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The Slob
SOME STAINS DON'T COME OUT... Raised in a household that was so filthy it was stomach spilling, Vera has become a neat-freak. Her obsession with cleanliness sprouts the concept that her skills can be put to use in a unique way. In an effort to generate some income for her and her disabled husband Daniel just prior to the birth of their first child, she takes aim at the booming door to door sales business of the late 80s.
All is going well until she arrives at the steps of a house she wished she never had. The steps of an evil that brings back the ghastly memories she so desperately tried to wash away.
Nothing will prepare you for the nastiness, disorder and uncleansable horror brought forth by... The Slob.
(5 original, hand-drawn horrifying works of art included within)
All is going well until she arrives at the steps of a house she wished she never had. The steps of an evil that brings back the ghastly memories she so desperately tried to wash away.
Nothing will prepare you for the nastiness, disorder and uncleansable horror brought forth by... The Slob.
(5 original, hand-drawn horrifying works of art included within)
157 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2019
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Aron Beauregard
86 books3,375 followersAron Beauregard was born and raised in Central Falls, Rhode Island. He's been writing horror since the 6th grade and has now released over 25 books. An avid supporter of horror art and illustration, Aron has made it his standard to hire illustrators for every book that he puts out under his brand AB Horror.
His writing is dark and without boundaries. Known for creating a stir, his work has gone viral on several occasions. He's won the Splatterpunk Award twice after garnering four total nominations. As an independent artist, Beauregard's book "Playground" has achieved #1 Bestseller status under the category of horror on both Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Additionally, his work has been translated to multiple languages.
To get the latest updates about upcoming releases, signed books and merchandise, film news, and so much more, visit his website:
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His writing is dark and without boundaries. Known for creating a stir, his work has gone viral on several occasions. He's won the Splatterpunk Award twice after garnering four total nominations. As an independent artist, Beauregard's book "Playground" has achieved #1 Bestseller status under the category of horror on both Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Additionally, his work has been translated to multiple languages.
To get the latest updates about upcoming releases, signed books and merchandise, film news, and so much more, visit his website:
www.ABHorror.com
To subscribe to his free newsletter, join the AB Horror Maggot Mailing List at:
https://aronbeauregard.substack.com/
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April 2, 2021
Check it out at https://www.myindiemuse.com/2021/01/2...
Update I heard a rumor this book is nominated for a Splatterpunk Award!
Come on, August!
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Extreme horror authors - Listen Up!
The bar has been set. For any of you who feels the violence and depravity is the most important part of the story, you need to read this book to learn about character development - because when the reader cares for the protagonist, they can FEEL the bad things happening.
For anyone who doesn't understand why I can love one extreme story and hate the next, let me tell you something about myself:
I joined Goodreads a little more than 3 and a half years ago. In all honesty, I wasn't even aware of the extreme genre - with the exception of Richard Laymon and Bentley Little. Since then, some authors approach me every now and then to read and review a book. One of my personal rules is to not write a review for a book I don't finish, so others won't know which ones I abandon. I do, however, send the author a message to tell them why I won't finish it.
Since then, there were three extreme authors whose books I just couldn't get into - one who managed to make me physically nauseous - and the other two whose stories felt like it was 'violence for the sake of violence'. So, I may not have liked their stories, but I can understand they cater for a market I'm not into.
Last year, I read a book which I described at 'the sickest book I've ever read' and I still stand by it, but this book matched it in spades. However, this book was better for the reaction it invoked in me.
In 2010, Darren Aronofsky released his movie BLACK SWAN - to date, one of the top five movies I have ever seen - and made me an instant fan. When MOTHER! came out in 2017, I went into it blind. And, man, did that movie have an effect on me!
If you haven't seen this movie, skip this paragraph and watch the movie first! It starts out as this visually serene movie, which highlights the beauty and love for the couple, even though there is this teensy-weensy part of mystery you sense rather than see. The movie becomes a little strange when the people start coming and, even though you feel uneasy, it is more of a suggestion than anything actually shown. And then, all of a sudden, you find yourself in this fucking war zone...You see, the director hinted at something, but you do not expect this onslaught of violence out of nowhere. And it shakes you inside, makes your gut drop in that moment, makes your stomach turn as if you are part of those people's lives.
