This book is helpful to read whether you are newer to practicing witchcraft or more experienced and knowledgeable.
It's good to know and understand what is considered to be a genuine psychic, spiritual, occult related magickal attack, or when any type of witch, magician, occultist has sent energy to you to harm you on purpose & when it is simply paranoia, mental illness or spiritual psychosis.
The author is male, but in my opinion it would have been helpful if the author included a female Witch's perspective in the book.
The author is well known to witches, a lot of witches are familiar with their written work, so I know their knowledge, experience with witchcraft is trustworthy and a good source of information to rely on.

I like and appreciate that the author has been taught by various types of witches, sorcerers, Occultists about their spiritual path, spiritual & occult beliefs and practices since I have eclectic beliefs so this resonates with me.
I obviously respect that there are closed practices and this should be mentioned in any book about witchcraft, some spiritual, occult paths, especially the Left Hand Path, or spiritual spiritual paths require you to be initiated, taught by a practitioner of that specific spiritual, or occult path.
I like that the book is dedicated to the Goddess Hekate & the Law Papa Legba.
I have felt drawn to working with the Goddess Hekate & other dark Goddesses for a long time.
It isn't mentioned however until (page 125) though that invoking show more spirits can be potentially dangerous if you don't know how to protect your energy, or you're inexperienced and don't know what you are doing, so I think this should have been explained sooner in the book, but that's just my opinion.
The author didn't explain if it's safe to invoke spirits that were directly gifted to him personally from the Goddess Hekate if you are an inexperienced witch, or you haven't yet created a strong bond/connection to Hekate if you invoke protective spirits associated with the Goddess Hekate.

Some of the rituals seem a bit complicated or long winded and very repetitive, so it would have been nice if there were a few examples that were simple for novice witches to practice & more advanced spells and rituals for the more experienced witches.
Other than information about the Goddess Hekate there was really much about Pagan witches, it would have been nice if Pagan practices was included.
I don't practice closed practices, so any information about Hoodoo & Vodou is interesting but doesn't resonate with me.
The notes could have been included in the new edition commentary at the end if each chapter, it would have been helpful to have a in-depth explanation of the various types, methods of protection & counter-magick the author has written about while reading the chapters in the book.
Overall I think this is a necessary book for all witches, that are male & female to read, it is helpful information.
I'm not experienced with practicing witchcraft myself, I still need to study and practice protecting my energy, creating wards, invoking protective spirits.
It is good that the author is mindful of not always including rituals that some people would abuse, and use against innocent people.
Everyone should be mindful or anyone that is constantly thinking/believing they are under spiritual attack, spiritual psychosis and mental illness should be taken seriously and professional help is needed in that specific scenario, situation.
All seek professional help if/when it is required.
As the phrase is quoted "Mundane before magick" show less

My review is for a pdf version of this book that I just read, I don't know a lot about some Vampiric Deities, or ancient Vampiric elders that are Gods that the original author(s) refer to in this book, but I know who Tiamat is.
I'm not sure exactly who the ancient elder vampiric Gods are, but i'm still doing my own research into vampiric magick, spiritual/occult related vampirism.
Satanists & Occultists believe and work with Tiamat and are familiar with her.
I'm not sure if this is supposed to be for vampires that are solitary, or part of the vampire community and practice witchcraft, but it might be helpful to some people.
Non-believer aren't going to understand the purpose or in-depth meaning of this book, but if you advanced astrally, magically and have intuition, sensitivity to energy, you practice witchcraft and have the eyes to see beyond this realm, you would understand.
In my opinion, no one should blindly believe anything, they should always question everything, do their own research and form their own opinion, and through research, applied knowledge & practicing witchcraft they can achieve what they want to achieve as a vampire, as a witch.
I think this book should be updated to be more inclusive of all genders, sexual orientations, since women are also vampires.
Some people are delusional, they have confirmation bias & are not always aware that they are suffering from spiritual psychosis.
The gothic text makes this book a little bit difficult to read but it fits the show more aesthetic of the subject matter, I recommend the book to solitary vampires, vampires that are part of the vampire community and vampiric/Satanic witches.
The Temple of the Vampire has always been interesting to me. show less

My review is for a physical copy of the book.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐦
This book is about the "𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐦"-A unknown serial killer, whose identity was never revealed or discovered so the crimes they committed & murders remain unsolved.
The methodology of this serial killer is somewhat similar to the violent murders committed by The Zodiac Killer (he is/was a sadist, after murdering his victims he would make a phone call to the family members and the Police department just to taunt them and gloat about what he did, he wanted to shock and disgust people)

This case has always been interesting to me, I think the Texarkana Phantom serial killer potentially has a Military, Police background.
For the first interaction with the Texarkana Phantom, there is a weird, sexually deviant aspect to the interaction with the teenagers- (Jimmy Hollis & Mary Jeanne Larey) it's the weirdest interaction a serial killer had with their victims that i've ever read about.
Both the victims were humiliated, brutally beaten the Mary Jeanne Larey was hit on her head with a blunt object, hunted and then disgustingly sexually assaulted with a gun
(I don't understand why they did that unless, it's symbolic of their intention to rape women, or it represents sexual repression & sexual frustration)
It's possible that the Texarkana Phantom is either from another country or a Southern American.
I can't believe show more the Texarkana Police Department had the audacity to victim shame Mary Jeanne, to accused her of potentially knowing the assailant that hit her on the head with a blunt object, hunted her and sexually assaulted her with a gun, when he was a unknown stranger to her and her boyfriend Jimmy Hollis.
Why would Mary Jeanne claim the assailant was wearing a mask-(a white sheet, with holes cut out for the eyes and mouth) or to say she saw a black man with a lighter complexion if she supposedly knew the assailant?
I don't understand why the Texarkana Police Department, were downplaying what happened to Mary Jeanne as if she wasn't also a victim, both of them could have been murdered, not just her boyfriend.
The Texarkana Police Department seem to have confirmation bias-whatever the simplest, easiest solution there is to solving the assaulted, attempted murder of hte teenagers is the correct answer apparently, despite there being inconsistencies, a specific type of sadistic, cruel interaction the teenagers had with the Texarkana Phantom.
I have the same opinion as Jimmy Hollis that their encounter with the Texarkana Phantom wasn't just a one-off encounter they are a sadist, that is motivated by savage, sadistic, unprovoked violence inflicted on innocent strangers.
He murders 5 people which were never solved and he disappeared like a phantom never too seen or heard from ever again, which is creepy and mysterious.

The Texarkana Phantom targeted couples, in a similar methodology to the Zodiac serial killer-he targeted couples, the man was killed first, they were tied up and stabbed to death.
The female victim always had the most severe wounds, injuries, because the Zodiac serial killer hated women.
I see similarities between the two serial killers, so i'm curious if there is any connection between them.

The Modus Operandi of the unknown serial killer: approach a vulnerable couple that are teenagers in a car, ask for money, physically assault of the the male & female victims, shoot them in the head.
the victim types are always vulnerable, innocent teenagers, the unknown serial killer is a sadist, authoritative, controlling, they seem like a Police officer, a Soldier with a Military background, a Teacher or another profession that would involve him being in a position of authority.
Two victims were assaulted and survived, but four teenagers were murdered over a three-week period, the same weapon was used, but one of the female victims was raped before being murdered.
I think she was raped while still being clothed, due to the victim being found fully clothed and a lead that was fund in her blouse.
The violence of the Texarkana Phantom is escalating, his modus operandi to prey on innocent victims is the same but his signature to rape his victims is now a part of his crimes.
𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐬 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢-methodology of who the victim(s) are, and how they are killed.
𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞-any behaviour related to fantasies, overpowering, torturing, raping their victims, taking trophies, this pattern of behaviour has to take place for the murderer to enact their fantasies and to kill their victims.
The quote said by the FBI Agent John Douglas is inaccurate of some serial killers, for example The Zodiac serial killer contacted the family members & the Police Department in San Francisco via a payphone to taunt the family members of his victims & to taunt the Police Department because he is a sadist, it gave him a sick pleasure to cause distress, disgusted, horrified reactions from innocent people. He confessed his crimes & he also said about very specific details that only a serial killer or murderer would know.
There is also Michael Stephani-"𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐲-𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐊𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫" he had sick, perverted, sadistic and violent fantasies of physically & fatally harming women, then committed murders but he felt disgusted, ashamed, remorseful.
He didn't understand why he had such disgusting fantasises or the impulse to murder women.
This disproves the quote, I think that a particular type of serial killer such as The Zodiac serial killer a sadist, likes attention, they enjoy taunting, mocking people and think they are superior to other people, they have all the power & control, you can't do anything about it, which would drive people crazy, due to the murders cases that still remain unsolved.

It's interesting that the "𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐦" didn't know that the Starks married couple didn't have a phone, he had enough time to observe Virgil Starks & his wife while they were minding their own business while in their home.
In my opinion the motive for the shooting and murder of Virgil Starks & the attempted murder of his wife had nothing to do with money or robbery of any kind, the types of crimes/murders the "𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐦" commits are all about power, control, sadism, narcissism they like having authority over their unsuspecting,innocent victims, they are a sadist.
They enjoy inflicting, sadistic, pain & suffering, physical violence to their victims.
He seems like the type of serial killer that would hunt their potential victim, relentlessly pursue them and them murder them, but going to the Starks home was risky, so the serial killer fled to safety.
He wasn't going to lovers lanes anymore due to the police regularly patrolling specific isolated, lovers lanes, they were attempting to apprehend the serial killer by tricking them with mannequins in a car, but it wasn't working teenagers were warned about the "𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐦" serial killer.
The serial killer is/was smart enough to lay low and avoid suspicion, they seem like the type of person that is a antisocial loner, or they keep to themselves to blend in easily, to appear to be a normal/ordinary person.
After fatally shooting Virgil Starks execution style (in their head) & then shooting his wife when she attempted to use the phone, the "𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐦" broke into their home to admire his handiwork, with a sick, macabre fascination, like they were proud and satisfied with what he did, however he didn't anticipate that Virgil's wife was a survivor, she has strength, the will to live, so she was smart to leave her home immediately to seek help elsewhere but unfortunately the neighbours weren't home, but she eventually received the medical help she needed and survived.
I personally think the crime reporters/investigative reporters are very invasive, nosey, they over step their boundaries, including all the members of the public that were morbidly curious and trampled multiple crime scenes and destroyed any chance of gathering any type of credible evidence.
There was no credible way to gather crime scene evidence or test it for microscopic traces of blood, DNA, other bodily fluids due to the lack of forensic science in the (1940's), no ballistics testing existed yet, crime scene etiquette was severly lacking at the time, so crime scenes were easily contaminated so any potential evidence would be admissible in a court of law, there wasn't any psychological/criminal, geographical analysis & profiling of criminal especially murderers or serial killers, lack of any in-depth knowledge of serial killers, murderers, types of serial killers, murderers, no medical examiner existed to perform autopsies so the Sheriff's could determine what caliber of weapon was used to murder some of the victims-this is a vital piece of evidence, more than one calibre of guns were used to murder the victims.
So it's understandable why Texarkana Sheriff's struggled to figure out who the "𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐦" is.
It's frustrating that a eyewitness saw the Phantom's car but they were too far away to see or write down the licence plate on their car.

Chapter 14 is informative and it's good to explain the difference between the types of serial killers however I think it's inaccurate to label The "𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐦" as a mass murderer or a Terrorist when they are a serial killer.
There is no comparison between The Texarkana Phantom & Alexander Pichushkin the "𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫" at all except both are serial killers.
I don't understand why the author doesn't see the similarities between the "𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐦" & the "𝐙𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐜 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫" because they are similar!
Both are/were a sadist, they hate women, but they kill the male victim first, The Zodiac serial killer taunted the San Francisco Police department, wasn't identified until recently and maybe dead now, the Texarkana Phantom would be likely to do something similar once they gained confidence that they would be identified and caught.
Examples of types of serial killers: Spree Killers-Charles Starkweather (19) & his teen-ager girlfriend Carol Ann Fugate (14) or the main characters in the film Natural Born Killers are spree killers that murder multiple people for the sick, perverse, thrill, because it excites them.
A mass murderer: a person that kills multiple people in one day-an example would be a person going out in public and stabbing random people to death, or using a bomb in crowded area like a bank, apartment complex or on a aeroplane.
A serial killer: some are a peeping tom, that are voyeur & they stalk their potential victims and they murder three or more victims over time, but there is usually a cooling off period which eventually decreases over time and at that point the serial killer is perfecting their Modus Operandi, some have a signature that they have to do to fully engage in their crimes because their signature relates to their perverse, sick fantasies at this point the serial killer is addicted to murdering their victims.

It's interesting that various cars were stolen, then switched for other cars on the nights that some of the victims were targeted, assaulted and some were murdered.
I don't think that Youell Lee Swinney is the "𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐦" but there is suspicious evidence that correlates to when the vicious assaults/beatings of Jimmy Hollis and Mary Jeanne Larey occured & when the murders occurred as well.
Peggy Swinney gave the Police officers conflicting statements which don't add up and something is off about them.
I believe she pinned the assaults/beatings & murders on her husband because he was abusive and she was afraid of him.
If he assaulted Jimmy Hollis and Mary Jeanne Larey and supposedly beat them viciously almost to death then why would the Texarkana Phantom serial killer tell him to collect Betty Jo Booker's saxophone from the trunk of a car?
Youell Lee Swinney's comment about "𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐦" serial killer was very specific about them, which s suspicious.
That doesn't make sense, unless the "𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐦" had a accomplice, but I think he is a solitary loner and works alone as a serial killer.
I don't personally think the relationship that Youell Lee Swinney & Peggy Swinney have has any comparison to Bonnie Parker & Clyde Barrow-they were provocative, rebellious, violent outlaws, bank robbers and murderers, they liked what they did they were thrill seekers, it was dangerous and exciting to them.
They lived their lives on their own terms and eventually they suffered the consequences of their actions by being shot to death in their car by Police officers/Sheriffs which is now on display in a museum.
After reading a majority of this book, I personally don't believe that Youell Lee Swinney is the Texarkana Phantom serial killer, the evidence against Youell is circumstantial, so unless the Sheriff's or Texas & Arkansas Police departments can conclusively prove that Youell Lee Swinney physically assaulted to teenagers, raped to of the female victims & murdered 5 people then I think someone else is the Texarkana Phantom.

Why wasn't the other suspect-W ever investigated in more depth?
Why wouldn't Youell's wife not testify against in a court of law?
What did she know/stills knows about? This is suspicious, what is she hiding.
Why wasn't Virgil Starks wife not questioned in more depth?
She saw the Texarkana Phantom, she could identify him!
Where are the guns that were used for all the crimes that were committed?
For anyone that reads my review of this book, the FBI released 1000 pages about the Texarkana Phantom which might be interesting to some people to read although it may not still be relevant to the Texarkana Phantom, since opinions about suspects or evidence related to the case may have changed or may have been updated since the information was released by the FBI.
This murder case is still unsolved, but I hope that it will be eventually conclusively solved because it's a interesting unsolved serial killer case from 1946, in Texarkana, Texas.

Youell Lee Swinney doesn't really fit with the personality of the serial killer except for expressing his rage when the first two victims were severely beaten but there isn't really enough evidence to say that Youell Lee Swinney was at the other crimes scenes, his wife never testified either so she still has knowledge she could reveal about her ex-husband Youell, there isn't enough evidence to conclusively prove that Youell Lee Swinney was at the other crimes scenes that resulted in murder & attempted murder or to conclusively say without any reasonable doubt that he was the Texarkana Phantom serial killer either.
Youell Lee Swinney is a psychopath, but a sociopath is not the same thing, however a psychopath & a sociopath can have narcissistic traits, both lack empathy, compassion, they can both be a sadist and physically & sexually violent.
Some confusing aspects of this book is what did or didn't happened to some o the female victims, a few times the author has stated that two of the female victims were raped before being murdered, but there is only conclusive evidence that this happened to one of the victims.

The authors originally stated that two of the female victims were raped before being murdered but then they kept saying in the book that this happened allegedly, so did it happen or not then?
It's confusing to read.
I understand that there was a lack or forensic science in 1946, but a physical examination of the female victims would have conclusively proved signs of rape, due to the evidence of seminal fluid at the crime scene. before they were murdered. show less

My review is for the eBook.
This Splatterpunk anthology has short stories written by various authors.
This is just my opinion about some Splatterpunk & Extreme horror books, eBooks, I don't think it's always necessary for any short stories, novellas, that are the Splatterpunk & Extreme Horror genre to have themes/scenes of domestic violence, sexism, misogyny, rape or animal torture/abuse & cruelty/murder of animals.

𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 𝐃𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬-𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐨:
I loved reading the first short story, it had a unique and interesting plot, I liked the characters, the plot about the incels, neckbeards creating a tulpa, or thought form and manifesting it into reality with their negative energy, intention and purpose of punishing women that are "selfish cold bitches"
The serial killer that maybe either a tulpa or a thought form, both require energy from you to give it life, the more it is believed to be real, the more tangible in reality it becomes until it manifests into reality, it is a physical manifestation of all the rage, hatred, sexism, misogyny that incels, neckbeards, loners, losers that are rejected by women feel, because they can't handle the fact that not all women would be interested in them,or find them attractive, so they reject them, but these men have a very fragile pride and ego so they can't handle being rejected, they interpret being rejected by women as show more a personal attack to their fragile pride and ego, so they are a butthurt, immature manchild about women not being interested in them, or rejecting them.
It's not the fault of ALL WOMEN if a minority of men are rejected by women in a fictional extreme horror short story or in real-life.
Toxic masculinity sexism, misogyny and intolerance of women is why there are real-life incels that murdered women like Elliot Rodger just because he was a poor rich, boy virgin and was rejected by a woman.
Wesley is a toxic, narcissist, he also seems like he would be emotionally and verbally coercive and manipulative of his now ex girlfriend Danielle, he seems like he is suffering from intermittent explosive disorder-men that have a frequent uncontrollable rage and they become violent.
Danielle chose to fight against her toxic, abusive ex, to stand up for herself, she was unfortunately unable to help or save her friend Margie but she stood up for herself, good for her.
I always like and appreciate strong, but damaged female characters that stand up for themselves and fight back in extreme horror or splatterpunk eBooks.

𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐬-𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐥𝐚:
I really hate this vile, disgusting short story.
The very graphic, triggering descriptions of a child, that was physically beaten up raped by one person at 7 years old then, held down, tortured and gag-raped and pissed on at the age of 10 is absolutely fucking disgusting.
It's fucking depressing to read, it's makes me feel physically sick, what is the point of this short story?? 😖
Men have been abusive to me in my life and non consensual things have happened in my life involving men that I didn't want to happen, so this was triggering for me to read.
I like the Victor Frankenstein aspect of this short story, but unfortunately like the girl in the short story i've been bullied my whole life, so I can relate to never feeling good enough, not being respected, fully accepted for who you genuinely are as a person, not fitting in. & feeling like you don't fit in or belong anywhere, even among like-minded people, your still a unwanted outcast.
I've never felt more depressed while reading a short short 😥
The poor girl just wanted to be loved, to fit in, to belong, to be accepted, wanted, needed, for someone, anyone to show her any kindness, compassion and empathy but people just treated her like a disposable, plaything to be used, abused and discarded like she is a piece of unwanted rubbish- my life has been the same, so I can relate, it's depressing and it makes me feel angry.

𝐌𝐚𝐜 & 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞-𝐉𝐞𝐟𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 & 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭 𝐍𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐨𝐧:
I like the dynamic between the two murderers Mac & Millie in this short story, it's funny that they are both judging the other person and both characters have the intention to murder the other person.
Mac says & thinks conflicting, confusing things about women so it's hard to tell what their genuine opinion of women is.
He claims to not be a misogynist, but at the same time women deserve what happens to them if they reply to his message online & want to meet him in-person.
It's confusing 🙃
This short story has a dark humour which is funny, I like the way the short story is written.

𝐆𝐏𝐒-𝐆𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐟𝐞:
This short story was okay, t wasn't really that interesting to me to be honest.

𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞-𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥-𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐄. 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠:
This short story was really cool, interesting, I liked that it was based in a diner, in the desert.
It reminded me of the Roswell, Alien crash landing into America, and of old fashioned Sci-Fi films and H.G. Well's the War of the Worlds and the mass hysteria when Orson Well's read a dramatic play of the story on the radio and American's believe they were being invaded by Aliens 🤣

𝐌𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬-𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐄𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐠:
This short story is fucking disgusting 🤢🤮

𝐀𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐀 𝐌𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬-𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧:
Chef Fountaine wants to ruin the reputation and career of a food critic that he absolutely hate-Horatio Stevenson, although his ingenious plan, backfires and turns him into a culinary God instead.
This short story proves just how disgusting humanity is and what they are willing to do just to eat gourmet food.

𝐔𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞-𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐋𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐲:
I really liked this short story, it was unique I liked that the town is called "Cat Town" and the horde of stray cats that roam freely in the spooky town with a history of it being a Leprosy colony.
Did Lexi really feed a horde of stay cats r were they shape-shifting demons or entities that took the form of cats to lure people to Cat Town?
What happened to the crew member for their production team while they were there to record their found footage horror film?
Who stole their camera and gear for set dressing?
Who was watching and stalking them the whole time they were there?
I liked that some things were explained and let you figure things out & frm your own opinion about it. I liked the plot twist at the end of the story, either the person became a demon, a humanoid animal-human hybrid or something else.
I curious what people think about the ending of this short story.
I think there are a horde of stray cats in Cat Town but also shape-shifting demons as well, that take the form of cats to lure people to Cat Town.

𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐧-𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐦:
This short story was interesting, I don't know if the Pagan Goddess Fernalina is a real or fictional Goddess, but it's interesting the Pagan Coven of female witches help each other heal from sexual trauma involving men.
Eating your trauma so you can overcome it is symbolic and a metaphor, to consume what has destroyed or broken you as a act of cathartic revenge is satisfying especially if your a woman and have experienced that same/similar type of real-life trauma unfortunately.
I hope any woman that has experienced that which includes myself, heals from it and overcomes it, you deserve to be happy.

𝐄𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞-𝐉.𝐅.𝐆𝐨𝐧𝐳𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐳:
This short story is gross, I have Arachnophobia-(I am specifically afraid of spiders) they creep me out and make my skin crawl 😱
I don't like the animal cruelty in the story, poor Betty, it's not the cat's fault that Scott was abusive.
Why did the female character hate the cat? Why have a pet cat then if you hate cats? Wtf? 🤨

𝐀 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠-𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐞:
This short story is sick and bizarre-tearing off the limbs of helpless babies is fucking disgusting and I don't fully understand the motivation of the married couple, why is doing this better than adopting a child? 🤨🤢🤮 Wtf?
This short story was disturbing, disgusting and gut-wrenching to read.

𝐃𝐨 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐤?-𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐢𝐤𝐞:
A man is trying to peacefully read his book in a bookstore/coffee shop when he is interrupted by a psychotic, murderer.
Holbrook Johns is a psychopath and a murderer that is obsessed with the Splatterpunk genre of books, he goes with the man to see his collection of Splatterpunk books in his home.
I can understand why the man believes Holbrook Johns has ruined his life or traumatized him, due to he witness seeing various innocent people that were brutally murdered right in front of him.
I like the plot twist, the use of the Splatterpunk simulation and experimentation on their unsuspecting victims. Maybe Holbrook Johns was one of the victims of the Splatterpunk simulation.

𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞-𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐮𝐟𝐭𝐲:
The elderly woman was a unexpected badass in this short story which was really cool, she was relentless, I liked this short story.

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐍𝐈𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬-𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐞:
This sort story was strange, I don't know what the significance of Damascus is or where that is in America, since i'm British.

I didn't like all the short stories due to animal abuse/murder of animals, sexual abuse/rape that was excessively detailed in very graphic detail it made me feel sick 😖🤮
I didn't like the short story about the married couple ripping off the limbs of babies so they can "make a baby" Wtf? 🤢🤮
Why is there a trigger warning for animal abuse? 🤮

My favourite short stories:
𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 𝐃𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬-𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐨
𝐌𝐚𝐜 & 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞-𝐉𝐞𝐟𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 & 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭 𝐍𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐨𝐧
𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞-𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥-𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐄. 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠
𝐔𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞-𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐋𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐲
𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐧-𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐦
𝐃𝐨 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐤?-𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐢𝐤𝐞 show less

My review is for the physical copy of this book.
Short stories written by Aron Beauregard.
I like the gory book cover art for Aron Beauregard's books.
I like his writing style, vivid, disturbing, disgusting, macabre and brutal imagination.
I like Aron Beauregard's grotesque, very vivid, imaginative, graphically detailed, gory, fucked up books.
I like fictional brutality, fictional psychopaths, sadists doing disturbing, macabre, creepy, fucked up shit to their victims, but I understand why some readers would question the morality, mental health of the writers after reading extreme horror & splatterpunk books, but they are fictional, it's understandable that some readers think wtf did I just read? 😅
They don't know how to feel after reading a extreme horror & splatterpunk books that might traumatize them forever.
Check trigger warnings before reading extreme horror or splatterpunk books 👍

𝐓𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐲-
"𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬" & Red-the owner of the business, is exploitative of Stanley who is the type of person to lack self-respect, integrity & doesn't want to cause any hassle with his boss Red, so he never complains, or stands up for himself.
He is weak, pathetic, a loser in my opinion.
Stanley is doing the equivalent work of two people & he is paid minimum wage by his boss Red, for a fictional company-"𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬" there's one employer & one show more employee I don't understand why Stanley never stood up for himself/his rights as a employee, he just puts tolerates being treated like he is a stupid, incompetent, inept, worthless chump as a employee, it's pathetic.
If this happened in real-life, Red would be sued for wage theft, exploiting a somewhat vulnerable employee, that he sees as beneath him, a weakling, someone he can push around, bully or would tolerate their verbal & fiscal abuse & won't complain, due to the threat of being fired for being inept at their job.
I wish more fictional characters would have self-respect, inner strength, willpower, integrity, and stand up for themselves more often.
An underestimated, disrespected, very loyal employee, finally decides to stop tolerating the verbal, fiscal abuse from his boss & his gold digger girlfriend, he stands up for himself in the most sadistic, brutally, savage way possible which finally earned him his nickname "𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧" & sinister reputation, respect from others he always wanted.
You don't fuck with Psycho Stan, otherwise he will make you the "𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐲" in the vending machines.
Can you really blame Stanley for seeking sadistically brutal, bloody vengeance on Candy or Red?
It was satisfying to read what Stanley did to Candy, she deserved it.
She was ugly on the inside which made her ugly on the outside, I hate the way the Red and Candy treated Stanley, it was disgusting. Poor Stanley, he always deserved better.
It's not his fault that some people are a sadistic, cruel, emotional sadist, merciless & a piece of shit.
In my opinion, if something weird, creepy, disturbing or unexpected happened while Stanley was restocking the vending machines and then Aron Beauregard referred to that later on in the short story it would have made it more interesting and creepy to read.
Not much happens until page 14, it's very slow paced, a bit tedious to read, but that's my honest opinion.
I thought the short story might go in a completely different direction other than what happened.
I thought there was something in the food & drinks Stanley restocked in vending machines with that he didn't know about, because the supplier of the food & drink is unknown, but the book cover reveals what happened to Candy, rightfully so.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫-
Emily seems like she would be the perfect type of person to be a parent, even if she was the overbearing, over protective, controlling type of parent.
The start of the short story about Emily's issues with dating are so relatable.
When you are old fashioned, chivalrous, romantic, spontaneous, creative and sensitive in the modern "hook-up" culture that encourages cheating it really sucks, it has a negative effect on dating and how people perceive men & women, dating & sex in general.
There are unknown and potentially hazardous effects of artificial insemination from a sperm donor, that might have lifelong unwanted consequences.
I like the plot twist about the sperm donor-Samuel Clovis, his psychotic, violent, unhinged behaviour, which maybe the result or either a psychotic episode, mental instability/mental illness or psychopathy.
You would think that sperm donation clinic would check for any mental instability, history or violent, domestic abuse or psychopathy but as far as I know, they don't check for that in the background check for any potential sperm donors.
Samuel's family were brutally mutilated, potentially tortured and murdered, he broke into the sperm donation clinic to steal personal records so he could find his son, who could have the same psychopathic genes as Samuel Clovis.
He may be responsible for his entire family's horrific deaths.
Samuel Clovis is delusional, a paranoid schizophrenic, that has auditory hallucinations that guide his delusional beliefs, purpose, mission in his life.
I wasn't expecting the scene with the drill or the second plot twist, but it's understandable, it's disgusting that a man would violate Emily's trust, and her body just so he could have a baby.
This has happened in real-life that women were artificially inseminated with a doctor's sperm with their knowledge or consent, it is a abuse of power, the position they have as a doctor, it is a total violation of any women's body and trust.

𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞-𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐚𝐝-
In this short story the father & son housesitting for Joyce there's no explanation for why they are house-sitting for Joyce unless it's to take care of her cat.
The dad in the short story is a sexual sadist a alcoholic & a junkie, he is a bad influence on his son, he exposed his son at a young and impressionable age to violent, gory, sexually explicit horror films and pornography.
There is a weird vibe between the father and the son, he exposed his son to violent, gory, sexually explicit horror films and ponography, that they both originally helped them to bond as a father & don but now this once funny, amusing way to spend time with his dad is becoming weird, creepy, awkward.
The dad is aroused and pleased by the women in the films he is watching either having sex or crying, he is turned on by their pain, he's a sexual sadist.
I can understand from the son's perspective why his dad's behaviour, attitude towards women is problematic, if not disturbing, creepy in some ways, he seems like he has psychopathic, or serial killer tendencies, or the potential to be a serial killer due to how often he watches specifically violent, gory, sexually explicit content.
It sounds like a bad way to become addicted, obsessed, abd sexually aroused by violent content, like people that are curious about gore websites that depict violent deaths, accidents, murder of various people.
It's a slippery slope, a line or boundary not everyone will cross, since they may become fucked up due to content they are viewing, and it may have a irreversible effect on them forever, so they are mentally scarred by it forever.
It was funny to read what the dad thought about Joyce that she is "a real weird bitch that needs to get laid" or that she is "playing for the other team" since she resisted him when he tried to initiate having sex with her.
Maybe she just wasn't interested or attracted to him, that doesn't automatically mean a woman is a lesbian or bisexual just they rejected you, this way of think is immature, sexist & misogynistic.
I don't necessarily think a fictional or real-life woman is automatically a lesbian just because they own a cat, or because they turned down a unwanted sexual advance from a guy they weren't interested in or attracted to.
I like the name of the cat "𝐊𝐢𝐭-𝐊𝐚𝐭" 🙂
I wouldn't be able to sleep in a room that was absolutely full of creepy antique or porcelain dolls either, old fashioned Victorian dolls with porcelain faces creep me out, they look too realistic like they are alive but when your not looking at them or paying attention to them.
Who the fuck is sexually attracted, turned on, aroused by the decomposing, putrified, rotten remains of a animal or a person?
It's sick, insane and incomprehensible.
The son is a necrophile/necrophiliac- he has a sexual attraction, arousal to dead decomposing, putrefied, rotten remains of animals or people, so he has the sick desire to have sex with the imprisoned women that were tortured, abused, mutilated, maimed and left to decompose, rot and die in the secret, hidden part of Joyce's house.
He has the sexual desire to fuck the decomposed, putrefied corpses of the abused women or to fuck the abused, mutilated, maimed women while they are dying and he is physically harming them while he fucks them to death and murders the women.
He reminds me of the serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer the "Milwaukee Cannibal"
He was fascinated & obsessed with roadkill, preserving dead, decomposing dead animals in formaldehyde, he was a necrophile, cannibal, rapists, serial killer.
Not many extreme horror and splatterpunk short stories or books have a true crime vibe.
The violence and gore in this fictional short story is on par with graphic depictions or real-life violence, torture, abuse, cannibalism, necrophilia in true crime books.
The man's son in the short story is a young, impressionable and a virgin that has very fucked up, sick, perverted, sexual desires and fantasies.
He is a necrophile, a sexual sadist.
It reminds me of a real-life American crime/murder.
A male teenager that was a virgin, he did some very fucked up, sick stuff to his mother, but the fact that the first person he had sex with was his mother's corpse is very sick & disturbing.
The age or name of either the father or the son is not specified, so i'm assuming that the man's son is a teenager.
Am I right to assume that Joyce was torturing, mutilating women because she wanted to create her own collection of "dolls" made with the corpses of her tortured, mutilated, dismembered female victims? 🤔

𝐅𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐎'𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐰-
This short story was sad to read, it's not the fault of the elderly generations of people to have a disconnection with their children or grandchildren, since they are obviously from a completely different generation to them.
There is specific type of perception, a perceived idea about specific generations of various types of people. This story is sad & spooky.

𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧-
Travis & Wendy sound like they are true crime fans, they also seem like they would be interested in murderabilia, or 𝐔𝐫𝐛𝐞𝐱- (Urban Exploration of abandoned buildings, were disturbing things happened historically, or brutal murders, suicides occurred, the buildings, ruins, whatever the location is or was also has occult history, these locations most of the time are known to be haunted)
They seem like the type of couple that would go to torture museums, locations that were a crime scene, or associated with a serial killer.
There are true crime fans & there are Hybristophiles, which are completely different.
They seem like my kind of people, i'm also a true crime fan, I love anything that is dark, disturbing, creepy, macabre, any location that has occult history, anything that is unexplained-including unsolved serial killer cases.
Travis & Wendy are necrophiles, they have sex in the St. Louis Cemetery to consummate their wedding.
There is a difference between "𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐬𝐞-𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭" (makeup-white pressed powder for the foundation, black eye shadow, black lipstick, sometimes fake blood is used) the makeup is supposed to resemble a corpse hence the term "𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐬𝐞-𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭" that Dead from the Norwegian Death Metal band created.
Greasepaint makeup is the type of makeup used by clowns, party entertainers, it's totally different to "𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐬𝐞-𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭" makeup.
I wouldn't be surprised if they became sadistic, serial killers.
The exhibition that is still under construction seems like it is a personal exhibit, that Drexel personally created himself, it's not ready yet, not quite fit for an audience.
It seems like a exhibition a serial killer would create and it reminds me of the gory, sadist serial killer in the films The Collector & The Collection-he made art out of the corpses of his victims that he "collected" for his collection for his macabre exhibition of mutilated corpses.
The disturbing footage shown in the back of the Museum of Death reminds of Faces of Death-real life gore content, gory, graphic details of real life deaths-murder suicides, accidental death.
People are curious, fascinated, interested by real-life gore, or anything that's macabre, creepy, disturbing hence why they want to view that type of content, visit Museums of Death, or why they are interested in truce crime, Murderabilia.
I don't like what happened to the babies/some of the animals-vivisection in the exhibition display case 🤢
The vivisection was graphically described, Drexel is a psychopath, he seems like he could become a serial killer with the help of the doctor performing vivisection & creating human-animal hybrids.

𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭?-
Rex & Kendra have a mutual, consensual 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫-𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐞 dynamic (a Dom/sub dynamic)
The type of dynamic/relationship they have is a power exchange, that is mutual, consensual, BDSM is not just about the sexual aspect of a dynamic or using people for sex, there's a lot more to it than that.
Rex is a sexual sadist and Kendra is a submissive, masochist, both are equally sexually deviant and share the same sexual fantasies, the same sexual perversion, sexual deviancy, but Kendra seems like she is a bit controlling as a submissive slave.
It's not fair to Kendra for Rex to expect her to be his submissive slave, when he already has a pregnant wife, I understand why Kendra would want their Master-slave dynamic to be exclusive & only involve them, with no outside interference from his wife.
𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: Trent sadistically murders his dog Polo.
Even if Kendra did have a lot of fuck buddies, that doesn't automatically mean that she deserved to be treated like she was nothing more than a disposable, worthless whore.
The plot twist at the end of the story, Trent is a psychopath & a serial killer, Rex got what he deserved, justified revenge.
I knew Rex was going to die in the story, Trent & Nick are disgusting.
I don't like that Kendra was referred to as "the Ferret"

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧-
There is a blizzard that is probably common in Minnesota, but I don't know much about that American state to be honest since i'm from England.
The relationship that Donna had wither her ex boyfriend Roy is abusive, he is a narcissist and he was tempted to physically abuse Donna, he is a piece of shit and it seems like he was just using Donna for his own smug satisfaction, sexual gratification.
It's not the most ideal situation to be in a blizzard/snowstorm and her car breaks down, either Donna can give up and die of natural causes in her car or choose to be brave if not foolish and try to seek help, which is several miles away and the potential risk of frostbite is imminent.
I'm not sure if the mustached man was generally trying to help the women with frostbite or if he is a sadist and a cannibalistic serial killer that likes to torture, mutilate his female victims, either way he is sinister, evil & creepy as fuck.
I thought that house that Donna found might belong to her abusive, arsehole ex boyfriend, which would have made sense in the short story.
The only house available nearby during a blizzard belonging to a sadistic, creepy stranger is just as bad. I like the plot twist about what was real, what was a delusion and what really happened to Donna in the house or the creepy, sadistic mustached man and if him & if the house on Solomon Road actually exits.

𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐚 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠-
The child's aunt is clairvoyant, psychometry is the psychic ability to read the energy of any object, & reading the energy of the person the item belongs to so the child's aunt knew very specific things about people whenever she held personal items due to her clairvoyant visions.
I like the close connection/bond the child has with their aunt Mary.
Mary's clairvoyant vision was very detailed & it deeply disturbed & horrified her so she was naturally protective of her nephew and Derek.
I liked that Aunt Mary is clairvoyant, psychometry is interesting and unique.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭-
A slow-paced short story, not much is happening in the plot, however the website "These people don't exist" is a real website, there is a conspiracy theory about it which is interesting.
I like some aspects of the plot, but the way it was executed & written made it a bit tedious to read.
Underwhelming is the way I would describe it.

𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐥-
Some aspects of this short story were gross, the demon Botis is a Earl in the Ars Goetia of the Lesser Key of Solomon (17th century occult grimoire for invoking demons.
I like the character psycho, even if he is a fictional psychopath lol

A few of the short stories are about justified revenge, when you keep pushing a person's boundaries, limits or what is morally acceptable eventually the person with snap and they will enact their justified sadistic, cruel revenge, no one will see it coming or even expect it if they constantly underestimate you as a person.
They don't know what your full potential is or what you are truly capable of, underestimating people is very dangerous & can have fatal consequences. show less

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐮𝐜𝐤
My review is for a physical copy of the book that I own.
I like that the main characters are British, i'm British so it's relatable.
We call people "Mate" in England when we don't like someone, or have a disagreement with anyone. It's a common phrase.
It's used in a friendly banter context as well.
The alcohol consumption emboldens both the men and makes them feel empowered, they want to punch/beat up the bartender, but they would probably get their arses kicked by the bartender 😅
No man wants to be known as a "𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐦𝐩, 𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐩" or they are considered only good enough for a "𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤" either it would be embarrassing and damaging to the pride, ego or reputation of any man.
I like the artwork that is used in this extreme horror novella.
Ben is a sexually adventurous, free spirited and sexually liberated type of person, while Mikey seems more reserved, probably more shy and self conscious.
Due to being a sex-crazed maniac, a pervert sex fiend that Ben is, it's his idea to ring the phone number in sex ad in the back-page section of the magazine, which has disastrous, unknown & unwanted consequences.
It's supposed to be a prank, but they picked the wrong cuck/cuckold to fuck with.
Ben seems like the type of person to act on his impulses, then think about the consequences of his actions afterwards, when it's already too late.
The creepy older man is a cuck/cuckold and a voyeur, he likes watching show more his wife Bessie being pleasured by unsuspecting strangers.
Due to his age and her bigger figure, he is unable to fulfill her sexual needs so, the sex ad was made for this exact purpose.
Ben & Mickey get more than they bargained for though, they aren't exactly comfortable or happy with the voyeuristic, cuck older man, sitting in a dark corner watching what they are doing with his wife Bessie for his and her sexual gratification.
I like the artwork that is used in this extreme horror novella.
The cuck has a demonic, lustful, cannibalistic vibe, the old man seems like he is possessed by a demon or something is attached to him because he doesn't seem fully human in my opinion.
He has weird black eyes, filed down sharp teeth and a weird tongue.
There us something strange, creepy and unsettling about the cuck, he seems like he is a soulless vessel for a predatory, lustful demon.
It's creepy how he has invaded the minds and thoughts of Mickey & Ben and that he was in the same room as Ben while he was having sex with Olivia, the fact that he disappeared makes he supernatural, beyond being a mere human being.
Mickey is a relatable character, he isn't the predatory, pushy type of creep towards women but his friend Ben is a sex-addicted, pervert in comparison 😅
I like Aron Beauregard's writing style, i'm glad I bought a few of his books, I look forward to reading the rest of his disturbing, graphically violent, macabre books 🤘🙂

Mickey is a lit tougher than I originally thought he was, but he is still more caring than Ben.
But Mickey has a hidden darkside, that is expressed every time he has to defend his friend Ben, protect him or clean up his messes when he gets himself into any trouble.
The cuck is either a shapeshifter, he is soulless and possessed by a entity, or a demon but more specifically a incubus- (a sex demon)
Demons have to be invited in, they know if your sexually repressed, they know that you suppress/repress your sexual desires and what you secretly desire, the aspects of yourself that your ashamed of and hide from other people.
They know a lot about humanity, specific people in general, without people having to tell them anything.

He asks for permission to watch people engage in extreme, potentially violent, sadistic sex, he feeds on their sexual energy, sexual desire and over time he influences various people, controls & influences their thoughts, behaviour, the perception they have of themselves, he partially possess them so they will enact self mutilation for his sick, perverse sexual gratification and pleasure.
They have no memory of this happening so they were partially possessed.
The cuck drains the energy of anyone he watches have sex, every time he watches people have sex or pleasure themselves he is feeding on their sexual energy, sexual desire and it's making him stronger, so every tine he is seen he has a much stronger influence, energy, power and control over his victims.
He influences people to engage in their sexual desires, fantasies and their
self-destructive impulses to mutilate themselves.
Sexual pleasure and physical pain is something demons like.
The cuck seems like he would feel drawn to people that are submissive, a masochist, a painslut, people that are into BDSM, people that are self-destructive, or people that are a sexual sadist, serial killer, a rapist.
I'm curious if the cuck watches people masturbate? 🤔
The cuck would preys on people and attaches itself to anyone that has experienced, pain, trauma, people that are addicted to sex because they are easier to influence, control, manipulate, possess and drain the energy of them.
I liked reading this book, it was interesting, the plot was unique and I liked the plot twists, it's a good book to read but maybe not for everyone due to gore. show less

𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡-𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬:
My review is for the eBook version of this book.
This eBook is a collection of short stories about tools being used in various contexts, some in a creative context, some in visceral, bludgeoning context, to literally drive home their point with a tool or implement of death, to maim, torture and kill.
All the authors have a unique writing style, sense of humour, a specific and vivid type of imagination, which I appreciate.

𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞-𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚:
It's the first time I have read any short story by Kristopher Triana, I liked the bizarre short story, I love art and I understand that pain, suffering, trauma can be used as motivation to be creative and express yourself creatively. Pain is art. The body is the canvas and tattoos or piercings are the art.

𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲-𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐊𝐨𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐤𝐢;
A man is keeping a man captive, while he tortures him with his rusty tools.
It's weird that the man's tools are sentient and gleefully anticipate and enjoy watching their master torture, maim and murder various people, they are bloodthirsty tools 😅
I like the way the short story is written, i've never read a short story about sadistic, murderous bludgeon tools, that are implements of torture and death before.
It's a show more unique short story and I like the way it is written.

𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐝𝐞-𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐋. 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐬:
A man with the unique talent for being well endowed and being able to perform self fellasio.
When you have that type of unique talent to satisfy yourself sexually, I guess no one else will compare to yourself lol 🤣
A serial killer on a road trip, improving the facial features of men by using their tool named Da Vinci and taking their blood stained moustaches & manhood as a trophy is unique and interesting.
The author doesn't specify the gender of the serial killer, but it's interesting that they festihize men with a mustache, as their victim type.
All the other male victims were a substitute for the creepy, perverted teacher.
The real target was the perverted weird, creepy male teacher.
I like that the serial killer abbreviated their accomplices' name to Del Satchel or "Medea" but what kind of ame is Delbert Satchel anyway it sounds like the latest designer satchel bag, it reminded me of that when I read this short story.

𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲-𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐞:
A elderly lady is unexpected to be a murderer, but the older folk are always underestimated, alienated, ignored by most of society, they still have value as a person, knowledge & wisdom.
Elders should be respected, unless they are racist, homophobic, a misogynist that is sexist and hates women and are intolerant of women, I have no respect for those types of people whether they are fictional or real-life people.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐲'𝐬 𝐄𝐲𝐞𝐬-𝐖𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞:
Bobby is a psychopath, that tortures, maims and murders animals, he has the potential to be a serial killer, his father is a serial killer and a peadophile.
All the children are from a similar background, either being abused by a family member or being bullied, Bobby is the scapegoat, the one person all his friends turn to when they need help, he's the only person they trust and rely on.
This short story was creepy to read, sadistic, dark but also interesting, I like the way it was written.
I haven't read any short stories by this author before but I liked the short story.

𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐝𝐨-𝐉𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫:
I didn't really like this short story, but other people might like it though.
The author refers to a male Dom as a Domme-(this type of Domme is female)
It's incorrectly used, a man that is a Dom is known as a Dom in the BDSM community.
Safe words are very important, so is aftercare, so I don't like that the creepy Dom doesn't like allowing their female submissive partners to use their safe word that both agreed on, if/when they feel uncomfortable, overwhelmed or they don't like something the Dom is doing, mutual consent is very important.
A lot of people inaccurately portray what a Dom/sub dnamic is actually like, but I will always point out inaccuracies, or anything that is a red flag, even when it is in a fictional extreme horror or splatterpunk short story, novella or full novel.
I don't really understand why a woman would want to make a makeshift, Drilldo to use on themself, it's bizarre and it seems painful.
Doctor Surly doesn't respects women, especially women that are submissive or a masochist.
The ending of the story involving the drill was kinda gross, but justified since Doctor Surly is a weird, creep.
I don't agree with the author of this specific short story that anyone that is submissive is a "desperate weakling, that wants to be in sub-space"
just because a man or woman is submissive or a masochist it doesn't automatically mean that they are weak, inferior, or less than in real-life or even in a fictional short story.
I think authors should take into consideration that some people have had abusive Dom/sub dynamics/relationships so it can be a bit triggering to read about (I've had abusive Dom/sub dynamics/relationships so it just made me feel a bit uncomfortable reading this short story especially when Doctor Surly saud about safe words pretty much being useless, like the sub have no rights, even though the sub has control in the dynamic, they decide when their Dom has earned their respect, trust, consent and submission.
It's supposed to be mutual & sacred connection/bond you have with the person-a mental, emotional, spiritual/psychic (if your Dom/sub connection/bond is spiritual & involves witchcraft) physical/sexual connection/bond beyond just physical attraction & lustful intentions.
There is a lot more to it, than most people think.

𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠-𝐕𝐢𝐜 𝐊𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲:
This short story reminds me of the TV series The Following-it's about a cult of serial killers that are obsessed with the writer/poet Edgar Allan Poe, they have to kill someone to prove their loyalty, devotion to the cult leader. Some people are taught how to kill people.
It's interesting that people are being taught how to torture, maim and eventually kill their "Volunteers" via Zoom, i'm not sure if they are already murderers, or serial killers or just wannabe murderers, serial killers that are fantasists and they have never killed anyone before, but they have always fantasised about it.
I guess if you're being taught how to to kill people in a way that you won't be caught, then you have to prove that you're actually willing to participate and prove that you have the sadistic urge, compulsion and psychopathic traits to actually do it and show a demonstration based on what you are being taught.

𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬-𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧:
This short story reminds me of Neanderthals hunting prehistoric dinosaurs for a source of food and living in a cave.
It also reminds me Celtic cannibalistic tribes (some Celtic people were cannibals)
I don't like reading about animals being hunting, tortured, abused or being killed, even if it's just fictional it makes me feel physically sick 🤢😢
This short story wasn't interesting to read, I don't like reading about animal abuse, murder it's disgusting.

𝐓𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐃𝐮𝐞-𝐒𝐚𝐦 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝:
Greg Walsh is a shop owner and he's determined to protect his livelihood at all costs, even if it means he has to kill someone in self-defence.
The Devil came for what he was owed-the soul of Greg Walsh.
This short story had a lot of graphic, visceral, violence and detail, but it was well written, I loved it.
The man in the devil halloween costume is not what they seem, looks after all can be deceiving.

𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐢𝐦 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐦-𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞:
This author has a sense of humour that I like & appreciate.
It's impressive that the singer in the band was able to brutally murder seven people, while the audience didn't bat an eyelid, or seem to care enough to want to pay attention or feel the need to intervene and stop the brutality and violence.
This short story reminds me of the horror film The Green Room and era when the band The Doors were a active band.

𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞-𝐃𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲:
This short story was interesting to read, the Dark Web, Deep Web encrypted part of the internet has always been intriguing to me.
It's not surprising that many people would pay for a bi-monthly subscription to gain access to watch a women being willingly, tortured, maimed for her & the audiences' sadistic, perverse, sexual gratification and pleasure.
The woman is submissive and a masochist, she's turned on/aroused by physical pain being inflicted onto her, pain & pleasure work well together.
She likes sharing the experience with a audience, that can watch via a webcam if they pay the bi-monthly fee of course, the audience seem like they are sexual sadists and they enjoy watching what is happening to the woman, they like participating as well.
At the start of the short story the person inflicting physical pain on the woman had a serial killer, sexual sadist kind of vibe, which was sinister and dark, but the short story went into a different direction than what I was expecting, but I wasn't disappointed.

𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠-𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐄. 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠:
This short story was okay, it reminds me of Aish people and The Children of the Corn, the entity he who walks behind the rows of the corn that the children believe in and worship.
The Mother in the Seed reminds me of the Goddess Gaia-(Mother Nature herself)
The entity in the short story seems like the are a ancient elemental being, made of a specific element of nature itself.

𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐢𝐭-𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐰:
I wasn't sure what to expect for the last short story in this anthology, but it is as equally fucked up as it is darkly funny (to me at least 😂)
After consuming acid (LSD) did the main character in the short story develop paranoid schizophrenia and a specific auditory & visual hallucination?
Or did they originally suffer from psychosis?
Were the main character already mentally ill, suffering from psychosis and auditory & visual hallucinations or was consuming Acid what contributed to his strange predicament and then blacking out and having no recollection of what happened to the women he followed home and had ssex with which may or may not have been rape, and then murder since the main character woke up next to dead women, that were blood stained.
Make up your own mind about what really caused the circumstances of the main character and the strange issue that he had with his manhood.
It's bizarre and strange but somewhat funny in a dark way, I like dark humour.
I would recommend this Splatterpunk anthology of short stories to fans of Extreme Horror & Splatterpunk and to fans of the specific authors that wrote the short stories in this anthology.

𝐌𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬:
Hammer Time
Tool Story
Mustache Ride
Delivery
The Screams in Bobby's Eyes
Online Learning
To the Devil his Due
Jesus of Jim Beam
Smash it show less

𝐆𝐫𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥-𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐬
My review will be for the eBook that I purchased on the Kindle App.
This book is about Cannibalistic murderers that commited crimes/murders.
Vampirism & Cannibalism are very closely intermingled, since human or animal blood is consumed when the flesh of a human or animal is consumed.
Sometimes Cannibalism can also involve Necrophilia as well as Vampirism.

𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬:
Cannibalism
Vampirism
Animal cruelty/Torture/Murder
Cannibalistic Murder
Necrophilia

I really don't understand why everyone acts like what Issei Sagawa did was nothing special, nothing to be concerned about, when he had a premeditated plan to murder, rape and cannibalize Renée Hartevelt, a Dutch woman, his female victim that he was in love with but she wasn't interested in him.
Renee thought that Issei was a bit creepy.
He lured her to his home while he was living in paris under the false pretense of wanting to learn English.
I can't believe there wasn't a trial or any conviction & charges, for a premeditated crime that involved murder, necrophilia and cannibalism, it's absolutely disgusting and disturbing how he literally got away with what he did and how he was treated like a celebrity, no one cares about Renée Hartevelt except for her family which is disgusting and sad.
I don't understand how or why necrophilia, cannibalism aren't considered to be a crime, against show more the law and something you should be convicted of and sent to prison for especially when it is premeditated murder.

One of the most interesting cannibals cases mentioned in this eBook is about a Native American man that was living with his family during the winter, he had enough food for himself and his family but he still chose to murder and cannibalize them, because he was influenced by the Wendigo.
The Wendigo is a being of Native American belief and origin, it is a being that was once human but they murdered and cannibalized the heart of the person that they murdered, but now they are cursed to forever wander the earth seeking sustenance that will never be fully satiated.
It says a lot about greed, insatiable hunger, gluttony, selfishness.
I truly believe that the Cree Native Swift Runner was influenced and possessed by the Wendigo, while living in a cabin with his family during the winter, he had more than enough food for himself and his family, but he chose to murder and cannibalize them, except his eldest son due to him dying due to starvation.
In the modern world, most people believe in the Wendigo psychosis, which is an explanation if you are a narrow-minded, sceptical type of person, but the believers will always believe the exact opposite, that Swift Runner, was influenced, possessed by a Wendigo and he became a Wendigo.

Another horrifying cases involving cannibalism is when a man that was high on PSP or bath salts went onto a bus and cannibalized a random person and a separate person that ate the face of a homeless man while they were high on drugs, it's insane, disgusting and disturbing.
Some of the cannibalistic murderers in this eBook have the predilection to be violent and they have violent, sadistic fantasies about torture, rape, cannibalism, necrophilia and murder.
Owning a copy of The Satanic Bible doesn't automatically mean that you are a Satanist, Anton Lavey created Atheistic Satanism-they don't believe that Satan or demons are real, they are more likely to believe that demons represent aspects of the human psyche.
Demons can represent aspects of the self that you are ashamed of, don't show to others or not many people see the real you due to the fear of being judged shamed, ridiculed or rejected by society so it makes sense that the people in the eBook that became cannibalistic murderers spent a lot of time alone to cultivate their sick, disturbing, depraved, fantasies that they eventually enacted in real life.
Satanism has absolutely nothing to do with rape, torture, human or animal sacrifice, necrophilia or cannibalistic murder.
A cannibalistic murderer can be interested in the Occult, or Satanism but that doesn't make them a Occultist or a Satanist just because they have read The Satanic Bible.
A lot of sadistic murderers, or some serial killers use their interest in the Occult or Satanism as a excuse, or reason for committing sadistic, disturbing, depraved and disgusting crimes when their crimes have absolutely nothing to do with the Occult, it's not ritualistic and it has nothing to do with Satanism either.
If the Church of Satan doesn't accept, recognize someone as a member of The Church of Satan and they don't consider the person to be a Satanist either, that says a lot in my opinion.
It proves how delusional, mentally ill and out of touch with reality some people really are, that are just a attention-seeking, delusional, fantasist.

The Hippie Hike-hiking Cannibal has nothing to do with the Zodiac serial killer.
The Zodiac serial killer isn't a cannibal, he has a completely different and unique Modus Operandi, he specifically targeted couples, he would tie up his victims, the male victim was stabbed to death while tied up but the intended target was always the woman
The Zodiac serial killer was a sadist, he liked inflicting as much pain and suffering as possible on his victims, he took items from the victims, wrote down the date of specific murders, he used the weapon crosshair symbol at the crime scenes, he was known for making phone calls to the families of the victims (after the victims were murdered, but it was before they knew their family member was murdered by the Zodiac serial killer) and to the police to taunt them.
How/why would a random hippie, hike-hiking cannibal have any connection to the Zodiac serial killer, when they only murdered and cannibalized one victim?
It's not the same Modus Operandi as The Zodiac serial KIller, the cannibal doesn't have a military background or history, he isn't a sadist that hates women either.
There is no reason for any comparison between them because there is no connection between them.
I don't see the connection at all, it doesn't make any sense.

A lot of the cannibalistic murderers, serial killers mentioned in this eBook, already had the predilection to be violent, but they also had sadistic, cruel, violent, sick, depraved, disturbing and disgusting fantasies, sexual urges and some gained sexual gratification from what they did.
It seems like some of the murderers mentioned in the eBook were influenced, molded by their environment especially if it was a abusive childhood, over tie they developed their fantasies, violent behaviour and they found the best way to coerce, manipulate people to do what they wanted, so they could get what they wanted from them-their flesh/organs to consume.
I think that Matej Čurko-(The Slovakian Cannibal) was one of the worst cannibals mentioned, but Nazirov Island-(Cannibal Island) in Serbia was disturbing, depraved to read about it, it's not really surprising that the convicted psychopaths, that are criminals, murderers became rampaging cannibals in gangs to murder, cannibalize the weakest prisoners on the island.
Why wouldn't the Russian or Serbian Government provide the convicted criminals, murderers, serial killers that were prisoners on Narizov Island with food or water?
Russian history has always been a dark, macabre interest for me.
I'm surprised the author didn't mention, Luka Magnotta in this eBook due to the heinous, depraved, sadistic and disturbing things he did just for attention, he fed some of the flesh of the man he murdered-Jun Lin to his dog.
This eBook is not for everyone, the graphic descriptions of animal abuse,the sick fantasies the murderers, serial killers had that they eventually acted out in real-life made me feel physically sick, but I am used to the graphic details in true crime books, based on real-life murderers and serial killers, but I don't admire, idolize any serial killers, but they are fascinating to read about. show less

My review will be for the paperback version of the book.
I'm British I live in a town that's 50 miles away from London so i'm very familiar with the HIghgate Vampire, i've always loved British mythology & folklore so this book will be interesting to read. The perfect book for the spooky season.
Black Shuck is one of my favourites spectral hellhound legends of England.
Black Shuck is a spectral hellhound, a messenger of death, a omen of death and a soul collector that has been seen in various rural areas of England, it has a large dog/wolf-life appearance and some of the most memorable aspects of is are it's glowing eyes which are usually red or green, the otherworldly, creepy vibe and energy/presence it has whenever people see it.
Various people have had various types of creepy, frightening, unexplained, weird paranormal encounters with Black Shuck so every encounter is different.
The infamous Legend of Black Shuck has many variations, i've haven't or read about a encounter with Black Shuck that had a singular glowing eye, without a head or the scorch marks on the Blythburgh Church that it was prevented from entering before, so that's interesting.
A new variation to the Legend of Black Shuck-everyone that sees and witnesses the Hellhound with have some type of tragedy or death occur in their life, either their own death or the death of a family member, if you see Black Shuck yourself it is a messenger of death & omen of death, Black Shuck is a Hellhound, a Soul collector on show more behalf of the Devil.
There are various types of spirits, beings, entities in mythology & folklore that are a omen of death, a soul collector.
This is why the woman that Saw Black Shuck with one glowing eye, inexplicable died in her sleep, it collected her soul.
The gory description of Black Shuck ripping people to shreds, tearing off their limbs was really awesome to read.
It does seem like Black Shuck is a guardian of the areas of land where it roams, it is ferocious and wouldn't think twice about going for your jugular and ripping your throat out.
British mythology, folklore is lesser known to most people but it's varied and interesting lore of England.

I've never read about a group of beavers (whatever that's called) protecting and rescuing a person from drowning and anointing their leader as a Bishop of Babingley, it was bizarre and funny to read.
I haven't heard of read of anyone seeing sightings of Oliver Cromwell either which is interesting.
I like the artwork that is in the book, I like that there is a mixture of mythology, folklore and history of various places in England, it's interesting to read.
What happened to Oliver Cromwell's head was creepy.
I like that this book had various mythology/folklore that might to known to some people but it was unknown to me, because I don't live in a rural part of England.
The legend of the witch being accused of witchcraft, tortured and burnt at the stake then a tree grew from her wooden leg and destroyed the monastery is really interesting.
St. John's church sounds similar to St. Mary's Church in Clophill where the graves of only women were desecrated, their toe bones were taken, the human remains of only women were used in necromantic rituals in the cemetery.
Animals were sacrificed or offered to whatever was invoked on a full moon, the same skeletal remains of the same woman was used in rituals at the cemetery every time there was a full moon.
There were various desecrations of graves by numerous covens of witches in Clophill at the time, rituals performed in the cemetery, cockerels were sacrificed and various sigils were used.
I already knew about the legend of Black Shuck, it was fun to read about the creepy encounters people had with the spectral hellhound, or sometimes people saw it as a real, breathing, living creature.
The Wild Hunt of the Barbarians is interesting, i've not heard/read about any Barbarian sightings in England before.
The description of the floating mass of energy called the hateful thing was interesting, it would be difficult to say what exactly it is unless you witness it yourself.
If your interested in British mythology, folklore, places that have occult history, that are haunted where there have been many various types of sightings of various types of beings, spirits, devils, demons, witches then you'll like this book.
This book was fun to read and i'm glad I bought a physical copy of it. show less

My review is for the eBook.
This eBook is about real-life hauntings that happen annually every year on Halloween.

