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Tormented
Welcome to Arlington Asylum, a place where the insane and the forgotten are brought to die
Adrian James is running from his past with nothing left to live for. At rock bottom, with a blade to his wrist, a mysterious stranger intervenes and offers him a chance at salvation.
Adrian accepts, and he enters Arlington Asylum of his own free will. Once inside, however, he soon learns that he will never escape. And worse, there are strange experiments taking place here, and a secretive medicine is being administered, one that causes certain... changes... in the patients.
The insidious secrets within the halls of Arlington Asylum are slowly revealed, and it is beyond anything Adrian could have possibly imagined. A literal hell is unleashed as impossible and terrifying creatures indulge their sadistic desires.
Adrian and his friends must escape this nightmarish place and warn the outside world before it's too late, but they must face down the demons of hell to do so.
Tormented is a gruesome and violent horror story, influenced by such greats as John Carpenter's The Thing, Clive Barker's Hellraiser, and Jeremy Gillespie's The Void.
Do you dare enter the Asylum?
Listening Length: 8 hours and 7 minutes.
Adrian James is running from his past with nothing left to live for. At rock bottom, with a blade to his wrist, a mysterious stranger intervenes and offers him a chance at salvation.
Adrian accepts, and he enters Arlington Asylum of his own free will. Once inside, however, he soon learns that he will never escape. And worse, there are strange experiments taking place here, and a secretive medicine is being administered, one that causes certain... changes... in the patients.
The insidious secrets within the halls of Arlington Asylum are slowly revealed, and it is beyond anything Adrian could have possibly imagined. A literal hell is unleashed as impossible and terrifying creatures indulge their sadistic desires.
Adrian and his friends must escape this nightmarish place and warn the outside world before it's too late, but they must face down the demons of hell to do so.
Tormented is a gruesome and violent horror story, influenced by such greats as John Carpenter's The Thing, Clive Barker's Hellraiser, and Jeremy Gillespie's The Void.
Do you dare enter the Asylum?
Listening Length: 8 hours and 7 minutes.
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Published July 23, 2018
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About the author
Lee Mountford
62 books1,059 followersI am an author with a huge love of horror.
Of course, other genres float my boat as well; Sci-Fi, Thrillers, pretty much any Dark Fiction, but Horror is what I call home.
My first novel, Horror in the Woods, was released on in May 2017, and the second, The Demonic, on the the following July hitting multiple best seller lists. Since then, I have authored a number of horror novels that have terrified fans for the past few years.
You can find out more about me on my website, but also, don't forget to claim your FREE ebooks
: http://eepurl.com/dIaS0r
- Lee
Of course, other genres float my boat as well; Sci-Fi, Thrillers, pretty much any Dark Fiction, but Horror is what I call home.
My first novel, Horror in the Woods, was released on in May 2017, and the second, The Demonic, on the the following July hitting multiple best seller lists. Since then, I have authored a number of horror novels that have terrified fans for the past few years.
You can find out more about me on my website, but also, don't forget to claim your FREE ebooks
: http://eepurl.com/dIaS0r
- Lee
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August 9, 2023
Gore Suit Worthy!
Small backstory:
Welcome to Arlington Asylum - place that harbors crazies from all walks of life, but then there are some that are not wrapped around the bend and are actually sane.
Adrian James was close to taking his own life until he was rescued by a man named Isaac Templeton. At the time Adrian didn't know what to expect when Isaac came into his life, but Isaac promised to make him better as long as he would come stay at a place where they could administer a new medicine that was sure to cure all.
Little does Adrian know that he has just stepped into his worst nightmare and that the place he is staying in is an asylum. The new medicine that is suppose to be a cure is far from what was promised and the medicine is doing some strange things to the patients.
When Adrian sees something that is beyond his imagination he cannot figure out if he is having a hallucination or if it is real as a mutated monster is roaming the halls of the asylum and it goes into a rage turning the asylum into a gore fest. But that is the least of Adrian's worries as when he finds out there are more of those creatures he wonders along with the rest of the patients if they will be ever make it out of the asylum alive!
What kind of creature does Adrian see? Where did it come from? Why are there creatures roaming the halls of the asylum? Does Adrian along with the other patients make it out alive? No spoilers here as you will just have to read the book!
Thoughts:
This book's setting is inside an asylum and there are more than warped patients inside the walls as some other beings are lurking along the hallways! Though the book starts out a little slow, the author is just building up his momentum so he can lower the boom on you and drag you through the halls of the asylum kicking and screaming!
The book moved at a fast pace once I hit the 30% mark and as I hit the 50% mark it took off like lightning as I could hardly put it down! This was a gory romp into insanity all the way to the end of the book! Other characters are in the book as well that come into play through most of the book and everything moves super fast when the creatures make an appearance.
