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Plastic Monsters
Beauty is... pain
But for Pamela Rose beauty is everything. She spends every day and almost every dollar fighting a losing battle against nature. When a young coworker comes to the office with a new set of breast implants, Pam's delicate psyche begins to crack.
Doctor Joseph DiBiro used to make art from flesh and plastic, but after his release from prison the only thing he's handling is a broom. He knows he has more to give the world; he's not done creating beauty. He just needs the right patient...
As the madness unwinds, Pam and Joe find themselves performing vile acts... acts from which there's no return. Will they save their souls or succumb to the monsters living inside of them?
But for Pamela Rose beauty is everything. She spends every day and almost every dollar fighting a losing battle against nature. When a young coworker comes to the office with a new set of breast implants, Pam's delicate psyche begins to crack.
Doctor Joseph DiBiro used to make art from flesh and plastic, but after his release from prison the only thing he's handling is a broom. He knows he has more to give the world; he's not done creating beauty. He just needs the right patient...
As the madness unwinds, Pam and Joe find themselves performing vile acts... acts from which there's no return. Will they save their souls or succumb to the monsters living inside of them?
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Published July 14, 2022
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July 24, 2022
Full review available at The Mort Report:
https://www.uncomfortablydark.com/bla...
There was a stand-up comedian (I can’t remember who it was, but I want to give him the recognition, so if you can help me, that would be great!) who once said – and this is not verbatim:
“You should absolutely get breast implants, ladies. Because your outside should show the world what you are inside. Fake.”
“When I go out into the world
I just don't like what I see
You could call it Paradise
But it looks just like Hell to me”
NEVER KNOW – Bad Omens
This book is a story that tackles body issues and the thought of beauty, as it is imprinted into little girls from a very young age. And I want to let you in on a little secret, ladies:
The people who makes you think you are not good enough is too toxic to be in your life. Men or women who are so hung up on looks that it is the most important thing they are looking for, will eventually replace their ‘toy’ when a better looking one comes along. Shallowness will be there forever, and nothing you do will ever change that.
Not all men like huge breasts – although the media sure shows it that way. A natural look is often more attractive because it shows that person is not trying to pretend to be something they are not. And guess what – even perfect looks will go away someday. If it takes some men longer to realize it, that is on them, not you.
Wow, Mort, you sure talk a whole lotta shit without saying nothing about the book…
Here’s the thing;
It can be summed up in one sentence:
Pam wants to be perfect and she will do anything to achieve it…anything!
Daniel Volpe is a tremendously talented writer. I have been following his work and I am waiting for that story that will eventually disappoint me because it is not as good as I hoped. This is not that story. In fact, right at the end (last page) I was still wondering if the end will disappoint me.
And immediately after, I sent him a message to tell him that ending was PERFECT!
Read this book. Read this author. Support him, because he will become a big name in the horror genre someday.
5 STARS!!!!!
https://www.uncomfortablydark.com/bla...
There was a stand-up comedian (I can’t remember who it was, but I want to give him the recognition, so if you can help me, that would be great!) who once said – and this is not verbatim:
“You should absolutely get breast implants, ladies. Because your outside should show the world what you are inside. Fake.”
“When I go out into the world
I just don't like what I see
You could call it Paradise
But it looks just like Hell to me”
NEVER KNOW – Bad Omens
This book is a story that tackles body issues and the thought of beauty, as it is imprinted into little girls from a very young age. And I want to let you in on a little secret, ladies:
The people who makes you think you are not good enough is too toxic to be in your life. Men or women who are so hung up on looks that it is the most important thing they are looking for, will eventually replace their ‘toy’ when a better looking one comes along. Shallowness will be there forever, and nothing you do will ever change that.
Not all men like huge breasts – although the media sure shows it that way. A natural look is often more attractive because it shows that person is not trying to pretend to be something they are not. And guess what – even perfect looks will go away someday. If it takes some men longer to realize it, that is on them, not you.
Wow, Mort, you sure talk a whole lotta shit without saying nothing about the book…
Here’s the thing;
It can be summed up in one sentence:
Pam wants to be perfect and she will do anything to achieve it…anything!
Daniel Volpe is a tremendously talented writer. I have been following his work and I am waiting for that story that will eventually disappoint me because it is not as good as I hoped. This is not that story. In fact, right at the end (last page) I was still wondering if the end will disappoint me.
And immediately after, I sent him a message to tell him that ending was PERFECT!