My favourite stories are:
-𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐲: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲:
This story wasn't scary to me, it is comforting, the man is continuing to do what he loved to do, perfecting his candy recipes, he loves doing his job and continues to return to the candy factory, even now that the demand for candy declined and the candy factory closed.
-𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐧: 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐤𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡:
It's nice and comforting to me that the Sullivan family were visited by their Irish ancestors on Samhain which is now know as Halloween.
Celtic people believed the veil between the living and the dead known as the "otherworld" was thin and the spirits of the dead returned, Samhain-the feast of the dead, it was the Celtic New Year, the dark half of the year, a harvest time, a time to honour the dead, their ancestors and Deities they believed in, they wore masks, specific clothing because they believed the spirits of the dead might be confused and think they are dead, so they wore masks to protect themselves from evil, malicious show more spirits.
Their family's ancestors were among the pumpkins in the pumpkin patch on the Sullivan's family farm.
So far none of the spirits that are haunting people annually on Samhain/Halloween are malicious or harmful, they want to be acknowledged, they are aware if people can see them or if they notice their energy and presence.
Spirits approach people that are sensitive to their energy and presence that would be aware of them in terms of psychic abilities or due to the veil between the realm of the living and the realm of dead when it is at it's thinnest on Samhain/Halloween.
-𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞:
There is a spirit or entity attached to the ornate vintage mask.
The Costume Castle is in Salem, Massachusetts which is known for it's witch history and witch trials but it's not the only place that has witch history or witch trials.
For example in England, we have our own witch history, witch trials of the Pendleton, Lancashire, Witches in Scotland.
Essex is known as the "𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲" and the 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥-𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐰 𝐇𝐨𝐩𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐬 was from Essex.
We also have sacred sites to Pagans/Druids such as 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞, various places that are haunted and associated with witches such as 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐚𝐦 𝐈𝐧𝐧, St Osyth, The Witches Cage-a medieval gaol.
So if people actually studied 𝐀𝐋𝐋 witch history in the world not just in America then they would know and understand that obviously, it gets annoying that people just assume that any witch history, witch trials, werewolf trials only happened in America, when they didn't just happen there they happened in Europe as well.
From (𝟏𝟒𝟖𝟒 until around 𝟏𝟕𝟓𝟎) 𝟐𝟎𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 witches were interrogated, tortured, burnt or hanged for being a witch in England.
It's confirmation Bias to just assume that only America has witch history, witch trials when various countries have their own spiritual practices, spiritual/occult beliefs or types of magick (witchcraft) that they practices, witch history, witch trials etc..
Salem, Massachusetts is one of my favourite places in America, but also New Orleans and various other places in America & Europe as well.
𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐒é𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞:
Using a Ouija Board on Halloween can be dangerous, if you use it by yourself with you friends, don't use it correctly or with the right intentions.
By using a Ouija Board you are subconsciously manifesting what you secretly desire, want or fear.
You are accessing the subconscious part of you, if you have psychic abilities it will help to manifesta response but you don't have control of who or what you communicate with and whatever you communicate with isn't necessarily telling you the truth either.
A Ouija board is similar to automatic writing, both are a divination tool/method of communicating with spirits, that you and spirits can interact with to give you a response.
I never understood why when people do use a Ouija board that they are surprised or scared when they receive a response from a spirit, entity, demon when they were using a divination tool/communication method for communicating with spirits so why is it so surprising or scary to receive a response?
Spirits are a real, intelligent, they are aware of your presence and energy in the same way we are aware of their energy, presence, some people are more sensitive than others to their energy and presence.
I'm sensitive to energy, intuitive myself and I have had my own creepy, paranormal experiences since I was a teenager.
You should always treat the dead, spirits, entities and other types of beings with respect.
I've always been curious though what spirits, entities, demons and other types of beings think of sceptics though.
It would interesting to know what they think of sceptics that are narrow-minded, unimaginative, non-believers & I would also like to know what they think about people that are believers and they have had creepy, but sometimes comforting unexplained paranormal experiences.
It's not often that the spirits of animals, reincarnations of animals/previous pets that died or possessed animals is mentioned, but spectral animals exist a hellhound is a good example.
Dogs were saly buried alive to protect graveyard's.
There are videos that were recorded of the spirits of animals that were people's pets that passed away. Everything in nature is alive and has a soul-Animism.
-𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐦 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫:
It's interesting that multiple people witnessed the Phantom Dancer Entity dancing, energy and presence it powerful enough to mesmerise, enchant and beguile anyone that sees and witnesses it.
-𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐞-𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞/𝐇𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞:
Multiple people at the campsite/bonfire all saw the featureless apparition, engulfed in flames that was observing everyone there but otherwise didn't say/do anything which I think is quite creepy to experience especially since there is not really any explanation for what they saw.
The fact that this floating apparition with no discernable features might be tied to the land means it could be a elemental.
They are non-human entities/beings associated with nature, they represent and are made of a element of nature and also protect nature.
-𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐆𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭:
Every year, on Halloween the family have a uninvited spectral visitor to their Halloween feast, the atmosphere becomes eerie,silent and creepy, while their guest interacts with the food laid out on the table, until they decide it's time for them to leave and then the vibe and atmosphere in the room totally changes and goes back to normal, before they arrived.
-𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐰:
The inanimate straw-filled scarecrow is annually possessed on Halloween and it becomes the conduit and vessel for a vengeful spirit or entity that gives temporary life to the otherwise inanimate Scarecrow. It creepy and i've always been curious about the mythology and folklore of Scarecrow or similar types of spirits and entities like the Bogeyman.
-𝐒𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬:
The author seems confused by what a Banshee is, a Banshee is a supernatural being that screams, cries or wails to indicate the death of you or a family member, it is a omen of death to hear or see a Banshee, usually they are seen washing bloody clothing near a body of water.
A Siren or Mermaid are known to scream or wail to gain a man's attention, to lure them into the sea/ocean so they can kill them, they sing to lure and entice men, they were originally evil temptresses of men.
A Banshee and a Siren/Mermaid are completely different types of beings, Banshees are Irish in their Origin and Sirens/Mermaids, the Merfolk are Greek in their origin.
It would be nice/interesting if the author ever includes any photographs that the author took during his paranormal investigations to coincide with the content and theme of this book and other book he has published.
It's annoying the amount of times the author repeatedly says he is a paranormal investigator, I get it your a paranormal investigator you don't have to keep repeating yourself 🙄
The way the end of each paranormal investigation ended is a bit repetitive as well.
Obviously there is more to this world, than what we see, hear, feel, touch, the sixth sense and what can sense, perceive is often ignored, not believed in by in my opinion, narrow-minded, unimaginative, sceptical non-believers that are cynical people.
If you a fan of the paranormal, the unexplained then I recommend this book to you👍😊 show less

My review is for the eBook which is (43 pages, 11 Chapters)
I haven't read any books by this author before but the plot/theme of the book sounded interesting to me
Randell is a fictional Mortician working in a morgue/mortuary/funeral parlor since childhood he has been around death and learnt from his father about being a Mortician, he has always had a strange fascination with death from a young age which is now becoming an obsession.
He already seems like he is a necrophile.
He feels at home, comfortable and at peace among the dead, where he confides his deepest, darkest secrets, without judgement, he feels like he can be himself.

Randell isn't much of a people-person, he hates having to deal with the living, he rarely goes out and socialises.
He's a loner so his job as a Mortician is perfect for him, he has all the solitude he could ever want.
He hates having to deal with the morning, grieving family members of the deceased, due to how loudly they cry and grieve for their deceased relative.
It's somewhat unusual for a Mortician to have this type of attitude towards the living, but it's irksome to him nonetheless.

While at the local pub, where Randell seeks a booth by himself and some solitude after work so he can enjoy a pint, he likes to sit alone and people-watch until the exact person he wants arrives at the pub and he drugs him.
He is going ahead with a premeditated plan to drug a man with the sedative or "date-rape" drug known as Rohypnol so he can take them back to show more the mortuary and have his way with them with or without their consent.
He preferred them to be silent, docile, compliant instead of being loud and noisy.
It's unusual for a fictional Mortician to feel gleeful about having the desire to embalm a living person while they are unconscious due to being drugged.
The main character is a sadist and they feel a lot of pleasure from watching the slow, agonizing, torturous death of his victims, watching them choke to death.
One of my worst fears is being in a morgue and people think i'm dead when i'm still alive & being buried alive, the claustrophobia freaks me out a lot.
The main character gets what he deserves, his victims get their well deserved revenge. show less

𝐖𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 & 𝐃𝐨𝐠𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬/𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐊
My review will be for the eBook.
I previously read Lee Brickley's book 𝐔𝐅𝐎'𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 & 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐠-𝐌𝐚𝐧: 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝'𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧-𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 which I really liked, I enjoyed reading the book, so I will read his other books.
If you are interested or intrigued by British Folklore then I recommend Lee Brickley's books.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐫: A bipedal, werewolf, the sightings of this werewolf that the farmer and the woman driving her car were creepy to read. It is aggressive and it has unknown intentions.
There is a distinct difference between a Werewolf & a Dogman though.
A Werewolf is a human that takes the form of a werewolf or wolf-like creature on a full moon, but then shapeshifts back into their original human form.
A Dogman was never a human, it will never be a human, it's a non-human Cryptid, a wolf-like creature, it is animalistic, a apex predator that would tear you to shreds.
There are various types of Werewolves, Dogmen, Wolfmen, some of them have human features or they are a sub species of Werewolves & Dogmen, Wolfmen such as a show more Weretiger, a Werepanther etc..
The encounter the author had with the Beast of Dartmoor sounds terrifying, creepy and amazing at the same time, i'm sure he won't forget his encounter with the Beast of Dartmoor any time soon.
Historically a man or a woman that was a witch, that possessed a magical belt, a animal pelt, or some type of salve/potion was used to help them to shapeshift into a werewolf, or wolf-like creature. It helped them to possess the traits, characteristics and take the physical form of a werewolf.
Some of them may have made a pact with the devil, for the magical ability, to shapeshift into a werewolf and terrorize the local peasants.
Good examples of man-eating monsters historically are Peter Stump, Gilles Garnier, The Beasts of Gevaudan (France).
Both were werewolves that ate children/people, they were tried, convicted and executed for their sadistic, cannibalistic, horrific crimes during the era of the Werewolf Trials (15-17th century)
The Werewolf Trails were a lot similar to The Witch Trials, there was mass hysteria about witches, werewolves, demons monsters in general at the time that occured in various countries including various parts of England.

𝐄𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞:
David encounter with the Dogman is threatening, intelligent, it's not afraid of humans, or fire which proves to me at least that it is a non-human Dogman, Cryptid.
It has a predatory, ferocious, animalistic and bloodthirsty nature, since it's not human, all it cares about is killing David it would sense and smell his fear and anxiety and see him as prey, a source of food. It seems like David was in the territory and hunting ground of the Cannock Chase Dogman and he disturbed it.
Both 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐫 & 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐠𝐦𝐚𝐧 are relentless, predatory hunters of their prey but also elusive, it is intelligent so the creatures know when to retreat back into the forest, under cover of darkness.
For various encounters with the Beast of Dartmoor and the Cannock Chase Dogman, it was seen observing the person(s) that encountered them, it was interested in the scent of the person that was afraid of it.
I absolutely love werewolves, Dogman, Wolfman sightings and encounters with them, it's really interesting, fascinating and fun to read about, but read the book and form your own opinion weather you are a believer or a non-believer and a sceptic.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭:
The heavy atmosphere and the oppressive silence the hikers felt while they were inn the forest is interesting, it can be related to the paranormal, usually a forest becomes deathly silent when there is a predator such as a big cat, a bear, Bigfoot.
A few of the encounters people have had with a half-man, half-wolf creature have mentioned that they felt it's presence even when they didn't see it which is creepy, it blends in well with the environment, it's nature habitat is the forest, the solitary, nocturnal hours when it can hunt in peace.
It would be amazing if someone put up a trail camera and caught a sighting of the Dogman people have seen in the forest, it would be really fascinating, creepy but also interesting.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐱𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧:
A large black panther was known to roam the local area and it has been seen to specifically roam the moors.
A local hstorian was able to discovered a ancient generational curse, the sightings of the the Beast of Exmoor were only seen on the remote moorland known as 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐓𝐨𝐫, when two men practiced dark rituals & black magick.
One of the men betrayed the other his brother and cursed all of his descendents to be stalked by a beast of darkness forever.
of the descendents of the man's brother that betrayed his brother.
So all the people that have seen the Beast of Exmoor reborn maybe descendents of the man's brother.
Since doing a ritual though at 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐓𝐨𝐫 to ask for forgiveness, the spirits that haunt the forest and seek vengeance, have subsided, but I don't think they have gone away completely, they have just retreated for now.
The spirits and the Beast of Exmoor Reborn will always remain the forest.

𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐲:
Another relentless pursuit of a werewolf or Dogman while Alex was hiking by himself.
His terrifying encounter, has forever changed him and made him aware of everything in the world that really exists what really lurks in the shadows as well.

𝐄𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬:
The Highlands of Scotland have a elusive predatory hunter, a werewolf that attacked a farmer, it dug it's claws into his shoulder and it was only deterred by the farmer attacked the werewolf with his lantern and setting it on fire, then and only then did the werewolf retreated back into the woods that it came from. This werewolf attack was terrifying, it must of been scary when it happened to the farmer that was attacked by the werewolf.

𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬:
Wales has their own creepy mythology, folklore.
A elusive, was werewolf stalking sheep and the farmers, local people living in the area.
Unfortunately all of the poor innocent sheep were savagely murdered by the Werewolf.
The Werewolf known as "𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬" was captured on camera and the presence of the werewolf was witnessed by various people in real time & on camera that various people have seen, they didn't believe in the existence of the werewolf until they saw the footage.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐃𝐨𝐠 𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐫:
The Black dog or Beast of Bodmin Moor is a large animal like a black panther that roams the land freely. The creature is either a large dor or a black panther cat.

𝐆𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐃𝐨𝐠 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠:
The Glastonbury Festival sighting of the black dog with read glowing eyes sounds similar to the legend of Black Shuck. It had unknown intentions, and some of the sightings/encounters of Werewolves, Dogmen, Wolfmen are hostile, animalistic, aggressive, predatory, ferocious, they seem protective of their territory and they don't want to be disturbed.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭:
"𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬"
If you're interested in history or Arthurian legends then you will know who Robin Hood or King Arthur and the Knights of the Roundtable are.
The creature the man saw at the edge of the forest, that never ventures any further than the edge of the forest, is bound to the forest, to the land itself. Cursed to roam the forest, it's territory.
It always intently observes and watches the local villagers at dusk, but never goes into the village.
The creatures gaze is unwavering, the air grows colder in it's presence and it seems unfazed by religious prayers of protection.
I think the creature lost interest so that's why it retreated back into the forest, it's sanctuary.

𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞:
The man's sighting of the pack of large dogs or wolves sounds like a pack of hellhounds or
Dire-Wolves.
Their red glowing eyes, unnatural speed or the fact that they seem otherworldly is very intriguing.
It is paranormal and unexplained.
Black Dogs & Barghest's are a omen of death, sometimes protectors of a innocent person, so it's nice that the hellhounds protected the woman, they may have injured her to get her away from whatever bigger threat there was that was unseen and unknown about.

𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐡 𝐍𝐞𝐬𝐬:
𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐡 𝐍𝐞𝐬𝐬-the home of the affectionately named ancient creature known as "𝐍𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐞"
The 𝐅𝐚𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐡 (Irish werewolf) ancient wolf spirits, guardians of the waters at Loch Ness was interesting to read. I love Irish & Scottish mythology & folklore.
They seem similar to a elemental spirit/being of nature that is made of nature and also protects and guards it.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚:
A werewolf sighting, but this time that person that encountered the creature saw their fangs, their amber coloured eyes, they were frightened by the unnatural presence of the creature and when he told people about what he saw he was meet with some scepticism like a lot of the other people and their encounters when they told people about what they experienced but there are always believers as well and i'm one of the believers.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭:
The Werewolf and the pack of wolves sounds like it is female, a she-wolf and it was looking for food. More than one encounter or sighting of a Werewolf, Dogman or Wolfman seem like they are looking for a source of food, hence why they are vey close to people because they have farms and unfortunately the cattle and other farm animals are vulnerable prey.
It is creepy how defiant the Werewolf seemed, especially when it was close to the group of people that encountered it, while it was baring it's canine fangs and growling at them.
I'm happy that the wolves were protected and not harmed, they don't normally randomly attack people for no apparent reason.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐮𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐫 (𝐖𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐥𝐟) 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬:
What was initially thought to be a scary encounter with a Wulver was misleading, since the Wulver had no intention to hurt anyone, it just wanted to peacefully exist among the local townsfolk and it was helpful to the local people until it decided to leave on their own terms.
This story was comforting to read.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐚𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧'𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐥:
The guardian & protector of Hadrian's Wall sounds like a ancient being that is isn't fully human and it's not fully a wolf or werewolf either, it's somewhere in-between the two like a entity.
The appearance and the behaviour or demeanor of the being is interesting, it only means harm to those that would seek to damage or destroy the wall.
Recently unfortunately part of the Hadrian's wall was damaged by a branch from a sycamore tree when it was felled.
This was really interesting to read about.
The being is not fully human and not fully a wolf either it's a being that's in-between the two so it can show itself in either form when people see it.
It's interesting that the Roman when they encountered the being named it "Lupine"-Wolf

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝:
Much like a lot of the other sightings/encounters the livestock, cattle were savagely killed, eaten and discarded by the creature until the local people organized a hunting party to catch the creature.
The creature was driven away by a angry mob of local people, it fought back then ran away to safety.

𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐚:
The legendary spectral hellhound that roams East Anglia in England.
It's a negative omen to see Black Shuck, Black Dogs or Barghests they are all omen's of death, a negative omen of death or tragedy.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭:
A werewolf sighting that terrified the people that encountered it.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞:
Stonehenge is in Wiltshire, it's a sacred place of worship for the Druids & Pagans.
The creature was a hybrid of human and wolf, it wasn't fully a human and it wasn't fully a wolf either it was a in-between being.
The half-human, half-wolf being is bound to Stonehenge and it protects it.
This was one of my favourite unexplained half-human, half-man, sighting/encounter to read.

𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐜𝐤:
One of my favourite aspects of British mythology & folklore is 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐜𝐤 a spectral hellhound, a death omen, soul collector on behalf of the devil.
The spectral hellhound has red or green glowing eyes, if it is seen it is a negative omen of death, it means you or someone you love and care about will die.
Black Shuck is mostly seen in more rural areas of England.
Historically a dog was sadly buried alive to protect a graveyard, cemetery it would be the guardian of the dead, a protective companion.
Some of my favourites are: The Guardian of Hadrian's Wall, The Secrets of Stonehenge, Black Shuck, The Wulver of The Shetlands Islands, Cannock Chase, The Beast of Belfast, The Faoladh at Loch Ness, The Hounds of Yorkshire, The Watcher of Wales, The Shadows of New Forest, The Beast of Exmoor, The Nightstalker of Northumberland, The Beast of the Beacons.

Reoccurring themes are: people are have experienced or are experiencing:
-Hearing howling, a wolf-like cry, the eerie stillness, deathly quiet of the area they were in, or a mist, fog that came out of nowhere in the forest or moorland where they encountered it, they always say about the creature observing them, due to it being intelligent, it's probably curious about humans.
-A lot of people have experienced seeing a half-human, half-wolf hybrid creature, a werewolf, or a non-human Dogman, Cryptid creature of unknown and inexplicable origin.
-Livestock are stalked and savagely ripped apart and eaten by the Werewolf or Dogmen, Wolfmen.
-People that encountered the in-human, bipedal creature always mention it's amber & red coloured eyes, thick fur, canine fangs, unidentifiable footprints, the ferocious, predatory, animalistic nature of the elusive creature they saw/encountered, or that it relentlessly pursued them, feeling it's presence but not always seeing it, sounds really creepy, otherworldly and paranormal. show less

My review if for the eBook, which is (64 pages) so it is a quick eBook to read.
This eBook is about Satanic KIllers that committed Satanic crimes/murders but the cases in the eBook are unsolved cold cases that were Satanic crimes.
This eBook has a misleading title, since none of the crimes/murders in this eBook are Satanic, or Occult related at all, It's disappointing.
Most of the crimes/murders aren't unsolved cold cases either, which is also another misleading aspect of the title of the eBook and the theme or context of the eBook as well. The author should have done a lot more research before writing this book.

𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐠:
It's the 1970's, a era when there were serial killers in various countries but thee were a lot of serial killers in America at the time.
The fact that Robert has a "𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭" in Jan Marianne's 12-year-old daughter is suspicious, creepy and weird.
Robert is bisexaual and engages in a sexual relationship with both of Jan's parents, he formed a bond with her parents to get closer to Jan, because she was who he really wanted.
Robert had sinister intentions from the start, and he intends to harm Jan, while supposedly horse-riding.
Jan has been missing for 5 days, her whereabouts are unknown, Robert's intentions were unknow, questionable, Robert owns his own RV, which has suspiciously and conveniently disappeared. show more
Robert has always had "a unhealthy interest in young girls" because he is a predatry peadophile, that preys on young, innocent, vulnerable children he made up the narrative about the Alien planet that needed to be saved, Jan is 12-years-old so she is young, impressionable, naive and too trusting of people that seem trustworthy so she believed Robert.
I can't believed the legal age for marriage in Mexico is 12-years-old wtf? 🤢🚩
Jan keeps repeatedly hearing aliens talking to her, and she is dutifully following what they have instructed her to do.
It's bizarre that Jan'a parents filled out paperwork to say that Robert was innocent, even though her kidnapped Jan, drove to Mexico and married her despite already being married, because they didn't want their relationships with Robert to be exposed.
Robert had a relationship with both of Jan's parents to drive a wedge between them but his intention was to always get closer to Jan, whenever anything suspicious happened, they were threatened not to say anything.
What about Jan? Don't they care about what happened to her? 🤨
Due to Jan being a 12-year-od girl she doesn't understand that she is being groomed, brainwashed, manipulated by a predatory peadophile, it's disgusting.
The whole alien narrative is really bizarre.
I've never heard of the term "𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐨" a child molester) it's also weird to me that the Police department or the general public weren't aware of child molesters/child rapists or peadophiles in the 1970's as well.
This really pissed me off, how the the parents or their child didn't know or understand that they were love bombed, gaslighted, manipulated by a narcissist, and predatory peadophile.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐑𝐨𝐰-𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐫𝐞:
A Death Row inmate was involved in gang activity, and committed a crime that lead to him being on death Row in a Florida Prison.
"Shorty" as he was known, was wrongfully convicted of a crime he didn't commit, but due to help from The Innocence Project he was exonerated and released from Prison.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐊𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫:
An American serial killer, that was a former Police officer and had previous military experience this helped him to evade being caught for years, he aware of forensic countermeasures so he knew how to avoid being caught.
He was a home invader, a rapist, murderer & serial killer.
None of his crimes were Satanic, or Occult related they were more opportunistic in context. This is a solved case now, Joseph DeAngelo is the Golden State KIller.
The Golden State KIller was a home invader, a rapist, murderer/serial killer.

𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞:
I don't see how the information about HelloFresh is relevant to this book at all.
Angela Simpson, tortured and murdered a innocent disabled man, due to her perceived idea that he was a"𝐬𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡" in whatever context, it's disgusting and disturbing that she wished that she prolonged the agonizing torture of her victim for 7 days instead of 3 days.
She is a unrepentant, remorseless, callous murderer that doesn't respect and value human lives.
The crime/murder seems racially motivated since the racist term "𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫" was used.

𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐀𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬:
The adopted parents of a 3-year-old & a 4-year-old children went missing and were sadly presumed dead, the adoptive parents were responsible for the death of the children, motive for their murders is unknown.

𝐊𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝/𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫:
A delusional mother that had a premeditated plan, to organize her own kidnapping for whatever reason, she has previously organized her own kidnapping, she is known for being a compulsive liar, self-harming and asking a man to brand her with a wood engraving tool on purpose.

𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞:
The West Memphis Three are/were innocent at the time of their arrests and trial, the wrongful, inaccurate, incorrect conviction or three innocent people.
DNA on one of the victims bikes would prove their innocence, but it will never be tested for DNA for whatever reason, which is ridiculous.
It would prove their innocence.
In a documentary about this case, the father Terry and step-father Christopher Byers of some of the children kept changing their story or lying about their whereabouts.
A knife associated with the murders was hidden and then disposed of and some rope fibers were found, from a piece of rope that one of the parents had in their possession.
They were persecuted due to being different, considered outcasts living on the fringes of society and not accepted by most people because they are gths/metalheads and they liked horror films, were interested in & practiced witchcraft specifically Wicca, which is about respecting, honouring mother nature Gaia and other male and female Deities.
Wicca and witchcraft is not evil or in any way Satanic since Wiccans don't work with demons.
Unfortunately they were easy targets, the scapegoats to blame for the murders of three young children even though, clearly the parents were actually responsible for the murders of the children, not the West Memphis Three.
There was only a false confession made under duress, due to the Police department, continuously questioning, pressuring, coercing one of the the West Memphis Three that has learning disabilities and a low IQ and coaching him on what to say so he would admit to doing something that he and his friends didn't do.
So how & why was this false confession allowed in the court?
Why was the false confession believed?
This whole case demonstrates the laziness, ineptitude, corruption and confirmation bias of the Arkansas Police Department that were being pressured to solve this case quickly without sufficient and even accurate evidence to prove who the real killer(s) were.
Why didn't anyone question the way that Jesse was treated just so the Police department, could get a false confession that that didn't align with what actually happened at the crime scene but it did align with their confirmation bias.
Why didn't anyone question Terry or Christopher Byers about their suspicious behaviour at the time that the children disappeared and kept changing their story and lying about their whereabouts.
Why didn't the Police look for the knife that was used to kill one of the children that was severely mutilated and stabbed to death?
The other two victims were drowned
Why weren't any of the parents or specifically the Step-dad Christopher Byers or Terry ever interrogated about their whereabouts-both kept changing their story or lying about their whereabouts when the children disappeared.
One of the children Steve was severely punished and wanted to run away from home and never return.
Why wasn't the man that was seen covered in blood and mud at the restaurant not fully investigated? Some DNA evidence was gathered but it was never tested.
No evidence proves that any of The West Memphis Three were at the crime scene, the bikes that belonged to two of the murdered children were never tested for DNA, there was also a additional fourth person with the children which has never been explained.
There are a lot of red flags, inconsistencies, errors, ineptitude, the truth was hidden,
The West Memphis Three were unfairly judged, shamed, vilified and lied about for nothing, since they were/are innocent! show less

My review will be for the eBook that I borrowed on the with Kindle Unlimited in the Kindle App on my Amazon Tablet.
I really like the cover art for this eBook and it was one of the reasons why I wanted to read this eBook and i'm glad I read this book.🎃
I really like the theme of the book that the short stories were based around Halloween, I really liked how this book is written, how descriptive it is for the gory scenes, the theme of the short stories & the way the Ebook ending.
This particular book is well written, it was fun to read and I enjoyed reading it.
If you are a fan of Matt Shaw's books, the you will understand his sense of humour, he does write gory books, but that isn't the only reason that I like his books, I like & appreciate his imagination, ideas.
I think Extreme Horror writers/authors are very creative, they have a dark & vivid imagination, they have a dark sense of humour, which I appreciate because I have a dark & vivid imagination & a dark sense of humour myself 😊
Buy the paperback or eBook, read it and form your own opinion, before you judge a Extreme Horror writer/author for what they write about because it's fictional.

𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐬 (𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝟏/𝟐/𝟑 & 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝟒/𝟓/𝟔):
I liked the creepy atmosphere, the slasher horror vibe this short story has when the man was outside late at night, on the woman's front porch and he kept saying "Trick or Treat" it was creepy he has show more unknown intentions, it reminds me of the horror film The Strangers which was based on real life murders, so that makes it even more creepy.
I would happily read more Extreme horror or Extreme Horror anthologies if the theme was based on or around Halloween, the spooky season.
This is one of my favourite Matt Shaw books so far.
The trio of murderers, after breaking into homes are seeking to record the victims skull fracturing and their neck cracking after they throw their victims out of their bedroom windows, they record what they are doing for their own sick pleasure, amusement and enjoyment.
They like the way it sounds, it's macabre.
I really enjoyed this book, the ending of the book was unexpected, it fits with the themes of the short stories in this eBook.
My favourite Short Stories were: Between Dead Trees part 1, Pieces, Pest, Come PLay With Us & Evil LIttle Things
I highly recommend this book, if you like gory, Extreme Horror books. 💀

𝐏𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬:
I liked this short story, I haven't read a short story about a fictional murderous cult on Halloween before so it was unexpected and one of my favourite short stories.
I've read true crime books about real-life cults that were murderers though.
The intentions of the people at the event were unknown and sinister, I didn't know what to expect which I liked about this story.
It reminds me of The Purge, people's willingness to participate in The annual Purge or their urge to kill that everyone has.
Everyone has that type of darkness within themselves, but not everyone shows it.

𝐏𝐞𝐬𝐭:
I don't like Clowns, but this short story was at least funny, I like dark humour and I have a dark sense of humour.
I think his friend did send him the woman's underwear & hired the Clown to stalk him, until it drove him crazy.

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐔𝐬:
I really like the plot of this short story, the escalation of violence, gore, and gory scenes is one of my favourite aspects of Extreme Horror, I like that the "𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞" is a Live streamed for everyone to watch and enjoy for their own sick, pleasure, amusement and enjoyment.
I guess i'm weird if I like enjoy reading Extreme Horror books about fictional characters being tortured, mutilated, murdered 😅 👍😊

𝐄𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬:
Well I guess i'm a sick fuck then, because I love Chucky, the character, the Child's Play horror films and the actor-(Brad Dourif) that voices his character.
I really liked the story, it was funny to me that the woman was creeped out by the Chucky replica doll, it does look realistic.
prefer the Chuck doll from the Bride of Chucky film.
This story was fun to read. show less

My review will be for the eBook that I purchased in the Kindle App on my Amazon Tablet.
𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬:
Self-Mutilation/Self-harm
Graphic depictions of murder, bloodshed

This eBook is about real-life mentally ill, delusional people that are Sanguinarian Vampires, murderers, serial killers & committed crimes/murders.
Some people are suffering from a mental illness known as Clinical Vampirism-People that believe they are a real vampire and they have to consume human or animal blood to sustain themselves.
All the people mentioned in the book have committed vampiric crimes/murders.
Some aspects of bloodletting, blood sacrifice as a offering are symbolic, metaphorical, blood contains a lot of power, energy, the lifeforce of a living soul, in the spiritual realm blood & energy are the currency.
There are various spiritual/occult practices & types of magick (witchcraft) that involve human or animal blood being used, offered as a offering in a ritualistic context, a willing donor offering their blood to a willing participant to consume it in the Vampire Community.
Blood is also a medium used in art, artists use their own blood to express themselves on a canvas creatively.
Expressing pain, trauma in a creative ways is healing, therapeutic and cathartic, this can also relate to BDSM, it can be helpful to people to overcome issues related to abuse, trauma, if they can be themselves & express themselves freely in a safe, non-judgemental show more environment with like-minded people that are accepting, their approach BDSM is with a safe, sane, rational, healthy mindset and they take it seriously.

Exsanguinated (blood is completely drained from a person/animal) on Walpurgisnacht- Walpurgisnacht is a sacred Germanic Pagan holiday, it's one of the Pagan holidays most witches celebrate, except for Satanic witches because they have their own separate sacred days, holidays, sabbats/sabbaths, equinoxes etc..
Wiccans & Satanists both celebrate Walpurgisnacht & Beltane (May Day, celebrating and honouring fertility)
Walpurgis night is referred to "the second halloween" because it's very similar to the Celtic celebration Samhain-the dark half of the year, the witches new year, a harvest time & aso a time to honour their ancestors, Deities, dead relatives as well, when the veil between the realm of the living & the "otherworld" the Celtic people referred to the realm of the dead as is at it's thinnest when the dead return, bonfires are lit, the Celtic people wore masks, costumes so they wouldn't be confused by spirits to be dead, they also believed it would protect them from evil, harmful spirits. The term Vampire is Serbian in it's origin.

