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They All Died Screaming
It’s called The Scream... Once you get it, you simply cannot stop screaming. You can’t eat or sleep. It drives you more and more insane until you can’t stand to be alive a second longer.
When the phenomenon hits Chuck's city, the chronically unemployed pervert joins a band of misfits to make his final stand.
Can Chuck, a bitter bartender, a dockside prostitute, a conspiracy theorist, and a homeless man find a way out of the apocalypse…
Or will they all die screaming?
They All Died Screaming is a plague novel by Splatterpunk Award-winning author Kristopher Triana. It is a pitch black book about the lowly and downtrodden being the last people on earth.
When the phenomenon hits Chuck's city, the chronically unemployed pervert joins a band of misfits to make his final stand.
Can Chuck, a bitter bartender, a dockside prostitute, a conspiracy theorist, and a homeless man find a way out of the apocalypse…
Or will they all die screaming?
They All Died Screaming is a plague novel by Splatterpunk Award-winning author Kristopher Triana. It is a pitch black book about the lowly and downtrodden being the last people on earth.
226 pages, Paperback
First published October 26, 2020
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About the author
Kristopher Triana
67 books2,108 followersKristopher Triana is the author of Gone to See the River Man, Full Brutal, They All Died Screaming, Shepherd of the Black Sheep, Toxic Love, and more.
His fiction has appeared in countless magazines and anthologies and has been translated into multiple languages, drawing praise from Publisher's Weekly, Cemetery Dance, Rue Morgue, Scream, The Ginger Nuts of Horror and others.
Full Brutal won the Splatterpunk Award for Best Horror Novel of 2019, and Triana won the award again in 2022 for The Night Stockers, which he cowrote with Ryan Harding.
He lives in Connecticut.
His fiction has appeared in countless magazines and anthologies and has been translated into multiple languages, drawing praise from Publisher's Weekly, Cemetery Dance, Rue Morgue, Scream, The Ginger Nuts of Horror and others.
Full Brutal won the Splatterpunk Award for Best Horror Novel of 2019, and Triana won the award again in 2022 for The Night Stockers, which he cowrote with Ryan Harding.
He lives in Connecticut.
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June 3, 2025
3.5 stars. As those of you who have followed my reviews over the last few years, you’ve seen how much I’ve gushed about Kristopher Triana. He’s written such intense, mind altering horror and splatterpunk books that I completely yield as a fellow writer to his talents. So this book was sort of an odd duck. Not a literal duck, but you get the point. It was basically a splatterpunk story, with the premise focused on this outbreak of a contagion that turns the afflicted into crazed, shrieking killers. Think 28 Days Later and the rage virus. So I was prepared for a zombie story with the expected Triana twists, which it wasn’t. There are two parallel stories happening, with one involving an abducted child being subjected to horrid acts of deviance on a farm, while the other is about the virus and a group of ragtag unsavory types trying to survive it. There is a ton of sex, vulgar and gag worthy acts, and violence. And there is a twist at the end which connects the two stories, which was ok. I didn’t feel like everything flowed well throughout, and the finale sort of tried to stitch everything together at the last minute, but it wasn’t a home run. I don’t want to spoil anything, but the author didn’t leave a great trail of breadcrumbs leading to the twist. Chuck needed to have more links to the child’s story to make the big reveal feel complete, and not so haphazard. And I questioned why there was so much vulgarity, too. Again, I understand how the author tried to connect it all to make it sensible, but it felt way over the top in both the amount it was used and the level of the acts. I’m not saying this because I was offended or am prudish, but merely from a storytelling perspective, it felt like overkill. I also felt that by trying to keep the two stories so separate, both subplots were lacking. I wanted more from each which, again, would have made the ending feel more significant. The characters were all ok, but none of them went deep enough for a significant impact, either. So, all in all, it wasn’t bad, but far from my favorite Triana story. I would highly recommend Toxic Love, Full Brutal, and Gone to See the Riverman for better outings from this author.
August 18, 2021
Book Review originally published in SCREAM Magazine issue #67 July/August 2021
"In a world full of monsters, even heroes have fangs."
THEY ALL DIED SCREAMING is a dark, extreme horror book featuring dual narratives. One storyline follows several different vile, disgusting protagonists transitioning into “the last people on earth” during a global pandemic. The infection causes people to turn into violent, murderous maniacs. The first symptom of the illness is uncontrollable screaming. The world is essentially full of those screaming because they’ve been compromised and the screams of their victims. During this hellscape of chaos and mayhem, we meet Chuck and Leslie who shack up together initially to satisfy their most depraved, deviant sex fantasies but ultimately wind up depending on one another for survival.