Read this book. Read this author. Support him, because he will become a big name in the horror genre someday.
5 STARS!!!!!
July 20, 2022
Is life worth living if one is not beautiful? Pam doesn't think so. Excruciatingly bullied as a teen and now surrounded by perfectly enhanced and attractive co-workers, Pam will do anything to be beautiful. To help her achieve her goal, she enlists the help of a disgraced ex-plastic surgeon who spent time in jail for his shameful quirks. But beauty is seen from the inside as well as the exterior, and Pam is a stone cold, sociopathic mess. Will her attempts to be perfect be reflected in her dream appearance? The mirror never lies.
July 14, 2025
PLASTIC MONSTERS [2022] By Daniel J. Volpe
My Review 4.0 Stars
This award-winning novella by Volpe was initially released in the Summer of 2022, and I purchased it, just had to have it, in November of 2022. I finally read it this past week. Every time I am told that I am a procrastinator I say, “That’s crazy!”
That said, I just read my final status update and just shook my head. Why? Because another obvious flaw that I have is “jumping the gun” or allotting stars to a novel I just read “in the heat of the moment”. I just promised myself that is going to stop. It is the same wisdom in you should never go to bed angry with each other.
The tagline or teaser description for the book is a disgraced plastic surgeon’s questions to Pamela, our protagonist in the novella.
“Do you want to be beautiful?” “Yes, more than you know.”
“What are you willing to pay?” “Everything.”
“What are you willing to do?” “Anything.”
This review is not intended to disclose any spoilers, and it will not do so. I said in my last status update that the moral of this story appeared to be that it takes a monster to recognize a monster. My own notes while reading the novel do not support that conclusion. The author provides some meaningful backstory on Pamela that might be considered. First, she was from a single parent home and her mother was an uncaring, unsupportive, and cruel narcissist. The only positive act she was noted to carry out was to call an ambulance when she discovered her naked young daughter nearly frozen to death in the snow.
Most of us went to high school I would guess, and thinking about it, bullying actually begins in grade school. Pamela was taunted about her appearance in high school. I thought I was reading Stephen King’s “Carrie” for a moment, but the circumstances were not identical. In my own experience I was bullied while in grade school because of my appearance. My coke-bottle glasses were larger than I was physically. Fortunately, I was not bullied in high school. That does not mean that I did not witness that many of the prettiest girls in the class were not nice or polite to the homely girls or the poor girls who could not afford the same high-end clothing and electronics. I would be a fool not to acknowledge that our culture puts a premium on polished good looks, and with the advent of the internet the emphasis on the beautiful exploded like an atom bomb.
So here you have Pamela, who was emotionally damaged at home by her beautiful, physically perfect mother, and then emotionally scarred for life by the utter humiliation she suffered at the hands of her pretty girl schoolmates in the showers. Pamela was particularly embarrassed and humiliated by her large breasts which sagged prematurely. Self-hate was born and then nurtured throughout Pamela’s teenage years. Then an equally strong negative emotion was discovered when she found rage burning at her very core. The reader will learn that a sentinel event occurred in high school which unleashed in Pam the knowledge of the power that hate and harm to another could achieve in temporarily assuaging her own self-hate and loathing.
The story does not pick Pamela up until twenty years later when she is toiling for low wages at a mediocre secretarial job. She keeps her sanity intact, as much as possible anyway, by spending time in self-loathing activity, and conversely spending every dime she makes pretty much to buy creams and cosmetics to fight the aging process. Then the fragile grip that she has on her own empty existence and self-hate shatters one day when the office’s natural beauty, her only physical flaw a flat chest, comes back from a leave with million-dollar boobs. And struts her stuff in front of Pamela’s desk and even makes small nit-picking remarks about Pam’s looks…in effect she hits Pam’s self-destruct button.
In short, how could I have believed, or put in print that I could muster no sympathy for Pam’s plight. I know as well as anyone that this tale of Volpe’s could easily be viewed as a social commentary on the utterly impossible physical ideals that our culture implicitly places on women in our society. It is a short way from that kind of pressure to anxiety, and potentially complete derangement.
It was simply the perfect storm when Pamela met with Dr. Debiro the disgraced plastic surgeon who had served time in prison for his unethical procedures as a physician. Dr. Debiro is a secondary character, but one who plays a large role in the plot of the novella. He is incredibly vain, a raging pervert, and crazy as a shit-house rat. He thought to himself (“Maybe he was just as crazy as she was. Kindred spirits wrapped in the depths of shallowness and vanity”). Maybe he was crazy????
