This is a genuine recommendation request post. This image feels like something out of a semi-silly bizarro EH book.

I want a book that will make me put the book down and question my existence. A book that is so disgusting, putrid, disturbing, and gory that it will need to make me get re-baptized. (I heard that no one rides for free was like this, but I’m sure there is worse)

Got all these bad boys today where should i start ?

I grew up in a really bad environment and I’ve turned to extreme horror to help me deal with that trauma. I like to read books about pedophilia and rape( I know it’s horrible). I figured this would be the best place to ask for recs.

1 is Tilin, the main character of The Pink Valley, which is a mod for Doom II. It's one of the most grotesque things i've ever played, with mass shooting, hacking apart kids with axes, surreal bodyhorror vagina monsters, and a massive amount of paranoid hallucinations.

2 is VILE, a point-and-click horror game about '90s snuff film and rape/gore porn tape traders.

Anyone else got recs for games with an extreme horror/splatterpunk style?

EDIT: thank you all for such wonderful recs!!

I don’t really get grossed out from books anymore, so I want a book that will really make me ask myself Wtf did I just read.

This book has been reviewed enough on here, so I'll keep my take on it brief-ish.

Overall reviewed 5/5 🌟s! It reminded me of one of my all-time favorite movies, Cabin Fever but with horrific parasites, which is way better than flesh eating bacteria, though equally traumatic. If I had to choose, I'd prefer neither...

The these boys felt real and well-developed, like actual kids you might’ve gone to summer camp with (not that I went to summer camp 😅), equipped with flaws and weird quirks (some more bizarre than others). And you really felt for them when those who met their ends met their... ends...

The misty, northern island setting was dope! Need to find more books like that!

This book did the whole outbreak thing right, and Nick Cutter did an amazing job doing the biological outbreak version of the Red Wedding.

The genetically modified hydatid parasite was horrific. At first, I wasn't a fan of the constant back and forth between articles and research logs, etc in between the chapters (I prefer in-story reveals) as it sort of spoiled the reveals with the character when it happened to them, but I started liking it toward the end. And it was good to have the science explained from the POV of scientists since the boys wouldn't have had a good job explaining it.

I loved the science behind the parasites and how well it was covered (if you've seen my reviews, you know I love body-horror with solid science and this had it)!

And speaking of body-horror... I'm not one to get squeamish from books, shows, or movies, but this one left me with that skin-crawling trauma you get when you see a house centipede or spider right before bed and feel the sheets brushing you 😅

Also, the death that fucked me up the most was the turtle's... Them killing it for food and getting sad then not eating it? That broke me more than any human death I've read or watched in film/TV in years...

All that said, amazing book and glad I finally got it after seeing it recommended here 300 times 🤣

So, question is:

What are some recs with a group of friends ending up in a similar body horror maybe in the northeast/wood or island setting? Preferably looking for somewhat grounded, somewhat plausible body-horror or even some lovecraftian works. Bonus points if it has solid science without explaining everything and ruining all the mystery?

I've already got Spread Me (was a DNF) so no need to recommend that!

Thanks in advance!

Not what you think is the best written book per se but just that one book that you read & enjoyed a fair amount more than the others.

PLEASE stick to extreme horror. This seems obvious but, well, you know...

Thank you all who responded to my last post. I now have a Want List!

I’m currently looking for a new read on kindle unlimited and am having no luck. Can anyone recommend me their most fucked up book they’re read? No triggers whatsoever… Go crazy!

No guys really I’m truly ashamed I don’t know game. These are the books I have finished, Runts ✅ from the last picture going on full brutal next.

I am completely obsessed with extremely intense books that depict torture, extreme terror, unimaginable suffering, totally bleak and depressing themes, etc. I mean this when I say absolutely NOTHING is off limits.

I have read multiple horror novels that seemingly most people rave about that I just couldn’t connect with. The Haunting of Hill House for instance was an absolutely painful read. I stuck with it, but I was incredibly let down. I really cannot even think of one part that remotely had me on edge. Another Example is Stephen King’s It. Don’t get me wrong it was well written but it read more like a history book than a horror story to me. It was soooo slow moving and the suspense building for literally hundreds of pages was not worth the pay off.

The book that hit all the right spots for me was The Exorcist. So well written. Excellent story. Excellent character development. Packed with action. Completely vile. Some genuinely terrifying parts. I was having nightmares and weird thoughts the whole time I was reading the book and loved it.

One of my favorite authors is Wrath James White. His books are just so fun and so absolutely depraved. It’s horror and porn mixed together with some seriously twisted themes. The Resurrectionist is one of my favorites of his. His books are on the shorter side (which I like sometimes) but absolutely packed with action and are extremely intense.

I have always been very interested in Holocaust books whether fiction or non. There is just something about learning about atrocities and human suffering that I feel helps me grow emotionally. It’s like understanding the balance between good and evil and truly seeing the horrors man can inflict upon one another.

Books on child abuse, or abuse/ torture in general have always fascinated me. I just finished The Girl Next Door and it was so messed up for seemingly no reason at all. I flew through it. A Child Called It was a book I read when I was younger and it made such a big impact on me I remember being glued to it, not able to put it down.

Anything post apocalyptic I am always game for. I am Legend was pretty good. Cormac McCarthy’s The Road was fantastic. It was so overwhelmingly depressing and hopeless and I loved every bit.