Well, this book did just about the same for me. Aron makes you care about Vera, gives you just enough time to understand and forgive her quirks. And then he fucks her up! This was the first time I had to put a book down and take a break, because my brain screamed NOOOOOOO!!!!
For anybody who thinks they can handle any kind of extreme, this one twisted me inside - good luck.
Bravo, Mr. Beauregard, bravo!!!
*Originally reviewed at IndieMuse
* https://www.myindiemuse.com/author/mo...
Update I heard a rumor this book is nominated for a Splatterpunk Award!
Come on, August!
------------------------------------------
Extreme horror authors - Listen Up!
The bar has been set. For any of you who feels the violence and depravity is the most important part of the story, you need to read this book to learn about character development - because when the reader cares for the protagonist, they can FEEL the bad things happening.
For anyone who doesn't understand why I can love one extreme story and hate the next, let me tell you something about myself:
I joined Goodreads a little more than 3 and a half years ago. In all honesty, I wasn't even aware of the extreme genre - with the exception of Richard Laymon and Bentley Little. Since then, some authors approach me every now and then to read and review a book. One of my personal rules is to not write a review for a book I don't finish, so others won't know which ones I abandon. I do, however, send the author a message to tell them why I won't finish it.
Since then, there were three extreme authors whose books I just couldn't get into - one who managed to make me physically nauseous - and the other two whose stories felt like it was 'violence for the sake of violence'. So, I may not have liked their stories, but I can understand they cater for a market I'm not into.
Last year, I read a book which I described at 'the sickest book I've ever read' and I still stand by it, but this book matched it in spades. However, this book was better for the reaction it invoked in me.
In 2010, Darren Aronofsky released his movie BLACK SWAN - to date, one of the top five movies I have ever seen - and made me an instant fan. When MOTHER! came out in 2017, I went into it blind. And, man, did that movie have an effect on me!
If you haven't seen this movie, skip this paragraph and watch the movie first! It starts out as this visually serene movie, which highlights the beauty and love for the couple, even though there is this teensy-weensy part of mystery you sense rather than see. The movie becomes a little strange when the people start coming and, even though you feel uneasy, it is more of a suggestion than anything actually shown. And then, all of a sudden, you find yourself in this fucking war zone...You see, the director hinted at something, but you do not expect this onslaught of violence out of nowhere. And it shakes you inside, makes your gut drop in that moment, makes your stomach turn as if you are part of those people's lives.
Well, this book did just about the same for me. Aron makes you care about Vera, gives you just enough time to understand and forgive her quirks. And then he fucks her up! This was the first time I had to put a book down and take a break, because my brain screamed NOOOOOOO!!!!
For anybody who thinks they can handle any kind of extreme, this one twisted me inside - good luck.
Bravo, Mr. Beauregard, bravo!!!
*Originally reviewed at IndieMuse
* https://www.myindiemuse.com/author/mo...
December 17, 2022
A childish and cartoonishly homophobic premise festooned in boilerplate writing and the most anatomically incorrect violation of the female reproductive system you’ll read this side of the Mississippi!
The most offensive thing about this book is the quality of the writing.
P.S. There’s a character here that speaks perfectly intelligible English despite having no lips. 🤨
The most offensive thing about this book is the quality of the writing.
P.S. There’s a character here that speaks perfectly intelligible English despite having no lips. 🤨
February 13, 2021
I follow a lot of horror reviewers and this author's books keep popping up.
Well make room for me on the band wagon because this book was awesome.
Gory, disturbing, horrifically gross, back to gory, and ending with straight-up bizarre.
Props to the cover artist too!
Well make room for me on the band wagon because this book was awesome.
Gory, disturbing, horrifically gross, back to gory, and ending with straight-up bizarre.
Props to the cover artist too!
August 18, 2021
Review originally published in SCREAM Magazine issue #67 July/August 2021
This book comes with its own warning:
“Contains graphic content. Reader discretion is advised.”
And that’s fair. THE SLOB is extremely graphic, vile, disgusting, disturbing, and upsetting. Readers definitely should be warned.
THE SLOB opens with a kidnapped woman suffering trauma so we know, upfront, what we’re getting into.
Chapter One sets the tone for the interior layout of chapter headings and illustrations. We get a flashback narrative of Vera’s backstory; childhood through adulthood.