Debiro was in no position to immediately help Pam with her surgical requests to be made “beautiful”. It is unsurprising that Pamela would become completely unhinged. She would resort to the coping mechanism that she had perhaps accidentally stumbled upon in high school with the fellow student who was her nemesis. You are in the middle of a Volpe novella so you know there will be violence. I am just not going to tell you about it.
Debiro decides that he does want to operate again, it is his passion, his calling. The cowardly pervert. He calls Pamela and asks the questions that I used to begin this book review. She was already doing “Anything” by that time, which Debiro the pervert knows. In this part of the novella, we see Pamela as exhibiting paranoid delusions to include interpreting out of hearing range voices with a paranoid flavor. I documented in my notes while reading that I had a wild thought that she may have actually suffered from a dysmorphic disorder, but I based this on the former high end plastic surgeon’s assessment when he initially meets Pamela. He referred to her as “beautiful” when he did a precursory assessment and that only “a few fine touches” could make her stunning. But we have come to the end of this sketchy synopsis.
The horrifying conclusion, Pamela’s actions beforehand, and DeBiro’s surgical artistry he performs for Pamela I consider spoiler territory. I will add that the fate of DeBiro was (if I may quote Hannibal) “the best thing for him really, his therapy was going nowhere”. In Pamela’s case I can honestly say it was sad, and I am speaking of her final act as the curtain closes.
I seldom change a rating on a book, and any time that it has happened I shot from the hip the moment I read the last sentence and did not think about it. The truth? I had “tunnel vision” focused on Pamela’s violent psychopathy and the harm that resulted. I drifted away from the protagonist and focused on the symptoms of her sickness.
I am amending the rating from 3.5 Stars and rounding it to 4.0 Stars. The novella is worthy of that higher rating. I have the utmost admiration for Volpe’s talent, but this adjustment is admitting I made an error and for no other reason.
Literary awards include the Splatterpunk Award for Best Novella (2023)
“BEAUTY is…pain “BUT FOR PAMELA ROSE BEAUTY IS EVERYTHING”
My Review 4.0 Stars
This award-winning novella by Volpe was initially released in the Summer of 2022, and I purchased it, just had to have it, in November of 2022. I finally read it this past week. Every time I am told that I am a procrastinator I say, “That’s crazy!”
That said, I just read my final status update and just shook my head. Why? Because another obvious flaw that I have is “jumping the gun” or allotting stars to a novel I just read “in the heat of the moment”. I just promised myself that is going to stop. It is the same wisdom in you should never go to bed angry with each other.
The tagline or teaser description for the book is a disgraced plastic surgeon’s questions to Pamela, our protagonist in the novella.
“Do you want to be beautiful?” “Yes, more than you know.”
“What are you willing to pay?” “Everything.”
“What are you willing to do?” “Anything.”
This review is not intended to disclose any spoilers, and it will not do so. I said in my last status update that the moral of this story appeared to be that it takes a monster to recognize a monster. My own notes while reading the novel do not support that conclusion. The author provides some meaningful backstory on Pamela that might be considered. First, she was from a single parent home and her mother was an uncaring, unsupportive, and cruel narcissist. The only positive act she was noted to carry out was to call an ambulance when she discovered her naked young daughter nearly frozen to death in the snow.
Most of us went to high school I would guess, and thinking about it, bullying actually begins in grade school. Pamela was taunted about her appearance in high school. I thought I was reading Stephen King’s “Carrie” for a moment, but the circumstances were not identical. In my own experience I was bullied while in grade school because of my appearance. My coke-bottle glasses were larger than I was physically. Fortunately, I was not bullied in high school. That does not mean that I did not witness that many of the prettiest girls in the class were not nice or polite to the homely girls or the poor girls who could not afford the same high-end clothing and electronics. I would be a fool not to acknowledge that our culture puts a premium on polished good looks, and with the advent of the internet the emphasis on the beautiful exploded like an atom bomb.
So here you have Pamela, who was emotionally damaged at home by her beautiful, physically perfect mother, and then emotionally scarred for life by the utter humiliation she suffered at the hands of her pretty girl schoolmates in the showers. Pamela was particularly embarrassed and humiliated by her large breasts which sagged prematurely. Self-hate was born and then nurtured throughout Pamela’s teenage years. Then an equally strong negative emotion was discovered when she found rage burning at her very core. The reader will learn that a sentinel event occurred in high school which unleashed in Pam the knowledge of the power that hate and harm to another could achieve in temporarily assuaging her own self-hate and loathing.