The second narrative is that of a young boy who is kidnapped by a man who lives out on a farm. Full disclosure: This storyline is every bit as disturbing as you could imagine and then some. The man uses the boy as slave labor on the farm and thankfully, does not sexually abuse the child, but that’s the only reprieve given to readers-everything else about what goes on at this farm is disturbing. It would be easy to find this book too extreme to endure but Triana’s masterful, gripping storytelling will not let go. He infuses depravity with humanity in a way that manufactures glimpses of normalcy and relatability in a story where there shouldn’t be. His characters are complex and well-developed. The acts of violence and cruelty do not exist for shock and awe but are there to intentionally serve the story. In a word, I’m blown away by what Triana can do and will read just about anything he puts out.
"In a world full of monsters, even heroes have fangs."
THEY ALL DIED SCREAMING is a dark, extreme horror book featuring dual narratives. One storyline follows several different vile, disgusting protagonists transitioning into “the last people on earth” during a global pandemic. The infection causes people to turn into violent, murderous maniacs. The first symptom of the illness is uncontrollable screaming. The world is essentially full of those screaming because they’ve been compromised and the screams of their victims. During this hellscape of chaos and mayhem, we meet Chuck and Leslie who shack up together initially to satisfy their most depraved, deviant sex fantasies but ultimately wind up depending on one another for survival.
The second narrative is that of a young boy who is kidnapped by a man who lives out on a farm. Full disclosure: This storyline is every bit as disturbing as you could imagine and then some. The man uses the boy as slave labor on the farm and thankfully, does not sexually abuse the child, but that’s the only reprieve given to readers-everything else about what goes on at this farm is disturbing. It would be easy to find this book too extreme to endure but Triana’s masterful, gripping storytelling will not let go. He infuses depravity with humanity in a way that manufactures glimpses of normalcy and relatability in a story where there shouldn’t be. His characters are complex and well-developed. The acts of violence and cruelty do not exist for shock and awe but are there to intentionally serve the story. In a word, I’m blown away by what Triana can do and will read just about anything he puts out.
January 6, 2022
You scream, they scream, everyone is screaming. And when they do know they are infected with a new form of plaque, run for your life. Chuck and his merry band of misfits is trying to ride it out together, but things are not going as planned. Blood is flying, gore is dripping, and there is always the one guy who doesn't understand, no means no. Who will survive the night? Will the screaming ever stop? Who decided a 600 pound infected behemoth was a good idea?
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April 9, 2023
absolute insanity.
September 8, 2021
'The best meat in town!'
Thoroughly enjoyed this plague pandemic type story without ever thinking that it was absolutely fantastic.
Opening scenes were all excellent, and I was totally absorbed by the dialogue which came across as being so natural. And then it became clear that the whole story was set up as a dichotomy, with a protagonist or two involved in both sides of the grim, despairing and unforgiving adult tale.
On the one hand we meet a boy, a man, pigs and plenty of veal down on the farm. This was excellent throughout and managed to maintain the evil, dehumanising, desperate feel of the grimmest of horror stories. Fantastic!
On the other, was the 'resistance group' band of brothers feel to the plot, trying to avoid catching the rampaging, deadly 'Scream' virus that was successfully rapidly ridding the world of civilisation and, by definition, the total wipe-out of every trace and existence of humanity - in other words, Armageddon. This side of the affair was most definitely action-packed, but occasionally felt a little forced, unnecessary and OTT, even falling into overly melodramatic deeds, reactions and outcomes from the main characters which didn't quite do it for me. Then again, I have never been a fan of stories involving a special, chosen group of individuals who just struggle for their very survival - even under the severest of conditions. Yes, this is undoubtedly well done if this type of storyline appeals, but for me no, although not completely sold, it still had moments to savour.
Then the end - the convergence of the two strands...and beyond. Happily, this was done really well and I was delighted to find that it proved to be a great ending which left me feeling genuinely satisfied, content and positive in outlook.
Overall, very good without being truly outstanding - a bit like the local 'veal'.
Lovers of Kristopher Triana's work will definitely not be disappointed - go for it!
Rating: 4.2 engrossingly plague filled stars, from somewhere down on the Farm (a.k.a - Death Camp).
Thoroughly enjoyed this plague pandemic type story without ever thinking that it was absolutely fantastic.
Opening scenes were all excellent, and I was totally absorbed by the dialogue which came across as being so natural. And then it became clear that the whole story was set up as a dichotomy, with a protagonist or two involved in both sides of the grim, despairing and unforgiving adult tale.