The Atlas Vampire murder in the 1930's (Stockholm, Sweden) has never been conclusively solved and it's always been interesting to me.
The used condom would have DNA evidence of Lily Lindeström's murderer, the bloodstained ladle in the sink would also have traces of saliva, or DNA.
There is no blood splatter anywhere in the crime scene, but almost all of Lily Lindeström's blood was consumed by her murderer.

𝐄𝐫𝐳𝐬é𝐛𝐞𝐭 𝐁á𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐲 (1560-1614)-(Elizabeth Bathory in English) was a Hungarian noblewoman, a Countess-she was known as the "Blood Countess" or "Bloody Countess" due to her sadism, consumption of her virgin servant girls, (some were peasants and others were children of nobility) that worked for her that she tortured, abused and murdered, then consumed their blood & bathed in it to preserve her youth.
She was taught about witchcraft, Satanism, BDSM & sadism, so she engaged in all of those things for her sick, perverse, cruel, sadistic pleasure and enjoyment.
There is unfortunately no exact record, diary or account of what exactly Elizabeth Bathory did to her victims, but she has always been suspected of murdering a lot of innocent, virgin girls that she fed to wolves outside of the Čachtice/Csejte Castle (in modern day Slovakia) to get rid of any evidence. Eventually people noticed that once their daughter went to the Castle, they were never seen alive ever again.
Elizabeth Bathory was eventually walled up in her Castle and left there to die as a punishment for her wicked, sick, sadistic behaviour, for her relentless cruelty.
In one of the Hostel films, a woman hangs her victim upside down so they can cut their throat and bathe in their victims blood, it's a reference to Elizabeth Bathory, she is also in artwork, and mentioned in Cradle of Filth albums.
I already know a lot about Elizabeth Bathory but it's still, macabre, disturbing to read about what she did to the peasant virgin girls and some children of nobility to preserve her youth and beauty.
I don't understand why she never practiced Alchemy or ever tried to create the elixir for immortality, since she is already vampiric, cannibalistic, it seems like to me at least that if she could have become a vampire that she would have done that so she could live forever, never become sick, age or die. I don't know why she never tried to do that.
I haven't heard or read about a conspiracy theory about Elizabeth Bathory possibly being innocent before, but I honestly believe she was a cruel, sadistic, sadist, that delighted in inflicting as much pain & suffering on her innocent victims as possible, she gain a lot of pleasure, enjoyment from torturing, maiming, mutilating her victims, then disposing of them when they no longer served a purpose anymore.
The peasantry & serfdom at the time were thought of as worthless and disposable, anyone that was a nobleman/noblewoman, or part of a royal bloodline, heritage automatically thought that their subjects the peasantry were beneath them & only worthy of being enslaved, abused, tortured, beaten for any mistake, or indiscretion and treated with contempt.
The conspiracy theory was created by a wealthy king that attempted to discredit, disrespect Elizabeth Bathory and the Bathory family with defamation of character, the spread of wild, disturbing rumours due to their greed and confirmation bias.
A similar fate fell upon the French Knight Gilles de Rais (the Marshall of France that fought alongside Joan of Arc who was accused of being a witch and burnt at the stake)
Gilles de Rais could be innocent & Joan of Arc was one of the most pious, devoutly religious, faithful, warrior woman that ever existed and she was condemned, falsely accused of being a witch and burnt at the stake for nothing.

𝐉𝐚𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬𝐨𝐧-A (12-year old Canadian girl) fell in love with 𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞 a (23-year old man) that was a predatory peadophile, in my opinion he groomed her, he believed he was a
𝟑𝟎𝟎-𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫-𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐖𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐥𝐟 not a Vampire this information is slightly inaccurate in the eBook.
She is the youngest girl in Canadian history to be a murderer, her family did not approve of her questionable and inappropriate relationship with Jeremy Steinke, due to her being underaged so her family disapproving of her relationship with her boyfriend was the motivation for 3 of her family members to be murdered.
It's possible that Jasmine Richardson emotionally and verbally manipulated, coerced, pressured Jeremy to murder her parents while she murdered her younger brother, Jeremy Steinke was known to be a bit gullible.
I think Jasmine Richardson would have still murdered her family members regardless of if she met Jeremy Steinke or not, it was her premeditated plan after all, it was what she wanted.
There is a book about the murders of 3 of her family members named 𝐑𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥-Robert Remington & Sherri Zickefoose.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐧:
Roderick Ferrell, was a Satanist when he was a teenager, he named himself "𝐕𝐞𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐨" there is a demon named 𝐕𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐨 so i'm not sure if it's related to the name he chose for the vampiric demon due to him believing that he was a 𝟓𝟎𝟎-𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫-𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐯𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 at the time, and performed Satanic rituals.
Roderick killed his girlfriend's parents because she lied about being abused, so he felt like he had to kill her parents to protect her, he obviously cared about her and wanted to keep her safe.
His friends including himself were outcasts, goth's/metalheads living on the fringes of society that didn't fit in, they are similar to the West Memphis Three.
Their friendship group was a vampiric coven, they willingly drank each others blood.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐠 𝐕𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞:
I've never heard of a deaf & mute Occultist, necrophile that believed if he consumed the blood of his murdered victims that it would help him to become handsome, it seems utterly bizarre, unhinged and absolutely insane. It's totally incomprehensible to me.
He was caught in a cemetery, passionately kissing a corpse.

𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐡 𝐕𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞:
Matthew Hardman was obsessed with Vampires, mythology related to reincarnation and he even demanding his Girlfriend girlfriend to bite him, but she understandably refused to do that.
His father's death severely affected him since he was a young child when his father died, overtime he developed a fascination which is turned into a obsession with Vampires, reincarnation and immortality.
He believed by committing the sadistic, cruel murder of 90-year-old Welsh resident Mabel Leyshon, consuming her blood as part of his ritualistic murder that he would became a vampire/become immortal, it's delusional, he's suffering from a mental illness known as Clinical Vampirism- When a man or woman believes that they are a Vampire and they have to consume human or animal blood to sustain themselves, to survive, they have a blood-fetish, an obsession with blood-either their own blood or someone's else's blood.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨:
Richard Trenton Chase was a very weird, bizarre person, he had very weird, delusional, inexplicable beliefs & thoughts and went on a killing spree of random people, but sadly on of his victims was a baby.
If you read a in-depth true crime book about this bizarre, mentally disturbed serial killer then please be aware that there is a graphic depiction of what he did to a woman's baby, it's disgusting, sick and disturbing to read about.
He was suffered from paranoid schizophrenia, a specific mental illness known as 𝐂𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐝'𝐬 𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞- (𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞)
When a man or woman believe that they are already dead, that they are a rotting corpse, are putrefying, or have lost their blood or internal organs and that they are dying, or they don't exist.
He believed his organs were dissolving or shrinking and turning into powder and that he had to consume human or animal blood or their raw meat to prevent that from happening.
He also had bizarre delusional beliefs about the Nazi's.
It's a very specific, weird and delusional mental illness, so this belief lead Richard Trenton Chase to do horrific things during his killing spree, he murdered 6 victims, drank their blood, engaged in cannibalism & necrophilia, he once injected himself with rabbit blood which made him sick.

𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝-𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐫:
The Brazilian vampiric serial killer Marcelo Costa De Andrade A.K.A "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐢" believed if he murdered his victims (which were children) then consumed their blood that it would preserve his youth.
It is a delusional belief that some vampiric serial killers, murderers have.

The most bizarre and disturbing, macabre serial killers, murderers in this book are Elizabeth Bathory, Jasmine Richardson & Jeremy Steinke, due to her age and sadistic brutality of the murders of her family members, The Nuremberg Vampire (a murderer that i've never heard of before), The Vampire of Sacramento.
Some of the crimes/murders aren't vampiric in my opinion, it was just premeditated murder.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫:
This German vampiric, serial killer and necrophile, had the inexplicable compulsion, urge to bite his victims necks and drink their blood, but due to being a butcher he got away with selling human meat in sausages on the black market in post-war Germany when meat was scarce.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 & 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐃ü𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐟 were both disturbing, creepy, vampiric serial killers that committed sick, perverse, disturbing crimes.

𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐕𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫:
I haven't heard of this vampiric murderer.
An American Vampiric murderer, that injured animals and drank their blood and he had delusional beliefs about some of his family members being a vampire, he believed he had to consume the blood of his elder relatives.

𝐁é𝐥𝐚 𝐊𝐢𝐬𝐬 (𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐨𝐭𝐚, 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐲):
Bela Kiss has always been a fascinating Hungarian serial killer (1877–1915) to me, he was intelligent enough to evade being discovered or caught for a long time, he created classified advertisements for companionship, which women replied to, he was considered to be handsome and he was manipulative which is something he used to his advantage.
He hired a housekeeper to take care of his home, while he was deployed during World War 1.
He was involved in the Occult and lured his female victims to his home, where he strangled the women to death, he also bit the victims and exsanguinated them before preserving their corpses in metal drums with Methanol, wood alcohol & Formaldehyde.
Some of Bela's victims were his two wives from his two failed marriages and a younger man that his second wife ran off with.
He also had two children, but it's unknown what happened to them.
What happened to his children and does he have any living descendents?
The country of Hungary was still warn-torn & soldiers approached his house, for they thought was oil in the metal drums, but they were horrified to discover the reserved corpses of some of his female victims. Some of the victims were discovered buried in the ground around the house.
After this horrific discovery, Bela was on the run, his housekeeper Mrs. Jakubec was arrested and questioned about the corpses of Bela's victims but she was unaware of what he was doing, although she did think it was suspicious that so many women were arriving to his home.
While on the run to avoid being caught for murdering 24 people, Bela was sighted in various countries, but he was always one-step ahead of the authorities and always evaded captured, to disappear into obscurity and is now a infamous serial killer in history, still remembered today in the modern world due to macabre and morbid interest.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐕𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞:
Allan Menzies is a paranoid schizophrenic and he was obsessed with vampires and specifically the Vampire cult classic, Queen of the Damned film that he obsessively repeatedly watched.
He had he delusional belief that the fictional ancient Vampire-Queen Akasha was communicating with him telepathically, influencing him and telling him to kill his friend and drink their blood to become immortal.
His delusional belief, mentally disturbed mind and delusional beliefs lead him to commit a depraved, sick crime that he believed would help him to become a vampire & immortal.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐕𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐊𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫:
Tracy Avril Wigginton-A mentally ill, supposed Vampire, that was suffering from DID & Clinical Vampirism, that believed she had to consume human blood to survive murdered a innocent man, almost decapitated the victim and drank his blood.
She lured innocent animals, so she could kill them & drink their blood.
She seems to be obsessed with vampires, death, has a blood-fetish & is interested in anything macabre.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐭:
John Crutchley-The Vampire Rapist preyed on innocent/vulnerable women, that he manipulated into believing that he is a Vampire.
He was a married, family man that had a son, but at the same time, he was prowling for potential female victims, that he could rape, drain blood from repeatedly until they were exsanguinated.
if it wasn't for his teenaged victim, escaping and asking someone for help, she was drained of 45% of her blood and she would have died, if anymore of her blood was drained.
it's really sad, that so close to dying but somehow managed to crawl out of the house she was being held hostage in to ask someone to help her.
It's disgusting that John Crutchley was never convicted o any murders, only the kidnapping & rape of the teenaged girl, even though he was linked to at least 14 different suspicious disappearances, and at least 30 murders.
It really disgusted me that John's previous wife described him by saying "𝐡𝐞'𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐲 𝐠𝐮𝐲"
She seems delusional, brainwashed, if she thinks his behaviour is normal or kinky, that's not genuine kink, it's disgusting, genuine kink is always mutual, safe, sane and consensual.
Kidnapping a teenager, or a woman, repeatedly raping them and draining them of their blood to the point that they are near death it's just "𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐲" it's rape, torture and attempted murder.

The most bizarre, disturbing, interesting, macabre serial killers, murderers in this book are Elizabeth Bathory, Jasmine Richardson & Jeremy Steinke, due to her age and sadistic brutality of the murders of her family members, The Nuremberg Vampire (a murderer that i've never heard of before)
The Vampire of Sacramento, The Vampire Of Hanover, The Vampire of Düsseldorf, The Vampire of Cinkota.
Some of the crimes/murders aren't vampiric in my opinion, it was just premeditated murder.
One Vampiric murderer that isn't mentioned in this book is the 𝐀𝐜𝐢𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐫: -John George Haigh (a British Vampiric, serial killer) he murdered 9 victims. show less

My review will be for the eBook.
It's rare for a true crime book, about various types of real-life crimes/murders to have a warning about the content in the book, due to the graphic nature of the crimes and specific details related to various types of crimes/murders so I appreciate that, as a reader of true crime.

If you're British or live in England then you will already know who 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐢𝐧 is, he used the Become a Living God Occultist forum, he wanted to become rich/win the lottery & thought by creating a pact with a demon, that he could achieve that.
You don't automatically get given exactly what you want for free, you have to work hard to actually earn what you asked for as part of a pact with a demon, that's how it works.
Creating a pact with a demon is a contract that they takes seriously, there will be consequences if you don't fulfill your part of the pact/contract.
You have to prove your respect, loyalty, devotion, & faith in the demon.
As part of his pact, that was written in his own blood, he intended to murder a lot of women, to earn the favour of the demon he made a pact with.
He is a murderer and he is delusional.
Other than two women being sadistically murdered, in a premeditated plan by Danyal Hussein their murders, were treated as trivial by two male Police officers that had the ghoulish audacity to take photographs of the two murdered women and shared the photos with colleagues & friends, the lack of respect, empathy, show more compassion it's absolutely disgusting.

𝐄𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐫 was a innocent, naive 15-years old girl, she was befriended by three boys-(Royce Casey, Jacob Delashmutt & Joseph Fiorella) that were aged between 14-16 years old & weren't really her friends, they had sinister intentions and a premeditated plan to sacrifice her to Satan.
She was a virgin, they thought she was the epitome of purity/innocence & looked like the Virgin Mary so they thought she would make the perfect sacrifice to Satan.
Joseph Fiorella was obsessed with Elyse and he wanted to rape her and they were all obsessed with Satanism.
They attempted to kill Elyse when one of the boys pretended to fall and supposedly hurt himself & the boys were passing a knife between them, one of the boys was encouraging the other boys to kill Elyse but they lack the conviction or courage to go ahead with their plan.
Elyse didn't report it because she just thought that the boys were joking, but they were biding their time & building up enough courage to go ahead with their sick, perverted premeditated plan.
On their second attempt, Elyse was strangled with a belt & then stabbed to death, then the boys all took their turn to rape Elyse's corpse.
They left her in a Eucalyptus Grove, but returned to the crime scene to brag and show off to their friends what they had done & continued to have sex with her corpse while her family members and the Police were looking for her.
It's fucking disgusting that they bragged about what they did, and showed their friends like they thought it was funny.
It is a cruel, sadistic, depraved crime/murder,the rape and desecration oh her corpse is vile and it makes me feel sick that anyone is capable of this type of warped thinking and behaviour.
They didn't feel any empathy, compassion remorse, shame, guilt, it's just nothing special to them like what they did is just trivial, mundane or ordinary.
Nothing about this sadistic, depraved, cruel murder perpetrated by three boys was Satanic, it's just premeditated murder.
They blamed the metal band Slayer for supposedly influencing them to commit this sadistic murder, but they they had nothing to do with the murder, and shouldn't be held accountable for emotionally, mentally, psychologically damaged/disturbed people that are a fan of their music committing incomprehensible sadistic crimes/murders.
Slayer are Catholic and don't even believe that Satan or demons are even real.
They murdered Elyse because they believed it would help their band Hatred become famous or popular.
They originally blamed the Metal band Slayer for supposedly influencing them with their music, but then later admitted that they murdered Elyse because Joseph Fiorella was obsessed with her.

𝐁.𝐓.𝐊 - (𝐁𝐢𝐧𝐝. 𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞. 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥)
A lone serial killer in Wichita, Kansas was stalking and preying on women, but unfortunately two of his victims were a nine year old boy and a eleven year old girl that was unfortunately found partially naked and tied to a sewer pipe in the basement.
The murder of this female child, disturbed Police officers and it was mentioned in a documentary about the B.T.K serial killer.
One victim survived and he notified the Police of what happened to him.
He is a married, family man with children, there is a book his daughter wrote about being the child of a serial killer & there is a character based on him in the Netflix series 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫.
He was caught due to him using a floppy disc which was traceable and it had the location of the Church he attended and worked at, which lead to him finally being arrested.

𝐀 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫:
𝐈𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐊𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 is a callous, merticulus Alaska serial killer that had a girlfriend and a daughter but he raped & murdered women & he also murdered some children.
There are unsolved crimes/murders that Israel Keyes was suspected of, but it wasn't confirmed if he did murder the victims that died, or disappeared in suspicious circumstances.
His methodology was years worth of planning set in motion, he had multiple "𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐤𝐢𝐭𝐬" buried to various places, he was emotionless, when he was questioned by the Police or FBI and he even seemed friendly and someone you could have a laugh with, on the surface he appeared to be ordinary, but in reality he was a sadistic monster.
He eventually committed suicide while he was in prison.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐯: 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐢 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐨-
A disturbing Russian serial killer known as "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐯" or the "𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐯 𝐑𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫" that preyed on women and children, there are a few books about him and a films based on him & his crimes.
He lived in Russia at the time there was famine so people resorted to murdering their children and cannibalizing them, which is disturbing, sick and disgusting.
Child 44 & The Red Ripper books about Andrei Chikatilo are accurate and informative books if you want to read about this creepy and disturbing Russian serial killer.

𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫:
The Green River serial killer-Gary Ridgway was a married man that had children, sometimes he brought his son with him to gain sympathy from his female victims, before he murdered them.
It's not unusual for some serial killers that have a lower intelligence, but it's unusual for a serial killer to be dyslexic.
Ted Bundy helped the FBI to catch The Green River KIller, since it takes a killer to know a killer.

𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐤:
A man buried women in the ground up to their neck's and they were facing his house as part of his ritualistic method of murder so it would give him more power, or so he believed.
He was practicing witchcraft and a lot of women seeked his help for various purposes, but he exploited them and they were murdered.

𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐞:
The person that committed the disturbing crime, that s obsessed with the horror film Warlock that the late Julian Sands was in is delusional, a paranoid schizophrenic that had auditory hallucinations that he believed were spirits telling him to kill people.
Unfortunately his victim was a innocent 7 -year old child, the murder was barbaric, cruel, sadistic and unnecessary.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫:
This particular crime is not Satanic but it reminds me of the murder of a nun in a church that was unsolved and it was also ritualistic but not necessarily Satanic.
Nothing about this crime is Satanic, but the ritualistic aspect of how the victim was posed maybe symbolic or metaphorical in it's meaning.
Sadly no one will ever find out the truth, because the man responsible for this bizarre, inexplicable murder, committed suicide before he could be arrested.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐭:
The RLDS seems like a fanatical, controlling cult that would brainwash their so-called "𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬" it sounds like cult to me.
The person in charge of the cult or sect was a "𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐡 𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐭"
Fearmongering, asking for monetary donations, and if they are supposedly "𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡" then they won't go to hell.
Since i'm not religious but i'm a spiritual person since spirituality & religion are totally different and separate, I have absolutely no idea who/what 𝐙𝐢𝐨𝐧 is 😕
Some Mormons are murderers, you're not God's "𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬" if you are a murderer or serial killer.
Speak is restricted, they don't want anyone thinking for themselves & forming their own opinion.

F𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤:
The murderer is a predatory peadophile a erotomaniac and a murderer of a child, he attempted to murder Diego's relative, they were able to recover from their injuries.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡'𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐧:
Leonarda Cianciulli turned her victims into soap and teacakes that she served to her guests, which is absolutely disgusting.
13 of her 17 children died and that isn't supposed to be considered suspicious? 😕
Leonarda believed if she sacrificed people during rituals that it would ensure the safety of her favourite son Giuseppe while he was in the Italian Army. She was very protective of him, so she was willing to do whatever it took to protect her son.

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡:
Sean sellers us a murderer, he literally shot a man in the face so I don't understand how he can claim that he is innocent in any way at all.
His connection to Satanism is never explained, so I don't believe that he is a actual Satanist just a "𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭"
Nothing about any crimes he committed is Satanic at all.

𝐀 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐬:
𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐤𝐢𝐧 was a Russian serial killer, he is known as "𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫" because he wanted to kill 64 people but he didn't quite achieve the number of victims he wanted to kill.

𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠:
𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐧-A baker & experienced hunter in Anchorage, Alaska & he was known as the "𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫-𝐛𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫" his modus operandi was: inviting women, usually sex workers into his car, sexually assaulting them at gunpoint, then flying himself & his victims to a remote & secluded cabin, where he tied them up tortured, raped the victims.
He let the victims go in the forested area but they were literally running for their lives, while Robert Hansen literally hunted them like they are prey. 17+ victims over a 12 year period, so he is a serial killer.

𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 & 𝐅𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠:
There are well-known and maybe to some people some lesser-known murderers & serial killers mentioned in this book. Some of the murderer and serial killers murdered children, which is sad, disturbing and disgusting.
Some of the worst serial killers mentioned in this book (in my opinion) are the killers of Elyse Pahler, Danyal Hussein, The Butcher of Rostov, B.T.K, The Green River KIller, Israel Keyes, Leonarda Cianciulli (the soapmaker of Correggio) & Robert Hansen.
True crime books are not for everyone so don't force yourself to read any true crime books if it makes you feel uncomfortable, disgusted, or offended while reading them.
I liked that this eBook included real testimony from the serial killers, statements from the victims, court case information and other relevant information related to the serial killers, or the crime(s)/murder(s)
It was interesting to read and I will read more books the author has written.
I recommend this eBook, if you like reading true crime eBooks.
Child 44-(Andrei Chikatilo) The Red Ripper-(Andrei Chikatilo)
B.T.K-Confession of a serial killer, A serial killer's daughter, Inside the mind of B.T.K
Devil in the darkness-(Israel Keyes) show less

My review is for the ebook.
The eBook is (92 pages) so it's a quick read, depending on fast you read books or eBooks.
This book is fictional, but some of themes/scenes in the book made me feel uncomfortable to read specifically: the victim shaming of the domestic violence victim/the victimization and murder of the domestic violence victim as well, it was hard to read that.
It made me feel sick to read about the sexual abuse and the trauma that it caused to the children that were sexually abused by their dad, so it was understandable that one of the children committed suicide in such as horrific way.

𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬:
𝐒𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧
𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐦 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞
𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐦𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐦
𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 & 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬
𝐒𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞

The beginning of this book is bleak, depressing and disturbing that the two boys that are siblings are being sexually abused by their father.
I'm not sure if the son of the man that died is one of the abused children, or if he is the father show more that is sexually abusing his two sons but he is watching the Channel X streaming service obsessively.
It reminds me of the film Videodrome that was made by David Cronenberg, there is a particular scene that shows a woman being tortured.
Over time the main character becomes obsessed with extreme content that has no boundaries, limits, it is uncensored, raw and disturbing, graphically violent and sexual in context.
People become desensitized to various types of violence overtime until violence is normalized or it seems ordinary.
I wasn't expecting what Steve Chappo did to his boss Samuel but i'm sure a lot of people have thought of doing something similar to their boss, especially if they are a merciless, unforgiving, tyrant.
I'm not saying what Steve Chappo did to his boss Samuel Chastain was the right thing to do, but it was justified due to what Samuel said about Steve and his drunken, abusive, incestuous behaviour but he did for himself & on behalf of all his coworkers, for his son & as a act of defiance and revenge.
It's not surprising the boy killed himself, due to being sexually abused, there is only so much abuse a person can stand until it drives them insane, and they either self-harm, numb their pain with drugs, alcohol or sex, kill themselves or go on a murderous rampage and start by killing their abuser(s)
Sadly it's understandable and relatable.
The Channel X streaming service seems like it's illegal, it reminds me of the Red Rooms on the Deep Web, where the torturer/host is paid to torture, maim, murder people on camera, while it is live-streamed and the audience pays to view it. Live-streamed Snuff.
They gleefully want to watch a man or woman being tortured, mutilated, maimed, an murdered for their sick pleasure, they also choose which implements of torture that will be used and how the victims should be tortured/murdered.
I don't know if the Red Rooms truly exist but if they do, it's a terrifying concept, there is no limit to human depravity, cruelty, sadism or sexual deviancy and perversion.
There is a darkness that dwells deep within all of us, no matter how hard you try to resist, to suppress/repress it, it's always there, lingering within your soul.
I like there are multiple characters in the eBook, it makes it interesting to have multiple storylines happening simultaneously.
Channel X has a subliminal influence on the people streaming any film or tv series on the free service, whenever there is static on the screen.
It affects them emotionally, they inexplicable feel & express pent up anger/rage and either harm themselves by committing suicide or they commit gruesome, sadistic murders.
It's affecting everyone that signed up for the free service and is watching any film or tv series on the free streaming service, everyone except Rudy, because he keeps forgetting to register to use the free streaming service.
Everyone except Rudy will be subliminally influenced by Channel X.
I'm curious who created the free streaming service and if they are observing people that are streaming content on the free streaming service whenever there is static on everyone's screen.
I like the part of the eBook about Rudy and Jason, it would be fun to read a novella about people killing each other just so they could kill their competition so they would be next in line for a promotion.
I'm fine with reading gory, fucked up Extreme Horror or Splatterpunk books, but I don't want to read about domestic abuse or sexual abuse of children.
I like this book, but it would still be a good book/eBook without the sexual abuse of the two children, victim shaming of a victim of domestic violence then being subjected to more violence towards the domestic violence victim. Wtf? Why?
It's not necessary and doesn't add anything important to the story, it just reminds me of the corrupt, abusive sexist, misogynists, rapists & murderers that some Police officers are in England.
It's disgusting.
The overall plot of this book is unique and I like it, I liked how unhinged the characters were, they acted out their fantasies and supressed rage/anger. Everyone is capable of cruelty, sadistic violence, sadism, murder, weather they like it or not or admit that. show less

My review for this book will be for the ebook/kindle version of the book that I am currently reading on my Amazon Tablet.
It's been awhile since I have read any extreme horror books, but I did like the book Sick Bastards by Matt Shaw.
I like his writing style, plus I have a dark & vivid imagination so that always helps.

This eBook includes the following stories by Matt Shaw:
𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐫
𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐧
𝐀 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥
𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠
𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐧
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐧 '𝐀𝐬𝐲𝐥𝐮𝐦'
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝟖𝐓𝐇

𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐫:
I like the way the sadist/serial killer describes torturing his victims, the way he describes his sadistic need to hear his victims scream in agony while he cruelly and sadistically tortures them.
I haven't read any book that is from the perspective or point of view of a sadist that is a serial killer before so it's interesting.
There are some spelling or grammatical errors sometimes in the writing, so no to be a bit nitpicky but the book needs to be proofread,and checked for spelling and grammatical errors.
I like the plot of the book, it's interesting that there is possibly a copycat killer, that is copying the crimes of the psychopath, and his "dolls"
The psychopath wants his "dolls" to show more be found, to be seen, he wants the admiration, attention, infamy, notoriety and for the general public to be shocked, disgusted or afraid of what he has done.
I like the intertwined plot about the serial killer, the family that moved into a new house and who they suspect is the serial killer and may be responsible for Ryan's coworker Vanessa disappearance
(death in absentia-missing but presumed dead)
The neighbours son Thomas seems like he is more than justa True Crime fan, he seems like is obsessed with True Crime, he is a Hybristophile-(they admire, idolize, romanticize, sexualize, fetishize serial killers, but not all Hybristophiles have romantic & sexual feelings towards serial killers)
They believe the serial killer didn't do anything wrong, they don't care about the victims, or feel any empathy, sympathy towards the victims of serial killers that are living or dead or their family members and friends.
There is a very fine line between being a respectful True Crime fan, a collector of Murderabilia and being a Hybristophile, and being a disturbed, depraved, sick Ghoul that would profit & benefit from the deaths of various people to create a profitable True Crime book that you can earn blood money from. Confirmation bias is the reason why the wrong man was accused and tortured due to Mike, his son Thomas and probably Ryan believing that Graeme Reynolds was the murderer, even though he wasn't, he was just a ordinary, obsessed stalker, pervert.
The ending of the story is inconclusive, it still doesn't explain who the torturer is, who the secondary fingerprints belong to on the parcel that was sent to the bank, or what happened to Vanessa. I enjoyed reading this short story, it's one of my favourites so far.

𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐧:
I've never really been a fan of Clowns, they creep me out, there is something eerie, creepy, disturbing about them.
They were originally believed to be evil and to eat children.
I don't like the original Pennywise (portrayed by Tim Curry) or the horror film Clown made by Eli Roth either. Both creeped me out.
I didn't know there would be a story about a Clown 😬
I think I have Coulrophobia (fear of Clowns)
The Clown in the story is pathetic, weak, a people-pleaser that would do anything to avoid any type of confrontation, he doesn't have a backbone and never stands up for himself.
His roommate is trying to help him albeit in a harsh, unforgiving way to make him toughen up and stop him being such a pussy about everything.
I was expecting the Clown to be evil, sadistic and murdering children.
I like the plot of this story, I think the psychopath roommate has weird opinions about children and they believe that what they are doing is justified in some way.
I'm confused about if the roommate is a real person, or the entertainer that is a Clown is schizophrenic and hallucinating them.
The roommate did drive his van, kidnapped a child that was abandoned by their mother, it was a opportunistic crime. The entertainer didn't know about the deaths of the children, or the macabre artwork until he told his roommate about it.
Does the entertainer have a fractured psyche and the roommate is a "alter" personality due to DID (Dissociative identity disorder) and he doesn't remember kidnapping, murdering the children and painting images of their corpses as artwork.
There are 20 victims so the roommate is a serial killer.
The plot for this story is a little bit confusing 🤨🤔

𝐀 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲:

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥:
𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠:
𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭:
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐧:
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐧 '𝐀𝐬𝐲𝐥𝐮𝐦'

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝟖𝐓𝐇: show less

My review is for the eBook.
𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: This book has graphic depictions of rape, torture, mutilation, sacrifice/murder of babies, children, teenagers & animals.
Feel free to review my book of this book and decide for yourself if you want to read this book.
The author's opinion of Death Metal bands, or what is considered to be Satanic & some of the information about 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐡𝐞𝐦 & 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐳𝐮𝐦 or information about the supposedly Satanic, ritualistic, Occult/spiritual practices is inaccurate & incorrect or it's Satanic, it's Devil-Worship just to be edgy, done by attention-seeking, delusional, mentally ill morons.
Not everything is automatically Satanic just because people owned a Satanic Bible, just owning that book doesn't mean your a Satanist, especially if you torture, maim, mutilate sacrifice/murder babies, children, or animals.
A lot of what Satanists do or believe in is symbolic, metaphorical.
𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐕𝐞𝐲 created 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 & 𝐀𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐦 (they don't believe Satan & his Legion of demons aren't real), only 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 believe in Satan and his Legion of demons are actually being real demonic entities.
Satanists 𝐃𝐎𝐍'𝐓 condone rape, mutilation, torture, sacrifice/murder of babies, children, show more adults or animals.
People that do those things are 𝐍𝐎𝐓 a Satanist they are a 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥-𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫 which is totally different to being a Satanist.
𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥-𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 are edgy, loners, attention-seeking, delusional, mentally ill people that believe if they kidnap, torture, maim, mutilate, sacrifice/murder babies, children or animals to Satan then they would gain some type of supernatural/magical powers, become a vampire or werewolf or become immortal 💀🤢
No band members of 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐡𝐞𝐦 or 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐳𝐮𝐦 ever kidnapped 𝐀𝐍𝐘 children to torture/murder them & they didn't murder any animals either.
This is simply bullshit!

𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐠 𝐕𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬 burnt churches that were originally 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐧 churches that were replaced by Christian Churches which he hated, he was pro Neo-Nazi.
𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 (𝐎𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐡) was pro-communism so they both disagreed on a lot of things.
𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐠 𝐕𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬 murdered 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 because he feared for his life and he believed that 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 would have hurt him or killed him and he planned to murder Varg Vikernes and record it to further promote their music.
𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝-𝐏𝐞𝐫 𝐘𝐧𝐠𝐯𝐞 "𝐏𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞" 𝐎𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐧 was the Swedish leader singer of Mayhem, the creator of the makeup style "𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭"
He was severely depressed, he was self-harming on stage, and buried his clothing in soil/dirt, before going on stage he would breath in the putrid stench of a dead bird so he would know and feel what death felt like.
He sadly eventually cut his wrists, his throat and shot himself in the face with a shotgun, or rifle he left a note to apologize for leaving a mess.
𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 thought it would be a great idea to take a polaroid photo of 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝'𝐬 suicide and use it for a Death Metal live album cover-"𝐃𝐚𝐰𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬" because he thought it was funny.
Euronymous took Dead's skull fragments and made it into jewellery and he gave to people he was friends with, people that he respected in the Death Metal community. People were obviously shocked, disturbed & disgusted that Euronymous used Dead's suicide for a Mayhem album cover, he used Dead's suicide as promotion for Mayhem, it's disgusting and disrespectful.
Read the book 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐨𝐬 to actually learn about the band Mayhem or watch the film with the same name.

This is the only book that has mentioned 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐧, it's always been interesting to me.
I feel bad for 𝐅𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐨'𝐬 and 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐚'𝐬 family members and of course for 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐚 as well.
They didn't deserve to be cruelly murdered.
Nothing that 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐧 did was Satanic except for using the hair, nails and teeth from their victims in Satanic rituals.
It's interesting that their smaller sect is part of a much larger Satanic sect based in Turin, Italy and none of them would talk about it.
Andrea Volpe always seemed like a smug, matter-of-fact, remorseless, nonchalant, boastful killer that never felt any empathy, compassion or sympathy, guilt, shame for what he did, it's disgusting.
The murder of 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐊𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 in Italy was just as sadistic, unnecessary, cruel, unjustified and disgusting.
Satanists are known to exist in Turin, Italy.
It's creepy and suspicious that some people that were friends with 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐩𝐞 were murdered, committed suicide and disappeared, (𝟏𝟒) other murders, suicides and disappearances are associated with 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐧, (𝟏𝟕) victims in total which would make them serial killers.
Why hasn't anyone looked into the unexplained suicides, deaths that maybe murders, or disappearances of people that Andrea Volpe was friends with?
Why has no one looked into his background and how or if he is connected to the additional (𝟏𝟒) crimes?

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐠𝐨 𝐑𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐰:
The Chicago Ripper Crew was a group of men that were serial killers that kidnapped women, tortured, raped, mutilated their bodies by cutting off one of the female victims breasts so they could save the severed breast for their Satanic rituals.
Some of the men had a paraphilia-(a obsession with women's breasts)
One of the female victims survived and was able to tell the police what happened to her, eventually they were all caught and arrested.
Robert Ressler (a FBI agent that was part of the Behavioural Analysis Unit) and was one of the people that caught the serial killer Ted Bundy.
The Netflix series Mindhunter is based on real FBI Agents that created the concept of psychological profiling, analysis of serial killers and how to categorize them based on their behaviour, the way they think, or their Modus Operandi-their methodology, the specific and ritualistic way the serial killer(s) kidnap, torture, maim, mutilate, rape and murder their victims.
There are different categories and types of male & female serial killers, not all serial killers are the same, but most but not all have been abused in various ways, neglected, rejected, abandoned.
What they experienced in their lives moulded them into being who they became as a adult.
Nature versus nurture I think it's both, the internal & external environment that serial killer grows up in that makes them become a serial killer, because serial killers are not born, they are created.
Psychological profiling of serial killers is not a exact science and it can be slightly inaccurate about some details related to one or multiple serial killers.
Robin Gecht is the sadistic, depraved, deviant leader of the Chicago Ripper Crew Satanic/Cannibalistic serial killers.
Everything they did was due to the influence and control Robin Gecht had over the other killers, they were afraid of the consequences if they didn't comply with his sick demands, and disturbing fetishistic, Satanic/occult sexual desire.
They felt like they were in a trance and not fully in control, due to the power and influence that Robin Gecht had.
It's unusual that Robin Gecht was a employee of the serial killer John Wayne Gacy, who was a registered Clown that entertained people, but his Clown persona Pogo/Patches was just a mask.
It hid his much darker, sinister, psychopathic nature, his perverted sexual desires, his predatory, creepy, premeditated behaviour.
Something I will never understand about the American or European Justice System is if a man or woman that is a solitary serial killer or a group of people committed horrific, disturbing, sadistic and cruel crimes that involved men, women, children or animals, then why are they eligible for parole at all, or ever? Why? Most people haven't leaned anything from being in prison/jail, they don't feel empathy, compassion, respect or remorse for the victim(s) at all.
They will be released and they will kill again.
I don't understand why people that have committed sadistic, brutal, unjustified, disgusting crimes are given a plea deal, or a more lenient sentence just because they confessed and admitted to the crimes they committed.
They should be tried, convicted or everything they did, not just some of the things they were proved to have done.

𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬:
I've never read about any Satanic, Occult or ritualistic type of crimes/murders in Greece before so I was surprised when I read about this. Animals were sacrificed.
Nothing about it seems Satanic, but it's ritualistic, due to Satanic beliefs.
Their crimes were opportunistic, disgusting, depraved, cruel and unjustified, it's sick what they did to their victims, especially since their first victim was a impressionable, naive 14 year old girl.
Their second victim also didn't deserve what happened to her either.
I didn't know any Occult crimes/murders ever happened in Greece.

𝐌𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚 & 𝐄𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐭𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐀.𝐊.𝐀 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬:
Miranda Barbour is a delusional, mentally ill, narcissistic liar and a fantasist.
Elytte is more impressionable, easy to manipulate, easier coerce and control or manipulate, because he is a people-pleaser.
After they got married, celebrated Elyttes birthday, they both decided they wanted to kill someone or thy wanted to kill people together, so they found their victim on Craigslist after Miranda replied to a advertisement that Troy Laferrara posted.
Miranda misleadingly sold sex via text message and agreed to meet Troy in person with Elytte (hidden in the backseat of the car under a blanket)
Miranda paid Troy $100 for sex but her intention was only to kill him.
Miranda said the agreed upon phrase "did you see the stars last night"
Elytte strangled or incapacitated Troy with a electrical cord, but he was still alive so Miranda stabbed Troy at least 20 times or more.
They revisited the crime scene after they murdered Troy Laferrara, they acted like nothing happened so their friends did suspect anything.
When interrogated they each blamed each other for was responsible for the murder of Troy Laferrara, it didn't help that Miranda made up various confessions, boastful, outrageous lies about supposedly being in a Satanic cult and supposedly murdered multiple people of which there was never any proven evidence of.
Just narcissistic lies for attention, notoriety or infamy, but it only created negative publicity & negative attention.
Nothing about the murder was Satanic at all, Miranda & Elytte are not Satanists either.

𝐄𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐨𝐝'𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞:
Louis Lamonica Jr. took over the Hosanna Church/Parish and he started performing perverse, depraved sexual acts in supposedly Satanic rituals.
A woman reported to the police that her child had been raped and the same had happened to other children.
Overtime the woman gave the police more information and then eventually named specific people, so the police could get arrest warrants.
The woman told the police what was happening at the Church, the Pastor went to to give the the full and complete story, but he didn't think he didn't think that what he did was a crime somehow 🤨🚩
None of what they are doing is Satanic it is Devil-Worship which is totally different.
If you are sensitive to reading about children being sexually molested, raped and abused or animals being sexually abused, sacrificed/murdered then maybe some people should avoid reading this particular chapter in the eBook.
Louis Lamonica Jr willingly confessed his crimes at the police station without a lawyer present and he wasn't already arrested at the time, his 260 page confession could be admissible in a court of Law and it could be thrown out and not taken seriously or into consideration, when he's convicted of his crimes.

𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐅𝐮𝐧:
Steven Newbury is a naive and impressionable person, he is desperate to be like by everyone and would be likely to do whatever he had to do to gain everyone's respect and admiration,which is sad.
His naivety will be used against him on purpose & he will be taken advantage of, he will be manipulated, coerced, pressured to do something he doesn't like or doesn't consent to to gain the approval, respect & acceptance of his peers.
He tells people boastful lies for attention, he seems like the type of person that would be lonely and not have many if any genuine friends. Jim Hardy is using Steven for his money, to buy drugs, and food for Jim and his friend Pete Roland.
Steven is regularly consuming various types of drugs, Jim Hardy and his friends are a bad influence on Steven Newbury, they exert a certain amount of power, control, influence on Steven Newbury.
Steven Newbury is necessary, since he can buy drugs for Jim Hardy and his friends, he is the scapegoat, they befriended Steven Newbury but they aren't his friends, they hate Steven Newbury and think he's annoying.
This book & the author is inaccurate about Satanism or Satanists, 𝐍𝐎 satanists unless they are a"𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭" or a "𝐏𝐬𝐞𝐮𝐝𝐨-𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭" or more specifically a 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥-𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫 sacrifices animals, children or adults 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑!
Kidnapping, torture, rape, incest, child abuse, animal abuse, sacrificing people/animals to Satan or any specific entity or a specific Devil, Demon is 𝐍𝐎𝐓 condoned by Satanists in modern society.
The only time this was accepted or practiced was historically in various Eras when people sacrificed children or animals to specific demons like Moloch for example Satanism & Satanists have existed for a very long time.
So why don't religious people at least educate themselves about the history of Satanism, the Hierarchy of demons & Demonology, or about the different types of Satanism that exists in modern society today, before you judge anyone that is a Satanist or anyone that practices Satanism or other forms of magick/Occult/spiritual practices?
Anything non-consensual, or involves child/animal abuse, rape, torture, sacrificing/murdering people/animals is against their rules, tenets and spiritual beliefs/spiritual practices.
I'm really fed up with the inaccurate, misinformation that ignorant religious people automatically assume about Satanism, or Satanists, Witches, Occultists in general, it's confirmation bias.
Just because you assume things about Satanism, Witches, Occultists or about Satanists it doesn't mean that your opinion is accurate or correct, your opinion in not a fact.
I don't agree with what the author seems to think is Satanism, or what Satanists do when they perform a black mass or how they practice Satanic/spiritual rituals which are sacred to them 🤨🙄
Satanic rituals are performed to show your respect, devotion, loyalty and veneration to the Demonic Divine, since they were originally believed to Demonic Deities, in various ancient cultures, in various Eras from ancient to modern times so they should be respected they can be helpful to humanity if you treat them with respect obviously.
It's disgusting how many animals were sacrificed, they didn't deserve that, I really hate how some people don't value and respect the lives of animals.
How can you have no empathy towards animals?
I will never understand people like that.
Thee were a lot of warning signs in Jim Hardy's aggressive, angry outbursts that were borderline violent, his behaviour, his obsession with death, mutilating and murdering animals just so he could watch them die is definitely a red flag 🚩
There are various signs of psychopathy throughout his childhood leading up to when he was a teenager/adult, he's not likely to ever change, he is a psychopath.
It would make sense if he became a serial killer, I wouldn't be surprised if he did.
A lot of serial killers, murders spend a lot of time alone, so they live/exist in a phantasy world of their own creation, where they feel safe and they can live out their dark, sick fantasies. It's not surprising that Jim Hardy is a sadist, he enjoys seeing or causing as much pain and suffering as possible to innocent defenseless animals and people that he had a premeditated plan to murder.

𝐀 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐋𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐓𝐨 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐞:
Elyse Marie Pahler was a (15) year old innocent girl that was friends with a group of boys, one of them was "obsessed with her and obsessed with killing her"
The group of boys had a pre-meditated plan to lure Elyse out of her house to meet them, so they could kill her, but their first attempt to coerce her to help one of them that had pretended to fall and hurt themselves, while they passed a knife to them didn't work. Elyse for some reason thought that they were just fooling around, she didn't report it to the police but they actually wanted to murder Elyse.
Their next attempt to murder Elyse was successful, unfortunately.
Elyse was strangled with a belt, stabbed repeatedly until she was dead, then her "friends" took their turn to rape her corpse, they bragged about the crime to their friends, and repeatedly returned to her corpse in the Eucalyptus Grove where they left her corpse to continue to rape her corpse, while her family were looking for her, it's absolutely vile, sick, depraved, disturbing and disgusting!
The group pf boys that were supposedly Elyse's friends wanted to sacrifice a virgin to Satan because they believed it would appease Satan, they are/were a fan of the Metal band Slayer and originally said that the band influenced them to murder Elyse, but then later changed their mind and said their friend being obsessed with Elyse was the main reason they sacrificed/murdered Elyse.

𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐟 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞:
Some Death Metal, Metal bands, or specific musicians/artists are for whatever reason held responsible for the disturbing, depraved, sick behaviour of some of their fans and even people that weren't a fan of a specific band, musician/artist still had the negative publicity, blame associated/attributed to them, when it had nothing to do with them.
Slayer, Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Metallica, Linkin Park, Marilyn Manson, Slipknot are not responsible for the behaviour of anyone that is a fan of their music that is mentally, emotionally, psychologically damaged, unstable, delusional, mentally ill, that has committed horrific, depraved, disturbing, sick & perverted crimes/murders. Why should they be held responsible & blamed for anyone's behaviour when it had literally nothing to do with them?

The West Memphis Three were innocent, there was no evidence at all that proves they were at the crime scene, or involved in the murders of the three young children.
The West Memphis Three were outsiders/outcasts, they dressed in alternative goth ot metalhead type of alternative clothing, they listened to Metal bands, like horror films and practised Wicca which is about resecting & worshipping Gaia (Mother Nature herself) & other male Gods/Female Goddesses, nothing about it involves anything related to Satanism, Satan or demons. Wicca is not evil!
The murder of the three, innocent children wasn't Satanic, no evidence proves that the West Memphis Three were there.
One of the West Memphis Three that has a learning difficulty was interrogated, and repeatedly questioned, he was pressured, coerced to confess to something he didn't do, under duress, which is why the West Memphis Three were arrested, tried and wrongfully convicted of something they didn't do and there was no evidence to prove it or back up their wrongful conviction either.
In a three-part documentary about the West Memphis Three, a Step-dad and one of the fathers of the children were lying about their whereabouts, at the time on the night that the children went missing and then were later found dead.
A blue rope fibre was found at the crime scene, and it was used by one of the father's of the children, a knife was also hidden that was used to murder the children and may have been disposed of.
The Step-dad and one of the father's of the children kept lying, or changing their story about where they were or what they were doing when the children disappeared. The Step-dad said about hitting his step-child as well.
I think they murdered the children, they covered it up and blamed it on the West Memphis Three, they were the perfect scapegoats to blame just because they were different, they were outcasts in what is known as the "𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞-𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐭" of America, so anything that wasn't Christian or religious was automatically deemed to be Satanic or evil.
𝐃𝐍𝐀 evidence from a bike that belonged to one of the children would have proved the innocence of the West Memphis Three sooner, but it was never tested for 𝐃𝐍𝐀 evidence ever, for some reason 🤔

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐰 𝐎𝐟 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐬:
It's normal for young people to feel dawn to the occult, or anything that is forbidden, taboo, especially if t is something for a niche audience, like having a interest in true crime/murderabilia, witchcraft/the occult, horror films, Death Metal, Taxidermy.
Obviously some things are Taboo for a reason though and they should remain as a Taboo specifically (necrophilia, Grave Robbery/desecration of graves, peadophilia/incest, beastiality, cannibalism)
I like this chapter about why people would feel drawn to Satanism, practicing witchcraft, grave robbery, blood sacrifice, offering blood to spirits, demons.
Satanists don't sacrifice people or animals though.
Some people would harm themselves, commit suicide, or eventually they have the desire to murder a person they know, but these types of people are already susceptible to violence, they are impressionable, easy to influence, manipulate, coerce, control or persuade them to murder one or multiple people and some of the people mentioned in the book fit that category.
They are already mentally, emotionally, and psychologically damaged, delusional and unstable.
They spend too much time alone, which gives them a lot of time by themselves to create their own phantasy world that they feel safe in, where no one can or will judge, shame them, or reject them.
This applies to some serial killers like the Milwaukee Cannibal-Jeffrey Dahmer,

𝐅𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠:
The Lords of Chaos-Michael Moynihan and Didrik Søderlind.
Couples Who Kill: Elytte & Miranda Barbour
Satanic Panic books
Satanic KIllings-Frank Moorhouse
Occult Murders show less

My review is for the eBook.
I've never read any books by Judith Sonnet before, I think the book is well written, but I don't understand the weird obsession with people urinating, or what is known as "piss-play"
The amount of times the author mentions someone urinating is excessive in this book, the plot of the book is okay, but I wouldn't say that it is enjoyable or interesting to read but that's just my opinion though.
Other people might disagree and that's fine, since everyone is entitled to their opinion.
Splatterpunk & extreme horror is not for everyone, not for the faint of heart either.

The following trigger warnings are various reasons why this book might not be for everyone.
𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬:
𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐭
𝐑𝐚𝐩𝐞
𝐍𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚
The psychopath in the eBook reminds me of the Australian serial killer 𝐈𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐭, he is similar in terms of sexual deviancy, his sadistic depravity, lack of empathy or compassion for humanity or for their pain & suffering.
This book is brutal, depressing and bleak to read, but I am glad I have read it at least once because I was curious about the book, but I wouldn't recommend this book unless you can handle extreme violence, scenes of forced incest, rape and necrophilia, sexual violence etc..
It's good that there is a least a trigger warning in the eBook once you have read up to a certain point in the show more book, people can decide for themselves if they want to continue reading this book or not, I chose to persevere.
Now that I have fully read the novella, it makes sense that the inspiration for this extreme horror book is Wes Craven's film (𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐟𝐭) and other "𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐞-𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞" films.
I didn't always like the way the psychopath talked, even though they were Southern. show less

This book is about modern Vampires (Sanguinarian, Psychic, Tantric & other types of Vampires) that are murderers.
They are cannibals, they have a blood fetish and they are delusional, mentally ill, out of touch with reality & a serial killer.
The woman on the cover of the book is a German woman named Manuela Ruda she is a Sanguinarian Vampire/a Satanist and she sacrificed a man with her husband at the time Daniel Ruda (they have since divorced)
They were both a Sanguinarian Vampire & a Satanist they believed that if they sacrificed someone to Satan that it would please them.
Both of them lived a alternative, Goth/Satanist lifestyle, they slept in a coffin and drank human blood.
Both are delusional & mentally ill, I feel like a lot of people mentioned in the book will fit that category.
There is a mental illness known as Clinical Vampirism
(A.K.A Renfield's Syndrome) and it involves people believing they are a Vampire and they need to consume blood to survive.
They are obsessed & addicted to drinking human or animal blood.
There a mental illness called Cotard's Syndrome that involves people that believe they are already dying, dead & decaying despite still being alive, or that they don't exist it's very bizarre.
There is a medical condition called Porphyria which is a rare blood disorder that affects the skin, digestion, make the skin very sensitive to sunlight & that involves people needing to drink blood of animals like pig's blood.
Vampires historically were believed to be a show more plague victims or a witch.
There are people known as Sabbatarians that can sense and see/hunt Vampires, they were born on a Saturday, hence the term "Sabbatarian"
It's Bulgarian in it's origin but other countries such as Greece, Romania and Serbian also have this belief of a Vampire Hunter, or of a Dhampir (a half human-half Vampire being)
There is no known benefit to drinking human blood, however blood contains energy, the lifeforce of a person so in a spiritual way blood is powerful, the essence of a person and it can be used for the purpose of witchcraft.
Some people have a condition called Cotard's syndrome in which they appear dead but they are actually still alive, their heartbeat becomes very slow and barely noticeable & they are buried alive which is terrifying.
Besides any mental illness involving Vampirism the spiritual aspect, Vampyre Magick & the Vampire Community is very interesting to me.
My long-distance boyfriend is a Tantric Vampire
(they feed on your sexual energy)

Clinical Vampirism or Clinical Lycanthropy isn't talked about much, nor is the clinical/psychiatric or spiritual aspect of Vampirism, Lycanthropy or Cannibalism.
There hasn't really been a clinical/psychiatric analysis of Cannibalism, the spiritual aspect of it or any type of analysis of Cannibalistic murders/occult crimes. Some Cannibals consume the brain of a Cannibalized corpse which leads to them contracting a disease called "Kuru" which is fatal within 2 years & it's similar to Mad-Cow disease.
This is the only book so far that has mentioned Clinical Vampirism, mental illnesses & delusions some people have about being a Vampire and the blood-fetish, obsession or need/urge to drink human or animal blood or eat human beings.
The authors mentions The Temple of the Vampire which I already know about, but I need to buy a copy of their book The Vampire Bible.
Vampirefreaks.com doesn't exist anymore unfortunately, but not everyone liked me there & talked shit about me in the chatroom, there were a lot of posers, misogynists, narcissists there.
Some people are just a delusional, pathological liar and full of shit that would say & do anything to impress people or to brag.
The church of the werewolf is also worth checking out if you are a spiritual & open-minded.
If there are Vampire chatroom, I've never seen any, it would be nice if the Vampire Community was accepting of people online.
People aren't exactly welcoming & accepting of people on the Vampire Forum.

The author has previously dated two serial killers which is odd.
It's unusual for a author to date serial killers but not unheard of.
Some people are sexually attracted to serial killers
(Hybristophilia- sexualizing serial killers & when a person is sexually attracted to serial killers)
Some people are attracted to sadists either because they are just as depraved, sadistic, and a deviant, sexual sadist, or because they are submissive, a masochist or "𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐢𝐞"
The serial killer or sadist would have the dominant role, the willing participant that is their willing accomplice is usually submissive, or a masochist.
Gerard Schafer and Henry Rollings.
(The "𝐆𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫" a serial killer that was the inspiration for the "𝐆𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞" killer & the inspiration for teenagers to stab a girl to death known as the "S𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬")

I have read various books about Satanic & Occult crimes which have elements of Satanism but that doesn't necessarily mean that the crime(s) are actually Satanic. Most Satanists are atheistic and they don't even believe that Satan or Lucifer (their origin is Roman and in Latin their name means ("Light-Bearer" or "Light-Bringer")
Most Satanists don't believe that either Satan or Lucifer are a real, celestial, interdimensional & powerful supernatural entity/being that actually exists.
Satanists don't sacrifice animals, humans including babies, or cannibalize them, however blood is a offering, and most things that Satanists do in terms of witchcraft is symbolic, not literal.
The "Satanic Panic" only proved that Christians demonize anyone or anything that is different, alternative or they either don't agree with or are offended by what they don fully understand.
They condemn anyone/anything associated with it, hence fearmongering people with nonsense.
People always hate & fear what they don't understand, they make no effort whatsoever to understand.
They would rather demonize people, ruin their reputation & label them as evil, when they are a loner, a outcast, or they choose to be alternative, different, to follow their own path and there is nothing wrong with that, as long as no person or animal is harmed.
There is nothing wrong with being a Goth, Metalhead, Punk, a witch, Spiritual Vampire, Satanist or a Occultist, Demonologist

Manuela & Daniel Ruda both seem like people that aren't trusting of other people, both are sadomasochistic, a Satanist & Sanguinarian Vampire.
Daniel was pro-Nazism and Manuela was a Dominatrix.
Even if they aren't considered mentally ill, I still think that both of them are delusional & suffering from psychosis which is related to their Satanic beliefs.
Both were diagnosed with severe narcissistic personality disorder so they are personality disordered and it would take at least 10 years of therapy to improve their character defect.
Most people by now have heard of the "Cannibal of Rotenberg"
Armin Meiwes, but if you haven't then read the section of the book about him or a book called "Cannibal"
From a young age he had cannibalistic fantasies of eating his peers, until he made advertisements on various Deep Web chatroom's such as the now infamous "𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐟é"
Various people responded, to his advertisements but then changed their minds when they realized that Armin was serious about his intention to butcher a man, and cannibalise his corpse.
He lived out his sick fantasy related to the fairy tale Hansel & Gretel in real life.
Even though some of the people mentioned in the book are a Vampire or a Cannibal the desire to drink the blood & consume the flesh of a human being is both Cannibalism & Vampirism.
Both coincides with each other one usually involves the other, so Vampires can be considered Cannibals.
Russia has the most necrophiles, rapists, cannibals that are non repentant, remorseless, sexual sadists & serial killers. show less

𝐀 𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐲
A lot of people claim to be a expert about the demonic entity known as Zozo, after they encounter it but they originally had no idea who they are or what the capable of.
Using Sage incense doesn't get rid of demons but a incense they don't like the scent of would be successful to cleanse yourself of a demon, but it's more difficult to get rid of a demon when it is attached to you, influencing, controlling or possessing you partially or fully.
I personally think that Tim Wood is very reckless, even for a sceptical paranormal investigator he constantly puts himself at spiritual risk, by opening himself up to the spiritual realm and not protecting himself or his energy.
It makes him vulnerable to the energy, presence and influence of the demonic entity Zozo, on more than one occasion Tim is being influenced by Zozo, he is going into a trance, partially possessed by the demonic entity hence why he doesn't always remember what has happened to him during his YouTube Livestreams.
He is inviting the demonic entity to continuously communicate with him, when he is alone, which is dangerous.
I don't recommend anyone using a Ouija board, or other spiritual communication methods alone.
Don't do it unless you have experience, you know what your doing, how to protect yourself, your energy, how to banish whatever you communicated with or know how to close the portal that was opened when you use the show more communication method to communicate with spirits, entities, etc..
I've never understood why sceptics want to investigate the paranormal, most of the time they are narrow-minded, sceptical, disrespectful non-believers.
Provocation of spirits, entities, demons is not always the best way to communicate with them, they don't have to prove their existence, energy, presence, power, abilities or what they are truly capable of if they don't want to especially if you disrespect them.
They are more likely to harm you in various ways due to you doubting their existence, disrespecting or mocking them.
Leading up to chapter 12, Tim has been vulnerable, he hasn't protected himself or his energy so he has been vulnerable the whole time he has been doing his Ouija Board experiment.
It's not surprising that since he didn't close the Ouija Board session that now the demonic entity has literally jumped onto him to attached itself to him.
He is already being heavily influenced by the demon, possessed by it, controlled, animated by it, hence why he feels like he has blacked out, lost time and has no memory of what happened for a certain amount of time.
𝐎𝐝𝐢𝐧 is known as the (𝐀𝐥𝐥-𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫) not just 𝐎𝐝𝐢𝐧, he is known by many names but specifically as Wotan in the Germanic aspect
There is more than one type of effigy that is created/used to represent someone for the purpose of cursing someone, a curse is lot more hardcore and intense than a simple jinx/hex that is for minor annoyance.
A curse has a more long term affect, your bloodline, children, ancestors could be cursed.
However if the curse is justified will affect the outcome of the curse and it could backfire or affect you instead, if it's not justified then you will feel the effect of the curse, experience bad luck, issues with your health.
Other effigies or types of curses are a poppet or hex bag, hair, fingernails, blood, a photograph are used to represent someone and the poppet is a small piece of cloth with the ingredients and it's tie with a elastic band, string, rope.
The Sallie Demon house has always been interesting to me even though there was never a child named Sallie that lived in the house and no child with that name ever lived in the house.
The creepy basement, the atmosphere it has from reading about it, and due to the Occult/Satanic history is creepy, it has a dark, sinister vibe.
I've always been interested in the Hinsdale house as well.
I still think it is very dangerous for Tim to keep using a Ouija Board and not protecting himself, protecting his energy, it's obvious from reading about his creepy encounters with demons, that he is being controlled, influenced, possessed by demons.
They want him to be isolated, vulnerable, alone so they can easily influence, control, attach themselves to him and possess him, they create a creepy atmosphere that makes Tim feel inexplicable dread, fear or anxiety and feed on their fear.
This is evident when he felt something touching him, he felt like it wanted to control or possess him.
It's interesting that there is a connection between Zozo & Lucifer to Venus and Greco-Roman Mythology.
More information about the history of Hinsdale and the Sallie Demon House would be interesting.
I don't agree with Celina Summers about her disrespectful, dismissive tone due to her believing anyone that is a Satanist, Occultist or witch that practices witchcraft and works with demons spiritually/magically because that's what resonates with them that they are automatically disqualified from working/being a part of the paranormal field
Not all aspects of the paranormal only involves human spirits, it also involves, shapeshifters, beings, elementals, demons, devils, Deities, not everything that exists in the spiritual realm is positive, not everything is negative either, some are neutral and indifferent to humans (Angels would be a good example)
Investigating the paranormal will also involve witchcraft/the occult, Native American beliefs, spirits of the land, places that are haunted & they have occult history.
So in my opinion it is absolutely necessary to have a team of people that are spiritual, a Shaman/healer, empath, psychic, medium, some sceptics, a witch, Occultist, Satanist or Demonologist in the paranormal investigative team.
The British paranormal investigative team (𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝) has a Demonologist (𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭) in their investigative team.
So I totally disagree with the author Celina Summers about that, you don't know or respect what the land was originally used for, you don't respect people's alternative beliefs and spiritual practices either.
I don't agree with the disrespectful term "ghost hunter" and the blaise attitude, behaviour, mentality most ghost hunters have towards the paranormal or witchcraft/occult, they don't take it seriously, or treat it with respect.
They pay the price with the consequences of their actions, what they say/do to provoke spirits, entities, devils, demons and various other beings including Deities.
Then they wonder why something is attached to them, why they are haunted, or their house is haunted or why have bad luck, poor health.
You put yourself at risk on purpose just to gain paranormal activity, evidence of the paranormal, but in a way that it is disrespectful, to gain attention, money, fame.
It disgusts me, show respect to spirits, the spiritual realm, because there are powerful beings that beyond you understanding that can and will harm you if they feel it is justified.
Most of the things that happened to Tim Wood he brought on himself, due to not protecting himself, or protecting his energy, he never asked any Deity like God, Angels or anything else to protect him, he never did a opening/closing ritual every time he used the Ouija Board, he never banished negative energy so it couldn't linger and attach itself to him and over time influence, control, possess him.
He allowed the demon Zozo & other demons, entities to linger, to influence, control and possess him which is really dangerous and can be mentally, emotionally, psychologically, spiritually or psychically harmful.
It's wilfully ignorant on purpose, why wouldn't he look up the rules or correct & spiritually safe way of using a Ouija Board, why did he always use it by himself?
Sometimes reading this book has infuriated me, due to the wilful ignorance, atypical boastful arrogance of Tim Wood that's he's not scared of anything & that nothing can physically harm him, which is evidently wrong and stupid.
Anyone that reads the Zozo Phenomena or Stalked by the Zozo Demon should take into consideration that both books are about how 𝐍𝐎𝐓 to use a Ouija Board and why due to what they experienced & the lingering unwanted consequences of Darren Evans & Tim Wood using the Ouija Board.
In either book, at no pint is the concept of spiritual entrapment ever explained, so for anyone inexperienced with using divination tools, but a Ouija Board specifically, this type of information is vital. A opening/closing ritual for using a Ouija Board should be included, a ritual for cleansing your aura/energy and banishing negative energy should also be included.
Both Darren Evans & Tim Wood seem like they only started using a Ouija Board and wrote books about their experiences for attention, money, infamy, they don't really care about the paranormal, they don't respect the spiritual realm since they were originally non-believers
That's just my opinion though, based on both authors are atypically boastful, arrogant Americans that knowingly putting themselves at spiritual risk and didn't care about the consequences, or unwanted side effects of what they were doing, especially when they were disrespectful and provoked spirits, entities, demons.
Why are you so surprised that a demonic entity or demon manifested itself and communicated with you via the Ouija Board when you keep using a Ouija Board by yourself?
Or you keep using a Ouija Board because you becoming obsessed with using it despite being warned not to use it for various reasons.
A lot of people don't seem to understand that you are accessing your subconscious mind/psyche, if you have psychic abilities they are being used, your energy, either by yourself or with others your energy is combined is being used.
So whatever you intention, mentality, attitude, perception, opinion is about or towards the paranormal will determine if your Ouija Board session is a positive, negative or neutral experience.
Your subconsciously manifesting your intention, what you fear, what you secretly desire, your manifesting a particular outcome with whatever intention you have whether it is positive, negative or neutral.
People should pay attention to that, be mindful of who you engage with that involves the paranormal, witchcraft/occult since not everyone has good intentions, this is very important.
I personally think that all paranormal investigative teams should have a Shaman, healer, a empath, psychic, medium, a witch, Satanist, Demonologist, Occultist, a historian, a paranormal researcher, some sceptics.
They should prove the haunting is real, if it is residual energy, a intelligent haunting or the result of occult rituals being performed to summon, conjure spirits, entities or demons and that contributes to the haunting.
They should help spirits to move on and banish anything negative that is spiritually harmful instead of "hunting ghosts" 😤🙄
Baal and Beelzebub (the lord of the flies) are separate demons the are not the same.
Satan & Baphomet are also separate demons and not the same demon as well. show less

𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐔𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬
This book is about a place known as Cannock Chase, in (Staffordshire, England) that has long been associated & known for it's urban legends, sightings of a big cat that looks like a black panther, werewolf sightings, sightings of spirits & aliens.
A lesser-known urban legend is of the Pig-Man.
I already know about the urban legends of Cannock Chase, before I purchased a copy of this book, but I have wanted to read this book for awhile.
A lot of places in England are very haunted, a paranormal hotspot, which maybe due to ley lines that are naturally occurring in nature, in the earth itself.
They are a natural source of energy, which is why it usually attracts witch's, cults or people with negative or questionable intentions & there maybe one or multiple portals, or a vortex
(a spiritual doorway that spirits, entities, beings, demons, shapeshifters, elementals use to travel between, the astral & spiritual realms to our realm, the 3D realm)
There is usually a lot of tragedy, murders, unexplained disappearances, or unexplained deaths, suicides associated with various places in England that are haunted, a paranormal hotspot for paranormal activity.
Some of the hauntings are historical, residual energy from spirits from the past, a lot of places in England have a history of Highwaymen, robbing and murdering various people, there is also a lot of witch history as well.
There are a lot of show more lesser-known interesting, haunted places in England.
During the 19th century Zoo's the Circus & the Tower of London kept a menagerie of wild & exotic animals, so it makes sense how or why there have been thousands of sightings of wild and exotic animals throughout various parts of England.
Cryptozoology is the study or any unknown person, or animal that is of unknown origin or species, so this would include cryptids like Bigfoot, The Mothman, Aliens, the man from Taured
(possibly a time traveller, a alien or a spy)
There are also other well-known cryptids such as El Chupacabra, the bipedal Wolf-man etc..
Unfortunately cryptozoology is not accepted by modern scientists as a genuine scientific study of unknown animal species, but any samples from unknown animals is either a mixture of animals or some of it's DNA is unidentifiable and it's not comparable to any living species of animals that exist in modern times.
If you are scratched or bitten by a werewolf you would turn into a werewolf.
The description of the bipedal, wolf-man is very vivid, and interesting.
It's not surprising to me that many people have seen a werewolf during the daytime, since the werewolf, wolf-man would still feel the effect of the moon during the day, especially the full moon.
I am curious how rare lunar cycles of moon such as the very rare super wolf blood moon, the blue moon, a solar eclipse affects a werewolf, wolf-man or she-wolf.
I have never seen this explained or mentioned anywhere so I have always been curious about it.
The couple that witnessed seeing the bipedal wolf-man both vividly described the werewolf/wolf-man that they saw in vivid detail, it attempted to abduct their child because they are innocent, they were seen as prey by the wolf-man.
I am curious how the full moon affects any male or female werewolf during the day time.
My favourite chapter in this book is about the black panther, werewolf sightings, it was really interesting to read.
The chapter about the Pig-Man wasn't as interesting as I thought it was going to be, it was actually disgusting to read about the human-animal hybrids and experimentation.
I really liked the chapter about the ghost sightings especially the shapeshifting hitchhiker, a demonic, vampiric evil entity were really fascinating and creepy to read about.
If your interested in British mythology, folklore then I recommend this book to you. show less

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐬
This book is about the well-known Japanese Forest Aokigahara A.K.A "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭" or it is also known by various other names but one that is common in Japan in "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐬"
Historically & in modern times this Japanese Forest has been/is associated with death, suicide.
In my opinion, at least in modern times I believe that Yurei, Onryo or Yokai are influencing & luring people that are depressed, suicidal, vulnerable spiritually to the forest, where they can never find their way out due to the unusually high level of magnetic activity that affects the use of a compass.
Aokigahara Forest is at the base of Mount Fuji, a volcano in Japan, so this would explain, the terrain of the forest, why it is difficult to traverse, it might also explain the lack of any wildlife, or sounds of wildlife, it has a otherworldly, deathly silence to it, which gives the forest a creepy, atmosphere, energy and vibe.
It is unnaturally silent, a place of the dead.
Historically the Japanese people, were unfortunately unable to afford to take care of their elderly relatives so they lead them out to Aokigahara Forest to fend for themselves, but they obviously sadly died there.
In modern times Aokigahara has gained a lot of controversial and negative attention due to a very disturbing event involving a Youtuber that went to Aokigahara Forest he disrespected, show more and made fun of a poor Japanese man that had committed suicide in the forest.
I will never understand why some people have absolutely no respect for the dead, especially for anyone that has committed suicide, it is absolutely disgusting.
People should be ashamed of themselves, what is wrong with people?
It was disrespectful to the man that had committed suicide, disrespectful to his family and disrespectful of Japan, Japanese people & their culture, beliefs.
It's sad to me that the concept Shinju (suicide pacts) exists in Japan but at the same time it is not the same as Seppuku (ritualistic suicide) of the Samurai, when they were caught by a rival Shogun, the enemy so they commit Seppuku to avoid being tortured and murdered by the enemy.
So historically Seppuku is a honourable ritualistic suicide & self-sacrifice to show respect and Shinju (suicide pacts) is considered to be impulsive, reckless type of suicide.
Japan is the only country that has a respectful view of suicide, self-sacrifice, ritualistic suicide and it's sad to me that Japanese people remove themselves from society, to go to Aokigahara Forest to commit suicide due to financial issues and loneliness.
Seppuku & Shinju are not the same though, Shinju is not a self-sacrifice type of accepted ritualistic suicide for the greater good in the same way that Seppuku is.
Seppuku is a dignified self-sacrifice/ritualistic suicide and Shinju is more impulsive, reckless and seems like attention seeking type of behaviour in my opinion for a minority of people that are lonely, suicidal but they don't want to die alone so that's why they make the suicide pact with a group of like-minded people.
I respect anyone's decision to live and die on their on terms, I think it takes a lot of courage to commit suicide, to sacrifice yourself on your terms.
I hate the fact that it is sometimes viewed as a cowardly, or selfish act when most people don't understand the pain, trauma, suffering the person was going through in their lives, they want relief from their pain, which is sad to me, but also understandable.
A lot more people should take that into consideration, and treat the person with respect, treat their choice to commit suicide with respect, even if you don't understand their reasons or motivation to commit suicide.
I have always believed that Aokigahara forest has a spiritual, paranormal, occult/witchcraft related otherworldly atmosphere, vibe and energy, so it's interesting that people have seen/heard spirits talking to them, the spirits lured them to the forest where they feel compelled to commit suicide and join the dead.
The story about the man seeing a Shinigami (death god) holding his wife's head was creepy to read. It makes sense why various people have seen Shinigami at the forest, since it is a place of the dead and associated with death, suicide, but due to my interest in true crime I would consider that maybe some of the people that committed suicide were actually potentially murdered and their death was made to look like suicide, since that is a possibility.
There was at least one story about a man that murdered a person and left them in the forest. I think the forest has a negative influence on people, whether you have suicidal or murderous intentions or not, a lot of people are lured to the forest and feel inexplicably compelled to commit suicide.
I believe that Yurei, Onryo, Yokai are luring people to the forest and, the spirits of the elderly people or of people that committed suicide are influencing & compelling people to commit suicide.
I think there is a portal, vortex there, and the combined energy of people have naturally died in the forest, people that committed suicide, or curious tourists that are interested in dark tourism, murderabilia contributes to the paranormal activity within the forest and adds to the allure, the mystery, the curiosity, obsession people have with Aokigahara forest in Japan.
For anyone that doesn't know murderabilia is associated with true crime, serial killers, items that are associated with both, owned by them, collectors buy/sell items associated with true crime & serial killers.
It is unusual, disturbing that any murderabilia collector would want to take any items that belong to a suicide victim, I think it is disgusting and disrespectful, it makes me feel sick hasn't the person suffered enough?
I genuinely believe that people have experienced something paranormal in Aokigahara forest, it has a eerie, creepy, otherworldly vibe, energy and atmosphere, the silence of the forest is comforting to a lot of people but it's also deathly quiet, like the quietness of a graveyard/cemetery.
There are various people that have encountered spirits, Shinigami Yokai (a demon) in the Aokigahara forest so it makes sense there would be Kaidan (recited ghost stories) of their encounters with the spirits, Shinigami and Yokai.
This book is interesting, informative, it was also creepy, sad and sometimes disturbing to read.
It is a place of the dead and it should be treated with respect.

In modern times Aokigahara has gained a lot of controversial and negative attention due to a very disturbing event involving a Youtuber that went to Aokigahara Forest he disrespected, and made fun of a poor Japanese man that had committed suicide in the forest.
I will never understand why some people have absolutely no respect for the dead, especially for anyone that has committed suicide, it is absolutely disgusting.
People should be ashamed of themselves, what is wrong with people?
It was disrespectful to the man that had committed suicide, disrespectful to his family and disrespectful of Japan, Japanese people & their culture, beliefs.
It's sad to me that the concept Shinju (suicide pacts) exists in Japan but at the same time it is not the same as Seppuku (ritualistic suicide) of the Samurai, when they were caught by a rival Shogun, the enemy so they commit Seppuku to avoid being tortured and murdered by the enemy.
So historically Seppuku is a honourable ritualistic suicide & self-sacrifice to show respect and Shinju (suicide pacts) is considered to be impulsive, reckless type of suicide.
Japan is the only country that has a respectful view of suicide, self-sacrifice, ritualistic suicide and it's sad to me that Japanese people remove themselves from society, to go to Aokigahara Forest to commit suicide due to financial issues and loneliness.
Seppuku & Shinju are not the same though, Shinju is not a self-sacrifice type of accepted ritualistic suicide for the greater good in the same way that Seppuku is.
Seppuku is a dignified self-sacrifice/ritualistic suicide and Shinju is more impulsive, reckless and seems like attention seeking type of behaviour in my opinion for a minority of people that are lonely, suicidal but they don't want to die alone so that's why they make the suicide pact with a group of like-minded people.
I respect anyone's decision to live and die on their on terms, I think it takes a lot of courage to commit suicide, to sacrifice yourself on your terms.
I hate the fact that it is sometimes viewed as a cowardly, or selfish act when most people don't understand the pain, trauma, suffering the person was going through in their lives, they want relief from their pain, which is sad to me, but also understandable.
A lot more people should take that into consideration, and treat the person with respect, treat their choice to commit suicide with respect, even if you don't understand their reasons or motivation to commit suicide.
I have always believed that Aokigahara forest has a spiritual, paranormal, occult/witchcraft related otherworldly atmosphere, vibe and energy, so it's interesting that people have seen/heard spirits talking to them, the spirits lured them to the forest where they feel compelled to commit suicide and join the dead.
The story about the man seeing a Shinigami (death god) holding his wife's head was creepy to read. It makes sense why various people have seen Shinigami at the forest, since it is a place of the dead and associated with death, suicide, but due to my interest in true crime I would consider that maybe some of the people that committed suicide were actually potentially murdered and their death was made to look like suicide, since that is a possibility.
There was at least one story about a man that murdered a person and left them in the forest. I think the forest has a negative influence on people, whether you have suicidal or murderous intentions or not, a lot of people are lured to the forest and feel inexplicably compelled to commit suicide.
I believe that Yurei, Onryo, Yokai are luring people to the forest and, the spirits of the elderly people or of people that committed suicide are influencing & compelling people to commit suicide.
I think there is a portal, vortex there, and the combined energy of people have naturally died in the forest, people that committed suicide, or curious tourists that are interested in dark tourism, murderabilia contributes to the paranormal activity within the forest and adds to the allure, the mystery, the curiosity, obsession people have with Aokigahara forest in Japan.
For anyone that doesn't know murderabilia is associated with true crime, serial killers, items that are associated with both, owned by them, collectors buy/sell items associated with true crime & serial killers.
It is unusual, disturbing that any murderabilia collector would want to take any items that belong to a suicide victim, I think it is disgusting and disrespectful, it makes me feel sick hasn't the person suffered enough?
I genuinely believe that people have experienced something paranormal in Aokigahara forest, it has a eerie, creepy, otherworldly vibe, energy and atmosphere, the silence of the forest is comforting to a lot of people but it's also deathly quiet, like the quietness of a graveyard/cemetery.
This book is interesting, informative, it was also creepy, sad and sometimes disturbing to read.
I'm not condoning/advising/encouraging anyone to go to Aokigahara forest in Japan for the purpose of committing suicide, but my book review is about this particular forest that is associated with death, suicide.
Death, suicide, suicide pacts is a sensitive topic that should be treated with respect. You should respect a person's choice to commit suicide.
To live and die on their terms, or their choice, reasons or motivations to commit suicide, I don't believe it is a cowardly, or selfish act to commit suicide, I've always believed that it takes a lot of courage to commit suicide, I respect anyone's choice to commit suicide on their own terms, but that is just my opinion.
I'm not trying to sensationalize Aokigahara forest or make it seem appealing to anyone that is depressed, anxious, mentally ill, vulnerable and sensitive to the energy, presence, influence of spirits, demons such as Yurei, Onryo, Yokai, Shinigami.
I'm not going to judge or shame anyone for wanting to live and die on their terms, or for their reasons, motivation for committing suicide either, but that is just my opinion.
It is a place of the dead and it should be treated with respect. show less

𝐀 𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐢𝐣𝐚 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬
This book is about a ancient demonic evil entity that is known as Zozo & it is associated with Ouija boards, spirit or witch boards.
In my opinion most people are not aware of Zozo just because Darren Evans has encountered the ancient demonic entity after finding a double-sided Ouija board & using it, or creating a blog & website about the ancient demonic entity.
Many people have encountered the ancient demonic entity Zozo.

Zozo is in the 𝐃𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 which was written & published by 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐥𝐛𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲 in 1818.
The most famous edition is the (1863 edition) with illustrations by 𝐋𝐨𝐮𝐢𝐬 𝐋𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐧 depicting the appearances of several demons
Since the demonic entity is a infernal being they are a demon, a demonic entity.
Demonology has existed since the Medieval era.
It's interesting that Zozo isn't mentioned in Grimoires, well-known lists of demons, magical handbooks or the Lemegeton.
Demon is derived from the original Greek terms Daimon/Daemon.
A lot of people are a believer, interested & curious about witchcraft, the paranormal, the show more occult, communication with spirits, interacting with the astral & spiritual realms.
This is why a lot of people use various methods to communicate with spirits, entities, beings, elementals, their guardian spirits, spiritual companions such as the Ouija board, automatic writing, scrying, a seance etc..
It doesn't automatically make people in general a dabbler just because they are a believer & they want proof even though they are a believer that the paranormal, witchcraft or the occult, astral/spiritual realms are real.
It is partly about satisfying your on curiosity, belief, knowing/believing that is real and now you have proof of that.
I'm not like other people that are disrespectful, or mock the belief or existence of various types of spirits, beings, entities, interdimensional beings, or shapeshifters like devil's, demons, entities, elementals.
My interest, in witchcraft, the occult, the paranormal, or the astral & spiritual realms isn't just a casual interest, it has interested me & I've felt drawn to it since I was a teenager, i've had a lot of weird, unexplained, sometimes creepy paranormal experiences when I was a teenager, & as a adult, i'm sensitive to energy, aware of the presence of spirits, entities etc..
My interest in witchcraft, the occult, the paranormal, the astral & spiritual realms, isn't due to it being a trending topic on social media like Tiktok for example, that's not why I am interested in it or feel drawn to it for various reasons.

From the first chapter I know that Darren Evans is being influenced by the demon Zozo, which is exhibited in their behaviour, he felt drawn to the Ouija board, he was already becoming obsessed with using the double-sided ouija board which is known as spiritual entrapment.
Darren, his girlfriend Jamie or Darren's friend Randy didn't talk to the spirit known as Leonard, or the previous singer of the band AC/DC Bon Scott it as the demonic entity Zozo was pretending to be them to lure them into a false sense of security so they would trust them, whenever they used the Ouija board.
The infinity symbol that manifests during a ouija board session it's a sign of communication with a demon.
Demons, devils, entities or evil spirit can and will appear as someone/something that is familiar to you for the purpose of luring you into a false sense of security and make you think you can trust what it has said via a ouija board, but they lie, deceive people that are innocent, naive and too trusting, they are manipulative.
It was also attempting to escape the ouija board, then physically manifested itself, when Darren and his girlfriend heard the knocking a the door, but there was nothing visibly there.
Demons knock on a door 3 times at 3am, to lure you into opening the door and to let them in.
Demons with knock on a door, scratch a door because you have to invite them in, otherwise they have no power, control, influence over you.
They lure you & influence you to let them in.
Demons have to be invited in, which can be by various methods, via Ouija board, if you have experienced a lot of pain, trauma, abuse in your life this automatically gives demons, devils, evil spirits entry into your life, due to being sensitive emotionally, it can make you sensitive spiritually or psychically.
You are more likely to be vulnerable or sensitive to the energy, presence, or influence of demonic energy, if you have experienced a lot of pain, trauma, various types of abuse including
self-destruction, self-mutilation demons know more than you think, they have vast knowledge, they know your secret desires, what you suppress/repress within yourself, what you hide, pain that you feel, they have psychic abilities, they can see into your soul, they know your intentions, you can't hide anything from them, you should never deceive, mock, ridicule or disrespect a demon as well.
They know if you are interested, obsessed with the occult, the paranormal, witchcraft.
Over time he would become more and more obsessed with using the Ouija board, the demon Zozo would influence them, affect their aura. energy and make them spiritually weaker so they would be more susceptible & vulnerable to possession.
More people should be made aware of this.
Most people would be naturally, creeped out, scared, curious, intrigued, or feel drawn to finding or using a double-sided Ouija board in their house, attic, basement, or crawlspace.
However due to finding the double-sided Ouija board next to jars with preserved blackbirds in them, or just their eyes, which is a offering to Zozo, the intention or purpose of the offerings, or the use of the double-sided Ouija board is questionable, it maybe for a harmful purpose, witchcraft is definitely involved.
The double-sided Ouija board has melted candle wax on it, so it has been used frequently for rituals, communication with spirits, entities, possibly demons or other beings.
In my opinion, the mindset, perception, attitude, intentions and the mentality people have when they use a Ouija board will have a positive, negative or neutral affect on their paranormal experience during the Ouija board sessions and days, weeks, years after using the Ouija board.
A lot of people that have encountered the ancient demonic entity Zozo were disrespectful to the entity, they were disrespectful about the paranormal, the spiritual/astral realms & they mocked the entity.
They mocked & disrespected devils, demons, spirits, & other beings, they didn't believe in their existence & they were possibly under the influence of drugs, alcohol which makes you spiritually weak & vulnerable to a demonic attachment or possession.
People can be naive, innocent when the paranormal or witchcraft is involved, but people are also disrespectful, mock the spiritual realm, underestimate how powerful they are or what they are capable of, but being disrespectful and mocking the spiritual realm is asking for trouble.
I am not going to judge anyone for being naturally curious, for feeling drawn, intrigued about the paranormal, witchcraft, the occult & wanting proof, to prove to yourself that it is real, this includes myself.
I don't however agree with people dabbling with the unknown, the occult, witchcraft, Ouija boards without knowing what you are doing or how to protect yourself, how to protect your energy, or banish anything that was summoned intentionally or accidentally.
Do some research first or ask someone experienced to help you, to avoid any unwanted side effects or unwanted outcome as a result or consequence for dabbling.
I don't agree with or understand why the author asked the demonic entity to control his girlfriend's dog, that as very unnecessary and cruel to the poor innocent dog.
What did they ever do to you?
Why didn't you care about the consequences of your actions at the time?
How can you be so heartless and cruel to a innocent animal?
This should be a rule for using a Ouija board to never ask whatever you communicated with to prove it's existence, power or presence, and to never ask any type of spirit, entity, devil, demon or other types of being to control, possess a person or animal.
Doubting the existence of various types of spirits, entities, demons, being, not believing in their existence, mocking them, disrespecting them, or not believing in the spiritual realm and being dismissive about their presence, power, influence, control over people or animals is dangerous.
Why do they need to prove their existence to you, when your a non-believer, and doubt their existence, underestimate their power, or what they are capable of but you still expect them to manifest themselves and prove they are real.
They are real, they can harm you irrevocably, they can physically, sexually, mentally, emotionally and psychologically harm, hurt, damage people or possess, torment and kill people if that's their intention.
You intentions, attitude, mentality, mindset, respect or lack of it will determine if you have a positive, negative or neutral experience when using a Ouija board or a similar device divination, spiritual communication device/tool.
I think a lot of people can learn a lot from Darren Evans experiences with Ouija board, paranormal activity he has experienced as well. Using any type of divination tools can be dangerous, potentially cause spiritual risk/harm.
All divination tools such as a scrying mirror, Ouija boards should be used with caution, or at least do research about how to safely use them for divination to avoid any unwanted side effects, anything that can attach itself to you, and harm you mentally, emotionally, physically, spiritually, psychically or psychologically.
People in general should be aware of what 𝐍𝐎𝐓 to ask about if/when they use a Ouija board, spirit board, witc board & what spiritual entrapment is, or when a evil spirit, entity, devil, demon has manifested itself & invaded your life, your aura/energy and is attached to you, controlling, oppressing, influencing or possessing you.
Darren Evans always has been obsessed with occult, witchcraft the paranormal, probably due to wanting proof that it is real which is understandable, but pushing past boundaries, going out of your way to put yourself, and people you love and care about including animals at spiritual risk, is dangerous and it's stupid/reckless.
The author only has himself to blame for that, two of his friends/loved ones have died, a animal died as well.
It's not a good sign that Darren was already obsessed, felt drawn to the double-sided Ouija board before he ever used it, he still seems obsessed with the demonic entity, and now it is attached to him, so he is haunted not any houses he lived in.
The entity is attached to the Ouija board that was used and to Darren, hence why he is obsessed with it and finds it hard to stop using Ouija boards, it's spiritual entrapment, which leads to possession.
Demons have to be invited in, which can happen via various methods, so anyone is vulnerable to the energy, presence, influence of spirits, evil spirits, devil's, demons, entities etc..
Using a Ouija board, a mirror for spellwork, scrying/divination, automatic writing, or channeling energy while meditating and astral projection make people vulnerable to demons.
They can and will pretend to be something you are familiar with, something/someone that you would trust, to lure you into a false sense of security, so the entity can entice you, deceive, lovebomb, manipulate you.
Any type of spirit, entity, being can and will lie to you when you use a Ouija board and even if you have good intentions, you still don't have control over who or what you communicate with various methods of communication with spirits, with the dead.
It can be spiritually dangerous, harmful in various ways so people need to be careful.
It's really stupid that some people think it's cool to contact a demon when they use a Ouija board, but they mock, disrespect, doubt it's existence, presence, power and what it is capable of and learn the hard way that demons, devil's are real & they can harm you in various ways.
People should treat the spiritual & astral realms with respect, even if they don't believe it is real, or they don't believe that many types of spirits, entities, devil's, demons, beings are real.
They are real, but just because some people are unable to perceive their presence, or to hear, feel, sense their energy, presence it doesn't mean that they aren't real or that they aren't there.
After reading several encounters people have had with Zozo, people have psychic abilities which makes them vulnerable because they are sensitive to energy and they don't know how to protect their aura/energy and banish unwanted entities such as Zozo.
Tell-tale signs of a demonic entity are the feeling of being watched, a strong presence, heavy, oppressive energy, feeling something you can't see staring at you or feeling extremely warm when it is near you/touching you, the sudden and unexpected inexplicable feeling of extreme dread, fear, anxiety, depression, extreme anger/rage for no apparent reason.
A lot of people are unaware of the various ways that demonic entities can/will influence people that are vulnerable, sensitive to their, aura/energy, presence and the influence of their energy, power, control.
Zozo or demons/devil's in general manifest themselves, oppress people with their demonic energy, give them nightmares, influence them in various ways (in terms of making depression/anxiety or suicidal thoughts worse, influencing how they think about themselves or how other people perceive them), control them (one or more people might feel like they are in a trance and not in control of their own body) and possess people (it can be partial possession of full possession) but all of this is gradual, and gets progressively worse over time.
Demons/devil's, demonic entities are interdimensional beings, so they can travel from various realms in the astral realm, they can use a mirror as a portal, possess inanimate objects, cause sleep paralysis to drain your energy or sexually assault people in their sleep (Incubus & Succubus sex demons)
They have psychic abilities, they can read your mind, communicate with people telepathically and show them visions, they can see into your soul, they always know your intentions.
Demons can sometimes be protective of people & they are always very sexual & lustful towards humanity, most of the time it's towards specific people.
I understand that the Ideomotor scientific theory is a way for sceptical scientists to explain or "debunk" the use of a Ouija board, but it doesn't fully, or conclusively explain the paranormal.
It doesn't fully explain the paranormal activity that people experience before, during or after using a Ouija board either alone or with other people which can have a lingering, long lasting effect on people, it can have unwanted negative consequences.
It doesn't explain the planchette moving by itself, moving off the edge of a Ouija board, or in my own experience I physically felt a hand superimposed in my own hand, and the glass I used as a planchette for the homemade Ouija board moved very slowly, in a circular motion.
My hand felt very cold, it seemed like it took a lot of effort to move the glass and I felt cold energy around me while I used the Ouija board by myself.
I sat in a circle of salt, I said the Lord's prayer for protection before and after using the Ouija board, it was a creepy experience.
It also doesn't explain words that are spelt backwards, or in either a dead language, or ancient language, phrases or the names of beings, entities, spirits from mythology, folklore that come through on the Ouija board.
The paranormal activity, the energy, presence, of whoever/whatever you communicated with, change in the atmosphere, the vibe of the room, suddenly feeling inexplicable dread, fear, anxiety, anger/rage, unexplained laughter, disembodied voices, threats of violence, sexual assault, predictions of death, the strange behaviour, possession and murder of a dog or people/animals in general.
Just because sceptics can debunk one aspect of the paranormal, specifically using Ouija boards, dowsing rods, automatic writing (which hasn't really ever been studied much but it does work from my own personal experience) it doesn't debunk, or fully explain everything that is paranormal, it doesn't explain the spiritual or astral realms either.
I'm not a narrow-minded, sceptical person though, I am a believer, I know from what I have personally experienced that the spiritual, astral realms are real, Ouija boards, automatic writing does work. Various types of spirits, entities, beings, elementals, mythological, folkloric, or cryptids are real.
There are various reasons why a Ouija board works, your own energy, your psychic energy, is being used your opening yourself up to the spiritual realm, inviting in all manner of spirits, beings, entities, devil's, demons when you use a Ouija board, do automatic writing, scrying via many methods.
You attract whoever/whatever you communicate with with your energy, so whatever you state of mind is, your mindset, whatever you are thinking about, whatever your intentions, whatever attitude, opinion, perception you have of the paranormal, or Ouija boards are is very important.
For example it is not a good idea to use a Ouija board when you are grieving, depressed, anxious, angry, suicidal or self-destructive, when you are drunk, high, or if your a disrespectful, narrow-minded, non-believer & a sceptic because you will piss off any spirit, entity, evil spirit, devil, demon that you communicate with.
Treat spirits, entities, devil's, demons with respect, even if your non-believer
(depending on the circumstances, because sometimes it can make it worse to show respect to demons, your then aligned with their energy, intentions which could have unwanted consequences)
If you use a Ouija board alone or with your friends, with a coven your individual or collective combined energy & psychic energy is being used, whatever you communicate with knows your intentions, it will manifest itself accordingly that's related to your desires/intentions.
Never use a Ouija board when you are drained of energy, in a low mood, if you feel tired while using the Ouija board or become really obsessed with using a Ouija board then 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐏 using it, your energy is being drained, your being influenced to use the Ouija board more often which is known as spiritual entrapment.
Whatever you communicated with is trying to weaken you in various ways so you will be more susceptible to the influence of it's energy, presence, power, control over time so you will become possessed.
Whatever you communicated with is enticing, you, lying to you, it maybe pretending to be or disguising itself as your dead relative, as something that is familiar to you like a angel, a Deity but it is trying to deceive you so be careful, there are trickster spirits, shapeshifting entities, low-vibrational beings such as devil's, demons, evil spirits can seek to be invited in, don't give your consent, permission for that to happen.
Don't let it linger after you use the Ouija board either.
I believe that people that have a particular type of energy, psychic abilities whether they are aware of them or not or trust their intuition, trust in their psychic abilities, that the subconscious part of your mind and psyche is accessed when you use a Ouija board or any other device or tool for communication with spirits, the dead.
You attract whatever/whoever you communicate with your energy, intentions, desires, your energy, psychic energy/psychic abilities are used to create a connection with the spiritual realm.
If you're psychic, you are a conduit, a intermediary that channels energy, you're a vessel for spirits, entities, beings for them to be able to communicate with the living in a way we can perceive, understand.
Some of the chapters are printed in the incorrect order, from chapter 13, then it's chapter 15,then chapter 14, then chapter 16 for some reason.
For a book that is about Ouija Boards and people that used a Ouija Board and encountered the demonic entity Zozo, I don't understand why spiritual entrapment is not mentioned or explained, since it is directly associated with using a Ouija Board.
Not everyone that used a spiritual communication method/tool/device used a Ouija Board however, but they still encountered the demonic entity Zozo and they had very creepy, disturbing and a negative, lingering encounter with the demonic entity.
So be careful if/when you use a Ouija Board, do automatic writing, use a pendulum, dowsing rods, a scrying mirror or any other method/spiritual tool/device for the purpose of divination or communication with spirits, entities, beings, demons. show less

"𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐝"
My review for this book is for the hardback book that was published/printed in (𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎) it has Gilles De Rais on the cover of the book, the back cover the back of the book cover has a basic blurb about who Gilles De Rais was.
This version of the book is not listed on Goodreads for some unknown reason.
The version of the book I own has (𝟑𝟒𝟎) pages. It has some illustrations in the book as well.