Author Lee Mountford knows how to turn a perfectly docile asylum into a gore infested romp and just looking at the cover of the book along with the title I knew this was going to be a fun read and believe me, I was not for one second disappointed! The book literally explodes with bloody gore through the last half of the book which takes this book into the extreme realms of hell! Buckle up readers as you are in for one gory ride! Giving this book five "Tormented Gory" stars!
Small backstory:
Welcome to Arlington Asylum - place that harbors crazies from all walks of life, but then there are some that are not wrapped around the bend and are actually sane.
Adrian James was close to taking his own life until he was rescued by a man named Isaac Templeton. At the time Adrian didn't know what to expect when Isaac came into his life, but Isaac promised to make him better as long as he would come stay at a place where they could administer a new medicine that was sure to cure all.
Little does Adrian know that he has just stepped into his worst nightmare and that the place he is staying in is an asylum. The new medicine that is suppose to be a cure is far from what was promised and the medicine is doing some strange things to the patients.
When Adrian sees something that is beyond his imagination he cannot figure out if he is having a hallucination or if it is real as a mutated monster is roaming the halls of the asylum and it goes into a rage turning the asylum into a gore fest. But that is the least of Adrian's worries as when he finds out there are more of those creatures he wonders along with the rest of the patients if they will be ever make it out of the asylum alive!
What kind of creature does Adrian see? Where did it come from? Why are there creatures roaming the halls of the asylum? Does Adrian along with the other patients make it out alive? No spoilers here as you will just have to read the book!
Thoughts:
This book's setting is inside an asylum and there are more than warped patients inside the walls as some other beings are lurking along the hallways! Though the book starts out a little slow, the author is just building up his momentum so he can lower the boom on you and drag you through the halls of the asylum kicking and screaming!
The book moved at a fast pace once I hit the 30% mark and as I hit the 50% mark it took off like lightning as I could hardly put it down! This was a gory romp into insanity all the way to the end of the book! Other characters are in the book as well that come into play through most of the book and everything moves super fast when the creatures make an appearance.
Author Lee Mountford knows how to turn a perfectly docile asylum into a gore infested romp and just looking at the cover of the book along with the title I knew this was going to be a fun read and believe me, I was not for one second disappointed! The book literally explodes with bloody gore through the last half of the book which takes this book into the extreme realms of hell! Buckle up readers as you are in for one gory ride! Giving this book five "Tormented Gory" stars!
September 16, 2023
Won't lie, the twist at the end plus the well done creature feature descriptions made this quite the enjoyable read for me.
November 27, 2023
Reread notes: Nov 2023. Somehow, missed the lovecraftian vibes on my review!
Mountford has been on my radar for a while, and if you are a fan of extreme horror or splatterpunk, he should be on yours as well. This was my first novel of his, but not my last for sure. This book starts of creepy and gradually turns into a macabre fest of the highest degree! Adrian, our main protagonist, voluntarily checked him self into an insane Asylum; he was just about to kill himself in a back alley when a priest found him and offered to help him. It turns out the priest runs the Arlington Asylum and is practicing with new drugs and therapy. While the priest (Templeton) does run the Asylum, he has no intention of curing the inmates-- his new 'drug' is gradually turning the inmates into monsters!
This is a hard book to review without spoilers. It seems, however that Templeton is part of some larger church (although we never find out exactly what the church does or what it stands for, but it definitely is not Christian!). The new drug is actually the blood of some strange creature in the basement of the asylum. Further, the orderlies are all devotees of the church and as what they are up to gradually unfolds, things go from bad to worse.
Mountford reminds me somewhat of Edward Lee, but with more gore and less sex. Tormented is like 10 miles of bad road and Moundford is ruthless with his characters. If you have a strong stomach and like splatterpunk, you should enjoy this one! 4 stars!
Mountford has been on my radar for a while, and if you are a fan of extreme horror or splatterpunk, he should be on yours as well. This was my first novel of his, but not my last for sure. This book starts of creepy and gradually turns into a macabre fest of the highest degree! Adrian, our main protagonist, voluntarily checked him self into an insane Asylum; he was just about to kill himself in a back alley when a priest found him and offered to help him. It turns out the priest runs the Arlington Asylum and is practicing with new drugs and therapy. While the priest (Templeton) does run the Asylum, he has no intention of curing the inmates-- his new 'drug' is gradually turning the inmates into monsters!
This is a hard book to review without spoilers. It seems, however that Templeton is part of some larger church (although we never find out exactly what the church does or what it stands for, but it definitely is not Christian!). The new drug is actually the blood of some strange creature in the basement of the asylum. Further, the orderlies are all devotees of the church and as what they are up to gradually unfolds, things go from bad to worse.