Everyone in Vera’s family (The mother, father, and sister) are given dedicated pages of personal history. All of which are very obviously pointing to the neon sign: This is why Vera is who she is, Readers. Not quite info-dumps but definitely a sense of spoon-feeding the audience facts in order to build “character development.” A ‘telling versus showing’ style of writing. By the time we get to real-time events, Vera is a married, pregnant, vacuum saleswoman who goes door to door to make sales. She arrives at the home of the “Slob” about 47% into the book and after two or three pages of nauseating, detailed descriptions of every single physical feature of the “Slob” the book sprints through scene after scene of indulgent physical and sexual violence.
The most disturbing element of this book is not the torture porn or the gross-out body horror but the way his female protagonists seem so emotionally detached from all of it. There’s one scene, in particular, involving infanticide where I didn’t believe a single second of Vera’s emotional/physical responses. Extreme horror is such a nuanced sub-genre; too little is not enough and too much is gratuitous. Finding the sweet spot coupled with serious writing ability seems to be a tough balance for readers to find.
This book comes with its own warning:
“Contains graphic content. Reader discretion is advised.”
And that’s fair. THE SLOB is extremely graphic, vile, disgusting, disturbing, and upsetting. Readers definitely should be warned.
THE SLOB opens with a kidnapped woman suffering trauma so we know, upfront, what we’re getting into.
Chapter One sets the tone for the interior layout of chapter headings and illustrations. We get a flashback narrative of Vera’s backstory; childhood through adulthood.
Everyone in Vera’s family (The mother, father, and sister) are given dedicated pages of personal history. All of which are very obviously pointing to the neon sign: This is why Vera is who she is, Readers. Not quite info-dumps but definitely a sense of spoon-feeding the audience facts in order to build “character development.” A ‘telling versus showing’ style of writing. By the time we get to real-time events, Vera is a married, pregnant, vacuum saleswoman who goes door to door to make sales. She arrives at the home of the “Slob” about 47% into the book and after two or three pages of nauseating, detailed descriptions of every single physical feature of the “Slob” the book sprints through scene after scene of indulgent physical and sexual violence.
The most disturbing element of this book is not the torture porn or the gross-out body horror but the way his female protagonists seem so emotionally detached from all of it. There’s one scene, in particular, involving infanticide where I didn’t believe a single second of Vera’s emotional/physical responses. Extreme horror is such a nuanced sub-genre; too little is not enough and too much is gratuitous. Finding the sweet spot coupled with serious writing ability seems to be a tough balance for readers to find.
January 6, 2023
One of the worst books I've ever read. Yes, this was graphic, but if properly described, I can handle much worse. Since most of what was happening was absurd and some situations were nearly comical because they could never occur, this wasn't even remotely frightening. I'm sorry the author didn't succeed in making it seem interesting or more grisly; it felt like he was writing it just for show.
The narration and conversation are terrible, and several terms are misspelt in the script. Not to mention the final 10 pages. The first 50 pages served as a augury of what was to come. This book is filled with trash.
I enjoy reading gruesome books and fantastic horror that really plays with my head, but this book is boring, predictable, and the gore felt unnecessary and included only to give the plot more weight.
The narration and conversation are terrible, and several terms are misspelt in the script. Not to mention the final 10 pages. The first 50 pages served as a augury of what was to come. This book is filled with trash.
I enjoy reading gruesome books and fantastic horror that really plays with my head, but this book is boring, predictable, and the gore felt unnecessary and included only to give the plot more weight.
February 4, 2021
SOME STAINS DON'T COME OUT...
Raised in a household so filthy it was stomach-spilling, Vera involuntarily evolved into a neat freak. Upon discovering she and her disabled husband Daniel are expecting, she needs fast cash. Her obsession with cleanliness sprouts the concept that her skills can be put to use in a unique way. She takes a stab at the booming door-to-door vacuum sales business of 1988. All is going well until she arrives at the steps of a house that will change her forever. The steps of an evil that resurrects the ghastly memories she so desperately tried to wash away. Nothing will prepare you for the nastiness, disorder and sickening horror brought forth by... The Slob.
Well this was disturbing to say the least, not much of a plot going on apart from the fact you shouldn't knock on strangers doors; the antagonist here is a despicable, disgusting and evil person.
Don't read this if you're easily offended.
The shock factor here is high.
A must read for splatterpunk fans!
Now let me go throw up..