The story does not pick Pamela up until twenty years later when she is toiling for low wages at a mediocre secretarial job. She keeps her sanity intact, as much as possible anyway, by spending time in self-loathing activity, and conversely spending every dime she makes pretty much to buy creams and cosmetics to fight the aging process. Then the fragile grip that she has on her own empty existence and self-hate shatters one day when the office’s natural beauty, her only physical flaw a flat chest, comes back from a leave with million-dollar boobs. And struts her stuff in front of Pamela’s desk and even makes small nit-picking remarks about Pam’s looks…in effect she hits Pam’s self-destruct button.
In short, how could I have believed, or put in print that I could muster no sympathy for Pam’s plight. I know as well as anyone that this tale of Volpe’s could easily be viewed as a social commentary on the utterly impossible physical ideals that our culture implicitly places on women in our society. It is a short way from that kind of pressure to anxiety, and potentially complete derangement.
It was simply the perfect storm when Pamela met with Dr. Debiro the disgraced plastic surgeon who had served time in prison for his unethical procedures as a physician. Dr. Debiro is a secondary character, but one who plays a large role in the plot of the novella. He is incredibly vain, a raging pervert, and crazy as a shit-house rat. He thought to himself (“Maybe he was just as crazy as she was. Kindred spirits wrapped in the depths of shallowness and vanity”). Maybe he was crazy????
Debiro was in no position to immediately help Pam with her surgical requests to be made “beautiful”. It is unsurprising that Pamela would become completely unhinged. She would resort to the coping mechanism that she had perhaps accidentally stumbled upon in high school with the fellow student who was her nemesis. You are in the middle of a Volpe novella so you know there will be violence. I am just not going to tell you about it.
Debiro decides that he does want to operate again, it is his passion, his calling. The cowardly pervert. He calls Pamela and asks the questions that I used to begin this book review. She was already doing “Anything” by that time, which Debiro the pervert knows. In this part of the novella, we see Pamela as exhibiting paranoid delusions to include interpreting out of hearing range voices with a paranoid flavor. I documented in my notes while reading that I had a wild thought that she may have actually suffered from a dysmorphic disorder, but I based this on the former high end plastic surgeon’s assessment when he initially meets Pamela. He referred to her as “beautiful” when he did a precursory assessment and that only “a few fine touches” could make her stunning. But we have come to the end of this sketchy synopsis.
The horrifying conclusion, Pamela’s actions beforehand, and DeBiro’s surgical artistry he performs for Pamela I consider spoiler territory. I will add that the fate of DeBiro was (if I may quote Hannibal) “the best thing for him really, his therapy was going nowhere”. In Pamela’s case I can honestly say it was sad, and I am speaking of her final act as the curtain closes.
I seldom change a rating on a book, and any time that it has happened I shot from the hip the moment I read the last sentence and did not think about it. The truth? I had “tunnel vision” focused on Pamela’s violent psychopathy and the harm that resulted. I drifted away from the protagonist and focused on the symptoms of her sickness.
I am amending the rating from 3.5 Stars and rounding it to 4.0 Stars. The novella is worthy of that higher rating. I have the utmost admiration for Volpe’s talent, but this adjustment is admitting I made an error and for no other reason.
Literary awards include the Splatterpunk Award for Best Novella (2023)
“BEAUTY is…pain “BUT FOR PAMELA ROSE BEAUTY IS EVERYTHING”
July 31, 2022
The start of this book reminded me of Carrie by Stephen King, the whole pathetic girl being bullied by beautiful cheerleader types. But then it takes a different turn and goes full Volpe, brutal and unsettling.
Basically the main character, years later starts to get pretty f*cking violent and gruesome things happen; she'll do anything to be beautiful. 🔪
This one wasn't the best I've read by this author, but I'm not saying it was bad or anything; it's just sort read-oncer for me.
It's a straightforward story, could have used better editing but I still enjoyed it and I'll never forget it either because there's some horrifying bits.
Basically the main character, years later starts to get pretty f*cking violent and gruesome things happen; she'll do anything to be beautiful. 🔪
This one wasn't the best I've read by this author, but I'm not saying it was bad or anything; it's just sort read-oncer for me.
It's a straightforward story, could have used better editing but I still enjoyed it and I'll never forget it either because there's some horrifying bits.