Mountford reminds me somewhat of Edward Lee, but with more gore and less sex. Tormented is like 10 miles of bad road and Moundford is ruthless with his characters. If you have a strong stomach and like splatterpunk, you should enjoy this one! 4 stars!
August 23, 2018
** I received this audiobook in exchange for a honest review**
wowwww! When I saw this one was up for grabs, I jumped on it. I've read The Demonic and really liked it. This book is nothing like the Demonic. Think of it as Lee Mountford's way of grabbing your attention, "see, you like me? I'm good, you want to read more of my books." Then you get this one and he freakin blows you away. Says this one is influenced by Hellraiser. I can see that now but while I was listening, I was thinking Lovecraftian horror. Arlington Asylum is really one fucked up place. oh! and there is very detailed lobotomies in it. The horror was very detailed and graphic through out the book. A little more than I prefer to be honest. I can't wait to read more of Mr. Mountford's work and see what he comes up with next.
Hannibal Hills' narration is great. He speaks clearly and has a wonderful accent. I enjoy listening to him very much. The quality of the audiobook is perfect. No complaints what so ever.
Ok Lee Mountford, you have my attention. what's next? :)
wowwww! When I saw this one was up for grabs, I jumped on it. I've read The Demonic and really liked it. This book is nothing like the Demonic. Think of it as Lee Mountford's way of grabbing your attention, "see, you like me? I'm good, you want to read more of my books." Then you get this one and he freakin blows you away. Says this one is influenced by Hellraiser. I can see that now but while I was listening, I was thinking Lovecraftian horror. Arlington Asylum is really one fucked up place. oh! and there is very detailed lobotomies in it. The horror was very detailed and graphic through out the book. A little more than I prefer to be honest. I can't wait to read more of Mr. Mountford's work and see what he comes up with next.
Hannibal Hills' narration is great. He speaks clearly and has a wonderful accent. I enjoy listening to him very much. The quality of the audiobook is perfect. No complaints what so ever.
Ok Lee Mountford, you have my attention. what's next? :)
February 1, 2025
4.5 ⭐️
This felt like a gory lobotomy and I love it.
Hannibal Hill could narrate anything and I'd enjoy it.
This felt like a gory lobotomy and I love it.
Hannibal Hill could narrate anything and I'd enjoy it.
October 30, 2020
I loved the Horror in the Woods. I know this book is bundled with that one in an extreme horror collection.. However, I wouldn't really call this one extreme. I almost fell asleep a couple times, but I pushed forward, really hoping that this story with pick up like the last one
The world building in this story is phenomenal. Characters are cool, too
The story itself didn't do too much for me though
The world building in this story is phenomenal. Characters are cool, too
The story itself didn't do too much for me though
March 15, 2022
While I love a good asylum read this was much more of a gore fest than I was expecting. As is typical with any asylum the patients are more of test subjects and experiments than they are humans, at least to those in charge. Of course messing with things beyond our understanding usually always ends in chaos and with the abused becoming the abusers and this book was no different. It is very explicit in detailing the dismemberment and slaughter of both workers and patients. In fact there is little to no hope to even be had in the book which was a smidge disappointing. Told via viewpoints of two doctors and some patients, the book details the downfall and destruction of the asylum and those who inhabit it.
May 30, 2018
Adrian was on the brink of suicide when he was found by Director Templeton. Templeton offered him another path - come with me and I'll give you a miracle drug that will make you happy. Unfortunately, the drug is making him more miserable, giving him dreams that relive his most horrible memories and ending in a terrifying alternate universe. And the drug has a rather nasty side-effect...
Tormented has lots of things I love - it's set in the 1950s in an asylum in England where weird experiments are going on and turning inmates into monsters. Literally. There is electroshock therapy, trans-orbital lobotomies, and ice-water baths. And a TON of gore. Really an enjoyable book.
Tormented has lots of things I love - it's set in the 1950s in an asylum in England where weird experiments are going on and turning inmates into monsters. Literally. There is electroshock therapy, trans-orbital lobotomies, and ice-water baths. And a TON of gore. Really an enjoyable book.
August 9, 2018
Pretty gross and disturbing. As one reader stated "I felt like I was reading the fantasies of a serial killer". I couldn't agree more. I read his book Demonic and it was ok. I like the descriptive way he writes but some of the awful and perverse images he creates are more than concerning. His wife may want to sleep with one eye open!
April 5, 2018
Gross, disgusting and no point to this book!
October 11, 2019
Boring
pointless gore, no story, and no character development. It was poorly written and so boring that i couldn't wait to finish it; it could have really been amazing.
pointless gore, no story, and no character development. It was poorly written and so boring that i couldn't wait to finish it; it could have really been amazing.
