so long for no particular reason, and it ended up being everything you want in a Splatterpunk novella. It is fast, vicious, and strangely beautiful in that way where the gore feels almost poetic. The brutality has this emotional undercurrent that makes the violence feel intentional instead of empty. The body horror goes wild, but it’s tied to obsession, decay, and the way obsession rots everything it touches.
The pacing never slows down. Every scene hits hard, and the imagery sticks to you in that “I should not be enjoying this as much as I am” way. The flower motif blooms through the violence in a way that feels symbolic and disgusting at the same time. It’s messy and completely unafraid to go too far.
For a novella, it leaves a bigger mark than it has any right to. Splatterpunk fans who like their stories fast and feral, bloody but intentional, and beautifully grotesque will have a good time with this one.
June 7, 2026
Despite being only 30 pages long, this is a visceral work, and I was so surprised to find out it was Kinion's debut!
Through graphic and often disturbing imagery, it explores an obsession with cleanliness, order, and control taken to a horrifying extreme. At its core, the story explores the desire to eliminate anything perceived as unnecessary, wasteful, or disruptive, eventually extending that logic to the human body itself. It's bone chilling in the best sense, and has great visual descriptions!
What makes the work especially unsettling is how rational and familiar her thinking and philosophy as a life coach initially appear, the typical guru's rhetoric and words about minimalism and letting go of what is “no longer needed” to achieve clarity. But then, even sensory experiences like smell or sound are framed as intrusions that “clutter” the mind, making this logic escalate until even positive or neutral aspects of life are treated as threats.
Her tragedy lies in her belief that control can be made absolute, that if she can remove every source of disorder, she can finally achieve stability, her True Self. But the story gradually reveals the contradiction in this logic. Being human is to be shaped by things outside our control: memory, aging, desire, grief, and other people. Her attempt to erase these forces doesn’t lead to purity, but to self-destruction.
The story can be read as a portrait of control turned inward until the self itself becomes the enemy. In trying to eliminate what she sees as “wasteful” or unnecessary, the less she is able to remain intact as a person(literally). This was the first book I read of the splatterpunk genre, and it definitely made me want to read more!
Through graphic and often disturbing imagery, it explores an obsession with cleanliness, order, and control taken to a horrifying extreme. At its core, the story explores the desire to eliminate anything perceived as unnecessary, wasteful, or disruptive, eventually extending that logic to the human body itself. It's bone chilling in the best sense, and has great visual descriptions!
What makes the work especially unsettling is how rational and familiar her thinking and philosophy as a life coach initially appear, the typical guru's rhetoric and words about minimalism and letting go of what is “no longer needed” to achieve clarity. But then, even sensory experiences like smell or sound are framed as intrusions that “clutter” the mind, making this logic escalate until even positive or neutral aspects of life are treated as threats.
Her tragedy lies in her belief that control can be made absolute, that if she can remove every source of disorder, she can finally achieve stability, her True Self. But the story gradually reveals the contradiction in this logic. Being human is to be shaped by things outside our control: memory, aging, desire, grief, and other people. Her attempt to erase these forces doesn’t lead to purity, but to self-destruction.
The story can be read as a portrait of control turned inward until the self itself becomes the enemy. In trying to eliminate what she sees as “wasteful” or unnecessary, the less she is able to remain intact as a person(literally). This was the first book I read of the splatterpunk genre, and it definitely made me want to read more!
May 3, 2026
All aboard the craaaazy train!
Okay, this was... SOMETHING.
Picture this 💭:
You buy a highly sought-after DVD in hopes it will help you declutter your house, your life, your whole “Bless This Mess” cringe-y slogan era.
You pop it in, and at first, you’re sitting there nodding along and relating to your host. Then things take a strange turn.
“Did she just say what I think she said?”
And suddenly it goes from 0 to 100 real quick. You want to look away, but you can’t. You WON’T, because what in the actual F.
Clocking in at only 41 pages, this little extreme horror novella delivered insane visuals and gore. I felt like I speed read it because I literally couldn’t “look away.”
If, for whatever reason, I was asked to pair a candy with this book, it would be Gushers. Take that as you will. 🤣 You're welcome 🖤
Would I recommend it?
Yes. Obviously not to everyone, because please be serious.
But for anyone in the mood for a bite-sized extreme horror story that’s nasty & fully off the rails, this one does not waste your time.
⚠️ This is extreme horror and should be treated as such. Read responsibly. Not for the faint of heart or the squeamish.
Many, many thanks to the author for sending a copy my way!
Okay, this was... SOMETHING.