January 19, 2025
This book wasn’t necessarily bad, I was just expecting a bit more! Like every time I thought I knew what was going to happen the story just kinda dissolved. Especially by the end, I was braced for the worst and then the story just ended.
It had glimpses of extreme horror but non of the gory details that are usually accompanied by splatterpunk books.
It had glimpses of extreme horror but non of the gory details that are usually accompanied by splatterpunk books.
July 15, 2024
“But I guess it takes one to know one. It takes a beast to recognize another beast.”
Activate (((((Unhinged))))). I get intrusive destructive thoughts and impulses too but ya know you gotta keep that kind of crazy caged. lol Weeeeee! Obsessive desire. Childhood trauma. Mayhem. It’s a short fast paced gruesome playground for the beautifully demented.
Activate (((((Unhinged))))). I get intrusive destructive thoughts and impulses too but ya know you gotta keep that kind of crazy caged. lol Weeeeee! Obsessive desire. Childhood trauma. Mayhem. It’s a short fast paced gruesome playground for the beautifully demented.
August 19, 2022
So freaking good, Daniel Volpe writing is out of this world. I really loved the concept of the book, I think it talks to every woman out there, the competition, seeing those perfect girl everywhere on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, we always want to be more beautiful, but it's never enough. But hey the grass is always greener on the other side. Amazing book as always.
October 7, 2023
I mean, this was mildly entertaining, but at the same time, I've now given two of this author's books 2 stars each, and am beginning to think I should maybe stop trying. Or maybe I just need to read one of his books with a male MC, because I think my biggest issue ultimately lies in how cringe-inducing the female characters tend to be 😩
August 1, 2022
Another Fantastic Read from Volpe
This was a great story about a girl named Pam who just wanted to be beautiful her whole life. Just how far would she go to obtain the beauty she desired? Maybe just a tad little to far.
See, the horror in this book is that girls/woman are walking around with those same feelings that Pam is feeling. Although we don’t act upon them the same way as Pam did (because she’s cray cray). As much as most of us want to say we don’t care what anyone thinks about us, deep down we do. We don’t wear no sleeve shirts because of our bat wings, we wear push up bras, we try creams and other things to retain our youth the best we can. We have anesthetic med spas all around that can do liposuction, Botox, lazor hair removal, and skin derm care all at one spot. They have these spas around for a reason and the biggest reason is because we females never feel good enough.
This book IS written by Volpe, so there is gore and brutality in the story as well as a good life lesson. All in all, another amazing story by one of my favorite horror authors!
This was a great story about a girl named Pam who just wanted to be beautiful her whole life. Just how far would she go to obtain the beauty she desired? Maybe just a tad little to far.
See, the horror in this book is that girls/woman are walking around with those same feelings that Pam is feeling. Although we don’t act upon them the same way as Pam did (because she’s cray cray). As much as most of us want to say we don’t care what anyone thinks about us, deep down we do. We don’t wear no sleeve shirts because of our bat wings, we wear push up bras, we try creams and other things to retain our youth the best we can. We have anesthetic med spas all around that can do liposuction, Botox, lazor hair removal, and skin derm care all at one spot. They have these spas around for a reason and the biggest reason is because we females never feel good enough.
This book IS written by Volpe, so there is gore and brutality in the story as well as a good life lesson. All in all, another amazing story by one of my favorite horror authors!
July 19, 2022
“Make me beautiful”
When I saw Daniel Volpe had a new book coming out I preordered it right away. I’ve loved everything of his that I’ve read and I was really excited about this one. As usual I wasn’t disappointed.
Pamela has been disgusted with her body since she was a teeenager. She’ll do anything to try to improve her looks. She’s jealous of all the pretty young women at her office but especially Denise who shows up to work with a brand new set of perky silicon breasts. Something breaks inside of Pamela and she’ll stop at nothing to be perfect, even if it means hurting other people. And man, does she….there’s some really brutal scenes in this book.
Enter Dr. Joseph Dibiro, a plastic surgeon who did prison time for unspeakable acts on his patients. Pamela and Joseph team up to make both of their horrific dreams come true and the ensuing blood bath is not for the faint of heart.
That’s all I’m going to say about the plot but rest assured that the ending was classic Volpe *chef’s kiss*. If you’re a fan of body horror I highly recommend this one!
When I saw Daniel Volpe had a new book coming out I preordered it right away. I’ve loved everything of his that I’ve read and I was really excited about this one. As usual I wasn’t disappointed.
