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blatdriver's review
5.0
The Morass: Servant of the Fly God by Zachary Ashford is Brutally outstanding. 5 out of 5 stars.
I read almost exclusively all horror, and very little unsettles me, but this, WOW! this unsettled me, I never realised how much maggots and flies bothered me until reading this.
But this book isn’t just limited to grossness, this is a smorgasbord of different horror types, there is also the psychological horror and brutality like that of Wolf Creek, and there is something unnatural about the fly’s and maggots, but I won’t say anymore as not to spoil it, but there is a lot more depth and complexity going on that just a psycho and creatures.
I’ve read a few books by this author now and he is going from strength to strength, the writing like his other works is easy to read with well-developed characters and settings.
If you like horror and don’t mind a few maggots, then I Highly Recommended this book!
I read almost exclusively all horror, and very little unsettles me, but this, WOW! this unsettled me, I never realised how much maggots and flies bothered me until reading this.
But this book isn’t just limited to grossness, this is a smorgasbord of different horror types, there is also the psychological horror and brutality like that of Wolf Creek, and there is something unnatural about the fly’s and maggots, but I won’t say anymore as not to spoil it, but there is a lot more depth and complexity going on that just a psycho and creatures.
I’ve read a few books by this author now and he is going from strength to strength, the writing like his other works is easy to read with well-developed characters and settings.
If you like horror and don’t mind a few maggots, then I Highly Recommended this book!
xombieky's review
5.0
Oh my… I am shook. I’m an avid extreme horror/splatterpunk reader and this one absolutely got to me!!
Katy, an author, is exploring the Australian outback to source material for her book. What she finds out there is much more sinister than she ever expected.
The creature horror and body horror in this novella was prime. I grimaced, groaned, flinched and cringed most of the way through. It starts of strong and just keeps it coming.
Fantastic read for extreme horror lovers- absolutely recommended!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Katy, an author, is exploring the Australian outback to source material for her book. What she finds out there is much more sinister than she ever expected.
The creature horror and body horror in this novella was prime. I grimaced, groaned, flinched and cringed most of the way through. It starts of strong and just keeps it coming.
Fantastic read for extreme horror lovers- absolutely recommended!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
stitching_ghost's review
5.0
I suspect that when someone asks Ashford what subgenre of horror he writes he just says yes. You have pretty much everything in there, body horror, slasher action, creature, medical horror and so on, it's like a horror genres sampler.
The Morass is both bleakly brutal and highly polished without lacking a certain sense of humor. It deviously makes you care about the characters all the while showing you revolting body horror that never seems gratuitous. Seriously, I did not think of it as being either splatter or extreme until I saw someone else refer to it as such, that's how much of a natural part of the story the gore came across as. The story just flows naturally, you get enough about the characters to get invested but not so much that you get sidetracked and there is no obvious red shirting.
It will make you squirm and keep the fly swatter handy.
Thank you Mr. Ashford for sending me a review copy it was a pleasure to read you (but also I will not forgive you for what you did to Kip).
The Morass is both bleakly brutal and highly polished without lacking a certain sense of humor. It deviously makes you care about the characters all the while showing you revolting body horror that never seems gratuitous. Seriously, I did not think of it as being either splatter or extreme until I saw someone else refer to it as such, that's how much of a natural part of the story the gore came across as. The story just flows naturally, you get enough about the characters to get invested but not so much that you get sidetracked and there is no obvious red shirting.
It will make you squirm and keep the fly swatter handy.
Thank you Mr. Ashford for sending me a review copy it was a pleasure to read you (but also I will not forgive you for what you did to Kip).
sdsmith80's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
A pulse pounding, bloody thrill ride!
This was a quick, fun read. The pacing is fast, the story kicks off and never really lets up. It feels like you're watching a slasher movie at times. It was described to me as a cosmic horror take on Wolf Creek, and honestly, that's exactly what you get, plus some very gooey and graphic gore. I'll definitely never look at maggots and flies the same ever again!
This was a quick, fun read. The pacing is fast, the story kicks off and never really lets up. It feels like you're watching a slasher movie at times. It was described to me as a cosmic horror take on Wolf Creek, and honestly, that's exactly what you get, plus some very gooey and graphic gore. I'll definitely never look at maggots and flies the same ever again!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Gore, and Blood
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