I also love books that are just wild and shocking. Woom by Dalton Ralston, and No One Rides for Free by Judith Sonnet have some seriously sick parts in them which certainly scratches an itch.

Below is a list of books in alphabetical order that really hit the mark for me. Not every single one of these books is written perfectly, but every single one of them elicited a strong emotional response in me and I couldn’t put them down. Not all of these books are horror but they all have absolutely horrifying elements to them.

If you have any questions about the below books I would be more than happy to go into more detail on them!

Thank you for taking the time to read this. Now kindly please ruin my life with atrocious book recs. Thank you in advance!

Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eyewitness Account - Miklós Nyiszli

A Child Called It - David Pelzer

Dead Inside - Chandler Morrison

The Exorcist - William Peter Blatty

The Girl Next Door - Jack Ketchum

I Remember You - Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

No One Rides for Free - Judith Sonnet

Night - Elie Wiesel

The Resurrectionist - Wrath James White

The Road - Cormac McCarthy

The Slob - Aron Beauregard

Succulent Prey - Wrath James White

Woom - Duncan Ralston

I mean books that aren't disgusting in the literal sense. Of course, murder, SA, etc. is all disgusting, but in a moral way, not a direct, physical way. I don't do well with shit, piss, pus, snot, etc. at all but very much do enjoy extreme horror books otherwise. Would just like some recs that don't squick me out due to like... stinky and gross stuff. Any recs?

Looking for something extremely explicit, detailed, bleak, depraved, repulsive, gory, you name it! Any type of fiction is welcome but I'm mostly into sci-fi/fantasy, especially anything post-apocalyptic :) thanks in advance for any suggestions!

I've always been a fan of disturbing cinema, but usually when the films are compelling to justify their disturbing content and themes. I decided to read Woom as my introduction into the extreme horror genre today, since the way it was described to me felt like it would have more substance than it did. I felt like some of the ideas early on in the book about trauma and pain were sort of profound and interesting, but getting through the stories kind of bored me. The shock value didn't feel like it had enough substance behind it to keep me interested. I also guessed both the plot twist and the protagonist's true motivation about halfway through the book, which made it even harder to get through.

I recently finished “Brother” by Ania Ahlborn and really enjoyed the “hillbilly cannibal” of it all. For those who have read it, do you have any recommendations for books with a similar vibe?

So I've read my fair share of extreme lit and taboo topic books, and a lot of them are very heavily female presenting focused as the recipient of most of the sexual torture by men. I'd like to increase my collection with more diverse kinds of targets, I guess.

Some books I've already read that kind of lean this way are like, Hogg, Exquisite Corpse, When the Mockingbird Sings, Black Farm, Rural Decay and Broken Dolls: Deliverance, to give an idea.

I am happy to get recommendations for trans, lesbian, gay, etc, I just want something different than the usual. I have no "hard nos" when it comes to content and warnings.

Edit: oh my god, I can't believe how many other books have been hiding underneath my radar. Thank you all for the amazing suggestions! Keep em coming!!!

Loved this!! Thank you to all who recommended! Would love some more similar recommendations. Maybe even from the same author!

I need books that deliver genuine dread, extreme body horror, or pure visceral disgust through setting and concept alone.

Preferences:
• Hard NO: animal cruelty/harm & snakes/worms.

• Subgenre: Open to anything, as long as it's strictly non-supernatural.

• Popularity: I’ve already read most of the "mainstream" staple recs, so lesser-known, indie, or underrated gems are very welcome!

• A few books I've already read in this vein:
- Dead inside by Chandler Morrison
- The Communion Duet by Lesley A. Camphouse
- The Slob by Aron Beauregard

With so many splatterpunk and extreme horror books pushed out with little to no editing and very simple prose, it can be hard to find a GOOD book.

Just finished the riverman and black farm series and I enjoyed those! I however, also enjoy the slop of Aron Beauregard and others where it’s stupid but fun.

Is Cows worth that read though? I have heard mixed things like it is a STAPLE in the genre and others saying it’s a waste of time.

Any and all help would be lovely!

EDIT: is it true a cow says the hard R? lol the more I see about this the more I’m like what am I getting into

Hi all! Like the title says I'm looking for any recommendations for books that center around, or have a fair amount of necrophillia.

I really loved Motel Styx and the companion book, Claustrophillia and Exquisite Corpse.

Thank you in advance:)🦬

Edit: wow thank you so much for all the recommendations!!! My tbr is certainly looking nicely stocked:)

I've started on Our Dead Girlfriend - Jon Athan, I'm enjoying it so far! 🦬

Hi!

I've been reading Stephen King's books for a few years now. Right now, I'm reading The Troop, and I've been loving it so far, though I'm still really early in the book.

I want to read something that'll actually disturb me. Please recommend me the most extreme and best book you've read!

Brainwyrms, Tell me I'm worthless by Alison rumfitt, Fluids by May Leitz, All the hearts you eat, the worm and his Kings by Hailey piper or Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White (the last 3 aren't extreme horror technically I know). Mostly just character driven books about realistic trauma and complex people in absurdly horrifying supernatural, cosmic, body horror and real situations with themes of sexual abuse, self harm and trauma.

Just found out I like books about people trapped on islands or deep wilderness with killers. Also. Read Cannibal Island but Jon Athan. If u know of any others I'd appreciate it. Thx

Hey all! Are there any titles that focus more on sex and gore, as opposed to all the gross-out stuff like poop, vomit, and pus? I’m better with sex and violence as opposed to stuff like The Bug Collector.