Pamela has been disgusted with her body since she was a teeenager. She’ll do anything to try to improve her looks. She’s jealous of all the pretty young women at her office but especially Denise who shows up to work with a brand new set of perky silicon breasts. Something breaks inside of Pamela and she’ll stop at nothing to be perfect, even if it means hurting other people. And man, does she….there’s some really brutal scenes in this book.
Enter Dr. Joseph Dibiro, a plastic surgeon who did prison time for unspeakable acts on his patients. Pamela and Joseph team up to make both of their horrific dreams come true and the ensuing blood bath is not for the faint of heart.
That’s all I’m going to say about the plot but rest assured that the ending was classic Volpe *chef’s kiss*. If you’re a fan of body horror I highly recommend this one!
April 30, 2024
4 ⭐️
Catchy, gripping, obsessive read!
I enjoyed it, not without cringing tho haha. The whole book reminded me of my own demented thoughts and youthful EDs, the “importance” of one’s appearance, hatred, social violence and mind torture.
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful story!
I did, however, want a bit more “craziness” from the lead, but overall great experience.
Absolutely obsessed with this cover! If you haven’t read this yet, you know what to do😌🖤
Catchy, gripping, obsessive read!
I enjoyed it, not without cringing tho haha. The whole book reminded me of my own demented thoughts and youthful EDs, the “importance” of one’s appearance, hatred, social violence and mind torture.
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful story!
I did, however, want a bit more “craziness” from the lead, but overall great experience.
Absolutely obsessed with this cover! If you haven’t read this yet, you know what to do😌🖤
February 26, 2023
This novella was a great idea, but not necessarily told in the best way, in my opinion.
The concept that women feel they are in direct competition with one another based on socially constructed beauty standards deserves the spotlight, yes. But one thing this story does not address in the least, is WHY that is the case.
While the body horror was certainly effective, I'm not entirely convinced this author has ever actually met a woman.
Full discussion video from The Midnight Society Book Club below⬇️
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5UTI...
The concept that women feel they are in direct competition with one another based on socially constructed beauty standards deserves the spotlight, yes. But one thing this story does not address in the least, is WHY that is the case.
While the body horror was certainly effective, I'm not entirely convinced this author has ever actually met a woman.
Full discussion video from The Midnight Society Book Club below⬇️
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5UTI...
February 26, 2023
Unhinged. That’s what this book is.
I know our main character was descending into madness, so I’m taking that into consideration when rating this book & will use that as an excuse for how poorly women are portrayed in it.
Also, to the author who wrote this book, Michael Korrs bags can be found at TJ Maxx for less than $100. We also don’t compare coochie lips and slopes of tits. K, bye.
I know our main character was descending into madness, so I’m taking that into consideration when rating this book & will use that as an excuse for how poorly women are portrayed in it.
Also, to the author who wrote this book, Michael Korrs bags can be found at TJ Maxx for less than $100. We also don’t compare coochie lips and slopes of tits. K, bye.
July 15, 2022
Damn this was good. I really felt for Pam. Another Volpe masterpiece!
July 22, 2022
'Beauty is in the eyes of the beer-holder' - or, as in this case, just a regular old, big-time bourbon drinker!
Meet Pam. She wants to be beautiful and is willing to do just about absolutely anything in order to achieve her goal.
Meet Joe. He loves nothing more than to be given the opportunity to perform his plastic art form tricks to aid women in their quests for the ideal image - and, as a sideline, to malevolently ruin their lives, forever.
This is the crazy story of how two monsters eventually meet and set upon the trail of mutually assured happiness and fulfilment. Extreme splatterpunk in its bloodiest and demonically deranged finest form. Simply - Beautiful!
Now, after finishing such a pleasurable adventure in the world of gruesome horror, I finally turn and face the long, and fully illuminated, never lying hallway mirror...
As usual, just 100% 'Volpastical' good fun. Enjoy!
Rating: 4.4 big glowing red bags of sumptuous grotesqueness.
Meet Pam. She wants to be beautiful and is willing to do just about absolutely anything in order to achieve her goal.
Meet Joe. He loves nothing more than to be given the opportunity to perform his plastic art form tricks to aid women in their quests for the ideal image - and, as a sideline, to malevolently ruin their lives, forever.
This is the crazy story of how two monsters eventually meet and set upon the trail of mutually assured happiness and fulfilment. Extreme splatterpunk in its bloodiest and demonically deranged finest form. Simply - Beautiful!