On the one hand we meet a boy, a man, pigs and plenty of veal down on the farm. This was excellent throughout and managed to maintain the evil, dehumanising, desperate feel of the grimmest of horror stories. Fantastic!
On the other, was the 'resistance group' band of brothers feel to the plot, trying to avoid catching the rampaging, deadly 'Scream' virus that was successfully rapidly ridding the world of civilisation and, by definition, the total wipe-out of every trace and existence of humanity - in other words, Armageddon. This side of the affair was most definitely action-packed, but occasionally felt a little forced, unnecessary and OTT, even falling into overly melodramatic deeds, reactions and outcomes from the main characters which didn't quite do it for me. Then again, I have never been a fan of stories involving a special, chosen group of individuals who just struggle for their very survival - even under the severest of conditions. Yes, this is undoubtedly well done if this type of storyline appeals, but for me no, although not completely sold, it still had moments to savour.
Then the end - the convergence of the two strands...and beyond. Happily, this was done really well and I was delighted to find that it proved to be a great ending which left me feeling genuinely satisfied, content and positive in outlook.
Overall, very good without being truly outstanding - a bit like the local 'veal'.
Lovers of Kristopher Triana's work will definitely not be disappointed - go for it!
Rating: 4.2 engrossingly plague filled stars, from somewhere down on the Farm (a.k.a - Death Camp).
September 29, 2020
What a wild ride! There are basically two stories, two timelines, going on here and both had me equally enthralled. I flew through this one because I couldn't wait to see what dark depravity would come next and would I be rooting for the characters or would I be disgusted by them. I was never sure how things were going to turn out and I loved how the two stories came together seemlessly at the end. Another 5/5 skull novel by Triana 💀
July 22, 2022
Goddamn, just finished "They All Died Screaming" is Kristopher Triana even capable of writing a bad book, because I don't think so. I liked everything I read from him, Body Art, Toxic Love, Full Brutal, Blood Relations, Gone to See The River man and tons of short stories but "They All Died Screaming was something else that sensation of despair, that darkness wow..... So bleak
February 21, 2022
Amazing book with so many layers and so many M. Night Shyamalan style twists and turns that I kinda want to read it all over again from the beginning now.
November 7, 2022
5 ⭐️ for this insane 📖. This was like reading two stories that eventually form one. You have a pandemic going on. People suddenly can’t sleep or eat. Then they start screaming until they kill themselves. On the other end you have a man who’s kidnapped a young boy. The man wants help with his farm. He needs help tending the pigs and selling the veal. This book was vile and intense from the start. I highly recommend this to those who like the extreme. 🐽 🩸
September 2, 2021
“In a world full of monsters, even heroes have fangs.”
Reading this during lockdown in the current pandemic was interesting. Very well written and thought provoking. The way the alternating stories tied in together was superb. I cannot rate this book highly enough. Absolutely brilliant!
Reading this during lockdown in the current pandemic was interesting. Very well written and thought provoking. The way the alternating stories tied in together was superb. I cannot rate this book highly enough. Absolutely brilliant!
April 18, 2025
This is not your typical “end of the world book” this book takes it to a whole different level. Imagine a world where one day everything is fine then all of a sudden a mysterious sickness claims people one by one. This isn’t a typical sickness oh no this is different people scream. Yes, they call it the scream when people are taken by this they just scream until they die and unfortunately their deaths tend to be very brutal and gruesome.
Chucky is a man in his 40s that pretty much gets by in life. He doesn’t really expect a lot from people and people don’t expect a lot from him. He becomes a de facto leader of a band of misfits that are fighting to stay alive amongst the screamers.
I truly loved the storytelling in this book and the second story in the book. It didn’t made sense until I got to the ending which was good. The violence, gruesome, explicit and gory sense was too notch. Triana has written another gruesome book in a way that only he can take makes it entertaining and hard to put down.
This book was a bit slow in the beginning but that didn’t last too long. This book is a good read for all definitely read this one with caution.
Chucky is a man in his 40s that pretty much gets by in life. He doesn’t really expect a lot from people and people don’t expect a lot from him. He becomes a de facto leader of a band of misfits that are fighting to stay alive amongst the screamers.
I truly loved the storytelling in this book and the second story in the book. It didn’t made sense until I got to the ending which was good. The violence, gruesome, explicit and gory sense was too notch. Triana has written another gruesome book in a way that only he can take makes it entertaining and hard to put down.
This book was a bit slow in the beginning but that didn’t last too long. This book is a good read for all definitely read this one with caution.
June 28, 2021
This is my fourth book by this author and I have loved them all! I really love his style of writing and the amazing way he is tells his tales!