Raised in a household so filthy it was stomach-spilling, Vera involuntarily evolved into a neat freak. Upon discovering she and her disabled husband Daniel are expecting, she needs fast cash. Her obsession with cleanliness sprouts the concept that her skills can be put to use in a unique way. She takes a stab at the booming door-to-door vacuum sales business of 1988. All is going well until she arrives at the steps of a house that will change her forever. The steps of an evil that resurrects the ghastly memories she so desperately tried to wash away. Nothing will prepare you for the nastiness, disorder and sickening horror brought forth by... The Slob.
Well this was disturbing to say the least, not much of a plot going on apart from the fact you shouldn't knock on strangers doors; the antagonist here is a despicable, disgusting and evil person.
Don't read this if you're easily offended.
The shock factor here is high.
A must read for splatterpunk fans!
Now let me go throw up..
March 22, 2022
Barf!!
Vera, Vera, Vera, if only you had turned back and headed home, instead of chasing an extra 40 dollars.......!!
This was disgustingly good, and was full of filth,blood gore and violence throughout. Definitely not for the weak of stomach, as this has some vile nastiness soaked into most of the pages. Eating, before reading this, is definitely NOT recommended!! This was sick good, and I’m looking forward to reading ‘The Son of Slob’. Just need to empty my stomach first!! 🤮🤣
Vera, Vera, Vera, if only you had turned back and headed home, instead of chasing an extra 40 dollars.......!!
This was disgustingly good, and was full of filth,blood gore and violence throughout. Definitely not for the weak of stomach, as this has some vile nastiness soaked into most of the pages. Eating, before reading this, is definitely NOT recommended!! This was sick good, and I’m looking forward to reading ‘The Son of Slob’. Just need to empty my stomach first!! 🤮🤣
September 26, 2021
Hard to see the good in this book when it’s riddled with sexism, fatphobia, and ableism. Just when I thought it couldn’t get worse, the author somehow managed to throw in homophobia and racism in the final 10 pages! The ending was so random that it seemed as though he was just looking for an excuse to add some extra last-minute bigotry. If it wasn’t clear already, I do NOT recommend this book.
January 16, 2021
Wow! I completely enjoyed this very graphic and psychologically rending story from the first page to the last. The Slob is a despicable character, dripping gore from head to foot. Capturing and disposing of young women for his own pleasure and an undisclosed reason, he meets his match in personal hell. I could not put this book aside. I read it as fast as I could to reach the conclusion, rooting for the captured heroine. I greatly enjoy Aaron Beauregard's intelligent style, his character development and his build-up of plot and extreme actions. I can't wait to read more of his books. I recommend The Slob to anyone who relishes the extreme horror genre.
August 22, 2022
This book reminded me of the Wrong Turn movie series because of the “meat grinder” thingy. Barbaric and filthy disgusting.
Vera grew up in a dirty and squalid household. In order to get away from her unclean childhood, she became a neat-freak. In an effort to generate some income for the birth of her child and for her disabled husband, she started working as a door to door sales woman selling state of the art vaccum cleaner.
Everything was going well until the doorstep to hell opened for her. It would’ve been a completely different story had Edward Scissorhands was the one at the other side of the door but alas! It was a giant-fetid-dirt-ridden-slob! Ew.
I felt itchy just by reading this book. I could smell the putrid whiff of filth and odor, it made me scratch my skin and unconsciously reach for a sanitizer just to lessen my discomfort. Totally gross.
I don’t wanna describe the “horrendous torture” that Vera experienced at the hands of the Slob in great detail because I feel like I’m gonna throw up if I do.
You might wanna take a long shower after you’re done reading this book—only if you have the guts to do so! Ugh.
Vera grew up in a dirty and squalid household. In order to get away from her unclean childhood, she became a neat-freak. In an effort to generate some income for the birth of her child and for her disabled husband, she started working as a door to door sales woman selling state of the art vaccum cleaner.
Everything was going well until the doorstep to hell opened for her. It would’ve been a completely different story had Edward Scissorhands was the one at the other side of the door but alas! It was a giant-fetid-dirt-ridden-slob! Ew.
I felt itchy just by reading this book. I could smell the putrid whiff of filth and odor, it made me scratch my skin and unconsciously reach for a sanitizer just to lessen my discomfort. Totally gross.
I don’t wanna describe the “horrendous torture” that Vera experienced at the hands of the Slob in great detail because I feel like I’m gonna throw up if I do.
