Murder Twinks

by Aiden E. Messer

Levi

I love pain. I think. I’ve never actually had a chance to experiment with it, or with my newfound bisexuality for that matter, but that’s going to change. I just met this amazing couple online, Milo and Arson. They’re so confident and hot, I can’t believe they took an interest in me! I might have lied to them a little bit, leading them to believe I was experienced when I’m . . . not. At all. But I’m sure they’ll never find out.

What I didn’t expect was the murder spree that followed.

Milo

I love pink, glitter, frilly skirts, violence, and being in control. My boyfriend, Arson, loves my sadistic tendencies, but the little brat has brutal tendencies of his own that I’m unwilling to fulfill. When we meet Levi online, the perfect opportunity to explore them together arises.

Arson

Yes, that’s my name. I chose it myself after coming out. I love it when my boyfriend, Milo, takes control and leaves me a sobbing mess, but I’d like to be the one putting someone in this state sometimes. Levi claims to love pain as much as I do, if not more. Milo and I are going to have so much fun together with him!

The story of three twinks exploring the depths of their desires and committing murders while healing their respective traumas in the process.

96 pages, Kindle Edition

Expected publication March 25, 2026

About the author

Aiden E. Messer does not exist. Are they an illusion, a ghost, a mere thought? No one knows. If we are to believe one of the children they seem to work with, if they were a teacher, they would be as tall as a human. They are not a teacher. According to various sources, they have studied psychology, and have always had a penchant for horror and the macabre. They like to combine these subjects in their books.

Reviews

[LeighAnn · Rating 4 out of 5]

ARC Review ** Murder Twinks was a fun and unique read. I went in hoping for a bit more gore, and it never quite reached the splatterpunk level for me, but the murder scenes that were there were still entertaining.
The book had some interesting characters and included plenty of BDSM and sexual elements that added to the overall vibe of the story. While it wasn’t as extreme as I had hoped, I actually think it would make a great starter book for someone curious about getting into this genre.
I really enjoyed the author’s writing style—it was engaging and easy to get through—and I’d definitely be interested in reading more of their work in the future.

[Corn · Rating 3 out of 5]

A perfectly cromulent gorefest that didn't give its characters room to breathe.

There's some fantastic gore here. If you're into gore scenes, you can't go wrong with this one. Had me wincing and squirming in my seat. And after the gore scenes, there are good blood-splattered sex scenes that were just sublime. If you like your murderers to be caring and communicative with their sex partners, then this is the book for you.

But, for me, the character relationships were lacking.

In the first chapter we read that long-term boyfriends, Milo and Arson, are meeting up with Levi for the first time after talking to him on a forum for months. After a sex scene, the three of them read a news article about a rapist and decide to murder him. None of the men have ever murdered anyone (Levi hasn't even had kinky sex before this meeting), but they all agree that it's a good idea and are very gung ho about it. It feels very abrupt. Perhaps it would be less jarring if the three of them had already been dating for a while, with Levi slowly being pushed more and more out of his comfort zone by two more experienced murderers. As it is, the relationship between them goes very quickly.

The final chapter has best domestic scene of the three and I wish more had been peppered throughout the book. We see the three of them just hanging out together quietly, talking about their pasts and their interests, then murdering Arson's abusive father together. I only wish the book had more scenes like that throughout so that we saw them truly growing together - more slow moments in between the murder and sex.

And shout out to Arson for having a cock and a cunt, we love to see it.

[Ronan · Rating 3 out of 5]

🔪Title: Murder Twinks
🚬Vibe Check: gore, Queer, Multi pov
🪦Genre: Horror(?)
⭐ Rating: 3/5

🔪My Thoughts:
I’m kinda bummed

This was promoted as a heavy splatterpunk read with erotic smut. Honestly, I don’t consider this splatterpunk. It read like YA despite the book being very NOT YA. There was so much of it that just wasn’t enough to make it something I’d recommend as a splatterpunk. None of it really felt gory, the scenes around gore felt limited. It didn’t go in depth enough in its describing to be considered splatterpunk horror in my eyes. I also honestly found some of the erotic scenes to be lacking. I won’t go in depth as to why.
This isn’t to say it’s a bad read, I finished it! If I’m not enjoying a book at all I’d DNF. I was excited to have a book with a FTM trans character who’s also gay (like myself.) While I didn’t really resonate with that character someone else might.

I won’t re-read it, but it wasn’t a bad read.

🚬Standout Elements:

Starts right off with an erotic scene

“Your safe word is ‘euthanasia’ right?”

Hot sauce in a SUPER questionable place.

🪦Final Thoughts:
If you want to dip your toes into Splatterpunk it may be a good option.

[angie_bookrecs · Rating 4 out of 5]

Murder Twinks is chaotic, bloody, ridiculous, and somehow still weirdly charming.
Add in the vigilante subplot, and things get unhinged pretty quickly.

Milo and Arson are already a chaotic pair on their own, but when Levi enters the picture? Yeah…things spiral fast. What starts out feeling like a wild, kinky adventure turns into something way darker, messier, and honestly kind of hilarious in how over the top it is.

The tone of this book is very self aware. It doesn't pretend to be anything other than what it is. It's violent, it's outrageous, and it fully leans into the absurdity of the premise.

If you enjoy dark humor mixed with horror elements and morally questionable characters, this is going to be a lot of fun.

The characters are chaotic little disasters, but that's exactly what makes them entertaining. They're messy, impulsive, and completely comfortable living in the kind of chaos most people would run screaming from.

This definitely isn't a book for everyone. It's gory, dark, and twisted. But if your like horror with a sense of humor and characters who are feral as fuck, you'll have a great time with this one.

[Han. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book cracked me tf up. In more ways than one. Also kinda grossed me out too but that's what makes books like this so much fun! I went into this blind, the arc sign up link was sent into a group I'm in and though why not. Ha! Horror erotica is a new one for me, I mean I'm not into fluffy romances (all the time) but wow! If you only ever listen to one thing I say, it's read the trigger warnings first. But great novella, I had to contemplate my life and looked up a few therapists whilst reading because some bits were a little insane. Characters were fantastic and there were some incredibly imaginative areas throughout. What can I say? I really enjoyed it, even the bits I winced at (the blender scenes were.... intense?) *shrugs*

Anywaaay, never gonna look at a blender the same way again... And thank you for trusting me to read and review your book!

*PS the book cover is fire! I'm obsessed!

[K · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars

Honestly I have no idea WTH I just read... but I think I'm here for it.. BDSM elements, gore, unaliving ( pretty inventive ways to!) , very very questionable uses of hot sauce 😳😲.. but overall I wanna say it was an enjoyable read.. although I question my mental stability if I say that.. sooooo 🤷

[Breanna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Murder Twinks by Aiden Messer is a wild mix of violence, spice, and surprising moments of sweetness. The story follows a poly couple searching for their third while navigating a world of dom/sub dynamics and a shared mission to hunt down and eliminate predators. It’s intense, chaotic, and definitely not shy about pushing boundaries. This is absolutely a book where the trigger warnings matter.

[Jessica Swan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thank you to the author for the ARC. All thoughts are my own.

This was delightfully filthy and also disgusting but like in a good way. I have no idea how else to review this LOL. I wanted more honestly. That's the only reason it wasn't a full 5 stars.

[Shanna Miller · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love these three characters! This book had a great mix of gore and sexy time. It was uncomfortable sometimes but awesome, check your trigger warnings if you need. This was my first book by this author but won't be my last!

[Jessica]

This was a fun read. I liked the characters. Definitely check the trigger warnings if you have any. (I don't really).