November 18, 2020
It's been a while since I've read something that left me feeling as dirty as Kristopher Triana's They All Died Screaming, a hardcore horror novel set during a plague and filled with extreme sex acts and plenty of violence, including rape and torture.
Triana wastes no time putting us right in the muck with the introduction of neighbors Chuck and Leslie. Both carry around plenty of emotional and physical scarring, and the hard roads they've been traveling all their lives have left them spent and empty. They're both alcoholics and Leslie is emotionally unsteady and prone to fits of rage. Half the book is concerned with their budding relationship and the kinky sex acts they get up to, while the other half focuses on life at a pig farm via the eyes of a child who has been abducted and forced into performing slave labor for a cannibal. And then the plague hits...
They All Died Screaming is wickedly grim and dark, with only the occasional moments of black humor to lighten the oppressiveness. While every single character in this book is absolutely wretched, Triana does a terrific job making them complex and giving them believable backstories to explain their current dispositions. Leslie in particular is strange and loathsome, but also remarkably tragic. I couldn't quite bond or deeply connect with any of the people Triana introduces us to, but I at least understood their motivations and why their points of views are what they are.
Some readers might question the benefits of reading a plague horror book in the midst of a global pandemic that has killed more than a million people worldwide, and it's a reasonable concern. However, written prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, the plague at the heart of Triana's latest bears little similarity to reality and this fictional take unquestionably worse and far more depraved. Known as The Scream, this fictional pathogen drives the infected insane and turns them murderous. Akin to a zombie outbreak, The Scream's rapid spread causes a fast breakdown in societal order, and leaves our primary cast of characters trapped and under siege.
The violence is explicit and wicked, and Triana does his best to turn our stomachs on a few occasions. The same could be said for the sex scenes, too, and it probably tells you a lot about me that I was more bothered by the befouling of an Arby's roast beef sandwich than I was with the concept of Chuck and Leslie's other neighbors turning into deranged, bloodthirsty beasts.
No punches are ever pulled, and they each land with sufficient impact. They All Died Screaming is an effective work of extreme horror, with a few moments of wry political and social commentary. It's also probably turned me away from veal for the rest of my life.
Triana wastes no time putting us right in the muck with the introduction of neighbors Chuck and Leslie. Both carry around plenty of emotional and physical scarring, and the hard roads they've been traveling all their lives have left them spent and empty. They're both alcoholics and Leslie is emotionally unsteady and prone to fits of rage. Half the book is concerned with their budding relationship and the kinky sex acts they get up to, while the other half focuses on life at a pig farm via the eyes of a child who has been abducted and forced into performing slave labor for a cannibal. And then the plague hits...
They All Died Screaming is wickedly grim and dark, with only the occasional moments of black humor to lighten the oppressiveness. While every single character in this book is absolutely wretched, Triana does a terrific job making them complex and giving them believable backstories to explain their current dispositions. Leslie in particular is strange and loathsome, but also remarkably tragic. I couldn't quite bond or deeply connect with any of the people Triana introduces us to, but I at least understood their motivations and why their points of views are what they are.
Some readers might question the benefits of reading a plague horror book in the midst of a global pandemic that has killed more than a million people worldwide, and it's a reasonable concern. However, written prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, the plague at the heart of Triana's latest bears little similarity to reality and this fictional take unquestionably worse and far more depraved. Known as The Scream, this fictional pathogen drives the infected insane and turns them murderous. Akin to a zombie outbreak, The Scream's rapid spread causes a fast breakdown in societal order, and leaves our primary cast of characters trapped and under siege.
The violence is explicit and wicked, and Triana does his best to turn our stomachs on a few occasions. The same could be said for the sex scenes, too, and it probably tells you a lot about me that I was more bothered by the befouling of an Arby's roast beef sandwich than I was with the concept of Chuck and Leslie's other neighbors turning into deranged, bloodthirsty beasts.
No punches are ever pulled, and they each land with sufficient impact. They All Died Screaming is an effective work of extreme horror, with a few moments of wry political and social commentary. It's also probably turned me away from veal for the rest of my life.
January 26, 2024
men shouldn’t be allowed to write horror books.
December 29, 2020
I had to DNF this at around 50 pages in.
A story, and this is a loose term, about two drunks, one a prostitute, having sex using food. On food, food pushed inside, boobs slapping on greasy pizza. It's just unnecessary, weird and doesn't add anything, the whole 50 pages was just this! I think there's a possibly interesting story about an epidemic, people dying after contracting a screaming virus but I couldn't push through the absolute rubbish to find it to continue. Not extreme horror just over the top weird food fetish rubbish. The writing and characters were not worth sticking with this for me either. All in all a huge DNF.