Picture this 💭:
You buy a highly sought-after DVD in hopes it will help you declutter your house, your life, your whole “Bless This Mess” cringe-y slogan era.
You pop it in, and at first, you’re sitting there nodding along and relating to your host. Then things take a strange turn.
“Did she just say what I think she said?”
And suddenly it goes from 0 to 100 real quick. You want to look away, but you can’t. You WON’T, because what in the actual F.
Clocking in at only 41 pages, this little extreme horror novella delivered insane visuals and gore. I felt like I speed read it because I literally couldn’t “look away.”
If, for whatever reason, I was asked to pair a candy with this book, it would be Gushers. Take that as you will. 🤣 You're welcome 🖤
Would I recommend it?
Yes. Obviously not to everyone, because please be serious.
But for anyone in the mood for a bite-sized extreme horror story that’s nasty & fully off the rails, this one does not waste your time.
⚠️ This is extreme horror and should be treated as such. Read responsibly. Not for the faint of heart or the squeamish.
Many, many thanks to the author for sending a copy my way!
July 20, 2026
Many moons ago I was in a pretty dark place in my life. My economy sucked ass, I was working too damn much and too many late night shifts. I was constanly tired and felt very much alone.
Anyways, it was during these times that I discovered and read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kono and at the time I totally swallowed that shit up. It made me throw away almost all of my cd collection (many hundred cds)😭, something I regret to this very day.
I think her method about holding stuff in your hands and asking yourself if this item make you happy is kind of leading on people to throw away things that maybe might not make them happy right then, but maybe would in other settings. So to me this whole Marie Kondo stuff is bullshit. Sorry, not sorry.
Anyway, Eternal Flower of Your Soul is a short story that makes fun of this Marie Kondo crap, by having a Marie Kondo clone who go way way to far in her tidying philosophy. There are some really disturbing moments in this short that made my head spin. So gory and so over the top. There are also some really dark humor here that made me laugh hard. The scene where her kids "help" her are pitch black comedy at it's finest.
This was right up my twisted and blood dripping alley.
Anyways, it was during these times that I discovered and read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kono and at the time I totally swallowed that shit up. It made me throw away almost all of my cd collection (many hundred cds)😭, something I regret to this very day.
I think her method about holding stuff in your hands and asking yourself if this item make you happy is kind of leading on people to throw away things that maybe might not make them happy right then, but maybe would in other settings. So to me this whole Marie Kondo stuff is bullshit. Sorry, not sorry.
Anyway, Eternal Flower of Your Soul is a short story that makes fun of this Marie Kondo crap, by having a Marie Kondo clone who go way way to far in her tidying philosophy. There are some really disturbing moments in this short that made my head spin. So gory and so over the top. There are also some really dark humor here that made me laugh hard. The scene where her kids "help" her are pitch black comedy at it's finest.
This was right up my twisted and blood dripping alley.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 25, 2025
WOW!! WOW!!! WOW!!!!
This is Kinion's DEBUT!!
I absolutely cannot wait to see what Klaus brings to the table next. I can see why this has been receiving so much high praise, it was incredible! Unhinged! Brutal! Insane! Just brilliant! I absolutely loved it!
In an attempt to become her one true self, to find peace with the eternal flower of her soul, we see a quietly insane woman, sinister, disturbing in her pleasantness, do what she believes is necessary. Whatever and however that may be. Such a strong character, you're completely invested in her in such a short period of time.
It's a quick one sitting read, (if it had been 400 pages, I wouldn't have been able to put it down for a second), with a serene, surreal and eerie feel to it from the outset.
It rapidly takes a deeply disturbing turn, like a horrifically gory car crash that you can't take your eyes off. Completely gripping and bone chilling!
This story had me squirming and wincing....a lot! And I consider myself pretty unflappable!
It's very graphic, with great visual descriptions, and a super slick narrative. Gnarly as hell it will have you on the edge of your seat, with your jaw on the floor!
"If it does not bring great peace to the eternal flower of your soul; discard it!” 💚
This is Kinion's DEBUT!!
I absolutely cannot wait to see what Klaus brings to the table next. I can see why this has been receiving so much high praise, it was incredible! Unhinged! Brutal! Insane! Just brilliant! I absolutely loved it!
In an attempt to become her one true self, to find peace with the eternal flower of her soul, we see a quietly insane woman, sinister, disturbing in her pleasantness, do what she believes is necessary. Whatever and however that may be. Such a strong character, you're completely invested in her in such a short period of time.