March 8, 2020
Tormented by Lee Mountford was recommended to me by a friend on social media. I had a lot on my mind, but I saw it was asylum horror, I love asylum horror, so Click – Buy – I’ll read it later, and I went back to other things.
But the cover teased me from the home page of my kindle, and I had promised to review it … I put it in line for review, and its turn came up two days ago.
Yes.
I read it in two days.
I would have read it in one if time had permitted. Tormented starts strong and stays strong. It grabs you by the cerebral cortex and doesn’t let go, doesn’t let up, and you don’t want it to. This was an amazing, captivating, horrifying read. I loved every sentence.
If I had paid more attention to the synopsis, I might not have waited so long to read it. You see (up there in the synopsis, you can see), Tormented is not just asylum horror, it is Asylum Cosmic Horror! Lee Mountford as expertly, beautifully combined the two subgenres into one horrifying, mind-bending story, and the mythos he has created is really quite terrifying. Let’s also be clear that Tormented is extreme horror. It is not the most horrifically graphic extreme horror I have ever read, but it most definitely is not for those with weak constitutions regarding graphic material and gore. Mountford’s descriptions are flowing in spite of the violence and gore, and he sometimes stops just short of graphic to allow the reader’s imagination to carry the visual the last few steps. I find this to be bit mind-fornicating, but one cannot deny the brilliance of it.
Tormented has subtle foreshadowing but is ultimately full of unpredictable turns of events. The characterization is smooth and methodical, always part of the story, much like learning about a character by watching a movie. I love Mountford’s writing style.
I felt both elated and foolish when I realized, after the fact, that Tormented is part of a series (again, did not pay attention to the synopsis). It is Book 2 of the Extreme Horror Series. But, as stated in the synopsis, they are separate stories in the same universe. Awesome. That means there’s more!
YES, this is shelf-worthy. I intend to have them all for the Templum Library as soon as possible. Then I will be exploring other works by Lee Mountford. I really do enjoy his writing style.
Tormented is highly recommended for fans of cosmic horror, asylum horror, extreme horror, and Splatterpunk. Any horror fan who can stomach gore and body horror needs to read this.
But the cover teased me from the home page of my kindle, and I had promised to review it … I put it in line for review, and its turn came up two days ago.
Yes.
I read it in two days.
I would have read it in one if time had permitted. Tormented starts strong and stays strong. It grabs you by the cerebral cortex and doesn’t let go, doesn’t let up, and you don’t want it to. This was an amazing, captivating, horrifying read. I loved every sentence.
If I had paid more attention to the synopsis, I might not have waited so long to read it. You see (up there in the synopsis, you can see), Tormented is not just asylum horror, it is Asylum Cosmic Horror! Lee Mountford as expertly, beautifully combined the two subgenres into one horrifying, mind-bending story, and the mythos he has created is really quite terrifying. Let’s also be clear that Tormented is extreme horror. It is not the most horrifically graphic extreme horror I have ever read, but it most definitely is not for those with weak constitutions regarding graphic material and gore. Mountford’s descriptions are flowing in spite of the violence and gore, and he sometimes stops just short of graphic to allow the reader’s imagination to carry the visual the last few steps. I find this to be bit mind-fornicating, but one cannot deny the brilliance of it.
Tormented has subtle foreshadowing but is ultimately full of unpredictable turns of events. The characterization is smooth and methodical, always part of the story, much like learning about a character by watching a movie. I love Mountford’s writing style.
I felt both elated and foolish when I realized, after the fact, that Tormented is part of a series (again, did not pay attention to the synopsis). It is Book 2 of the Extreme Horror Series. But, as stated in the synopsis, they are separate stories in the same universe. Awesome. That means there’s more!
YES, this is shelf-worthy. I intend to have them all for the Templum Library as soon as possible. Then I will be exploring other works by Lee Mountford. I really do enjoy his writing style.
Tormented is highly recommended for fans of cosmic horror, asylum horror, extreme horror, and Splatterpunk. Any horror fan who can stomach gore and body horror needs to read this.
May 19, 2021
This isn't your typical asylum
What happens when the doctors experiment on you and the other patients in an old asylum? Do you get better or much much worst. Adrian is about to find out and so will the doctors and orderlies doing the experimenting.
Lee Mountford's book are simular to Stephen King's in my opinion. They have bizarre monsters and villains and they draw you in even when it might not be your typical read. I was honestly surprised I liked this book as much as I did.
What happens when the doctors experiment on you and the other patients in an old asylum? Do you get better or much much worst. Adrian is about to find out and so will the doctors and orderlies doing the experimenting.