For anyone that doesn't know Gilles De Rais was a Medieval French knight, the Marshall of France he obtained from inheritance when his father died, but he squandered his wealth frivolously & he fought alongside 𝐉𝐨𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐫𝐜 (𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐫𝐥é𝐚𝐧𝐬) who he admired and may have been in love with possibly.
He is well-known for being a cruel, sadistic, sexual sadist, a rapist, torturer of children who he sacrificed them as part of black magick rituals to demons, he practiced black magick, Satanic alchemy and was a devil-worshipper.
There is some evidence that might prove that he may be innocent, a lot of skulls of male children were found inside of a wall or tower in one of the buildings owned by Gilles De Rais.

He was attempting to regain his squandered wealth by practicing Satanic Alchemy, he does this throughout his lifetime by attempting to find the "𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞" so he could transmute base metals into gold.
He was alive show more throughout (𝐦𝐢𝐝-𝟏𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐲) France and met & fought alongside 𝐉𝐨𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐫𝐜 (𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐫𝐥é𝐚𝐧𝐬)
He regularly hires Necromancers, Alchemists to summon, invoke the devil or demons to ask for their assistance but at the same time to avoid any unwanted, evil consequences he donates money to the church to please them so they won't judge/shame him for his behaviour, blasphemy and disrespect of Christianity/of the church as well.
There is another book about Gilles De Rais called Satanic Alchemy it makes a lot of sense why it has that title in particular.
Gilles De Rais was a prolific predatory rapist of male and female children, he was a sexual sadist, a serial killer, he could be described as a Satanist or Occultist due to Necromancers summoning the devil or demons and evil spirits that he sacrificed the children to.
He was a ego-driven, narcissistic, power-hungry evil person, all he cared about was his perverse, primal, immoral sexual appetite, gaining or creating more wealth that he could further squander.
It makes a lot of sense that Gilles de Rais is delighted to read about Pagan emperor's but specifically 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚 or the emperor 𝐍𝐞𝐫𝐨 since both were sadistic, sexual sadists and cruel Roman Emperor's.
Giles de Rais, is already paying attention and really likes the praise and attention from the peasantry he is still young and impressionable, the praise, attention, recognition, admiration for his accomplishments which is boosting and feeding his ego.
He seems bored and frustrated by how he was being raised, he escaped from his tutors to explore, unknown and the most decrepit parts of the Chateau where he found the human remains buried in the soil.
He yearns for his own freedom and independence to live his life on his own terms, without the guardianship of his grandfather.
He is already exhibiting a obsession with sexual sadism, sadistic cruelty from a young age which is not uncommon for nobility, royalty, a lot of people that were nobles or royal had perverse sexual appetites which is disturbing.
They were known for their sexual sadism, cruelty, perverse sexual appetites, which to them at the time, the era they were alive as perfectly fine, they didn't see anything wrong with their behaviour, they thought it was normal.
The author mentions a lot of people of nobility, a lot of Kings, Queens, Rulers of France, Noblemen/Noblewomen that I don't know a lot about them.
There is a lot of irrelevant information and the author often goes off on a tangent in detail about specific people or their luxurious, lavish, opulent Chateau, how rich, arrogant, entitled people were at the time in France, which can be boring, a bit tedious to read about.
I just want to read about French History that is specifically related to Gilles de Rais, this book is very longwinded to explain French History in the Medieval era, and any information about Gilles de Rais seems to be not very frequent in a book about Gilles de Rais.
It's interesting that the French people thought that the British at the time were witches and consorting with Satan, or demons, when we would have burnt Jeanne at the stake, because the British would have thought a "𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭" was/is a witch.
Another thing that is annoying about this book is how small the text is to read.
I appreciate the illustrations that are used in the book though
I'm surprised that Gilles de Rais meeting & fighting alongside 𝐉𝐨𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐫𝐜 isn't mentioned in the book at all, for some reason, but 𝐉𝐨𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐫𝐜 was alive around the same time Gilles de Ras was alive.
She was one of the most pious, devoutly religious, warrior woman that existed in France, she talked to angels, to God directly, but the French people thought she as wicked, evil so they burnt her at the stake because they thought that she was a witch.
Being pious, devoutly religious, or a virgin means absolutely nothing, if you are accused of consorting with Satan & demons and burnt at the stake because people have accused you of sorcery & they think you are a evil witch.
It makes sense that Gilles de Rais was originally, a devout, pious person that believed in God, but due to what happened to Jeanne the "𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭" it wasn't justified or necessary at all.
I can understand why Gilles de Rais over time would naturally develop a justified hatred, distain for Christianity, the Church and any monks within his court that were a part of his advisory team.
He eventually turns his back on God, Christianity and pursues his darkest, macabre, disturbing desires, sexual appetite without anyone in his life trying to control him, dictate what he should do or to hold him back, there was no one to judge or shame him for his attitude, behaviour except his cousin 𝐆𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐥é.
I don't understand the point of Gilles de Rais being married to Catherine, who he had a Dauphin with, a daughter, but her never spent time with either of them, he totally rejected and discarded them and wanted nothing to do with them at all.
Why did he remain married to Catherine when he obviously didn't want her or his daughter.
In my opinion Gilles de Rais seemed like he was in love with Jeanne the "𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭" or 𝐉𝐨𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐫𝐜 two women that he admired for their bravery, courage.
He seemed like he was in love with either women, this is evident after Jeanne was falsely and inaccurately, incorrectly & cruelly accused of sorcery, heresy, idolatry, and accused of being a witch that consorted with Satan & demons and burnt at the stake.
It broke his heart in my opinion, he no longer felt hope, joy, fulfilment, happiness, or had something to believe in, his life was dull in her absence, due to how the Church condemned a innocent woman to her death.
Not even the spoils of war were enough to give him joy, happiness, to feel victorious, and give him the respect & recognition he craved due to being shunned by 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐚 𝐓𝐫é𝐦𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞, so he was furious, he felt like a pawn, that was used & discarded.
For a man that was originally a devout, pious Christian, Gilles de Rais hide his insatiable lust, sexual sadism, cruelty well, until it became all he could think about, become obsessed with.
It gave his life meaning, fulfilment in his opinion, perception, otherwise his life was dull, his military achievements weren't acknowledged, recognized, respected or admired, by people that Gilles de Rais looked up to.
He felt a tremendous rage, insatiable lust but at the same time had a fear of committing sin.
His cousin Gilles de Sillé was influential to Gilles de Rais, his was less concerned about committing sin, even though he was a priest and danced with witches or Satanists while they performed a ritual.
Gilles de Rais never felt any remorse, or regret for what he did, he was delighted by sexual sadism, cruelty, as much pain & suffering inflicted upon his victims as possible which were male children, that were his choir-boys.
In my opinion I think Gilles de Rais did feel some shame in a spiritual or religious context, about what he did, but overtime this diminished and he became a lot more like his cousin Gilles de Sillé.
After torturing, raping, sacrificing/murdering male children, Gilles de Rais always seems repentant, and prayed a lot to show his devotion, loyalty, piety to God.
His servants were somewhat aware of what was happening in the tower involving the choir-boys and his cousin Gilles de Sillé, some of them fled in terror, but no one yet knows the full extent of what Gilles de Rais did or what he was truly capable of.
The fact that Giles de Rais is bored of his life, restless, frustrated and doesn't feel fulfilled is understandable but nothing justifies what he did for his own sick, sadistic, cruel amusement, enjoyment and sexual gratification.
He is complacent with what he is doing in secret, living a double life, on the surface a devoutly religious, pious Christian, but otherwise at night a devilish fiend, that preys on innocent, male children and indulges in every perverse, sick fantasy he has and wants to enact in real life.
The intense dream or nightmare he had about Blackburn a man he killed, which then morphed in a horrific vision of the torture, murder of children that delighted, excited and enticed he so much that he couldn't stop thinking about it says a lot about Gilles de Rais.
It is macabre, sick and perverse in various ways, but normal behaviour for a lot of nobility & royalty in the Medieval & Dark Ages era in France.
Overtime Giles de Rais is being influenced by his cousin Gilles de Sillé due to his participation with Satanists and the "Other Faith" the belief & worship of Satan and his legion of demons.
He fears Hell, but also still engages in Satanic, ritualistic murder, by sacrificing innocent children to Satan.
He is complacent, in constant need of stimulation, something to occupy his time and his mind, due to becoming bored and losing interest in any aspect of their life which lead to his eventual downfall.
Gilles de Rais & Gilles de Sillé are equally sadistic, cruel, morally corrupt and evil, they were both unrepentant, didn't feel any remorse or regret for their blasphemous, evil, Satanic, ritualistic, murders of children.
Gilles de Rais inflated ego, his narcissistic perception of his self importance or due to being nobility he believed he would get away with his horrific, disturbing, sadist crimes & no or would notice the disappearance of any of the innocent children that he murdered, but the peasantry, & the common folk that were his servants were aware of what he was doing in his murder tower.
I don't understand how the peasantry, didn't notice, possibly didn't care or didn't report the suspicious disappearances of their child, or multiple children that were employed by Gilles de Rais.
They mysteriously disappeared, they were never seen alive again, after being employed by Gilles de Rais, he was torturing, raping, murdering/sacrificing innocent children to demons in Satanic rituals.
Human sacrifice, a blood sacrifice as a offering to Satan & his legion of demons, to earn their favour, by proving his allegiance to the Dark Lord & the "𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡"
Why wouldn't the poor commoners report to a authority figure, such as a priest that their children have mysteriously disappeared in unknown circumstances and their whereabouts are unknown?
The last time they were seen alive was when Gilles de Rais employed them in his Chateau, why wouldn't the parents become suspicious overtime about their children's safety and wellbeing?
Why would the tonsfolk pray fo the soul of the murderer of their children and why was he absolved of hs sins?
Why should he be allowed entry into heaven after what he did?
Was Gilles de Rais a evil, sadistic, Occultist, Satanist that practiced Satanic Alchemy, that preyed on innocent babies and young male children or was he framed because he was a Baron, Nobility, the Marshall of France and he wasn't liked by everyone because he was a smug, entitled, sadistic, narcissist and thought he was better than everyone else, especially the peasantry?
Read the book and form your own opinion. show less

This Encyclopedia book is a 𝐀-𝐙 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭 & 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬.
In the introduction, it seems a bit contradictory of the author to say about psychic attack, psychic detectives that help the police solve murders, crimes when they are a sceptical non-believer of various types of people with psychic abilities.
Why include psychic attack, psychic detectives in your book if your sceptical about it or don't know much about it?
Demons, Devils, evil spirits, or a witch projecting their negative energy/intention towards you can cause psychic attack, it can happen while you are asleep, meditating, or when you meet someone and they attach themselves your aura/energy for the purpose of draining your lifeforce, energy/aura for their benefit.
Psychic Vampires do this, some are ethical, some are predatory and not ethical.
There is also a difference between a demon & devil, a shade (a human spirit from Jewish mythology) a Jumbie (a spirit that's Caribbean in it's origin) a Djinn (middle-eastern countries believe in Djinn, Jinn they are the equivalent to a demon in the western world, but they aren't exactly the same as a demonic entity)
A Hobgoblin is not the same as a imp or demon either.
Most people that are possessed by a demon(s) are usually possessed by a powerful, high ranking demon or devil or multiple demons & devils.
It's frustrating as a reader of books about the paranormal, the occult, witchcraft, show more mythology, folklore, demonology when a author just lumps somewhat similar types of spirits, entities, beings together like they are all the same, when they aren't the same, but there are similarities between them so it's understandable.
The woman conducting seances to communicate with the dead was a trance-medium, so a spirit temporarily possessed her and spoke through her during seances with the dead.
Psychometry is a psychic abilities that psychics, clairvoyant mediums use to obtain information from the previous owner of a object, which can be a piece of jewellery, a painting, a watch, it's usually a favourite item of the owner of the object.
This psychic ability can be used to find a missing person, or a murdered victim of a serial killer.
If a witch has the intention to hurt, kill someone with witchcraft, they usually use a effigy of them, it can be a wax figure, a doll, a voodoo doll, or a poppet/hex bag that is used.
Items that belong to the intended target are used, such as there hair, blood, fingernail clippings, a photograph of the intended target.
Whatever damage or harm that is inflicted on the effigy will physically affect the intended target of the hex or curse since the effigy symbolically represents the person.

I don't agree, with the author's biased, willfully ignorant, narrow-minded, sceptical, judgemental, opinion, perception or assumptions about what real Satanism is or what blood magick is or the purpose for the use of blood magick.
A Devil-worshipper that only gets involved in Satanism because they think it's cool and edgy to piss off their parents & torture, sacrifice animals or commit murder is completely different to a genuine Satanist.
Satanists are atheists, they don't believe that Satan or Lucifer is a real celestial being, or interdimensional, demonic entity, they also don't condone, rape, torture, human or animal sacrifice either, I wish people would understand & respect the difference and understand this.
Anyone claiming to be a "𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭" that kidnaps, tortures, rapes, murders, sacrifices babies, children, pregnant women, teenagers, virgins, animals & sacrifices them to Satan to appease him is not a real/genuine Satanist, they are a devil-worshipper and they are
weak-minded, pathetic losers in my opinion.
Even if blood magick is practiced by Satanists, only a very small amount of blood is given to a demon, or Satan & Lucifer specifically as a offering, to show their devotion, loyal to the Dark Lord.
People are ignorant of the true meaning of Satanism, you are embracing your shadow self, your spiritually primal self, integrating all parts of yourself for enlightenment, to spiritually evolve, to be reborn.
Demons are misunderstood, vilified, demonized and so are various Deities.
Satanism is spiritual freedom, so are polytheistic belief systems.
Anton LaVey is not responsible or to blame for people being susceptible to a outside influence, easily manipulated, coerced, or a willing participant in devil-worship, he's not responsible for the "𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭" or a "𝐏𝐬𝐞𝐮𝐝𝐨-𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭" wannabes & murderers/serial killers that did/do exist in the world.
Who carries a copy of Anton LaVey's Satanic Bible and a real human finger bone even if they are a cannibal?
That's really creepy and weird 😲
They aren't a Satanist, they are a 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥-𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫, because real, genuine Satanists don't condone murder, or the ritualistic torture, rape, murder or sacrifice/cannibalization of animals, babies, children, virginal teenagers or pregnant women or adult men.
It is a stereotypical, assumed opinion, or perception of Satanists, due to the way they are portrayed in films, books, tv series, board games, due to the mass hysteria of the "𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜-𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜"
They will never condone that ever people need to learn to understand that.
When a person is possessed, they are the host for the invading devil or demon which are separate types of demonic entities.
Djinn/Jinn are male or female, they are not a genie like they are always described as, they don't grant your wishes, but they can be either helpful, or very violent, destructive and harm you in various ways.
They are the equivalent to a demon in the western world.
I don't understand why the family members believed that only the Djinn was being harmed, and not their family member, their body & soul is a host for the Djinn, but if you cause harm to their body, it will hurt them, or cause them pain.
Real demonic possession is gradual, it becomes progressively worse overtime.
There are stages that lead up to full demonic possession, manifestation, oppression, influence then possession.
A lot of murderers mentioned in this book are interested or obsessed with the occult, witchcraft, Satanism, but just owning copy of the Satanic Bible doesn't make anyone a real, genuine Satanist.
The author (in my opinion) is ignorant of what a real, genuine Satanist is, what they believe in, what they stand for, they don't condone delusional, idiots, psychotic sadists that think they are a Satanist, raping, torturing, murdering, sacrificing, cannibalizing animals, people, babies, and eating their flesh, or drinking their blood.
No genuine Satanist does this, only a delusional, mentally, emotionally, psychologically damaged/unstable "𝐏𝐬𝐞𝐮𝐝𝐨-𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭" wannabe/𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥-𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫 does this.
Satanists are rational, science oriented, atheists, they are intelligent, political, they believe in and stand up for the rights of anyone that is gay, transgender, bisexual, a lesbian, they stand up for women's rights.
There is a political & spiritual aspect of modern day Satanism, it doesn't ever involve hurting any animal, or human being against their will ever!
Satanists don't condone anyone that is a rapist, peadophile, murderer, serial killer, a wannabe pseudo-Satanist/Devil-Worshipper, animal abuser.
It says in the Satanic Bible that they don't condone animal abuse!
The more I read this book, the more the author seems ignorant about different types of magick (witchcraft) spiritual practices, different types of spirits, beings, entities that exist, Deities as well.
At least do some research before writing a book about occult, witchcraft/supernatural murders so you don't seem ignorant about what you wrote a book about.
From the way the author writes, I get the vibe that they are a narrow-minded, sceptical,
non-believer of anything spiritual, supernatural, or related to the occult, witchcraft, spirituality, Deities etc..

I don't always agree with the authors assumptions about different types of magick (witchcraft) spiritual practices,& what genuine Satanists are or do/what Satanism is.
People always inaccurately, assume what they think a Satanist is or what Satanism is about, but most of the time they are wrong, inaccurate, incorrect, it is offensive, disgusting, Satanists are not the vile, vulgar, sadistic, psychotic creeps you think they are, Devil-worshippers are though.
There is a vast difference between them.
Learn the difference and stop vilifying, demonizing genuine Satanists because if you got to now them you would understand that most of them are good people.
Satanism is a philosophy, a political, rebellious nonconformist movement, organization, spiritual belief/practice, a lot of what Satanists do is symbolic, metaphorical but it has a lot of meaning and intention invested into it.
Satanism being trivialised into something disgusting, vile, immoral, predatory, sexually deviant, sadistic, cruel for sake of sadism & assuming that all Satanists kidnap, torture, rape, murder, sacrifice, cannibalize & drink the blood of animals and human beings is so out of touch with reality, tone death, inaccurate, stupid, willfully ignorant on purpose because a lot of people are
narrow-minded, sceptical, disrespectful, non-believers or a edgy, attention seeking,
pseudo-Satanist wannabe that isn't even a real, genuine Satanist!
Satanism is & always will be about forming your own opinion, thinking for yourself, being a nonconformist, questioning everything, being a good person, embracing your primal, animalistic, hedonistic, unashamed shadow self, your higher self, it is about religious, spiritual and sexual freedom.
It's absolutely disgusting, vile,vulgar, fear-mongering, "𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜-𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜" bullshit to force your Christian agenda onto others & attempt to force them to convert to Christianity via religious trauma.

The "𝐒𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐚𝐦"serial killer is a weak-minded, attention-seeking, pathological liar & paranoid schizophrenic even though his neighbour is named Sam Carr, the name Sam could be a reference to the demon Samael.
He also mentions 𝐁𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐳𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐛 (𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬) & 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡 as well.
Both are demons.
I think it is possible that there was/is a cult due to the witness testimonies of who they saw at the time of the murders.
They described people that look vastly different to each other, so how could they all be David Berkowitz? That doesn't make sense.
The Son of Sam serial killer would be considered a "𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐥" or a "𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐠𝐮𝐲" they only pretend to be nice with their fake persona, until they don't get what they want from women, they are rejected, "friendzoned" & the woman is subjected to verbal abuse just for rejecting them due to not being interested, creeped out or threatened by their weird, obsessive behaviour, attitude, mentality, perception of women, dating & sex in general.
In my opinion Albert DeSalvo is not the Boston Strangler, he just said what someone told him to say verbatim he wanted the attention, notoriety for claiming that he was the Boston strangler.
One particular frustrating & annoying aspect of this book is that the author will label someone a Satanist or the murderer or murderers themselves will call themselves a Satanist when they are a Devil-worshipper.
The author incorrectly labels a murderer a Satanist when they are a Devil-worshipper and labels a Devil-worshipper as a Satanist when they are the opposite of what the author labels them as or assumes about them.
Just because a person/a group of people in a cult or coven ritualistically tortures, rapes then murders their victim(s) that they sacrificed to a demon, or to Lucifer or Satan, that doesn't make them Satanists!
Their behaviour, mentality, attitude, opinion, perception & total disregard & no empathy or respect for human or animals lives or the fact they only learnt about black magick, summoning demons, to harm people on purpose & because they think it's edgy & cool makes them attention-seeking pathetic losers & pseudo-Satanists wannabes/murderers.
What the hell is a demon, Satan or Lucifer supposed to do with the mutilated, raped, tortured ritualistically sacrificed, cannibalized, exsanguinated corpse of a baby, animal, a virgin, pregnant woman, a man, or a young boy or girl?
Why would they want or need that? It's delusional, pathetic, disgusting, disturbing and unnecessary.
Just because a person, or a couple, cult or coven of people are murderers it doesn't automatically mean they are a Satanist or Occultist just because they are interested in the Occult (hidden knowledge) witchcraft & Satanism.
Satanists are not murderers, rapists, animal or child abusers, they don't tolerate Nazism (the orginal Nazi's are dead) so Neo-Nazism is not tolerated by Satanists or Norse Pagans (it's Norwegian & Germanic in it's origin)
Palo Mayombe (Orishas or Oshun are their Deities), Voodoo (The Lwa/Loa are the spirits and Deities they believe in) & Santeria (La Santisima Muerte is the main female sacred Deity) are all their own form of witchcraft, a spiritual belief & practice, but none are them are Satanic!
Metal bands such as Slayer, Metallia, AC/DC, Black Sabbath/Ozzy Osbourne or similar bands are not Satanic.
Slayer did used Satanic imagery but that type of imagery went well with the type of metal music they created, but they don't believe in Satan, the singer of the band Tom Araya is Catholic.
Claiming anyone that is a Metalhead or a Goth that is a outsider, a outcast, a antisocial loner as a potential murderer, Satanist just because they dress in a alternative style, they have alternative spiritual beliefs, they are interested in various forms of magick, practice witchcraft, love horror films, Metal music/alternative music & they are into BDSM is a delusional, biased, inaccurate/incorrect fear mongering, accusatory & the wrong approach towards people that are different or their aesthetic is different to others.
There is nothing wrong with that.
Why are ordinary people being vilified, demonized for their interests, hobbies, when a minority of people that are psychologically damaged, disturbed are the real issue, these are the type of people to be committing horrific crimes, murders, to be obsessed with the occult/witchcraft.
They are more likely to be easily influenced, coerced, controlled, manipulated, they may already have the compulsion to be violent to other people, to be self-destructive & mutilate themselves.
They may be suffering from psychosis, visual or auditory hallucinations, or a delusional belief, opinion, perception that isn't true or even real in reality.
The except that was about Occultists practicing witchcraft, studying Occult Sciences and using psychic attack against Aleister Crowley while in the 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐰𝐧 before he took over it ot attempted to until he made some of his own Occult organizations like 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐚 .
I wish there was a film about Aleister Crowley to explain his intentions with magick and what he wanted to achieve.
It's interesting that the term Lycanthropy is a (medical & legal term) used at the time that Gilles Garnier was a werewolf in France.
He was convicted of Werewolfery and burnt at the stake.
It's nice that the author wrote about British, Scottish witch history, Essex in England is known as the "Witch County" the Witchfinder general Matthew Hopkins was born in Essex, there were the Pendle & Lancashire Witches.
I never understood why modern day witches seem to be willfully ignorant of Witch history from the (14th-18th Century) in various countries including England, Ireland, Scotland or Wales & why they act like it never or they only focus on their country of origin.
The witch-trials happened in various countries, men & women were accused of witchcraft but some of the accused never admitted or confessed to being a witch under duress due to torture, I respect their resilience, courage. The werewolf trials were just as interesting as the witch-trials.
Tituba a Voodoo Priestess from the 1600's isn't really mentioned, but she was a real witch, but she is more well-know in America.
I'll never understand why some disrespectful people claim white people supposedly don't have any culture, but England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales is Celtic, Druid, Pagan in it's origin, why would we have Stonehenge in Wiltshire if there were no Celtic, Druid or Pagans?
Why do we have places associated with witchcraft or witch's
(The Ancient Ram Inn, The Witch's Cage, The Hellfire Club Caves, Loftus Hall, Leap Castle) if we supposedly have no culture?
England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales all have their own individual mythologies, folklore, Lore, Urban Legends, Unexplained mysteries, Paranormal encounters, Cryptids, Witch History.
It's been a long time since I have read a book that pissed me off due to how inaccurate it is about Satanism & witchcraft in general.
The author has a biased opinion about witchcraft & Satanism, confirmation bias based due to their judgemental, sceptical, self-righteous, holier-than-thou, non-believer opinion, attitude, fear mongering, unjustified hatred & fear of what they don't fully understand and don't want to fully understand to willful ignorance.
Sharon Tate, her unborn baby, her friends, someone that was staying in the guest house and the LaBianca's were murdered by Charles Manson's "Family" cult to start a race war, but it seems like it's about classism, money/wealth as well especially in the Hollywood area of America.
It's not that crazy for Andrew Newell to believe that they are a werewolf, since there is a ritual in at least one Anton Szandor LaVeyan book that has a ritual to become a werewolf so it makes sense.
They were practicing black magick, he slept among the dead in a ancient tomb to absorb the spirit, essence, or energy of death so they may have been practicing Necromancy (Death Magick)
This book was interesting to read even if I didn't always agree with the biased judgemental, narrow minded opinion, attitude perception or assumptions of the author about witchcraft, Satanism, Occult related crimes and murders. show less

"𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭"
For anyone that doesn't know who this infamous couple is, they created Craigslist ads and lured men with the promise of sex via messages exchanged then Miranda Barbour murdered one man with the help of her husband Elytte Barbour.
Miranda Barbour (from Alaska) was the instigator of the premeditated crime, with the help of her husband Elytte who is vulnerable, naive, too trusting of the wrong type of people and a people pleaser, so he was a willing participant.
Miranda Barbour is now infamous for claiming to be a "self-proclaimed Satanist" that was supposedly in a Satanic cult or Coven & a serial killer but there is no evidence to back that up at all, so she is a delusional, mentally ill, attention-seeking, manipulative, coercive, pathological liar, fantasist & a opportunistic, greedy murderer.
Elytte was a willing participant, he could have said no & not helped Miranda but he didn't do that he chose to participate & help her, so he is guilty by association.
The victims should be remembered & respected.
The author signed the copy of the book that I have, thank you.
This is a short book, so anyone could read the whole book in one day.
I can't believe how blasé Miranda's mother was about her uncle sexually abusing her and her sibling. How/why is that not something a parent should/would be concerned about?
It's disgusting and disturbing, people are sick perverts.