You might wanna take a long shower after you’re done reading this book—only if you have the guts to do so! Ugh.
January 6, 2022
Vera grew up in a filthy household. Now she is obsessed with cleaning. Finding out she is pregnant, she takes on a job as a vacuum door to door salesman. One day she notices a house way back from the street. She climbs the steps to the house and knocks on the door. Vera has knocked on the wrong door, and she is going to pay a price for it.
So yeah I notice the warning going in, but wow I wasn't ready. This was hardcore. Balls to the wall extreme horror at it's finest. Bravo!
So yeah I notice the warning going in, but wow I wasn't ready. This was hardcore. Balls to the wall extreme horror at it's finest. Bravo!
July 30, 2023
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September 4, 2021
Such nicely constructed sentences to say such horrible and vile things. (my favorite🤗)
An absolute masterpiece, deserving of all the praise. It completely dried up my vaginal vestibule.
An absolute masterpiece, deserving of all the praise. It completely dried up my vaginal vestibule.
February 9, 2021
Maybe Dr. Guyver could prescribe me something to stop the dreams. Or if he couldn’t stop them, maybe he could at least find a way to pacify them.
July 18, 2022
Story 5/5
Narration 5/5
The Slob is one of the vilest fictional character I’ve read.
This story is very well written, disgusting, disturbing and so brutal!
I never read something like that. The torture scenes are atrocious.
This is a must read for fans of extreme horror.
Narration 5/5
The Slob is one of the vilest fictional character I’ve read.
This story is very well written, disgusting, disturbing and so brutal!
I never read something like that. The torture scenes are atrocious.
This is a must read for fans of extreme horror.
December 21, 2022
Vera’s newfound cleanliness obsession leads her to take up a job as a door-to-door vacuum cleaner salesperson, which proves very profitable until she arrives at the house of ‘The Slob’. This is pretty much an extreme fest that even goes further than what I feel comfortable with, so maybe that is a warning for all those who don’t have strong stomachs. Having said that, I must admit I was surprised how good the writing is, and if you can stand the horrific descriptions, there is a story somewhere in there. A feast for the depraved!
April 19, 2023
Don't usually Reread a book so close from reading it the first time. Read it in January this year but I just got book two.
The Reread was definitely not "enjoyable" at the horror aspect as it's extreme gore and violence towards women and a lot of trully terrifying this happens. But I think the start was a great beginning as I got very invested in Vera, why she is so obsessed in cleaning and her life before the slob. It was a gruesome bit even in there buts it's when she meet the slob it truly begging.
It really succeeded in being horrifying nightmarefule but still being hard not to continue. But I think I'll wait a bit before reading book 2
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This is not a book very it's sounds good to say I highly enjoyed it but it's definitely a five star read. It was very gruesome at parts and definitely not for the faint of heart. The story as some great strength in that's is very well written and I got invested in the MC and her life story before the horror parts truly began. It was a short read but didn't feel too short. Need to get to the next one soon enough. The ending didn't end on a huge cliffhanger but I'm intruiged to see what the next one have in store
The Reread was definitely not "enjoyable" at the horror aspect as it's extreme gore and violence towards women and a lot of trully terrifying this happens. But I think the start was a great beginning as I got very invested in Vera, why she is so obsessed in cleaning and her life before the slob. It was a gruesome bit even in there buts it's when she meet the slob it truly begging.
It really succeeded in being horrifying nightmarefule but still being hard not to continue. But I think I'll wait a bit before reading book 2
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This is not a book very it's sounds good to say I highly enjoyed it but it's definitely a five star read. It was very gruesome at parts and definitely not for the faint of heart. The story as some great strength in that's is very well written and I got invested in the MC and her life story before the horror parts truly began. It was a short read but didn't feel too short. Need to get to the next one soon enough. The ending didn't end on a huge cliffhanger but I'm intruiged to see what the next one have in store
August 14, 2022
I finally did it. I finally found something that made me want to cry and puke at the same time. This book is extremely brutal and there are so many trigger warnings. Also, don’t eat while reading it. It won’t end well.
This story is rich in description. The reason why I rated it a 5 star. It was repulsive and vile and yet. I couldn’t stop reading it. There were moments of tension that were built up so well that I was sitting on the edge of my seat.
I swear I still can’t breathe thinking about some certain scenes in this book. I won’t be forgetting anything in this book for awhile.