Lee Mountford's book are simular to Stephen King's in my opinion. They have bizarre monsters and villains and they draw you in even when it might not be your typical read. I was honestly surprised I liked this book as much as I did.
April 28, 2018
Great
Finally, a good old fashioned monster book. Really enjoyed the ride. So hard to shock me these days but these guys creeped me out...
Finally, a good old fashioned monster book. Really enjoyed the ride. So hard to shock me these days but these guys creeped me out...
June 15, 2022
Way too weird for me. Seems like all my recent audiobooks have been way too weird. Maybe my next should be a Regency romance?
March 12, 2018
Nonstop Insanity
Adrian James is an inmate of an asylum that seems to, not only house crazies, but also demonic beings within its walls.
A new drug is used on the inmates but is causing more insanity rather then hope for a cure.
Will Adrian figure out whats really going on and escape the madness or will he become a part of it?
Pick this up... You won't stop till its done!
Adrian James is an inmate of an asylum that seems to, not only house crazies, but also demonic beings within its walls.
A new drug is used on the inmates but is causing more insanity rather then hope for a cure.
Will Adrian figure out whats really going on and escape the madness or will he become a part of it?
Pick this up... You won't stop till its done!
June 2, 2025
We’re prisoners in here. Things to be played with at the whims of those above us, until we are too bent, broken, and buckled to be useful anymore. Then we are cast out. Ignored, forgotten, and left to die.’
Convicted of the horrendous crime of pummeling his abusive father to death before lowering a pillow to his sickly mother face; Adrian James is shocked by how different his life has become. With his life circling the drain and the lull of suicide pulling tighter at him, it would be a cursed miracle when Director Templeton discovered him in the alley way posed with a blade to his wrists. Convincing him death is far from worth it, he extended his hand in invitation to join him at the Arlington Asylum. Promising State of the art medications and therapy, he chose to believe the lies and instead walked willingly into hell itself. It isn't long before he realizes many of the residents aren't sickly and struggling, but instead being forced into inhumane poisonings and tortures. From ice baths, lobotomies and electric shock, this is far from the worst thing that could happen to you while at Arlington. Fed into your veins is blood from a being not from this world, and every drop of thr inkly black residue beings the user face to face eith their biggst guilts as thry dtare into thr monsters of Hell. After his first I jection, Adrian's dreams are filled of the anger and hatred that burned his veins while his father met his death again and again. As Dr. Reid and Director Templeton try and convince him of the normalcy, he's seeing more and more that contradict these claims.
After all, you couldn’t feel pain and torment if you couldn’t feel anything at all.
While talking to his loosely acquired group consisting of; Seymour, Jack, Trevor and Sean, Adrian is diving deeper into the depravity this asylum holds. Seeing and hearing the screams of terror and pain, he managed to catch a glimpse through his door’s peephole and catch sight of a monster tearing through the orderlies. Recognizing the little human features left as his next door neighbor Malcom, he knows now to survive means getting out of here as soon as possible. Forced to keep his vision to himself, it's a struggle as he knows the more trestments he receives the more severe the outcome will be. While Templeton is trying to force Dr. Reid into accepting the cult and their practices, it's very difficult to hang up hie cowt in medicine and dive into the occult. Even though he's shamed through medicine after the first lobotomy he oerformed killed the patient, he isn't ready to lose the little morals he has left. When one of the orderlies becomes infected with the blood, he's locked away underground and that is when the first fatal mistake falls into place. Managing to aquire keys off of a deceased man's belt, he sets to work releasing all the nightmares from their cells and orchestrated death to everyone inside. With patients and orderlies alike running from their lives, more and more people due until only Dr. Reid and Adrian are left standing.
This thing hungered for him and his fears. For his guilt. For his madness.
While deo underground, Adrian watched several of his friends die in horrifically drawn out methods before he comes face to face with the husk that tethered this monster to their world. Infected from the first victim; Robert Wilson, the Great Ailing One has found a voice among the living. Communicating telepathically to it's many worshippers, none would be spared as it hungered more. Become captured and trapped inside it's body, Adrian uses the distraction of fire as he began to burn down the asylum to escape it's clutches. As Dr. Reid chose to be a coward and flee, he would meet a gruesome end hust feet after exiting the doors. While Adrian now walks through the death and destruction, he's captured by another group also associated with the cult. Knowing his freedom will never truly be his, he's resigned to being taken away if only it means an end to Arlington itself. While Templeton now finds himselficked into the hell scape he summoned, he now in knows suffering for all eternity. With his soul bringing to this monster, he's now at its beck and call for when it chooses to show itself to the mortal rhelm again.
The changes are getting worse.
