- After traveling city to city, playing for what seems to be only three or four people per night, a struggling band has landed a once in a lifetime gig. When the musicians mystically appear in a bizarre ghost town, the residents are anything but what you would call human. “Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” - As a realtor, Hershel sells starter homes to future residents. After 23 years of marriage, he is one sell away from surprising his wife with a trip of a lifetime. When an offer is made for an undesirable house, the buyer demands one very odd stipulation. This leads to the strangest of all closing costs. - Before marriage, a young couple decide the perfect send off to singledom is to have a threesome. However, this last hurrah before being hitched is anything but a night of passion. Pucker up and buckle up buttercup, this is a disturbing emotional dive into values and infidelity. (To be honest, I’m still trying to recover from this one.) The Better To Eat You With by Wesley Southard is made-up of three novellas that provide a horrid fascination into ordinary people who find themselves in extraordinary situations. Eternal torments, decadent desires and underlying morbid morals, these stories play on the emotions of each and every individual involved.Let’s talk about Wesley Southard’s writing style and why this book needs to be a part of your life. I wanted to share the first sentence of this read…”He did not know their names, only that their severed limbs would not stop moving” (watch out for that first step, it’s a doozy). Southard has traded his pen and paper in for a machete and claw hammer. Eerie monstrosities, unearthed incantations and changing nightmare landscapes generate intense feelings of helplessness and dread. Don’t move, don’t breathe and don’t bother looking for a way out, there isn’t one. 
The Better To Eat You With’s unpredictable plot twists and “oh-shit” moments provoke a sudden realization that everything is not what it seems. For these reasons, a five star ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Horror Bookworm Recommendation is warranted.
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