This story is rich in description. The reason why I rated it a 5 star. It was repulsive and vile and yet. I couldn’t stop reading it. There were moments of tension that were built up so well that I was sitting on the edge of my seat.
I swear I still can’t breathe thinking about some certain scenes in this book. I won’t be forgetting anything in this book for awhile.
December 4, 2022
this was absolutely cuckooooooo. disgusting, gory and definitely gross. actually surprised me towards the end, when i found out the why behind it all. i just didn't expect it to go in that direction at all. a pretty fun and crazy read overall.
August 16, 2021
I didn't like this book....I LOVED IT!!!What a bloody good read,well written and a page turner,this is my kind of book,OK...so that may make me sound a little weird and strange,maybe I am,but I got a real kick from reading this,the gore,torture and the shear horror of it all from start to finish! The ending was fantastic and a surprise WOW...I have now purchased "Son Of The Slob"which I cant wait to read,All In All 10 out of 10.
May 8, 2021
The homophobic ending...
Yes gory..but ive read worse..
50% was some kind of love story..
The ending was ridiculous i felt that I was reading a book that ateen boy wrote thinking he was "shocking" the reader. It was ridiculous 🙄ESPECIALLY THAT HOMOPHOBIC IMMATURE ENDING!
NOPE..I AM BLOCKING THIS AUTHOR SO I NEVER MAKE THE MISTAKE OF READING ANY OF HIS BOOKS AGAIN!
Yes gory..but ive read worse..
50% was some kind of love story..
The ending was ridiculous i felt that I was reading a book that ateen boy wrote thinking he was "shocking" the reader. It was ridiculous 🙄ESPECIALLY THAT HOMOPHOBIC IMMATURE ENDING!
NOPE..I AM BLOCKING THIS AUTHOR SO I NEVER MAKE THE MISTAKE OF READING ANY OF HIS BOOKS AGAIN!
February 5, 2021
'General axiom: You are what you eat!'
To be honest, when I looked at this silly book title and rather juvenile front cover, I thought that this would prove to be just another rather pointless, gratuitously sick, ridiculous 'C' rated extreme horror offering which would both underwhelm and disappoint. Well, how wrong could I be - it was quite simply just BRILLIANT, and maybe the best story in this adult genre that I have ever read!
Yes, ultra extreme in terms of the level of violence and sexual activity, but those aspects of the read just felt like much needed natural and essential elements which were required to enhance the pleasure and enjoyment of reading about such a grisly, gruesome and utterly grotesque despicable humanistic encounter.
After a somewhat troublesome childhood, Vera becomes obsessed about cleanliness about the home, and in adulthood gains part-time employment working as a maid for a chain of hotels. After marriage and becoming pregnant, she purchases a fantastic new carpet cleaner and decides to try and supplement her income by selling this new model for a few weeks by knocking door-to-door to the good folk in the local, and not so local, community. All goes well until, on her very last call and on her very last day, and for the sake of making a few extra easy dollars, she knocks on the door which belongs to...'The Slob'. Professional to the end, and keen to make a final sale, she enters the house but unfortunately finds ...that this, in fact, is just when all of the 'fun' is about to begin.
Yes, a tale which is most certainly black and disturbingly grim, but with some great characters, superb illustrations and a totally OTT, but wonderful strong, well crafted, clever and powerful storyline, this little escapade into the world of complete depravity deservedly proved that it will long be remembered and, by some, not easily forgotten. Truly a touch of terrifyingly, filthy wickedness!
Not to be missed by fans of top quality, brutally extreme tales of pure horror.
Bravo, Aron - you have yourself a new fan!
Rating: 5 full, bright and blazing death stars of complete ruination.
To be honest, when I looked at this silly book title and rather juvenile front cover, I thought that this would prove to be just another rather pointless, gratuitously sick, ridiculous 'C' rated extreme horror offering which would both underwhelm and disappoint. Well, how wrong could I be - it was quite simply just BRILLIANT, and maybe the best story in this adult genre that I have ever read!
Yes, ultra extreme in terms of the level of violence and sexual activity, but those aspects of the read just felt like much needed natural and essential elements which were required to enhance the pleasure and enjoyment of reading about such a grisly, gruesome and utterly grotesque despicable humanistic encounter.
