KillerCon always contributes to the growing pile of extreme horror and splatterpunk TBR, and I'm not mad about it. The convention was so much fun this year and it was great seeing all of the authors and everyone else again! The splatterpunk awards and the gross out competition are always the highlight.
Another thing I love about this genre, is that the books are often times ones you can just read in a single sitting, or even an hour. Can't complain about upping your monthly books read count!
Mini Reviews - Extreme Horror Edition:
BABY HATER - C.V. Hunt
A novelette about an unlikely superhero.
My Thoughts: 5/5 stars - "The first time I punched a baby in the face I didn't realize what I'd done until I heard its mother shrieking." - I mean. As someone who is childfree and will be remaining that way, I understand the irritation and frustration of people constantly asking when we'll be having kids. Pair all this rage with social media trends, and you've got a fun little read here (I'm sad it wasn't a little longer)
STAB THE RABBIT - Shane McKenzie
WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT MEETS HOSTEL
Have you ever wished you could meet your favorite cartoon character? Just yank them right from the TV into your living room? Go on adventures and cause some mischief together? For Boyd, this wish came true. And at first, it was all fun and games when his favorite cartoon bunny Harry Hare stepped out of the screen and into his home. That is, until Boyd's older, sadistic brother Randall got his hands on the animated rabbit. And started living out his most violent and twisted fantasies as he tortured Harry, inflicting a level of pain that is nonexistent in the universe of cartoons. The kind of suffering that is unique to our earthbound reality.
Will Boyd just stand by while his Saturday morning idol drowns in the colors of his agony? Or will he finally stand up to his maniacal bully of a big brother and try to rescue Harry Hare?
My Thoughts: 5/5 stars - I saw "WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT MEETS HOSTEL" and needed this. As someone who loved both movies, I was curious to see how this pocket book would combine them. What would you do if your favorite cartoon character came to life? I feel like MOST people would want to play with them or go on adventures, like Boyd did. But then there are people like Randall who just want to torture them. Things get graphic, and I hated that I only pictured Roger Rabbit - poor cartoons. Still would recommend!
EYNHALLOW - Tim McGregor
ORKNEY ISLANDS, 1797 – Agnes Tulloch feels a little cheated. This windswept place is not the island paradise her husband promised it to be when they wed. Now with four young children, she struggles to provide for her family while her husband grows increasingly distant.
When a stranger comes ashore to rent an abandoned cottage, Agnes and the other islanders are abuzz with curiosity. Who is this wealthy foreigner and why on earth would he come to Eynhallow? Her curiosity is soon replaced with vexation when her husband hires her out as cook and washerwoman, leaving Agnes with no say in the matter. Agnes begrudgingly befriends this aristocrat-in-exile; a mercurial scientist who toils night and day on some secret pursuit. Despite herself, she's drawn to his dark, brooding charm. And who is this Byronic stranger sweeping Agnes off her feet? His name is Frankenstein and he's come to this remote isle to fulfill a monstrous obligation.
My Thoughts: 5/5 stars - It's no secret that I absolutely love a good retelling. I've mostly picked up retellings of fairytales, but this one is of Frankenstein. Right off the bat, the writing is beautiful and just immediately swallows you into this world. You know it's well written when the island they live on feels like it's own character. The ending, the characters, the atmosphere, the evil creeping in. Loved it all!
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