Convicted of the horrendous crime of pummeling his abusive father to death before lowering a pillow to his sickly mother face; Adrian James is shocked by how different his life has become. With his life circling the drain and the lull of suicide pulling tighter at him, it would be a cursed miracle when Director Templeton discovered him in the alley way posed with a blade to his wrists. Convincing him death is far from worth it, he extended his hand in invitation to join him at the Arlington Asylum. Promising State of the art medications and therapy, he chose to believe the lies and instead walked willingly into hell itself. It isn't long before he realizes many of the residents aren't sickly and struggling, but instead being forced into inhumane poisonings and tortures. From ice baths, lobotomies and electric shock, this is far from the worst thing that could happen to you while at Arlington. Fed into your veins is blood from a being not from this world, and every drop of thr inkly black residue beings the user face to face eith their biggst guilts as thry dtare into thr monsters of Hell. After his first I jection, Adrian's dreams are filled of the anger and hatred that burned his veins while his father met his death again and again. As Dr. Reid and Director Templeton try and convince him of the normalcy, he's seeing more and more that contradict these claims.
After all, you couldn’t feel pain and torment if you couldn’t feel anything at all.
While talking to his loosely acquired group consisting of; Seymour, Jack, Trevor and Sean, Adrian is diving deeper into the depravity this asylum holds. Seeing and hearing the screams of terror and pain, he managed to catch a glimpse through his door’s peephole and catch sight of a monster tearing through the orderlies. Recognizing the little human features left as his next door neighbor Malcom, he knows now to survive means getting out of here as soon as possible. Forced to keep his vision to himself, it's a struggle as he knows the more trestments he receives the more severe the outcome will be. While Templeton is trying to force Dr. Reid into accepting the cult and their practices, it's very difficult to hang up hie cowt in medicine and dive into the occult. Even though he's shamed through medicine after the first lobotomy he oerformed killed the patient, he isn't ready to lose the little morals he has left. When one of the orderlies becomes infected with the blood, he's locked away underground and that is when the first fatal mistake falls into place. Managing to aquire keys off of a deceased man's belt, he sets to work releasing all the nightmares from their cells and orchestrated death to everyone inside. With patients and orderlies alike running from their lives, more and more people due until only Dr. Reid and Adrian are left standing.
This thing hungered for him and his fears. For his guilt. For his madness.
While deo underground, Adrian watched several of his friends die in horrifically drawn out methods before he comes face to face with the husk that tethered this monster to their world. Infected from the first victim; Robert Wilson, the Great Ailing One has found a voice among the living. Communicating telepathically to it's many worshippers, none would be spared as it hungered more. Become captured and trapped inside it's body, Adrian uses the distraction of fire as he began to burn down the asylum to escape it's clutches. As Dr. Reid chose to be a coward and flee, he would meet a gruesome end hust feet after exiting the doors. While Adrian now walks through the death and destruction, he's captured by another group also associated with the cult. Knowing his freedom will never truly be his, he's resigned to being taken away if only it means an end to Arlington itself. While Templeton now finds himselficked into the hell scape he summoned, he now in knows suffering for all eternity. With his soul bringing to this monster, he's now at its beck and call for when it chooses to show itself to the mortal rhelm again.
The changes are getting worse.
August 8, 2018
*************** AUDIOBOOK REVIEW ***************
Tormented is set in the 1950’s in England. We get an up close look at an asylum where there’s odd happenings going on… is it supernatural or the doctors? Perhaps a bit of both! I was fascinated with the electroshock therapy sessions, the trans-orbital lobotomies, ice baths, and off blood transfers. This book is cruel and gruesome! The gore in this book was just an explosion of blood and ick! The orderlies aren’t the only monsters walking the floors. Watch out behind you! Don’t go to sleep! Pick a scary euphemism… it works here!
Hannibal Hills tells a scary story like no one else does! That British accent just gives me chills with the way he retells these horror stories. His voice is so full of fear and fascination. It’s hard not to get pulled into whatever story he’s telling. Mr. Hills takes you on a ride with Mr. Mountford’s words!
*************** AUDIOBOOK REVIEW ***************
Tormented is set in the 1950’s in England. We get an up close look at an asylum where there’s odd happenings going on… is it supernatural or the doctors? Perhaps a bit of both! I was fascinated with the electroshock therapy sessions, the trans-orbital lobotomies, ice baths, and off blood transfers. This book is cruel and gruesome! The gore in this book was just an explosion of blood and ick! The orderlies aren’t the only monsters walking the floors. Watch out behind you! Don’t go to sleep! Pick a scary euphemism… it works here!
Hannibal Hills tells a scary story like no one else does! That British accent just gives me chills with the way he retells these horror stories. His voice is so full of fear and fascination. It’s hard not to get pulled into whatever story he’s telling. Mr. Hills takes you on a ride with Mr. Mountford’s words!