After a somewhat troublesome childhood, Vera becomes obsessed about cleanliness about the home, and in adulthood gains part-time employment working as a maid for a chain of hotels. After marriage and becoming pregnant, she purchases a fantastic new carpet cleaner and decides to try and supplement her income by selling this new model for a few weeks by knocking door-to-door to the good folk in the local, and not so local, community. All goes well until, on her very last call and on her very last day, and for the sake of making a few extra easy dollars, she knocks on the door which belongs to...'The Slob'. Professional to the end, and keen to make a final sale, she enters the house but unfortunately finds ...that this, in fact, is just when all of the 'fun' is about to begin.
Yes, a tale which is most certainly black and disturbingly grim, but with some great characters, superb illustrations and a totally OTT, but wonderful strong, well crafted, clever and powerful storyline, this little escapade into the world of complete depravity deservedly proved that it will long be remembered and, by some, not easily forgotten. Truly a touch of terrifyingly, filthy wickedness!
Not to be missed by fans of top quality, brutally extreme tales of pure horror.
Bravo, Aron - you have yourself a new fan!
Rating: 5 full, bright and blazing death stars of complete ruination.
February 8, 2021
Well, I just finished "THE SLOB" by Aron Beauregard and feel dirty. I feel like I've been chugging the liquid at the bottom of a city garbage truck on a summer day. The vile, repulsiveness contained in a mere 128 pages is staggering. Vera is a woman with determination and grit, who struggles to escape her troubled youth. Through sheer will, she overcomes adversity and marries the love of her life.
Enter THE SLOB, one of the most repugnant, disgusting 'human' beings to ever grace the page. His description is so gross, the pages even feel filthy. Beauregard doesn't just heap on gore and sleaze for no reason, no, each word is well placed and crucial to the story. The character development achieved in this novella is amazing, managing to cram backstory without boring the reader. This is one for the ages and is deserving of an award.
Enter THE SLOB, one of the most repugnant, disgusting 'human' beings to ever grace the page. His description is so gross, the pages even feel filthy. Beauregard doesn't just heap on gore and sleaze for no reason, no, each word is well placed and crucial to the story. The character development achieved in this novella is amazing, managing to cram backstory without boring the reader. This is one for the ages and is deserving of an award.
July 24, 2022
Barnyard blues.
Holy shit this was an insane bloodbath! I knew I was in for a disgusting time, but this still managed to make me gag more than a few times. A well-written story that doesn't overstay It's welcome. Aron manages to build up a lovable protagonist-Vera- in the first few chapters, making It all the more torturous on the reader when she eventually gets thrust into the hellish world of -The Slob.
I can't decide which I prefer -The Slob- or -Yellow. I'll definitely be checking out the sequel after this monstrosity, though. I guess you can call It morbid curiosity.
4.5 Stars.
Holy shit this was an insane bloodbath! I knew I was in for a disgusting time, but this still managed to make me gag more than a few times. A well-written story that doesn't overstay It's welcome. Aron manages to build up a lovable protagonist-Vera- in the first few chapters, making It all the more torturous on the reader when she eventually gets thrust into the hellish world of -The Slob.
I can't decide which I prefer -The Slob- or -Yellow. I'll definitely be checking out the sequel after this monstrosity, though. I guess you can call It morbid curiosity.
4.5 Stars.
May 3, 2023
Absolute filth. Really enjoyed this one, good build and then turned super nasty with plenty of horrific detail. Like the way the story was told in an almost matter of fact manner too, made it all the more unnerving.
July 15, 2021
Not even that shocking, just horribly written
Honestly, not even worth reviewing. Words are misspelled, dialogue is illogical and unnecessary, the tense/perspective jolts around. Sure, it’s bloody and gory, but the actual meat of the text is unbearable. 0 stars. #tiktokdidmedirty
Honestly, not even worth reviewing. Words are misspelled, dialogue is illogical and unnecessary, the tense/perspective jolts around. Sure, it’s bloody and gory, but the actual meat of the text is unbearable. 0 stars. #tiktokdidmedirty
September 10, 2023
This book was my first introduction to splatter-punk. It was super brutal and unforgiving, which I think is the point of splatter-punk books. Just to be as brutal as possible in the shortest amount of time. So in that respect, the book delivered.
February 24, 2024
T.Y.G... You are what you eat...
