This book contains scenes of explicit violence and gore.
Every adolescent needs a home in which they feel safe and loved. They need parents who support and care for them. They need friends who make them feel valued. They need teachers to nurture their growing autonomy.
Eugene has none of these things.
All he has is his books.
And the new girl.
And a tentative grasp of the difference between reality and fiction, one which threatens to slip further and send him tumbling into a cavernous pit of madness...
Harrison Phillips is an English author of horror, sci-fi and fantasy. His literary influences range from Clive Barker and Stephen King, to Jack Ketchum and Edward Lee. He was born and raised in Birmingham, England, where he still resides with his long-suffering wife, their two daughters, and a schnauzer named Minnie.
Harrison Phillips!! The title of this book was proven within the very first chapter!! 🤯
You said to let you know if I agree with the title and based off the very first chapter…1000% YES!! 😂 Then throw in Eugenes descent into madness & it’s a million times yes 🤣👏🏼
I absolutely loved it!! It was vile, unhinged, so well written & that ending got me!! I enjoyed every last bit of it!! Also the nod to Triggered & Rick (which is another of my favs) made me extremely happy!
I know I’m going to be thinking about this for days!! I also think this is up there as one of my new favourites from Phillips! Thank you so much for sending me this brutal beauty! I am so blessed to be part of your team 🫶🏻🤎
I wonder how many people will DNF this book after reading the first paragraph.
Eugene uses reading to escape the harsh reality he lives in. With a hoarder for a mother and a bedridden dad, things aren’t easy. Not only do they not give a toss about him, but he’s also forced to do things that no teenager should ever have to do.
But his life takes a turn when he meets the school’s new girl and his teacher asks him to write a story in the style of his favourite author, Rick Richardson, a splatterpunk and extreme horror writer.
This book definitely does justice to its title in so many ways, and I dare to say this is one of the most depraved books I’ve ever read. No trigger was missed, and if you have a weak stomach, you might want to skip this one.
Luckily, I don’t suffer from that, and I devoured this book in a couple of days.
I was in it for the wild ride, the blood splatter and the “sexy” scenes.
…and if you want to know more about Rick Richardson, I totally recommend reading Triggered.
Eugenes a fan of splatterpunk. He leans into the genre to take him away from the world surrounding him. He idolises author Rick Richardson. When he’s suspended from school, his life upends itself as Eugenes story begins a deep, dark descent. This is a fast paced, bloody horror, full of body horror and graphic scenes which Harrison does so well! I loved this read!