SOME STAINS DON'T COME OUT... Raised in a household that was so filthy it was stomach spilling, Vera has become a neat-freak. Her obsession with cleanliness sprouts the concept that her skills can be put to use in a unique way. In an effort to generate some income for her and her disabled husband Daniel just prior to the birth of their first child, she takes aim at the booming door to door sales business of the late 80s. Beauregard provides all the innards of a daring venture that pushes boundaries...a mentally deranged protagonist, a derailment of sanity and so many vile moments you could fill a large garbage bag with them. Equipped with a nauseating flavor of rotted darkness, this morbid precious morsel will leave a long lasting taste of immoral decadence on the readers tastebuds. Holy shit this was an insane bloodbath! I knew I was in for a disgusting time, but this still managed to make me gag more than a few times. A well-written story that doesn't overstay It's welcome. Aron manages to build up a lovable protagonist-Vera- in the first few chapters, making It all the more torturous on the reader when she eventually gets thrust into the hellish world of -The Slob.

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All in all, Beauregard delivers us a sequel that definitely will surpass reader expectations, a painful, yet all too realistic end. It really succeeded in being horrifying nightmarefule but still being hard not to continue. But I think I'll wait a bit before reading book 2 I didn’t think I could read anything more disgusting or disturbing than The Slob, but Aron Beauregard has outdone himself with Son of the Slob.Vera is not sharing her bed with her husband Daniel anymore. In fact, they rarely even talk, even though they still live in the same house. He can’t get over the trauma of having lost his own unborn child because of the disgusting deeds The Slob did to his wife. And he can’t forgive Vera for keeping the son of The Slob. The character of Vera Harlow is one of survival. When an accidental meeting landed her in The Slob’s filthy abode of horrors, she battled tooth and nail to free herself from his grasp. She managed to get away from the terrible scenario, but the memories of her ordeal are permanently imprinted on her body and mind. I did like the scene where she killed The Slob. I cheered when Vera ran him through his own human-sized meat grinder. This book reminded me of the Wrong Turn movie series because of the “meat grinder” thingy. Barbaric and filthy disgusting. Every time I read one of Aron’s books, I end up having a visceral reaction and this time it was to the smells that he described. Oh my god, the stenches that filled this book were beyond my gag reflex. So gross.

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Once again, the amazing illustrations helped to instill that special Aron Beauregard horror into your psyche, and I think this has to be one of his best books yet! I would love to follow Harold more and see what he gets up to as he enters into adulthood.This is a meaty read for sure. I didn’t think things could get any worse for poor Vera after The Slob, but then her crotch goblin Harold was born. Christ almighty, what a revolting creature. I loved revisiting Vera and Daniel as they embarked on their horrific, emotional journey together. Not gonna lie, I even shed a tear or two at one point. THE SLOB opens with a kidnapped woman suffering trauma so we know, upfront, what we’re getting into. And when SON OF THE SLOB starts, we are eight years after the initial story. Vera, the one who was so totally obsessed with cleanliness, lives in a house that is a mess after years of neglect – even the rats are comfortable in these horrible surroundings. And then I heard it was nominated for a Splatterpunk Award – which is not only well-deserved validation for the work, but also pretty damn impressive if you consider it is a self-published book.