THE SLOB by Aron Beauregard
No spoilers. 4 stars. If you are a fan of extreme horror, you'll most likely settle right into this story...
Vera Harlow has been a clean freak since childhood. She's married to disabled war veteran Daniel, and they're expecting their first child when...
... a door-to-door Bissell salesman changes Vera's life with his demonstration of his hoseless carpet cleaner...
Being a mega clean addict, Vera decides she can sell this marvelous product herself and make enough money for the couple to buy a home...
But...
One of Vera's house calls, her last call of the day, is at an old farmhouse in the country... on a road that dead ends...
Vera is on a collision course with the Slob... and it's not going to be pretty!...
... The Slob's house is filthy and littered with miscellaneous junk, debris, and empty tin cans mysteriously labeled T.Y.G....
And...
Vera learns a little too late... You are what you eat (T.Y.G.)...
This is one of the grossest stories I've ever read. There is extreme violence for sure and of the most disgusting variety. I rated it 4 stars because once you get past the vile factor, there is actually a fairly good story there, but thank God it isn't a long story!
Graphic sex and violence warnings apply here as well as warnings about violence toward some groups of humanity.
THE SLOB by Aron Beauregard
No spoilers. 4 stars. If you are a fan of extreme horror, you'll most likely settle right into this story...
Vera Harlow has been a clean freak since childhood. She's married to disabled war veteran Daniel, and they're expecting their first child when...
... a door-to-door Bissell salesman changes Vera's life with his demonstration of his hoseless carpet cleaner...
Being a mega clean addict, Vera decides she can sell this marvelous product herself and make enough money for the couple to buy a home...
But...
One of Vera's house calls, her last call of the day, is at an old farmhouse in the country... on a road that dead ends...
Vera is on a collision course with the Slob... and it's not going to be pretty!...
... The Slob's house is filthy and littered with miscellaneous junk, debris, and empty tin cans mysteriously labeled T.Y.G....
And...
Vera learns a little too late... You are what you eat (T.Y.G.)...
This is one of the grossest stories I've ever read. There is extreme violence for sure and of the most disgusting variety. I rated it 4 stars because once you get past the vile factor, there is actually a fairly good story there, but thank God it isn't a long story!
Graphic sex and violence warnings apply here as well as warnings about violence toward some groups of humanity.
February 23, 2021
Oh boy, I kind of loved this repugnant read. It's been a while since I've rooted so hard for a herione to make it as with these kind of reads you need to expect the unexpected and even for that to be twisted in two.
Vera has fought most her life with the one thing that can wash away the hardships, scars and memories, OCD cleaning time. Just when there might be a light over the horizon, a drunken smoke smelling vacuum salesman appears at her door. The vacuum not only triggering Vera but seducing her into a plan that lands her into arms of "The Slob" a big small dicked man of very few words who seems to be allergic to soap and Mr Clean but likes liver kidney pâté the human kind of course.
But has the slobface met his match?
Read it and find out, I guess..
On a serious note this is a brutally violent read and even my tummy felt it at one point. It reminded me of a Canadian serial killer horror film "Chained" with the actor who played the madman blowing his own head off in "Full Metal Jacket"... That's my image of the slob.
Vera has fought most her life with the one thing that can wash away the hardships, scars and memories, OCD cleaning time. Just when there might be a light over the horizon, a drunken smoke smelling vacuum salesman appears at her door. The vacuum not only triggering Vera but seducing her into a plan that lands her into arms of "The Slob" a big small dicked man of very few words who seems to be allergic to soap and Mr Clean but likes liver kidney pâté the human kind of course.
But has the slobface met his match?
Read it and find out, I guess..
On a serious note this is a brutally violent read and even my tummy felt it at one point. It reminded me of a Canadian serial killer horror film "Chained" with the actor who played the madman blowing his own head off in "Full Metal Jacket"... That's my image of the slob.
July 8, 2021
I see this authors name everywhere I go now so knew it was time I tried him out. I started with the Slob as it seemed to be the most popular. I was a little worried as often when books are over-hyped, those are the ones I tend to not enjoy. I needn't have worried though. Beauregard is a superb story teller. Extreme fiction is one of those areas a lot of people write in these days but so few do it well. Aron's story is well written, well paced, lives it to the extreme banner but has good character development and plot structure, unlike so many other extreme works. I really enjoyed this book and will definitely be working through the rest of the authors back catalog.
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