He's been writing horror since the 6th grade and has now released over 20 books. I could not put this book aside. Highly recommended for those who like this sub-genre of horror and those who have a strong stomach. A typecast not to be ignored, when clearly the author seeks to obliterate any feminine qualities. She was now essentially just a pile of chunks and sections. //The Slob : Beauregard, Aron: Amazon.com.au: Books var ue_mid = "A1PQBFHBHS6YH1"; window.Mobvious = {}; She takes a stab at the booming door-to-door vacuum sales business of 1988. //]]> Beauregard provides all the innards of a daring venture that pushes . , and our with a cool curve ball at the end. Aron Beauregards writing is incredibly, mind-numbingly, tearing-your-hair-out-to-feel-something-ly boring. Honestly I wouldn't bother. Going to give Yellow a shot and Scary Bastard. The Slob is a vile villain, the vilest of any I have ever experienced since reading horror over the past 40 odd years. Aron Beauregard, The Slob and Yellow : r/horrorlit - reddit I finally did it. Should you read it? Im still working out all the mechanics of the sport. There's nothing that makes me truly disturbed in horror beyond my distaste of foot and finger injuries, and when the animal in a horror meets their demise, but Beauregard managed to keep me wincing throughout the second half of this book. Regardless of what he did in his life, horror always followed him. Extreme fiction is one of those areas a lot of people write in these days but so few do it well. You will get an email reminder before your trial ends. (function(e){var c=e;var a=c.ue||{};a.main_scope="mainscopecsm";a.q=[];a.t0=c.ue_t0||+new Date();a.d=g;function g(h){return +new Date()-(h?0:a.t0)}function d(h){return function(){a.q.push({n:h,a:arguments,t:a.d()})}}function b(m,l,h,j,i){var k={m:m,f:l,l:h,c:""+j,err:i,fromOnError:1,args:arguments};c.ueLogError(k);return false}b.skipTrace=1;e.onerror=b;function f(){c.uex("ld")}if(e.addEventListener){e.addEventListener("load",f,false)}else{if(e.attachEvent){e.attachEvent("onload",f)}}a.tag=d("tag");a.log=d("log");a.reset=d("rst");c.ue_csm=c;c.ue=a;c.ueLogError=d("err");c.ues=d("ues");c.uet=d("uet");c.uex=d("uex");c.uet("ue")})(window);(function(e,d){var a=e.ue||{};function c(g){if(!g){return}var f=d.head||d.getElementsByTagName("head")[0]||d.documentElement,h=d.createElement("script");h.async="async";h.src=g;f.insertBefore(h,f.firstChild)}function b(){var k=e.ue_cdn||"z-ecx.images-amazon.com",g=e.ue_cdns||"images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com",j="/images/G/01/csminstrumentation/",h=e.ue_file||"ue-full-11e51f253e8ad9d145f4ed644b40f692._V1_.js",f,i;if(h.indexOf("NSTRUMENTATION_FIL")>=0){return}if("ue_https" in e){f=e.ue_https}else{f=e.location&&e.location.protocol=="https:"?1:0}i=f? //]]> She runs into the slob and shit just hits the fan from there. Needless to say, his parents were not thrilled by this tale and rather than acknowledging his creative genius, suspected he might be a budding serial killer. This is definitely not for the faint hearted.. very graphic details! if (window.ue && window.ue.tag) { window.ue.tag('author:show:signed_out', ue.main_scope);window.ue.tag('author:show:signed_out:mobileWeb', ue.main_scope); } A must-read for splatter fans! It was about a teenager who couldnt score the girl of his dreams in life so he decided to kill her and impregnate her corpse You can imagine where it goes from there. Anything that is plausible is a huge plus in my eyes, as I feel the fear is more validated versus the dread of being stalked by a vampire or some shit like that. The novella maintains its tone of dry wit even after Veras ordeal in the lair of The Slob has begun. ! Removing this book will also remove your associated ratings, reviews, and reading sessions. The first-person perspective is brilliantly conversational, the character entertaining, relatable, and evocative. trigger warning rape, canabalism, extreme violence, blood, gore. Raised in a household so filthy it was stomach-spilling, Vera involuntarily evolved into a neat freak. Her ordeal soon becomes gruelling to read the fact that she is pregnant at the time of her capture leads to the most harrowing sequences and her quirky wit feeds into the pathos. It doesn't matter if you're into Stephen King, Octavia Butler, Jack Ketchum or Shirley Jackson, this is the place to share that love and discuss to your heart's content. The Slob by Aron Beauregard brings forth an unpleasant reality of intimate violation and torment. I've read Laymon, Lee, Ketchum and Jon AthanBeauregard may be my new fav.. Some of the guys think Im ready for my first tournament, but Im not sure Im ready yet. for(var i=0; i