It's a quick one sitting read, (if it had been 400 pages, I wouldn't have been able to put it down for a second), with a serene, surreal and eerie feel to it from the outset.
It rapidly takes a deeply disturbing turn, like a horrifically gory car crash that you can't take your eyes off. Completely gripping and bone chilling!
This story had me squirming and wincing....a lot! And I consider myself pretty unflappable!
It's very graphic, with great visual descriptions, and a super slick narrative. Gnarly as hell it will have you on the edge of your seat, with your jaw on the floor!
"If it does not bring great peace to the eternal flower of your soul; discard it!” 💚
June 25, 2025
I love when gore / horror is nonchalant, there’s no rhyme or reason it just happens because it happens and this book was the most disgusting perfect example of that.
slight spoiler: but, my clitoris is owed compensation 💀🖤
slight spoiler: but, my clitoris is owed compensation 💀🖤
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June 25, 2026I struggle to rate “extreme” fiction. On the plus side this does read like found footage which I love. It’s very direct and if you have a weak stomach regarding gore, this isn’t for you.
July 4, 2025
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"If it doesn’t bring great peace to the eternal flower of your soul… throw it in the trash."
Unless it’s this book. You have to keep this book.
I, personally, hate to admit it, but yes, my desk is full of clutter, and yes, I'm a hoarder. It's not an extreme over the top hoader or a person that has a lot of clutter, but still, I hoard... but after reading this novella, it makes me want to just get rid of the things i don't need in my life so that I can achieve the level of serenity that our MFC Noriko Ōno speaks of in her self help videos.
I have NEVER BEEN MORE INSPIRED OR HORRIFIED to take a few pointers from Noriko, and at a whopping 30 pages, i immediately needed MORE
Klaus is an absolute madman and an absolute genius for sending me this novella. At just 30 pages, Eternal Flower of Your Soul took my love of the self-help genre, grabbed it by my innards, and bathing them in blood.
You will be immensely surprised because this isn’t just a horror story.
It's a HORRIBLE NIGHTMARE involving minimalism, turning it into something spiritual and beautiful? (You probably won't think so once you have a chance to read it) and if I'm being truly honest, this has got to be HANDS DOWN ONE OF THE GREATEST things ever to be written in the world of splattepunk.
It is DISTURBING. It is CLEVER. It is BEAUTIFUL, in its own weird way, and COMPLETELY UNHINGED (so check trigger warnings ⚠️)
My FINAL THOUGHTS?
Declutter your life. Keep this book.
It will spark PEACE, but at the same time, trauma, that is IRREVERSIBLE!
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED and well done for such an incredible debut novella! Sign me up for more of this Klaus!
"If it doesn’t bring great peace to the eternal flower of your soul… throw it in the trash."
Unless it’s this book. You have to keep this book.
I, personally, hate to admit it, but yes, my desk is full of clutter, and yes, I'm a hoarder. It's not an extreme over the top hoader or a person that has a lot of clutter, but still, I hoard... but after reading this novella, it makes me want to just get rid of the things i don't need in my life so that I can achieve the level of serenity that our MFC Noriko Ōno speaks of in her self help videos.
I have NEVER BEEN MORE INSPIRED OR HORRIFIED to take a few pointers from Noriko, and at a whopping 30 pages, i immediately needed MORE
Klaus is an absolute madman and an absolute genius for sending me this novella. At just 30 pages, Eternal Flower of Your Soul took my love of the self-help genre, grabbed it by my innards, and bathing them in blood.
You will be immensely surprised because this isn’t just a horror story.
It's a HORRIBLE NIGHTMARE involving minimalism, turning it into something spiritual and beautiful? (You probably won't think so once you have a chance to read it) and if I'm being truly honest, this has got to be HANDS DOWN ONE OF THE GREATEST things ever to be written in the world of splattepunk.
It is DISTURBING. It is CLEVER. It is BEAUTIFUL, in its own weird way, and COMPLETELY UNHINGED (so check trigger warnings ⚠️)
My FINAL THOUGHTS?
Declutter your life. Keep this book.
It will spark PEACE, but at the same time, trauma, that is IRREVERSIBLE!
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED and well done for such an incredible debut novella! Sign me up for more of this Klaus!
