A review by sarahkrzyston
Chocolateman by Jonathan Butcher

4.0

So this book requires you to fully be a horror fan I must begin that way. You can’t read this book in a serious manner. It is preposterous and repulsive but that’s the point. It is pure absurdity but beyond that, it is written in a genuinely good horror manner. I found myself creeped out on multiple occasions and would impulsively peek over my shoulder when tension was building. And the overall horror story theme is great- a demon who causes such a deep trauma that haunts a man (and subsequently his family) for the entirety of his life. I implore you to set aside your initial disgust at the topic and read this as the way it was meant to be understood; a silly concept with genuine horror techniques used to amplify it into a book you simply can’t put down… no matter how difficult it is to read. And let me tell you, it is as pure as horror gets!