*************** AUDIOBOOK REVIEW ***************
August 15, 2018
American Horror Story Asylum meets HP Lovecraft
Asylums give me the creeps. Not being in control of your thoughts, senses and actions is one of my biggest fears. Apart from that, the buildings asylums occupy tend to be a cross between a jail and a hospital, fact that make them ominous and unsettling in my eyes.
If you combine this sick and disturbing atmosphere with a higher lurking horror, you get “The Tormented”, a disturbing tale of survival in which the characters’ body and soul are on the line.
This book is not for the faint of heart. The descriptions of the author are graphic and the pictures they create in your mind will leave you feeling dirty and disgusted. The worst part of it is that even when this is a work of fiction, some of the scenes will be pictured in your imagination so vividly that you will think you are trapped with the rest of the inmates.
This book is good… in the worst possible way…
Asylums give me the creeps. Not being in control of your thoughts, senses and actions is one of my biggest fears. Apart from that, the buildings asylums occupy tend to be a cross between a jail and a hospital, fact that make them ominous and unsettling in my eyes.
If you combine this sick and disturbing atmosphere with a higher lurking horror, you get “The Tormented”, a disturbing tale of survival in which the characters’ body and soul are on the line.
This book is not for the faint of heart. The descriptions of the author are graphic and the pictures they create in your mind will leave you feeling dirty and disgusted. The worst part of it is that even when this is a work of fiction, some of the scenes will be pictured in your imagination so vividly that you will think you are trapped with the rest of the inmates.
This book is good… in the worst possible way…
October 27, 2020
If you love the movie "Hellraiser" you should love this book. Set in an insane asylum in the 1950's, you expect it to be horrific. However, I was not prepared for the level of detailed gore in the book. In my opinion, it wasn't a horror story as much as a gore fest. I would only recommend this book to those who have a very strong stomach and can tolerate the level of torture depicted in the book.
The idea behind the story was interesting and I would have preferred to know more about the characters and why they were in the asylum in the first place. Instead, the author chose to continuous gross out the listener with his detailed descriptions of torture and gore. I also would have liked more detail of the group running this asylum and their purpose in unleashing Hell.
The narrator did a great job and his performance was perfect for this book. I was given the chance to listen to the audiobook version of this book by the author/narrator/publisher and chose to review it.
The idea behind the story was interesting and I would have preferred to know more about the characters and why they were in the asylum in the first place. Instead, the author chose to continuous gross out the listener with his detailed descriptions of torture and gore. I also would have liked more detail of the group running this asylum and their purpose in unleashing Hell.
The narrator did a great job and his performance was perfect for this book. I was given the chance to listen to the audiobook version of this book by the author/narrator/publisher and chose to review it.
February 13, 2020
After the sour taste left from reading Forest of the Damned, I decided to dive into Tormented, Mountford's next book. It's much better, still not as good as Horror in The Woods, which had the best pacing out of all three, but not as bad as Forest Of The Damned.
It's the book version of a very fast theme park ride. Not too much substance, but it's fast and has plenty of creatures to spare. Almost too many. I don't usually complain about creatures in novels, but this one almost has so many that it's hard for the more important ones to stand out.
Reading Mountford's books almost back to back, you start to see similarities between them. All three involve some sort of Lovecraftian entity that empowers its minions by some sort of injection (seriously, two of these involve scary blood transfusions).
Still, a good read.
It's the book version of a very fast theme park ride. Not too much substance, but it's fast and has plenty of creatures to spare. Almost too many. I don't usually complain about creatures in novels, but this one almost has so many that it's hard for the more important ones to stand out.
Reading Mountford's books almost back to back, you start to see similarities between them. All three involve some sort of Lovecraftian entity that empowers its minions by some sort of injection (seriously, two of these involve scary blood transfusions).
Still, a good read.
October 5, 2024
If you love the horror game Outlast, then I think this is the book for you!
Spoilers Ahead:
I think this book was fantastic. However, I do think that Templeton's death was an easy way out. I would've loved to know more about the God since The Dark Priest is now roaming free (think the Walrider vibes from Outlast), unfortunately we were deprived of that and didn't get to know more. Regardless, I enjoyed this book despite the slowish pacing at the beginning. Usually, I do not like the supernatural vibe and would DNF it because of it. However, it didn't feel forced and flowed with the story very nicely. I will have to check out some of Mountford's work another day.
Spoilers Ahead:
I think this book was fantastic. However, I do think that Templeton's death was an easy way out. I would've loved to know more about the God since The Dark Priest is now roaming free (think the Walrider vibes from Outlast), unfortunately we were deprived of that and didn't get to know more. Regardless, I enjoyed this book despite the slowish pacing at the beginning. Usually, I do not like the supernatural vibe and would DNF it because of it. However, it didn't feel forced and flowed with the story very nicely. I will have to check out some of Mountford's work another day.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 31, 2019
Holy Hell!!
