Meat Mallet: A Tale of Epicurean Horror

by Rick R. Reed

Steven's cruising the Chicago lakefront park when he meets the man in the Jeep. He seems nice. He seems sexy. He seems like the kind of guy Steven could have a very good time with. When the guy invites him to his place, Steven doesn't hesitate to accept.

But when Steven gets back to the guy's apartment, he realizes, too late, there's more on the menu than just sex. Steven has fallen into the hands of a very hungry predator...and he may never escape.

Genres: Horror, M M Romance, Short Stories

19 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 24, 2016

About the author

Real Men. True Love.

Rick R. Reed is an award-winning and bestselling author of more than sixty works of published fiction, spanning genres such as horror, psychological suspense and love stories. He is a Lambda Literary Award finalist and a multiple Rainbow Award winner.

Entertainment Weekly has described his work as “heartrending and sensitive.” Lambda Literary has called him: “A writer that doesn’t disappoint…”

Find him at www.rickrreedreality.blogspot.com. Rick lives in Palm Springs, CA, with his two rescue dogs, Kodi and Joaquin.

Reviews

[Nick Pageant · Rating 3 out of 5]

So... yeah, this is exactly what you think it is. It's very well-written, but I wanted more.

[Cindi · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars, rounded up.

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If you're already a fan of the author's horror you'll be all over this. Not many can say so much in only 19 pages but Rick R. Reed always finds a way where the reader is not left wanting. A great horror short.

[K.A. Merikan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Delicious. Finger-lickin'-good ;) I read it in the waiting room to the dentist. Felt appropriate.

[Paul · Rating 3 out of 5]

There is a point where a short story is just too short, this is one of them BECAUSE it's such a great read. OK so I'm greedy and needed more. Hence the 3 stars, that's the only reason for them, otherwise it would have gotten more, but that's how it was written and it's done very well, I can't fault it for anything except it's length, which as I said I understand that's how it was to be, but it had so much more potential to make an excellent novel. I hope one day this is used as a base to create a much longer story because I wanted more from it.

[Sara]

So because of this book, I have new shelf called "Twisted AF."

Had this not been written so well, I wouldn't have read the few pages of the story. It was told interesting enough though as an ethical Vegan, I need to check my self for reading this and not vomiting the green smoothie I consumed as I read.

This made me gag.
This made me hope for a showing of Fava Beans.
This made me kinda sad.
This made me question who I am.
This made me love the people who made it show up in my feed.
This made me start singing this song... *sings* "Your love is so edible to me..."

[Ahiku · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jesus.
I kinda guessed what was going on after the second chapter or so.
It reminded me a bit of a short story John Inman has written for 7&7 - Anthology of Virtue and Vice...
Well, what can I say. I like horror and m/m literature.
Rick R. Reed has a really great style. It's my first book by this author and definitely won't be my last.

[Jayne · Rating 5 out of 5]

A short coffee-time read, written with cheeky flair. I can't say a lot more than that, or my review will be longer than the book! But it's definitely worth a read, and is a good introduction into this author's style.

Huge fun, slightly gory and very naughty in parts. You'll never look at steak the same way again.

I loved it!

[Jasper · Rating 2 out of 5]

Wasn’t bad but wasn’t exactly good. I didn’t mind that the sex scene was not detailed. Did like the back and forth of flashbacks and flashforwards. Terribly predictable. Wish there was more detail of the gore. It felt like something that was written for a school project.

[Rei · Rating 5 out of 5]

Too good to be too short!!

[Padgett Ratings · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found the events and the way the way they were innovatively used in this story very believable.

[CrabbyPatty · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved the darkness ..... but now I have this insatiable lust for that amazing salad he tosses together with bibb lettuce, beefsteak tomatoes, feta cheese, orange sections and a dressing of olive oil, Dijon mustard and white wine vinegar. I think I'll pass on the steak though .......

[Tully Vincent · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75 stars
Um... omg. Short, horrific little horror tale.

[Zane Kage · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars

REALLY short. REALLY creepy. And REALLY well written. Not for the faint of heart (or stomach), this one will push your limits, but for a very short story, REALLY damned good.

[Stacy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Hmmm. This was just weird and very short.

[Dutchgirl · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was just to short, i wanted more details and more showing.

[Debbie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very short horror tale. Knew how the story was going to play out, but that's not necessarily a deterent. Feel like I needed more to the story, but of what I have no idea.