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Gross Out

At a horror convention, a disgraced writer plans revenge while another attendee seeks a film deal. Their competing ambitions turn a storytelling contest into a violent weekend.

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Read the second title in the Lonely Motel series that started with trauma-inducing viral sensation WOOM as seen on TikTok and Bookstagram! Over 100,000 copies sold!

Revenge is on the program at this year's Splatterfest convention!

Horror authors, critics and fans from all over the world have gathered to share stories, enjoy each other's company, and to take part in the yearly Gross Out contest, a fan favorite.

But some attendees have arrived with ulterior motives. Clay Kayden, whose story at the last in-person Gross Out contest got him "canceled," wants to tear down the convention from the inside. Moira Mead is desperate to impress her favorite horror director, who's promised to option a story based on the weekend's readings. And Clay's former mentor, Guest of Honor David Ennis, just wants to find his muse again… no matter the cost.

In a weekend filled with violence and horror, no one will be spared from trauma, and only one author can reign supreme.

( Gross Out features characters and situations from the novella, Woom . While this not a direct sequel, it does continue Shyla and Angel's story from that fateful night in Room 6 of the Lonely Motel.)

"Switches effortlessly from pitch-perfect satire and South Park-style skewering of everything in sight to tense, bloody, and incredibly painful horror." - BRIAN ASMAN, author of Man, Fuck This House .

WARNING: Do not buy this book if you have a weak stomach, if you're easily disturbed, or if you're looking for a light horror read. THIS IS NOT THAT BOOK. Seriously. You've been warned.

Read this if you love : Transgressive Fiction Splatterpunk Horror Extreme Horror Literary Horror Chuck Palahniuk Bret Easton Ellis Dennis Cooper

First published: 2022
Publisher: Shadow Work Publishing
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Horror profile

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Creepy: Not rated
Gore: Not rated
Disturbing: Not rated
Weird: Not rated

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These are editorial estimates of intensity, informed by reading and review evidence, then checked before publication. They aren't star ratings, reader-vote averages or a measure of quality.

Each dimension runs from 1 (low) to 5 (exceptionally intense). A 5 is reserved for strongly consistent evidence. People experience horror differently.

Scary: Fear, tension and immediate threat.
Creepy: Unease, dread and an uncanny atmosphere.
Gore: Graphic injury, blood and bodily detail.
Disturbing: Upsetting ideas and lingering psychological impact.
Weird: Surreal, strange and reality-bending elements.

We draw a filled profile only when all five scores have been reviewed. Unrated does not mean mild. Missing scores are not estimated from genre tags or your saved taste. This profile isn't a complete content-warning guide.