Depraved

Yes, this was the sickest book I've ever read, but it was well worth it. Smith did a brilliant job of alternating characters to keep you from becoming bored or immune to the shit they have to go through. The pace is relentless, the violence is unforgiving and the story great. This is a vision of compl......more

Reading this again before I dig into I want Rob Zombie and Quentin Tarantino to collaborate on a film adaptation of this batshit crazy town with endless potential for further storylines. That should give a good indication of whether or not this would interest you. Read 2009 & 2014......more

Horror can take many forms, but what ultimately defines horror as a genre is its capacity to disturb the reader. Disturbance through fright and unease is one method - or a horror novel can just plain ol' DISTURB. Bryan Smith's DEPRAVED succeeds spectacularly in the latter department, not so much in t......more

Whew this book is one wild ride of blood, gore, and screams. We are in Hopkins Bend, the remote little Tennessee town where the backwoods inhabitants are cannibals and the local law operates a sex-trafficking ring. Also it is the home of the curse of the depraved and mutated Kincher clan. Warning th......more

What a thrill ride. With a title like it has you know it's going to be crazy but wow. This is my second such read in the past few months the other being Kin by Kealan Burke and to be honest I don't know which I like more. PS this review will have spoilers but so does the jacket of the book, lol. I d......more