September 13, 2025
I’ve said it once & I’ll say it again. I love all the new talent that is popping up in the splatterpunk/EH genre & I am constantly wowed at what they have to offer. Klaus Kinion is another prime example. From just the opening of the book premise for Eternal Flower of the Soul, I already KNEW I needed it. The cover, done by him as well, also deserves ALL the accolades. THIS is how you do a debut. Short, sweet, nasty, visceral, harrowing, yet still…wholesome?-ish? Kinda? As if I’m able to differentiate between what’s “hinged” & not. 😅
Quick Synopsis:
Noriko has life all figured out. To the point that she wants to share her life minimalist philosophies with everyone. In a world that has too much, why not make some sacrifices? Who knows what benefits you may gain with less. What freedoms you may attain just by unburdening yourself of dead weight? Follow along while Noriko explains her tranquility-seeking program & demonstrates it in painstaking detail.
This was a home run for me, but I am admittedly biased. I read that *other* “art of throwing all your shit away” book in a day & legit emptied out half of my house. I still miss my beanie babies tho; mistakes were made. 🥹 This was a quick concise novella that slices to the white meat & was unrelenting from the giddyup. I normally am a fan of girth (pause) in my stories, but this one delivered in the perfect little succinct package that sparked infinite, agonizing joy for me. I actually was a bit nervous how the author could pull off such a UNO Reverse on us, but he 👏🏽 did 👏🏽 that. It was equal parts beautiful, fucked-up, mesmerizing, disturbing, & doomed from its inception. A creative endeavor & a very neat, well organized debut that ATE. Left no clutter nor crumbs. Very much looking forward to whatever Klaus has up his sleeve in the near future!
Quick Synopsis:
Noriko has life all figured out. To the point that she wants to share her life minimalist philosophies with everyone. In a world that has too much, why not make some sacrifices? Who knows what benefits you may gain with less. What freedoms you may attain just by unburdening yourself of dead weight? Follow along while Noriko explains her tranquility-seeking program & demonstrates it in painstaking detail.
This was a home run for me, but I am admittedly biased. I read that *other* “art of throwing all your shit away” book in a day & legit emptied out half of my house. I still miss my beanie babies tho; mistakes were made. 🥹 This was a quick concise novella that slices to the white meat & was unrelenting from the giddyup. I normally am a fan of girth (pause) in my stories, but this one delivered in the perfect little succinct package that sparked infinite, agonizing joy for me. I actually was a bit nervous how the author could pull off such a UNO Reverse on us, but he 👏🏽 did 👏🏽 that. It was equal parts beautiful, fucked-up, mesmerizing, disturbing, & doomed from its inception. A creative endeavor & a very neat, well organized debut that ATE. Left no clutter nor crumbs. Very much looking forward to whatever Klaus has up his sleeve in the near future!
June 30, 2026
well that was harrowing
July 20, 2025
My clit hurt reading this✨️
Idk what I expected, but it was most certainly not this. Definetly lives up to the hype though!
Idk what I expected, but it was most certainly not this. Definetly lives up to the hype though!
March 18, 2026
Elegantly atrocious
This is the most promising extreme horror debut I've ever read and I eagerly await a longer work.
Brilliant stuff, if you love splatter!
This is the most promising extreme horror debut I've ever read and I eagerly await a longer work.
Brilliant stuff, if you love splatter!
May 12, 2026
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ (4.5 rounded up to 5)
This book felt like discovering a cursed self-help DVD on a random shelf in one of those small town thrift stores so you randomly buy it because it looks really weird and you press play.
Eternal Flower of Your Soul is presented entirely as the transcript of an instructional DVD hosted by a minimalist home organizer promising viewers peace, clarity, and “the eternal flower of your soul.” From the very beginning, there’s something very wrong beneath the calm, polished presentation. The protagonist casually discards her husband’s medication as “clutter,” recounts disturbing childhood incidents with total emotional detachment, and slowly spirals into increasingly grotesque acts of self-mutilation under the guise of self-improvement and organization.
What makes this novella work so well isn’t just the gore, although it absolutely delivers on graphic, visceral body horror. It’s the contrast between the cheerful instructional tone and the escalating brutality that makes the entire reading experience feel surreal, darkly funny, and genuinely unnerving. The formatting is incredibly immersive featuring music cues, instructional pauses and “follow along at home” moments. It truly feels like you’re watching a cursed VHS self-help tape deteriorate in real time.
I also appreciated that underneath all the blood and absurdity there’s a satirical edge poking at toxic self-help culture and the obsession with “purging” parts of ourselves to achieve some impossible ideal of peace or purity.
This felt less like traditional splatterpunk and more like weird-girl horror filtered through experimental body horror and nightmare logic. Disturbing, bizarre, funny, nauseating, and incredibly memorable for only 40 pages.
Definitely not for the squeamish, but if you enjoy experimental horror, transgressive fiction, or horror that feels like a fever dream recorded onto a cursed tape, this is absolutely worth picking up.