Now, after finishing such a pleasurable adventure in the world of gruesome horror, I finally turn and face the long, and fully illuminated, never lying hallway mirror...
As usual, just 100% 'Volpastical' good fun. Enjoy!
Rating: 4.4 big glowing red bags of sumptuous grotesqueness.
July 20, 2022
Another great read by one of my favorite authors! Daniel Volpe consistently writes fascinating characters and always produces an awesome, brutal story! I really appreciated the buildup to an epic ending that was wholly satisfying 😁 Now let the waiting game for his next release begin! 4.5/5 plastic skulls 💀
July 2, 2022
Full review to come!!!
July 12, 2022
Pamela believes the whole world revolves around perfect looks. Everyday she wakes up and stares at her less-than-stellar reflection, wondering when she can afford breast implants and make herself the envy of other women. When a plan begins to take shape in the form of an immoral plastic surgeon, Dr. DiBiro, Pam wastes no time to get her perfect figure, even if it means killing other beautiful women and stealing their assets…because beauty is pain, and time is beauty’s worst enemy.
Pam and DiBiro are both equally shallow and ruthless. So will they work together to save each other or do they each have their own plans? Read to find out! 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: This book is splatterpunk horror at its finest with graphic language, violence and sex. You have been warned! I completely lost track of time reading this book! For a small book, it packs a punch and makes me never want to meet Pam or doctors like DiBiro in real life.
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Pam and DiBiro are both equally shallow and ruthless. So will they work together to save each other or do they each have their own plans? Read to find out! 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: This book is splatterpunk horror at its finest with graphic language, violence and sex. You have been warned! I completely lost track of time reading this book! For a small book, it packs a punch and makes me never want to meet Pam or doctors like DiBiro in real life.
Interested in a copy and some extra swag from the author? Head on over to my Instagram page by clicking the link below for your chance to win! Giveaway will be conducted between July 12-14 noon CST! Hurry!!!
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf6qhJZLF...
July 16, 2022
Wow this was amazing! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
July 23, 2022
This was definitely not the masterpiece that Left To You was. The writing for 80% of the book was so juvenile, I nearly couldn’t bring myself to get through it (and it’s short).
I was set to give barely 3 stars, but the last 20%, starting with when Pam went under and had her dream, I was completely blown away.
Usually, a book starts off strong and sometimes the writing weakens, as if the author has given up or has a deadline to meet. This was completely the opposite. It was one of the strongest finishes to a book I’ve ever read. It would have been a fantastic story if the whole book had been as awesome as the end.
I was set to give barely 3 stars, but the last 20%, starting with when Pam went under and had her dream, I was completely blown away.
Usually, a book starts off strong and sometimes the writing weakens, as if the author has given up or has a deadline to meet. This was completely the opposite. It was one of the strongest finishes to a book I’ve ever read. It would have been a fantastic story if the whole book had been as awesome as the end.
August 20, 2023
Daniel Volpe has solidified himself as my auto-buy author.
After reading “Billy Silver,” I was so enamored with Volpe’s character Talia that I would read “Tali.” However, “Plastic Monsters” won the Splatterpunk award, so it jumped up on my TBR.
In “Plastic Monsters,” we meet Pam, a genuinely miserable character. Since childhood, she was unhappy with her physical appearance and would stop at nothing to feel better. The horror in this book is accurate, and Volpe tapped into it perfectly. As women, we walk around with some Pam inside—the desire to be attractive. We wear push-up bras, use skim care regimens, wear makeup, and try to perfect that outer appearance.
“Plastic Monsters” is beautifully written and resonates with most women. Even though it is gory and brutal, Volpe’s message is on point. If you haven’t read Volps’s books, what are you doing with your life? 😆5 ⭐️
After reading “Billy Silver,” I was so enamored with Volpe’s character Talia that I would read “Tali.” However, “Plastic Monsters” won the Splatterpunk award, so it jumped up on my TBR.
In “Plastic Monsters,” we meet Pam, a genuinely miserable character. Since childhood, she was unhappy with her physical appearance and would stop at nothing to feel better. The horror in this book is accurate, and Volpe tapped into it perfectly. As women, we walk around with some Pam inside—the desire to be attractive. We wear push-up bras, use skim care regimens, wear makeup, and try to perfect that outer appearance.