Elytte & Miranda met show more in 2013, they both liked each other and got married.
They are both into a kink known as (bloodplay) they would probably like the (knife play kink/fetish) as well.
Their relationship is sadomasochistic with elements of a interest in the occult/witchcraft & a interest in Satanism/Satanic beliefs.
Satanism is about you being your own God or Goddesses, deifying or worshipping yourself, it is religious/spiritual freedom, it's about embracing your shadow self, your primal, animalistic, hedonistic self.
It's not for everyone for a reason, it depends what resonates with you spiritually, but it is religious, spiritual and sexual freedom/liberation.
Nothing they did or claimed to do was Satanic, they are not genuine authentic Satanists either.
In some ways Elytte and Miranda are perfect for each other, but they are also a negative influence on each other as well.
They enable each others bad habits or self-destructive behaviour, codependent tendencies that they have for each other.
Elytte is a paranoid schizophrenic that has auditory & visual hallucinations, when he described his visual hallucination that he named Isaac their description reminds me of the American Actor James Dean.
Miranda has her own mental health issues such as depression, ADHD, schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder, she is already self-destructive and engages in self-destructive behaviour such as self-harm.
They created the Craigslist Ad to lure, entice a potential victim, the people they chose to kill together was Troy LaFerrara.
A married man that posted Craigslist Ads looking for casual sex, or as he described "companionship" from women & he paid for their time/company.
After being arrested & confessing to the murder of Troy LaFerrara, this is when Miranda's manipulative, pathological lies are exposed as just that a fantasists' boastful, fantastical lies.
Miranda claimed to be a "self-proclaimed Satanist" and supposedly a serial killer but the police never found any evidence of this so, it was just thought of as fabricated lies, because Miranda is a attention-seeking, manipulative, coercive, pathological liar, mentally ill, fantasist.
Was Miranda really a prostitute?
Was her s0-called Pimp/cult leader friend or boyfriend in a so-called Satanic cult or Satanic Coven even a real person?
Did she really have a swastika carved into the back of her neck, or did she really have the name of her Pimp Forest branded on her thigh like she claimed?
I think if Forest is a real person that he should have been questioned, since he could give valuable testimony, evidence, or information about Miranda & Elytte.
Miranda & Elytte may have thought that they got away with the murder of Troy LaFerrara by strangling and stabbing him to death, stealing his wallet, then dumping his corpse in a alleyway, but Troy phone lead the police to them.
A phone number registered to Elytte that was mostly used by Miranda was the last phone number to contact Troy LaFerrara, which disproves their so-called alibis of being somewhere else at the time they met Troy LaFerrara in-person and murdered him in their car.
Elytte strangled Troy while Miranda stabbed him 20 times, so they are both guilty of murder in the first degree.
They would be seen on the local area CCTV cameras, Elytte is seen on camera in a local shop buying cleaning supplies, they used bleach in their car to clean the bloodstain, but if the police used Luminol forensic spray then traces of blood would be visible with a ultraviolet light and it would glow blue under the ultraviolet light.
Since Troy was stabbed 20 times (which is overkill not self-defence) there would be a lot of blood stains.
There is no way for them to get out of this without being convicted and found guilty of first degree murder because they are both guilty of murder.
By the time they both confess to the murder and their motivation or reasons for doing it, they both give conflicting statements, in my opinion this makes their confessions unreliable, or not trustworthy confessions.
People lie all the time, they will confess to something they didn't do for attention sometimes, or agree to a plea bargain to get a lighter sentence so they they don't have to testify in court and admit what they did.
During the time the police questioned both Miranda and Elytte both seem nonchalant, matter-of-fact, not concerned, anxious, not nervous or questioned why they were being questioned by the police about the murder of Troy LaFerrara.
Elytte talked about the murder as if it was a mundane, ordinary and everyday occurrence.
Miranda made up a story about Troy LeFerrara aggressively groping her against her will and she supposedly stabbed him, in self-defense which isn't true, but she is attempting to justify why she murdered Troy LaFerrara.
The way Elytte describes Miranda's interactions with married, lonely & unhappy married men sounds like a Sugar Daddy-Sugar Baby arrangement, or Sugar Daddy-Sugar Baby relationship, it's for companionship & there isn't always a sexual component/context to the arrangement.
Elytte is going along with her made up story of self-defense, until the real scenario of what actually happened is revealed.
Miranda's confession is questionable because she was luring me into meeting her with the promise of sex, but her real intention was premeditated murder.
Troy LaFerrara was already married, but regularly made Craigslist Ads to seeking companionship & sex from various other women, he talked to strippers, prostitutes, so his intention was for sex, so is he did try to inappropriately grope Miranda then she murdering Troy LaFerrara would have been believable but that's not how things turned out, what they both did Troy LaFerrara was disgusting, unnecessary and underserved.
Both Miranda & Elytte both act unrepentant, show no remorse, empathy, respect or any sympathy for or towards their victim, Elytte especially seems happy, boastful, proud about what he did as if it's something to brag about, his behaviour exhibits signs of psychopathy.
They are both cold, callous, emotional detached, don't feel empathy at all, it's very narcissistic, both talked about the murder of Troy LaFerrara in a nonchalant, matter-of-fact and casual, dismissive way, as if what they are talking about is ordinary or a every day occurance.
Since they stole Troy's wallet the motivation for his murder is deemed as financial greed/gain, and premeditated murder since they "always wanted to kill someone together"
Miranda continues to make more and more elaborate, unbelievable fabricated, fantastical lies such as being possessed and "Super Miranda" taking control of her and supposedly murdering (22 people) but she supposedly stop counting after her (22nd victim).
Her Husband believes her, he knows about her uncle abusing her, he totally believes that Miranda is capable of being a serial killer.
She supposedly marked a knife after every murder, but no such knife exists and there is no evidence that she ever went to the American states that she said she supposedly murdered people, tere is not evidence of anyone (aged 12-13) murdering anyone.
One of the most pieces of evidence is the Church of Satan declaring that she has absolutely no affiliation to them, and they have never seen or spoken to her either in any capacity ever.
Even they thinks she is a delusional, pathological liar, the FBI dubt her because they don't even believe her, so both says a lot about how verbally/emotionally manipulative, coercive she is for her own gain, attention and for the purpose of creating drama, chaos on purpose, because some people thrive on the chaos that they create.
I am really happy that the part of the book that said about the Church of Satan explains that Satanists are atheists, they don't condone animal abuse, torture, or sacrifice, the same applies to people as well, they don't condone murder, they never have.
I wish people understand this about Satanism, Satanists and the difference between a Satanist & a devil-worshipper because they are not the same at all!
Both originally pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder, but they both later decided to change their pleas to guilty instead which would grant them a harsher sentence, but they would or could avoid the death penalty.
Elytte is just as manipulative as Miranda, he attempted to gain sympathy by apologizing for his part in the murder of Troy LaFerrara, but he doesn't feel any empathy, sympathy or respect for the victim or for his family members at all, it is feigned so-called remorse, regret, because he is proud of what he did hence why he got has the teardrop tattoo below his eye which signifies that your a murderer and proud of it.
He was proud of what he did, so during his confession of murder, when he was being interviewed about the murder of Troy LaFerrara he was bragging & boastful, like he was happy about it.
The way he talked about the murder was very calm, casual, emotionally detached like he didn't really care what people thought about him or how he was perceived by people in general.
The confessions, feigned ignorance of the murder or of the murder victim, the fabricated lies, then feigning feeling any remorse, regret sympathy or empathy for the victim or their family members is a façade, a ploy to gain your sympathy, which they don't deserve at all.
Stereotypically their relationship is starting to fall apart & they are turning against each other, both are willing to testify against the other in a attempt to past off the majority of the blame for the murder onto them like they had no involvement at all when they did, they were they the day of the murder and they participated, they were a willing participant, not a innocent shocked bystander that reported the murder to the police like the woman that reported the seeing the corpse of Troy LaFerrara did.
There is no way that either of them wouldn't be convicted for first-degree, premeditated murder, aggravated assault and robbery for stealing the victim's wallet & money.
Also for after the murder, Elytte buying cleaning supplies and helping his wife Miranda to clean up the crime scene, take the victim's wallet & money then dispose of his corpse in a alleyway.
The murder itself, isn't well planned, it is sloppy and they seemed to murder Troy LaFerrara on a whim because they felt like doing it and due to being opportunistic, greedy murderers.
Troy Laferrara was there under false pretenses due to Miranda selling sex via messages that were exchanged between them, Troy was looking for companionship & sex, so he would have been eager to meet Miranda.
They always wanted to kill people together as a couple and after a few missed opportunities and failed attempts, they finally got what they wanted.
For a couple that originally would do anything for each other now it seems like they hate or blame the other person for the situation they are in, the consequences they are now both facing for their own behaviour which they are at fault for.
If Miranda Barbour wasn't trying to gain publicity, then why did she contact a reporter while she was incarcerated, to tell the reporter about supposedly being a "self-proclaimed" Satanist & serial killer?
She admitted that it was made up and that she did manipulate Elytte, I truly believe that he loves Miranda genuinely and if they didn't meet then none of this would have happened.
Miranda could have let a family member adopt her daughter Aria and helped her to take care of her daughter, she didn't need to murder anyone, just so she could remove herself and Elytte from her life forever.
Her motivation for a senseless horrific murder doesn't make sense, but in her mind, she did it to protect her daughter.

𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: Miranda & her sister, were sexually molested & sexually abused by their uncle who is a predatory, incestuous, peadophile, he molested & raped Miranda and her sister when they were very young.
This might be triggering, upsetting or disturbing for some people to read. show less

My review will be for the hardcover version of this book, which is available on Amazon.
The Cecil Hotel, has a very dark, disturbing, macabre history which is now infamous and intriguing to a lot of people, more recently due to the murder or suicide of the Chinese-Canadian student Elisa Lam, while she was staying at the Hotel, the Night Stalker-(Richard Ramirez) & another serial killer Jack Unterweger (a Austrian journalist/Serial Killer) both were staying at the Hotel.
Further reading for anyone that doesn't know who Jack Unterweger is, is Into Hades: The Double Life of a Serial KIller- written by John Leake.
There are various books about The Night Stalker, some are about people that corresponded with him while he was incarcerated in prison leading up to his death on the 7th June 2013 due to B-cell lymphoma.
The Cecil Hotel has since had the name of the Hotel changed to (Stay on the Main) instead to disassociate themselves from any bad publicity, or negative attention, it is afterall still a Hotel.

The first two chapters of the book are in my opinion, a bit tedious to read, since not all the information is relevant to the creation of the Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles.
However it was interesting to read about the history of America in the 1920's (The Roaring Twenties) & 1930's (Depression Era)
I never knew there was a Cecil Hotel alongside the River Thames in London created in 1896, so it was interesting to read about it.
The original idea for the Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles was for show more it to be a opulent, decadent, Hotel of sophistication, class and respect, I liked the description of the creation of the statue of the Greek Goddess Athena or the fact that the Cecil Hotel had Greek Statues in the Hotel.
Just from looking at the black and white photo of the entrance of the Cecil Hotel, it has a old fashioned, classical, Greek or Roman sophisticated style from a bygone era, that isn't really used as much in the modern world unless you are rich, or own a historical building.
It's clear to see that there has been a steady decline of the class of clientele (the poor, junkies, prostitutes), the reputation of the Cecil Hotel since the Depression Era and due to the fact that the Cecil Hotel is on Skid Row, which is one of the poorest areas of America historically & in modern times.
The history of the Hotel, is dark, macabre, disturbing, historically & in modern times which has contributed & created the infamous, dark reputation & aura of the Cecil Hotel and it's probably why the name of the Cecil Hotel In Los Angeles was changed to (The Stay on the Main), to avoid negative publicity, macabre interest/dark tourism but some people like me are interested in true crime.
Afterall it is still a Hotel, so they want to maintain their reputation as a reputable, trustworthy Hotel.

The woman on the cover of the book is Elizabeth Short (A.K.A The Black Dahlia) which is a infamous unsolved murder case due to the way Elizabeth Short was murdered.
She was known as The Black Dahlia because she wore black & for dying her hair black, she was a aspiring actress, but sadly never got to live out her lifelong dream.
I believe she was lured, kidnapped by a coercive stranger, she was staying at the Cecil Hotel, and was seen there around the time she disappeared, and as murdered.
She was tortured, probably raped, strangled, exsanguinated (drained of all her blood), her face was mutilated, cut from her mouth to her ears, her body was cut in half and them discarded on a strangers front lawn, where she was later discovered.
Her murderer is a sexual sadist, he washed her body, hair, to remove any possible trace of evidence, so her body had a very pale pallor & mannequin like appearance, so people mistakenly thought that her mutilated, bisected corpse (her corpse was cut in half from the waist) was a discarded mannequin.
Her murderer, has the surgical skill & knowledge of a doctor.
Her brutal, disturbing murder has never been conclusively solved, but I think a prime suspect is,
George Hill Hodel Jr. he already had a inappropriate, incestuous, sexual relationship with his daughter that he was sexually abusing, he hates women, he was known to be violent.
Only a man that hates women, would have done that to Elizabeth Short.
Her death was unnecessary, brutal, violent, she suffered a lot, I hope that one day her unsolved murder will be conclusively solved.

Skid Row is a notoriously economically deprived area of America, in & around the Cecil Hotel, the poor and the homeless predominantly lie in this area, for a serial killer the poor, homeless or anyone that's a sex worker is a easy target.
Their murders are less likely to be noticed, or solved, the poor, homeless and sex worker are a marginalised minority of society that are mostly ignored, invisible, judged/shamed/hated for being poor and judged for the way they live their lives and try to makes ends meet.
People don't choose to be poor, homeless or a sex worker and it not their fault that they are struggling and most people wouldn't have the empathy, or compassion to be understanding of their circumstances and try to help them, instead on condemn them to a miserable existence.
They are sadly a victim of their circumstances, and for a lot of people there is no way out of it, there isn't a way to improve themselves or their lives, it is what it is, unfortunately.
It makes sense to me that there would be some types of opportunistic, predatory serial killers that would prey on and murder, the most vulnerable people in society, why the serial killers weren't caught for awhile, due to the types of victims, no one noticed that they were missing, no one reported their absence, or suspicious that they might be dead or may have been murdered.
This is what Anthony Sowell & The Grim Sleeper relied on, the fact that no one would notice or care if people that are poor, homeless or a sex worker were murdered.
If a victim of Anthony Sowell, didn't fall out of a window and ask for help, then his house of horrors would never have been discovered.
He was a serial killer in plain sight, but no one noticed him or the Grim Sleeper for a long time.
The poor, homeless, sex workers have always been considered undesirable people in society, this is why some serial killer are mission-oriented and feel like it is their duty, their right to rid society of these types of supposedly undesirable people.
The Yorkshire Ripper s a good example of that.

The Night Stalker & Jack Unterweger: Both of these predatory, serial killers killed women, they both stayed at the Cecil Hotel.
Richard Ramirez's mother working in an environment that had toxic fumes & radiation & his cousin Miguel, showing him photographs of women that he had tortured, raped and decapitated & murdering his wife in front of Richard when Richard was a young and impressionable teenager were both a very bad influence on Richard.
I think he did have the capacity to be caring of kind, but due to things he experienced in his lie it moulded him into who he became as a person and as a serial killer.
It's not surprising that his siblings were born with deformities when Richard & his family grew up in a economically deprived area, they weren't able to move due to poverty, so they were stuck living in an area that exposed them to radiation poisoning.
So far Richard Ramirez is the only serial killer that I have read about that used thumb cuffs, to incapacitate their victims which is unusual.
Throughout his killing spree/murderous rampage, Richard Ramirez was watching the news, or reading about his crimes in the newspaper so he learnt from every crime/murder he commited what to improve or to do differently, the next time he picked a potential victim(s) while he was prowling for victims.
He entered homes that had a open or unlocked door, window, or removed the screen to gain access into a house via a window.
His footprints, AC/DC hat, bullet casings for his .22 calibre gun were found at the crime scenes, he always wore a specific brand and size 11.5 Avia trainers/sneakers so eventually this was one of the reasons he was suspected of being The Night Stalker and caught by a mob, beaten up as vigilante justice due to the local people recognizing him and calling him El Matador-(The Killer) and he was arrested by the police.
He was one of very few people that bought the particular brand Avia shoe & size 11.5 of trainers/sneakers that he wears.
His shoes matched the footprints found outside of more of house where he broke in more than one house that was a crime scene.
Lillian the wife of the Japanese-American retired veteran recognized her attacker, the man that murdered her husband and she gave the police a specific description of Richard Ramirez.
In my opinion, I think that Richard Ramirez was always going to be a predatory, rapist, peadophile, sexual sadist, serial killer, even without abuse he suffered, his head injuries, epilepsy, he was addicted to masturbating, he had specific kinks/fetishes that he was into.
He still would have been a murderer, nothing excuses what he did, or why he did it.
He was a troubled person, from a young age, growing up in a abusive household, sleeping in a graveyard, where he felt at peace, to avoid his abusive dad and being influenced by his cousin Miguel that had no regard for human life, he hated women, so he tortured, raped, murdered & decapitated women and took photos.
He showed these disgusting, disturbing photos to Richard, when he was a impressionable teenager, that was easily influenced & he was impressed by them rather than feel disgusted by them, like any normal human being would feels if they saw photographs like that.
All of this contributed to Richard Ramirez becoming a who he was a person, as a serial killer, it moulded him into becoming a unrepentant, predatory peadophile, rapist, thief, violent serial killer.
He tortured his victims & made them "swear to Satan" or to say "they love Satan".
One thing I don't understand about Richard Ramirez, is that he never wore a mask, or something to cover his face, so it would have made it more difficult to identify him, his victims saw his face.
In some ways he seemed forensically aware, but he also made mistakes, became sloppy overtime or maybe he didn't care and left evidence at the crime scenes, such as the (11.5 Avia shoe) footprints outside near a window he removed the screen from to enter houses, bullet casings and his AC/DC hat that he totally forgot about.
It's common for even meticulous serial killers to become lazy, sloppy or not care if they leave any traceable evidence at a crime scene, even if the corpse of a serial killers victim(s) doesn't exist anymore, they can still be convicted of their victims murders.
Microscopic evidence is vital, in any serial killer investigation case, DNA can't be faked, but DNA evidence can be placed at a crime scene to make it look like someone was involved or at a crime scene when they weren't.
Innocent people have sometimes been convicted of a crime they didn't do, some people on Death Row are innocent.
But this doesn't apply to the Night Stalker, he loved what he did, he was addicted to murder, to the public being shocked, or disgusted by what he did, he loved the attention he received for what he did.
Jack Unterweger is a Austrian journalist & predatory serial killer of 3 women, he hated women.

I like the old, black & white photographs that are used in the book, it's interesting to see the old fashioned architecture, the way buildings looked when they were originally built.

Eliza Lam: Based on the description of her personality, her mindset, she was, a shy, introverted, anti-social loner & a bookworm.
She suffered from depression & Bipolar disorder, she did feel & experience suicidal ideation (suicidal thoughts & behaviour associated with that), but infrequently, some people that are Bipolar sometimes feel & experience suicidal ideation, but not constantly.
She expressed online on her tumblr blog that she wanted to kill herself, but it was a fleeting thought, she wasn't constantly thinking about committing suicide and her behaviour doesn't exhibit that of someone that was suicidal.
She said it herself, that was a coward and didn't have the guts, or the courage to commit suicide and she had no interest in harming herself, because wasn't a self-destructive masochist like a lot depressed, anxious people are.
So based on this, it makes absolutely no sense that she committed suicide at all.
She was a naive, woman that was a bit too trusting of strangers or people in general.
How did Elisa Lam gain access to the roof, when it was locked, alarmed and access to any fire escapes to lead to the roof was forbidden to any guest, or long-term resident of the Hotel.
If she was on the roof, it would have set off the alarm, on the first two floors of the Hotel and at the reception desk but the members of staff, said the alarm was working properly and there was no fault or issue with it.
I believe due to the bad reputation that the security staff had, that a security member and a general Hotel staff member are involved in Elisa Lam's death.
She had blood on her buttocks, which could have been the result of rape or consensual sex, it was & never has been determined if Elisa was raped, there was only, her antidepressant, antipsychotic medication found in her blood, toxicology result, and she was dead before being placed in the water but had no signs of physical trauma other than blood on her buttocks.
She could have been drugged with chloroform on a tissue, rendered unconscious and then raped, murdered and placed in the water tank on the roof of the Cecil Hotel.
Her drowning was a dry drowning, no water was found in her lungs, so she was dead before being placed in the water.
More than one person noticed her weird behaviour, but it could of been due to her taking less of her medication.
There are various angles of the CCTV footage, but not all of it was made available to the public.
She had no reason at all to go to the roof, or anywhere near the water tank on the roof, so I believe in my opinion, that Elisa Lam was manipulated, coerced under false pretences to follow or join a security staff member and a general Cecil Hotel member that had access to the rooftop area key & knew the alarm code hence why the alarm was never heard because it might have been disabled temporarily.
She could have been drugged with chloroform, raped while she was unconscious or incapacitated, then murdered & placed in the water tower.
The lid of the water tower is heavy, Elisa Lam wouldn't have been able to lift and remove it, but two men could have done that with ease, in a documentary at the Cecil Hotel, it was stated that several people would have had to loft the lid of the water tower to remove it.
While in the lift/elevator Elisa Lam was playing the Elevator Ritual, a paranormal ritual that if done correctly would take you to another realm, or another dimension.
In my opinion,if Elisa Lam really wanted to commit suicide she could have overdosed on her medication, jumped from a window etc, but she didn't.
This mysterious and unexplained death of Elisa Lam, still needs more thorough investigation, why wasn't any DNA tested for the rape kit?
Was Elisa Lam raped & murdered, then placed in the water tower to remove traces of evidence, DNA?
Why were Elisa Lam's temporary hotel roommates were never questioned?
Is there CCTV footage from the time Elisa Lam was in the Hotel room/moved to a new room? Why is there a cut of a few minutes in the elevator CCTV footage, it's suspicious.
This case will always have red flags, loose ends, inconsistencies, things that don't make sense & have no explanation, which is perplexing, frustrating & will always be devastating to her family members.
I hope one day it will be conclusively solved, beyond reasonable doubt.
Not all people that are mentally ill, Bipolar are depressed, anxious, psychotic,
self-destructive, masochists or murderers, I hate that this is always applied to people that have mental health issues. Not everyone's the same.

Suicide Hotel: The Cecil Hotel has a dark,disturbing macabre reputation for murders, suicides, or strange unexplained deaths so it earned the moniker "Suicide Hotel" I believe the building is cursed & it's haunted.
There is a lot of residual energy in the hotel, a lot of pain, suffering due to the dark history and aura that the Hotel has.
I enjoyed reading this book, but I feel like the author sometimes waffled on about stuff that wasn't always relevant to the Cecil Hotel, but it as relevant to the 1920's & 1930's since the Cecil Hotel was built in 1924 but it made reading the book sometimes boring or tedious to read.
I'm happy that this book was written and I was able to purchase copy of it and to read it, since the Cecil Hotel has always been really interesting to me, due to it's dark, macabre, disturbing history as a low-rent affordable Hotel & the dark aura the Hotel has. show less

This book is about 10 murderous/serial killer couples, some may be familiar to you if you are British & interested in true crime.
Some of the murderous, serial killer couples mentioned in this book are infamous, well-known for all the wrong reasons.
The victims should always be remembered and treated with respect.
For anyone that's American you might be more familiar with the American serial killers that are mentioned in this book.
There should be a trigger warning for graphic details about what the serial killer couples did to their victims, it can be disgusting & disturbing to read about, so you have been warned.
I think in my opinion that there are a lot of external & internal factors that help to shape, mould a person into who they become as a person from a young age, they are very easily influenced by their environment, how the are treated, especially in terms of the opinion, perception & attitude their family members have.
The nature versus nurture argument is valid and would apply to these serial killer/murderous couples, that have some deep psychological, mental, emotional issues that maybe the result of growing up in a abusive household.
Abuse is various types of abuse though, neglect, rejection, hatred of a child that's unwanted, unloved & discarded by one or both the parents is part of it as well.
I'm not saying that being abused excuses or justifies what any of the murderous, serial killer couples did that are mentioned in this book, that's not my intention at all, show more but it would explain at least why they are who they are as a person.
Not all serial killers were abused and not all people that were abused grow up to kill people, but there will be signs of psychopathy, sadism, cruelty, narcissism & violent behaviour that manifests at a young age.
I didn't expect a lot of the murderous couples in the book to be the type of serial killers that are predatory, sexual sadists, sexual narcissists that would target women & children.
The deviancy, sexual depravity, sexual sadism is sick and disturbing, none of the victims deserved what happened to them.
A lot of the serial killer couples in this book were sexually motivated, a sexual sadist, sadistic, cruel, predatory, sexually deviant, depraved, rapists, murderers, some are a necrophile and cannibal as well. A common theme in a serial killer's life is having a severe head injury, which may have cause, a skull fracture, brain damage, it affected their brain negatively, it totally changed their personality so they become more volatile, violent, angry, aggressive.
This was a difficult book to read, i'm not particularly interested in serial killers that lure, kidnap, torture, rape and murder children, it makes me feel physically sick.
True crime will always be interesting to me, i'm happy that more unsolved crimes, murders, suspicious deaths are being solved, with the advancement of technology, help from the general public & internet sleuths/armchair detectives online are helping to bring people to justice and conclusively solve crimes, murders, serial killer cases that were never solved.

Frederick & Rosemary West:
This murderous, incestuous couple are infamous as serial killers, for all the sick things they did to young, innocent, vulnerable women and children, which included some of their own children.
I have watch documentaries about the couple, and a tv series called Appropriate Adult, there are also numerous books about them as a couple and individual books about them as well.
It's sick and disturbing what they did to innocent people, especially to their own children.

Susan & James Carson:
This American serial killer couple were in a cult known as the "Witch Killer Cult" and they murdered three people that they believed were witches.
They are known as the " San Francisco Witch KIllers"
They both heavily abused drugs, which lead to them developing psychosis
(they are out of touch with reality, delusional and hallucinating due to the hallucinogenic drugs they were taking frequently) convicted for three murders between 1981 and 1983 in Northern California and the San Francisco Bay Area.
The murderous couple murdered three people during their drug-fuelled insanity.
They share a psychotic disorder also known as (Folie à Deux) they are both sadistic, psychotic murderers and they both have the same ideology, feed each others delusions, beliefs, fantasies, ideas.
James A.K.A Michael "Bear" Carson is the dominant, controlling, manipulative, coercive person in the relationship, while Susan A.K.A Suzan is the compliant, submissive, easier to control, manipulate, coerce, deceive, or abuse in various ways, but she is a willing participant to the crimes they committed, because she fully believed what she was doing was right or justified in her mind/mindset, or way of thining.
She was just as influential & manipulative to Michael in the same way he was to her.
It's unusual to have a nocturnal wedding, during a full moon, and at Stonehenge I've not heard of that type of wedding before, but I like the sound of a nocturnal wedding, it's a unique idea at least.
They were convicted of the murders they committed, but are suspected of more murders in Europe since they travelled to various countries, including England.
They are unrepentant serial killers/murderers.

Paul Bernardo & Karla Homolka:
Serial rapists/serial killer Canadian couple, they aren't the only Canadian serial killers though, Robert Pickton is a prevalent serial killer, that murdered women and fed their corpses to his pigs on his farm.There would be no trae of evidence left, no body to find.
This couple of rapists/serial killers are particularly heinous, sexual sadists, sexual narcissists, and they committed disgusting crimes.
I will never understand why any woman would think that a person like Paul Bernardo was attractive, other than if they are a Hybristophile or suffer from folie à deux.
Paul Bernardo is Canadian rapist (he is known as the Scarborough rapist) in Ontario, Canada and a serial killer alongside his willing accomplice, partner in crime Karla Homolka who was his girlfriend, then wife she was a willing participant in documenting the rape, murder of women, which included Karla's sister Tammy due to Karla not being a virgin when she married Paul Bernardo.
This was always a major issue to Paul Bernardo, since it must of reminded him of his mother's infidelity with a ex, so he hated his mother for that, for also being told that he is/was a bastard child and who he thought was his real biological father wasn't his real father.
He hates women, hence why he was the Scarborough rapist of vulnerable, innocent women.
It absolutely disgusts me that Karla Homolka was given a lenient sentence, due to agreeing to a plea bargain, and pressing charges against Paul Bernardo, who was verbally/emotionally abusive, controlling, possessing, owning Karla and dominating every aspect of her life, or who she was a person. However she was a willing participant in the crimes they committed together.
It really disgusts me, that Karla Homolka was released from prison & allowed to live a normal life, to get married and have three children.
I already know who this disgusting couple, due to watching a documentary and reading a book about them.

Henry Lee Lucas & Ottis Toole:
American serial killers that worked together to lure their victims, and horrifically murder them.
Henry Lee Lucas was known for being a pathological, and boastful liar, he liked the attention, infamy, and the shocked public to know of the horrible things he did to his victims.
It's disgusting to m that police departments encouraged, or coerced Henry Lee Lucas to confess to crimes that were unsolved, that he didn't commit just so they could close the case with insufficient, inaccurate or false information they gained from a false, coerced confession.
It's unreliable, and he was just boasting for attention and to make it seem like he killed a lot more people than he did.
In my opinion the methodology of how the victims of serial killers were killed is just as important as the number of victims.
I don't always understand why the media only focuses on the number of victims of a serial killer & not on the methodology, modus operandi, or behaviour of the serial killer, their attitude, opinion, perception or viewpoint, worldview they had of the world, and people in society in general.

Cindy Hendy & David Parker Ray:
Known as the "The Toy box" American serial killer that was helped by his daughter who was known as Jesse Ray to kidnap, rape, torture and murder women.
He had a lifetime dream of creating his own modified, mobile torture chamber/sex dungeon that he called his "toy box" This is why he is known as the "toy box" killer.
He is infamous for recording a horrific message that was played for his captive female victims to hear, so they would now all the sexually sadistic, torture that they would subject their victims to.
He recorded/documented the torture of his victims, the videotapes were found by the FBI.
The fact there is even a possibility that David Parker Ray may have made snuff films, to sell and make a profit from, deeply disturbs me.
It's creepy how long David Parker Ray, was kidnapping, torturing, raping his victims for a long period of time, before he was caught due to one of his victims luckily escaping and reporting what he did to her to the police.

Carol Bundy & Doug Clark:
"The Sunset Strip Killers" They preyed on women specifically, Carol bundy was a willing participant and she helped Doug Clark commit sick, disturbing, horrific, peadophilic crimes.
Both were a sexual sadist and they were eager to enact the bizarre, disturbing and sick fantasies they had.

Monique Olivier & Michel Fourniret:
"The Ogre of the Ardennes" This disgusting murderous couple was unpleasant to read about and it is especially disgusting that Michel Fourniret had the disturbing moniker of "the virgin hunter"
His wife was just as cold-hearted, evil nd predatory as her husband.
It's disturbing that Monique used the fact that she was pregnant, to lure innocent women, or children to help her, due to be pregnant, this is very predatory, cunning and manipulative.
They are one of the worse, sick murderous couples to read about in this book, it makes me feel physically sick to read about predatory murderers, serial killers that are predatory, murderers of children, women animals.

Gwendolyn Graham & Catherine May Wood:
American serial killers that were nursing assistants & a murderous lesbian couple they were convicted of killing five elderly patients at the Alpine Manor nursing home.
The women worked in Walker, Michigan, which is a suburb of Grand Rapids, the 5 murders & 5 attempted murders occured in 1987.

Alton Coleman & Debra Brown:
Serial KIller couple that went on a killing spree. Alton Coleman, is a serial rapist, that ha violent, perverse fantasies that became increasing more perverse, violent overtime, until he couldn't control his sexual urges, sexual appetite and he enacted his disturbing sexual urges, fantasies onto his unsuspecting victims, that were lured, kidnapped, tortured, raped and murdered.
The victims were women & children.
Debra Brown, was a simple person, due to suffering from a head injury that caused her to be mentally impaired, easy to coerce, due to being prone to manipulation.
Due to suffering dependent personality disorder, it made her very impressionable, easy to coerce, manipulate, pressure, control, abuse and to take advantage of her, especially due to her extreme attachment to other people.
I don't understand why someone who is mentally impaired like her would be a willing accomplice to Alton Coleman, she had no criminal conviction, history of violence, she wasn't abused but she was just as sadistic, deviant and perverse like Alton Coleman is.

Myra Hindley & Ian Brady:
In my opinion, this couple and Fred & Rosemary West are the worst, most sexually depraved, deviant, sadistic murderous/serial killer couple that are infamous and the most well-known.
The Moors murderers, they lured, kidnapped, tortured, sexually abused/raped children, took photographs and recorded sound to document what they did for their perverse, sick pleasure.
The photographs were their sick trophies.
Ian Brady was interested in Nazi ideology, he identified with their fascist, totalitarian, racist beliefs.
Myra Hindley's was just as sadistic, deviant and depraved asIan Brady, she was a willing participant, in the crimes they committed.
Her brother-in-law David Smith was unfortunately the witness to the horrific, disturbing murder of Edward Evans with a axe or hatchet.
There is a book about this horrible, disturbing incident, which was originally called Witness but the name of the book was changed to Evil Revelations.
They believed he was a like-minded person and confessed to him about their crimes, he was very disturbed, & understandably terrified by this and immediately went to the police.
It's very disturbing to me, that they recorded the torture, rape, murder of a little girl and people had to listen to this horrific recording in court and it traumatized people forever it's sick, and evil.
Sadly Keith Bennett's body hasn't been discovered.
Based on the way Ian Brady's behaviour is described he seems like he suffers thintermittant, explosive disorder, when a person, has very volatile, violent, outbursts of anger that they can't control.
I'm glad all of these sick, perverted, sexual deviants, serial killer couples were caught, convicted of their crimes and some have died in prison or committed suicide. show less