A story, and this is a loose term, about two drunks, one a prostitute, having sex using food. On food, food pushed inside, boobs slapping on greasy pizza. It's just unnecessary, weird and doesn't add anything, the whole 50 pages was just this! I think there's a possibly interesting story about an epidemic, people dying after contracting a screaming virus but I couldn't push through the absolute rubbish to find it to continue. Not extreme horror just over the top weird food fetish rubbish. The writing and characters were not worth sticking with this for me either. All in all a huge DNF.
May 11, 2023
In a world full of monsters, even heroes have fangs.
The emotions running through me after reading this book are at a phenomenally high number. Emotional. Happy. Disgusted. Sad. Confused. Thrilled. Entertained. I could go on and on. None of the characters in this book are likeable, but I found myself wanting to form a strange connection to some of them for reasons I cannot explain. This was absolutely disgusting in the best possible way, vile and gory and there were some pages I just wanted to skip, but it’s like driving past a car crash and not being able to look away.
The scream takes over the city. No one knows what this new plague was caused by and there’s no cure - once you start screaming, you fall into a disturbing hole of madness until you perish and are no more. The alternating storylines in this book were extremely fascinating, yet equally disgusting, but they kept my attention and I kept putting it down only because it was so short and I wasn’t ready to be done with the journey yet. If you’re into extreme horror, read this.
The emotions running through me after reading this book are at a phenomenally high number. Emotional. Happy. Disgusted. Sad. Confused. Thrilled. Entertained. I could go on and on. None of the characters in this book are likeable, but I found myself wanting to form a strange connection to some of them for reasons I cannot explain. This was absolutely disgusting in the best possible way, vile and gory and there were some pages I just wanted to skip, but it’s like driving past a car crash and not being able to look away.
The scream takes over the city. No one knows what this new plague was caused by and there’s no cure - once you start screaming, you fall into a disturbing hole of madness until you perish and are no more. The alternating storylines in this book were extremely fascinating, yet equally disgusting, but they kept my attention and I kept putting it down only because it was so short and I wasn’t ready to be done with the journey yet. If you’re into extreme horror, read this.
February 13, 2021
Amazing. Profound. Harrowing. Surprising. Disgusting. Horrifying. Disturbing. Exhilarating. Beautiful.
These are a few of the adjectives that I personally ascribe to this book. I loved it. Check it out!
That's all I got. :)
These are a few of the adjectives that I personally ascribe to this book. I loved it. Check it out!
That's all I got. :)
January 9, 2022
What in the Arby's loving hell did I just read??
November 17, 2020
This was a dark and disturbing book, the type of read I’ve come to expect from Kristopher Triana. I loved his Full Brutal and Gone to See The River Man so when I saw he had a new book out I jumped at the chance to check it out. Triana writes about the most deeply depraved characters yet I find myself being won over by them every time. In They All Died Screaming there are two very engrossing storylines that had me turning the pages faster and faster to see what was going to happen next. Somehow Triana seamlessly brought them together and the ending totally blew me away. All the stars for this one!
December 23, 2021
not sure what to say about this book except for: it was bizarre, brutal, gory, messed up (just how I like it) and quite frankly I think I just became a vegetarian after reading this.
This is my second book by Kristopher Triana and I have to say this man knows how to write.
A “phenomenon” hits a city and people go mad. It’s called the scream. Once you start you can’t stop. You either end up killing yourself or someone else kills you. But one thing is for sure, this thing spreads real fast. And you can’t be sure if you already have it. Chuck, Leslie, Shitty, Barman, Eugene, and the others are trying to survive this. And then there is the pig farm. And the veal.
This is my second book by Kristopher Triana and I have to say this man knows how to write.
A “phenomenon” hits a city and people go mad. It’s called the scream. Once you start you can’t stop. You either end up killing yourself or someone else kills you. But one thing is for sure, this thing spreads real fast. And you can’t be sure if you already have it. Chuck, Leslie, Shitty, Barman, Eugene, and the others are trying to survive this. And then there is the pig farm. And the veal.
November 1, 2020
They All Died Screaming by Kristopher Triana is a dark and gruesome book with two parallel stories. It probably goes without saying that this book is outside my comfort level on several levels. Fair warning-- This is a disturbing book with torture, rape, slavery, and a strange pandemic. They All Died Screaming is a book that would make Motel Hell a welcome place in comparison. So come prepared if you chose to read it. What I liked about the book dates back to the book banning trials of Ginsberg, Lawrence, and Kandel -- Does the book have any literary value?