“Plastic Monsters” is beautifully written and resonates with most women. Even though it is gory and brutal, Volpe’s message is on point. If you haven’t read Volps’s books, what are you doing with your life? 😆5 ⭐️
July 21, 2022
This was my 1st Volpe book, but it definitely won’t be my last!! It reminded me of a mix between The Pretty Ones by Ania Ahlborn with a little bit of Carrie by Stephen King. Very violent stuff though so just beware this is extreme horror!
February 28, 2023
Another banger from the Volpe vault.
July 11, 2022
Volpe has a knack for using horror elements to emphasize real-life issues, and that really comes through in Plastic Monsters. In a society where everything is photoshopped, and you can’t trust what you’re seeing on the screen, it’s so easy to let insecurities fester into something dark and ugly. I hated that part of me resonated with Pam’s feeling of never being good enough, but the empathetic solidarity quickly dissipated as the story twisted into a raw, gritty, and grotesque monster. As with most Volpe books, there’s misery and suffering, but he once again transforms how he uses those elements to shed a light on societal issues.
Part of me would have loved to see this through a male POV, but either way, I once again closed a Volpe book with a loud: “d*mn, that was rough.”
Part of me would have loved to see this through a male POV, but either way, I once again closed a Volpe book with a loud: “d*mn, that was rough.”
January 15, 2023
What will you do for beauty? This story takes you on a wild ride. Will Pam get her wish of being as beautiful as she perceives beauty to be or will she become the beauty that's perceived from within..
August 9, 2022
Another great one by Daniel! Depraved and amazing! Pam just wants to be beautiful and hates all the women who are already beautiful. She’ll stop at nothing to become the beauty she envisions. Will she succeed? It’s a fun trip finding out whether she does or not!
June 9, 2023
"Vanity is definitely my favorite sin" This book was awesome and the ending was bad ass. This book basically deals with how far someone will go to be "beautiful". This was a fast paced ,brutal gore-filled, ride that doesn't let up. Highly recommend this and anything else by Daniel Volpe
October 19, 2024
Pamela Rose just wanted to be beautiful. All her life she was made fun of and she just wanted it to stop. When she got older, she bought all the age creams, injected botox, anything to be beautiful! But she would never top Denise, her gorgeous co worker. When Denise comes back to work with a beautiful set of implants, Pamela becomes obsessed
Dr. Joseph DiBiro was a great surgeon when he practiced. But his surgery's weren't legal or good. He lost his license, went to jail, got out, and adapted to living his life as a janitor. One day that would all change when he gets visited by a woman who just wants to be beautiful, at any cost
This was a lot of fun! Volpe is one of my favourites. His writing is fast, and fun! My favourite line is in here "blood makes the best lube" I'll never get over that. This is a must read! Pamela got what she deserved for being so obsessed with beauty. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, don't you know?
Dr. Joseph DiBiro was a great surgeon when he practiced. But his surgery's weren't legal or good. He lost his license, went to jail, got out, and adapted to living his life as a janitor. One day that would all change when he gets visited by a woman who just wants to be beautiful, at any cost
This was a lot of fun! Volpe is one of my favourites. His writing is fast, and fun! My favourite line is in here "blood makes the best lube" I'll never get over that. This is a must read! Pamela got what she deserved for being so obsessed with beauty. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, don't you know?
October 12, 2022
Dare I say it? This is pretty tame for DJV! I enjoyed it though, there were definitely still some parts that made me wanna bury myself deep in the ground so he did his job right! If you’re sensitive don’t read this. Or anything by DJV.
If you want Nip Tuck with splatterpunk, grab this one asap!
If you want Nip Tuck with splatterpunk, grab this one asap!
August 28, 2022
Plastic Monsters is the latest by the fast rising Daniel J. Volpe, and one that may very well be his best work to date. So far, it’s my favorite story by the author.
You can just feel how obsessed with her looks Pam is, from the beginning to the end. Although the back story isn’t very long, Volpe does a great job showing why Pam is as beauty obsessed as she is. It’s not all beauty here though, because there are some absolutely brutal scenes in this book, and when it’s time to get ugly, Volpe does a great job.
Fans of the author will love this, and if you’ve never read his work, this is a great place to start
You can just feel how obsessed with her looks Pam is, from the beginning to the end. Although the back story isn’t very long, Volpe does a great job showing why Pam is as beauty obsessed as she is. It’s not all beauty here though, because there are some absolutely brutal scenes in this book, and when it’s time to get ugly, Volpe does a great job.
Fans of the author will love this, and if you’ve never read his work, this is a great place to start
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