Rating: ★★★★★
Genre: Body Horror
Format: eBook
Pages: 325
Read: 10/17/22
Synopsis:
A hair-obsessed serial killer…
A flesh-eating motorway pileup…
A grotesque holiday illness…
Forget what you think you know about the human body. In Rob Ulitski’s debut short story collection, get ready for a thrilling, gut-churning ride through death, disease and destruction.
Boasting thirteen unique stories and a whole host of brutal bodily afflictions, 'Fleshed Out' explores the fragility of flesh and blood, and the gruesome ways our bodies can twist, contort and transform into our worst nightmares.
Review:
From the synopsis, the description is given as thirteen unique stories all accentuating body horror. I am here to tell everyone that this is so much more. Every story also includes themes of heartache and pain, grief and loss, battling illness, strong characters, and not accepting the too often broken health care system. There is also a recurring connection between each story. With that being said, the gore is delightful and disgusting. Body parts and blood hit the floor, splatter is everywhere, melting pots of epic proportions ensue, peculiar desires are fulfilled, and abhorrent experiments are filled with destruction and demise! Yet, there are heartfelt moments that will possibly touch your soul. This is top notch! I loved the whole experience! These will surely satisfy horror lovers' delights!
Hair-
“The metaphorical void inside of her had been a permanent fixture for as long as she could remember, and after years of experimenting with everything from dust to chalk to pieces of glass, she had found something that made her feel whole.”
A woman’s obsession with hair leads her on a murdering spree. Her unusual appetite helps her choose her victims. She has a passionate goal to fulfill and there is nothing that will stop her from achieving it.
Carnage-
“He had no idea where he was or where he was going, but he did know one thing… He didn’t want to be here anymore , and he was going to go out in a whirlwind of violence and carnage.”
One man’s mission to exact revenge on his cheating wife turns into a slimy and gooey melting pot of epic proportions.
Crystalline-
“Helena couldn’t go on living as she was.”
Helena is exhausted from everyday tasks of taking care of her bed ridden brother. When an unexpected event occurs, her life is now endangered. Yet, there is hope for the future care of her brother.
Heal-
“Since her diagnosis, doctor after doctor had given her a death sentence, with varying timescales: two years, one year, four months, a week.”
Leah and her friends go on a search to find a healing plant to cure her rare illness. Things do not go as planned and Leah becomes something more than she ever expected.
Doug-
“I should have known you would do this again,” Dan spat, dragging his hands through his hair frustratedly.”
Dan is somewhat unhappily married. He has tried really hard to put his real feelings aside, but when he discovers secrets that his wife has been keeping, he can no longer deny it. It is his time to live the life he was meant to, even though the circumstances are completely bizarre.
Circles-
“The infinite space was the brightest white you could imagine. No walls. Nothing in the distance. No-one at all inhabiting the area.”
A horrifying discovery of a recurring death loop. An experiment so disturbing and brutal, one can only wish for death. Utterly chilling!
Vending Machine-
“Marty Michaels was barely forty years old, but he was terminally ill.”
Doing everything he possibly could to avoid the health care system, Marty relied on his homeopathic remedies to ease the pain caused by his illness. Sometimeshe wanted a little bit more to feel a little satisfaction, so when Marty comes upon a mysterious vending machine, he takes a leap of faith and tries the bars available. He discovers that they ease his pain and causes a euphoria leading him back for more and more which leads him to certain destruction.
Dropoff-
“It felt as if I had the sunset all to myself.”
Lifelong Corp experimenting on a human subject pumping him full of prototype drugs that prolong life. Even after the most brutal death, the subject still lives.
Fused-
“Campbell didn’t remember what home felt like anymore.”
Trying to navigate life after a break up by his parents, Campbell falls into some very dark occurrences. He can’t understand what has happened, what is real and what is a fabrication of his mind.
Neoton-
“Elijah was building the world as he wanted to see it. A world without pain, disease, breakups or depression.”
Elijah has built a virtual reality but something has gone terribly wrong and now there is no escaping it.
Roe-
“Maggie was so incredibly close to the life she yearned for.”
Living in the quiet peace of nature, this is the life Maggie has always yearned for. But nature is not always so friendly.
Smothered-
“Is this what life was meant to be?”
Developing healthy relationships can be difficult, even when it is family. A son caring for an ill mother by a disgusting foreign object, turns into a nightmare.
Replacement-
“In the bathroom, she pulled up her white vest, revealing a scarred midsection and a medium-sized bandage packing a wound in the centre of her chest.”
Relying on a life saving product from a corporation turns into a fight to survive. Lies and deceit, no value for life, and a product gone amok. Splatter galore!
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