The answer is yes. The parallel stories merge masterfully. The stories crossover in themes and present interesting conflicts. Some people are products of their environment, and others move past it. All of the characters have secrets except for Quaid Crews, who, except for being a vegetarian and animal lover, has to be one of the vilest people on earth. Under the layers of pig feces, veal cages, blood, and gore is a story that is more complex than its cover. Smooth seas do not make great sailors, and the characters here all came from the separate tempest. Recommended for Splatterpunk fans and those willing to look beneath the gory.
The answer is yes. The parallel stories merge masterfully. The stories crossover in themes and present interesting conflicts. Some people are products of their environment, and others move past it. All of the characters have secrets except for Quaid Crews, who, except for being a vegetarian and animal lover, has to be one of the vilest people on earth. Under the layers of pig feces, veal cages, blood, and gore is a story that is more complex than its cover. Smooth seas do not make great sailors, and the characters here all came from the separate tempest. Recommended for Splatterpunk fans and those willing to look beneath the gory.
February 20, 2024
What a disappointing and disgusting read
Mild spoilers ahead...
I went into this book with the expectation of a chilling story of characters being tortured by a horrific screaming disease and the terror of not knowing when and how it would strike... But instead I got weird, overly descriptive food fetishes, rape of teenage girls, torture, cannibalism, and truly the most unlikeable cast of characters I have ever had the unpleasant experience of following.
I didn't care if a single one survived the pandemic.
And speaking of the pandemic. The concept sounded so intriguing and horrific but the Screamers didn't truly become a threat until halfway through the book and when they did I realize they were basically just a hollowed out copy and pasted version of the Zombies in Stephen King's "Cell".
And finally... I am truly shocked that it felt as if the author at the end attempted to force the reader's sympathy on an irredeemable villain. That was the most disturbing part.
I hated this book with my entire being but only read the whole thing because I was so hoping the ending would be worth this painful experience...
It wasn't.
Mild spoilers ahead...
I went into this book with the expectation of a chilling story of characters being tortured by a horrific screaming disease and the terror of not knowing when and how it would strike... But instead I got weird, overly descriptive food fetishes, rape of teenage girls, torture, cannibalism, and truly the most unlikeable cast of characters I have ever had the unpleasant experience of following.
I didn't care if a single one survived the pandemic.
And speaking of the pandemic. The concept sounded so intriguing and horrific but the Screamers didn't truly become a threat until halfway through the book and when they did I realize they were basically just a hollowed out copy and pasted version of the Zombies in Stephen King's "Cell".
And finally... I am truly shocked that it felt as if the author at the end attempted to force the reader's sympathy on an irredeemable villain. That was the most disturbing part.
I hated this book with my entire being but only read the whole thing because I was so hoping the ending would be worth this painful experience...
It wasn't.
February 16, 2025
Three rapists and a crippled hobo had been the last hope for a young mother, a hooker, a teenager, and a lush. In a world full of monsters, even heroes have fangs.
Not my favorite Triana book so far. Felt like it could have been better as two separate books. An abduction story and a post apocalyptic story. It’s full of super gross and disturbing stuff!
Not my favorite Triana book so far. Felt like it could have been better as two separate books. An abduction story and a post apocalyptic story. It’s full of super gross and disturbing stuff!
May 23, 2025
Quality writing that enters the darkest of territories.
October 30, 2020
This book is pitch black and gritty, part slaughter horror and part Bukowskian degeneracy (not sure how else to put it). Its basically two different stories that come together in unexpected ways. Triana is always good at creating believable (but not always likeable) characters, and They All Died Screaming is a great example of that. I love this guy's work because he puts the worst of humanity under the microscope. That's the best kind of horror - horror pulled from the real world.
Drunks, bums and prostitutes facing the end of humanity as we know it. Once you start screaming, you just can't stop. Shocking, riveting and sometimes brutal. Another five star book by the best kept secret in scary.
Drunks, bums and prostitutes facing the end of humanity as we know it. Once you start screaming, you just can't stop. Shocking, riveting and sometimes brutal. Another five star book by the best kept secret in scary.
January 4, 2022
This is my third Triana novel and I’ve not been disappointed yet.
They All Died Screaming is a pandemic story that follows duo narratives. You first get to meet Chuck & his somewhat odd and eccentric friends, while they all come to terms with a bizarre…infliction called “The Scream”. You also get to meet the Boy, who at 9 years old, is kidnapped by someone we know as the Man, who puts the Boy to work on his farm, tending to the man’s orders.