This book felt like discovering a cursed self-help DVD on a random shelf in one of those small town thrift stores so you randomly buy it because it looks really weird and you press play.
Eternal Flower of Your Soul is presented entirely as the transcript of an instructional DVD hosted by a minimalist home organizer promising viewers peace, clarity, and “the eternal flower of your soul.” From the very beginning, there’s something very wrong beneath the calm, polished presentation. The protagonist casually discards her husband’s medication as “clutter,” recounts disturbing childhood incidents with total emotional detachment, and slowly spirals into increasingly grotesque acts of self-mutilation under the guise of self-improvement and organization.
What makes this novella work so well isn’t just the gore, although it absolutely delivers on graphic, visceral body horror. It’s the contrast between the cheerful instructional tone and the escalating brutality that makes the entire reading experience feel surreal, darkly funny, and genuinely unnerving. The formatting is incredibly immersive featuring music cues, instructional pauses and “follow along at home” moments. It truly feels like you’re watching a cursed VHS self-help tape deteriorate in real time.
I also appreciated that underneath all the blood and absurdity there’s a satirical edge poking at toxic self-help culture and the obsession with “purging” parts of ourselves to achieve some impossible ideal of peace or purity.
This felt less like traditional splatterpunk and more like weird-girl horror filtered through experimental body horror and nightmare logic. Disturbing, bizarre, funny, nauseating, and incredibly memorable for only 40 pages.
Definitely not for the squeamish, but if you enjoy experimental horror, transgressive fiction, or horror that feels like a fever dream recorded onto a cursed tape, this is absolutely worth picking up.
July 16, 2026
WOW!! I would 100% recommend not eating spag bowl when reading this!
You meet Noriko (FMC) who as the leading guru on minimalism she's about to spill her secrets on what she's gained over the years & tell everyone how they can achieve perfection & tranquility in life.
It maybe only 41pages long, but the way it will make your stomach flip over, it will feel a much long ride!
Overall, for a debut novelette it is everything you want in a splatterpunk / extreme horror read - tension, gore & stomach churning elements all wrapped around a solid plotline.
You meet Noriko (FMC) who as the leading guru on minimalism she's about to spill her secrets on what she's gained over the years & tell everyone how they can achieve perfection & tranquility in life.
It maybe only 41pages long, but the way it will make your stomach flip over, it will feel a much long ride!
Overall, for a debut novelette it is everything you want in a splatterpunk / extreme horror read - tension, gore & stomach churning elements all wrapped around a solid plotline.
November 8, 2025
Cue Billy Mays “but wait there’s more!” This story went HARD! I felt like I was reading a messed up infomercial that was secretly found. Just an absolutely wild ride. HIGHLY RECOMMEND for an extreme/splatterpunk fans
May 11, 2026
Absolutely horrendous
July 30, 2026
This was exactly what it promised to be. It takes a whole lot to make me squeamish, and this one delivered. I’m not going to say anything else about it because it would either undersell it or would spoil it. If you’re into extreme horror, body horror, and splatterpunk, this will absolutely be for you. If you are NOT into those things, you betta keep ya distance.
April 21, 2026
That was interesting
July 6, 2026
It's so simple and short and yet it made me physically gag. I actually had to pause half way because what the fuck am I reading, 5 stars for what it made my body feel. Splatterpunk masterpiece
April 19, 2026
I had to put down this book for a moment because of how graphic it was. With such a cute cover I didn’t think it would destroy me that much but I loved every minute of it!!!
March 1, 2026
Holy Hell was this a fun ride of self destruction. Following Noriko Ōno as she shows you how to truly capture perfect minimalism and transcend to a tranquil realm and bring peace to the Eternal Flower of Your Soul.
June 21, 2025
The author very kindly sent me a copy of this book.
Very cleverly written, we witness the FMCs descent into madness which is both sad and grotesque. It reminded me very much of the transcendence aspect of films like Martyrs, where the character has to go through unadulterated pain to reach bliss and a higher state of being.
A very strong debut from this author.
Very cleverly written, we witness the FMCs descent into madness which is both sad and grotesque. It reminded me very much of the transcendence aspect of films like Martyrs, where the character has to go through unadulterated pain to reach bliss and a higher state of being.
A very strong debut from this author.
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October 3, 2025Bought this because the cover was cool did not expect it to be a Marie Kondo lost episode pasta lol. Enjoyed it tho!! Very viscerally written which idk a lot of splatterpunk stuff can feel detached about its mutilation. 93.7% chance that this author had watched splatter naked blood….
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