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Benny Rose, the Cannibal King by Hailey Piper
4.0
Blackwood is a small community covered by a veil of darkness and gripped by the myths about an evil so terrifying that it's story has been told for generations. Halloween night is a special time of year for the residents of this little town in Vermont. Kids are dressing up, candy is being doled out and the undead stalk their prey. Benny Rose is more than a myth he's a local legend and on Halloween night he rises from the grave to ease his insatiable hunger for the living.
This is the perfect Halloween Read. You can expect a young adult survival story with all the elements of a slasher film and a bit of body horror thrown in. The thing I liked most about this book is that Hailey Piper created this atmospheric feel from building up the myth of Benny Rose. I became fully immersed in each scene as I learned more and more about the antagonist. The lore about the cannibal king made for a great reading experience that I found absolutely terrifying and compelling. The author also did a great job of creating this constant looming sense of dread that I only thought possible in the 80's slasher films I grew up watching. Benny Rose, the pale-skinned monster could strike at anytime causing me to be on edge and anxious for the protagonists of this story.
This is my second time reading a horror novella by Hailey Piper. The Possession of Natalie Glasglow is an incredible book and so I am not surprised at all that I enjoyed Benny Rose the Cannibal King. I reccomend this novella for anyone on the lookout for a Halloween slasher story by an author with the incredible talent to scare the crap out of readers. Please, stay home this Halloween. Enjoy a scary story and beware of The Blackwood Devil!
Benny Rose the Cannibal King by Hailey Piper
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This is the perfect Halloween Read. You can expect a young adult survival story with all the elements of a slasher film and a bit of body horror thrown in. The thing I liked most about this book is that Hailey Piper created this atmospheric feel from building up the myth of Benny Rose. I became fully immersed in each scene as I learned more and more about the antagonist. The lore about the cannibal king made for a great reading experience that I found absolutely terrifying and compelling. The author also did a great job of creating this constant looming sense of dread that I only thought possible in the 80's slasher films I grew up watching. Benny Rose, the pale-skinned monster could strike at anytime causing me to be on edge and anxious for the protagonists of this story.
This is my second time reading a horror novella by Hailey Piper. The Possession of Natalie Glasglow is an incredible book and so I am not surprised at all that I enjoyed Benny Rose the Cannibal King. I reccomend this novella for anyone on the lookout for a Halloween slasher story by an author with the incredible talent to scare the crap out of readers. Please, stay home this Halloween. Enjoy a scary story and beware of The Blackwood Devil!
Benny Rose the Cannibal King by Hailey Piper
⭐⭐⭐⭐
FOLLOW ME
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Www.goodreads.com/andrewfowlow