I was very pleasantly surprised by this book, and it’s probably become one of my favourites that Triana has written. This book is violent, it’s gory, it’s haunting, it’s fucked up, but most of all, it was fun. The constant chapter changes between Chuck & the Boy were engaging and kept me reading because I wanted to know more about both characters. The vastly different settings between the two “protagonists” really helped keep the story fresh, and I never felt like there was a moment of dullness. The other characters we meet throughout the story were highly enjoyable as well , and I absolutely adored the banter and dialogue between them, as well as where they fit in with the story.
Triana went hard with this book and definitely didn’t hold back on ways to mess the reader up. It was a fantastic experience reading this, and I can’t wait to recommend it to anyone who’ll listen.
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They All Died Screaming is a pandemic story that follows duo narratives. You first get to meet Chuck & his somewhat odd and eccentric friends, while they all come to terms with a bizarre…infliction called “The Scream”. You also get to meet the Boy, who at 9 years old, is kidnapped by someone we know as the Man, who puts the Boy to work on his farm, tending to the man’s orders.
I was very pleasantly surprised by this book, and it’s probably become one of my favourites that Triana has written. This book is violent, it’s gory, it’s haunting, it’s fucked up, but most of all, it was fun. The constant chapter changes between Chuck & the Boy were engaging and kept me reading because I wanted to know more about both characters. The vastly different settings between the two “protagonists” really helped keep the story fresh, and I never felt like there was a moment of dullness. The other characters we meet throughout the story were highly enjoyable as well , and I absolutely adored the banter and dialogue between them, as well as where they fit in with the story.
Triana went hard with this book and definitely didn’t hold back on ways to mess the reader up. It was a fantastic experience reading this, and I can’t wait to recommend it to anyone who’ll listen.
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May 10, 2023
fucking BRILLIANT!!! i devoured this bleak & unique story about two timelines taking place during a pandemic. extreme horror that has a deeper meaning. truly unforgettable! time to buy the physical copy cause this might be my fav read of 2023
May 21, 2025
In a nutshell, random people start screaming and cannot stop once they start. They quickly go insane, as they cannot eat or sleep and eventually kill themselves, but often violently brutalise those around them before their blood-soaked rampage concludes. To say they do not die quietly would be a major understatement. These scenes are not pretty, but are amongst the strongest of the novel. Going berserk, those afflicted do not feel pain and the bloodletting is crazily over-the-top as brains are smashed, eyes gouged, and babies murdered.
It is an extreme horror novel of the splatterpunk genre with a dual narrative.
One storyline follows a group of morally corrupt and downtrodden individuals in a city struck by a mysterious pandemic known as "The Scream." When infected, people begin to scream uncontrollably, driving them to insanity, extreme violence, self-mutilation, and ultimately, death. The main character in this thread is Chuck, a chronically unemployed pervert, who along with a bitter bartender, a dockside prostitute, a conspiracy theorist, and a homeless man, attempts to survive the apocalypse as society collapses into chaos. Their journey is marked by depraved acts, escalating violence, and a struggle for survival in a world consumed by the Scream.
The second, seemingly unconnected, storyline focuses on a young boy who is kidnapped by a man and taken to a remote pig farm. The boy is forced into a life of gruesome labor, and as the narrative progresses, it's revealed that the farm's "veal" is actually human flesh, and the man engages in bestiality. This narrative explores the boy's psychological transformation and grim existence under his captor.
The two storylines eventually converge, though the connection between the farm and the Scream pandemic is ambiguous or not fully explained, adding to the unsettling nature of the narrative. The book is known for its graphic and disturbing content, including explicit violence, rape, torture, cannibalism, and other extreme themes. Ultimately, it's a dark exploration of humanity's lowest depths during an unprecedented crisis, where most, if not all, characters meet a horrific end.
All this time, i was reading this and thinking to myself, “what the actual fuck?”
It is an extreme horror novel of the splatterpunk genre with a dual narrative.
One storyline follows a group of morally corrupt and downtrodden individuals in a city struck by a mysterious pandemic known as "The Scream." When infected, people begin to scream uncontrollably, driving them to insanity, extreme violence, self-mutilation, and ultimately, death. The main character in this thread is Chuck, a chronically unemployed pervert, who along with a bitter bartender, a dockside prostitute, a conspiracy theorist, and a homeless man, attempts to survive the apocalypse as society collapses into chaos. Their journey is marked by depraved acts, escalating violence, and a struggle for survival in a world consumed by the Scream.
The second, seemingly unconnected, storyline focuses on a young boy who is kidnapped by a man and taken to a remote pig farm. The boy is forced into a life of gruesome labor, and as the narrative progresses, it's revealed that the farm's "veal" is actually human flesh, and the man engages in bestiality. This narrative explores the boy's psychological transformation and grim existence under his captor.