If you enjoy reading Gory, Bloody and insane Horror, then please read Tormented. This is definitely one of those nightmarish books reminiscent of Hellraiser and The Void. If your the squeamish type, then skip this, trust me.
If you like reading a book with a nice fairy tale ending, again, skip it! If your anything like me, and you love Gore and real Horror, your going to love this. Lee Mountford is an absolute F***ing Nutjob (and I mean that as a compliment) good luck !!
If you enjoy reading Gory, Bloody and insane Horror, then please read Tormented. This is definitely one of those nightmarish books reminiscent of Hellraiser and The Void. If your the squeamish type, then skip this, trust me.
If you like reading a book with a nice fairy tale ending, again, skip it! If your anything like me, and you love Gore and real Horror, your going to love this. Lee Mountford is an absolute F***ing Nutjob (and I mean that as a compliment) good luck !!
July 21, 2023
If you are a fan of Hellraiser then read this one! So descriptive and cosmic. An amazing creature like story that sucks you into some crazy scenes. A story of an asylum that is so much more sinister and torturous! Adrian has murder someone and feels he should be here as a punishment for his crimes but no one deserves this much torment. If you like gore, creatures and deprivation definitely give it a go! It is a second in a series but reads as a stand-alone novel. Coming in at about 330 pages.
5 stars!
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5 stars!
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September 23, 2018
I LOVE the horror genre and really enjoyed Tormented. Very well written and beautifully narrated. Torment, gore, horror, violence... it's all there. If you can handle it! ;) If you're easily squeamish about horror/gore, you may want to think twice, but for those of you up to the challenge... DO IT.
Disturbingly delightful, GREAT HORROR audiobook!
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
Disturbingly delightful, GREAT HORROR audiobook!
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
December 23, 2019
Tormented
It is September 1954. Adrian James is an innate at the Arlington Asylum after being found in an alley by Director Templeton. Adrian and the other inmates have no idea Just What is going on at Arlington or what they are about to face.
What can I say about Tormented? It is a genuine horror novel. Lee Mountford has written a book that is gripping but also horrific.
Not for the faint hearted.
It is September 1954. Adrian James is an innate at the Arlington Asylum after being found in an alley by Director Templeton. Adrian and the other inmates have no idea Just What is going on at Arlington or what they are about to face.
What can I say about Tormented? It is a genuine horror novel. Lee Mountford has written a book that is gripping but also horrific.
Not for the faint hearted.
March 4, 2021
Classic gore horror.
I've read a few of Lee Mountfords books now and this has to be one of his best ever. If you love your horror to be vile, gory, bloody and written from an overly vivid,evil, sick, tormented and fantastically twisted imagination then you're in for an old school horror classic treat. I won't spoil this or give a vague synopsis like a lot of people feel the need to give. If you love blood & guts horror, read this now. Epic, 5 stars all day long 👍
I've read a few of Lee Mountfords books now and this has to be one of his best ever. If you love your horror to be vile, gory, bloody and written from an overly vivid,evil, sick, tormented and fantastically twisted imagination then you're in for an old school horror classic treat. I won't spoil this or give a vague synopsis like a lot of people feel the need to give. If you love blood & guts horror, read this now. Epic, 5 stars all day long 👍
September 18, 2021
What happens when the doctors experiment on you and the other patients in an old asylum? Do you get better or much much worst. Adrian is about to find out and so will the doctors and orderlies doing the experimenting.
This Lee Mountford's book has bizarre monsters and villains and they draw you in even when it might not be your typical read. I was honestly surprised I liked this book as much as I did.
This Lee Mountford's book has bizarre monsters and villains and they draw you in even when it might not be your typical read. I was honestly surprised I liked this book as much as I did.
January 20, 2025
TORMENTED, Book 2 in Lee Mountford's EXTREME HORROR SERIES, is an entertaining read for the most part. Well-developed characters, a likable protagonist, and original creatures, it's hard to tell who are worse monsters, the creatures or the other humans who populate the asylum where the story takes place. My only disappointment was an ending that I didn't find at all satisfying. No spoilers here, but I had higher hopes.
November 8, 2025
The second in Mountford’s Extreme Horror Collection, Tormented tells the tale of Adrian, a man locked in Arlington Asylum, a place no one leaves alive. Just like Horror in the Woods, it mixes ridiculous violence and gore with a relatively grounded narrative style that only adds to the unnerving sensation you get while reading. It’s quick, it’s gross, and it’s god all the elder god goodness I like mixed in with my splatterpunk-esque stories.
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