Sweet sassy molassy! WTF did I just read? This book is exactly what you would expect from the title and then some! It was definitely everything I hoped it would be. I also learned some new vocabulary such as Hershey shot,” “baloney slit,” and “yogurt slinger.”
Splatterpark: Beer Cans and Shotguns is a short collection of stories all taking place in Pine Park Trailer Park in a quintessential hick town. The stories intertwine and branch out into some of Asher’s other works. Vile, nauseating and disgusting are understatements while venturing through these pages. It’s some of the hillbilliest, redneckiest sh!t I’ve ever seen. (Yes I know those aren’t words, but read these stories and you’ll get it.)
How did so much wrongness get packed into such a short book? Asher & Carietta are just masters of the craft. Asher Dark is one of my favorite Splatterpunk scream queens, and though this was my first encounter with Carietta Dorsch, she almost made me vomit a couple times so mission accomplished!
This collection is chock full of hyperbolic southerners, bodily fluids you can smell through your e-reader, and just a perfect touch of the supernatural. And I couldn’t forget about Charlotte the pig who makes an appearance in each story. Also, that epilogue was perfection. If you’re looking for a fun, repulsive read, this is the book for you!