The two storylines eventually converge, though the connection between the farm and the Scream pandemic is ambiguous or not fully explained, adding to the unsettling nature of the narrative. The book is known for its graphic and disturbing content, including explicit violence, rape, torture, cannibalism, and other extreme themes. Ultimately, it's a dark exploration of humanity's lowest depths during an unprecedented crisis, where most, if not all, characters meet a horrific end.
All this time, i was reading this and thinking to myself, “what the actual fuck?”
March 30, 2021
“I don’t need no disease to make me jump outta windows,” Leslie said.
The Scream sweeps the nation, turning people into maniacs in a matter of seconds. One minute, you’re fine. The next, you’re screaming without end, trying to bash your head into every surface until it splits open and destroy everything in your path. No one knows where it came from or how it spreads, but everyone is beyond fear. Chuck, a worthless nobody, is caught in the middle, suddenly elected team leader amongst the small group of survivors that have made it through the first wave. Will he be their hero, or will they discover that he too has fangs?
I’m discovering Triana is a relentless writer. I knew this before when reading Body Art but this being my second book by him, I’m realizing just how true that fact is. This is a combination of splatter and filth horror that’s difficult to process even now as I reflect back on what I just read. It’s intense and over the top and gruesome in every possible way. If you’re looking for something, quite frankly, fucked up, this is for you.
I love gore but even this was too much for me, which fair enough considering Marc Ciccarone from @bloodboundbooks literally warned me!! The women in this book are on the sexually driven side, this deviance being the grotesque downfall of one of them, and the men are aggressive creeps. This dynamic isn’t one of my favorites but for the sake of this story, I understand the perspective. This whole book feels like it’s covered in a thick film of grime that coats your insides as you read. *Shivers*
I find it interesting that Triana finished the draft for this book before Covid struck! It’s crazy how many pandemic novels seem almost anticipated and predicted. I don’t mind more pandemic stories within the pandemic but I know this is something some people actively avoid in order not to be confronted with reality. Totally understandable but if you’re looking for a DARK take on pandemic pandemonium, this might be for you...if you can stomach it, that is.
The Scream sweeps the nation, turning people into maniacs in a matter of seconds. One minute, you’re fine. The next, you’re screaming without end, trying to bash your head into every surface until it splits open and destroy everything in your path. No one knows where it came from or how it spreads, but everyone is beyond fear. Chuck, a worthless nobody, is caught in the middle, suddenly elected team leader amongst the small group of survivors that have made it through the first wave. Will he be their hero, or will they discover that he too has fangs?
I’m discovering Triana is a relentless writer. I knew this before when reading Body Art but this being my second book by him, I’m realizing just how true that fact is. This is a combination of splatter and filth horror that’s difficult to process even now as I reflect back on what I just read. It’s intense and over the top and gruesome in every possible way. If you’re looking for something, quite frankly, fucked up, this is for you.
I love gore but even this was too much for me, which fair enough considering Marc Ciccarone from @bloodboundbooks literally warned me!! The women in this book are on the sexually driven side, this deviance being the grotesque downfall of one of them, and the men are aggressive creeps. This dynamic isn’t one of my favorites but for the sake of this story, I understand the perspective. This whole book feels like it’s covered in a thick film of grime that coats your insides as you read. *Shivers*
I find it interesting that Triana finished the draft for this book before Covid struck! It’s crazy how many pandemic novels seem almost anticipated and predicted. I don’t mind more pandemic stories within the pandemic but I know this is something some people actively avoid in order not to be confronted with reality. Totally understandable but if you’re looking for a DARK take on pandemic pandemonium, this might be for you...if you can stomach it, that is.
May 16, 2021
This is not for the squeamish. Two extremely horrific tales unfold, seemingly unrelated. Even telling you the plot will take away some of the disturbing shock value, so do yourself a favor and go into this one blind.
Each chapter starts with a hook, making the book hard to put down, except when you have to lean back and take a deep breath. With a smooth, easy flowing writing style Triana creates instantly real characters. Characters that are deviants but ones you actually feel empathy for. Pulling together for survival, will their humanity shine through or will They All Die Screaming? Come on, scream with me!!
Each chapter starts with a hook, making the book hard to put down, except when you have to lean back and take a deep breath. With a smooth, easy flowing writing style Triana creates instantly real characters. Characters that are deviants but ones you actually feel empathy for. Pulling together for survival, will their humanity shine through or will They All Die Screaming? Come on, scream with me!!
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