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Playground Kindle Edition

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ONCE IN A LIFETIME

Three low-income families have been given a handsome retainer to join Geraldine Borden for a day at her cliffside estate. All the parents must do to collect the rest of their money is allow their children to test out the revolutionary playground equipment Geraldine has been working on for decades. But there’s a reason the structures in the bowels of her gothic castle have taken so long to develop—they were never meant to see the light of day.

When a band of dysfunctional children is suddenly thrust into a diabolical realm of violence, they must grow up instantly to have a chance at survival. Will they find a way to put their differences aside, or be swallowed up by the insidious architecture all around them?

"With Playground, Aron Beauregard transcends himself, delivering a genuinely chilling, uncomfortable novel that will make even the most jaded horror fan squirm. A harrowing, relentless read that left me breathless."

- Brian Keene

This volume contains 15 interior illustrations.

WARNING: This book contains graphic content. Reader discretion is advised.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BHKP1QKL
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (November 25, 2022)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 25, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Aron Beauregard was born and raised in Central Falls, Rhode Island. He's been writing horror since the 6th grade and has now released over 20 books. An avid supporter of horror art and illustration, Aron has made it his standard to hire illustrators for every book that he puts out himself under his brand AB Horror.

His writing is dark and without boundaries and, as a result, he's won the Splatterpunk Award once after garnering 3 total nominations.

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I would recommend this book if you can handle the death of Children and practically feeling what the parents (and the rock) would feel throughout the book while watching there children (and Donnie) go through these death traps the fear the pain and just every thing. I personally love horror and gore everything surrounding it and I know at this point that the majority of horror won’t make me scared but I don’t care because as I’ve gotten older I’ve realized horror is supposed to do more than make you scared if suppose to make you feel just strong emotions like what the characters would feel so pretty much if you don’t feel some sort of(unpleasant emotion while reading a horror book it might not be worth it) and this book does that really well I mean I feel like I had a connections to the characters throughout the book and even though I know what was coming I had to take a quick break every time after someone died I mean this book made me cry a lot. I mean I do have a purposeful habit of getting into an emotional mood before reading a book so it can really get to me but this book was written really well and I totally recommend it. And also I love how the characters each had a different personality that contrasted with the others the fit together really well for the book and I know I’m just yapping now but like I really do recommend this book if you can handle what I just described plus Geraldine being gross occasionally
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Melissa H
5.0 out of 5 stars Read it in a day
Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2024
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It was pretty good. I started and finished it in a day from when I got it but if I could go back in time and skip the chapter “house of the blind” I would. And I’d recommend you do as well. It’s just disgusting and not that relevant to the story to be worth punishing yourself by reading that. Other than that, very interesting story. Would recommend for horror readers.
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Alex Story
4.0 out of 5 stars Gross but engaging
Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2024
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Three low-income families are introduced to the Borden Estate. What they think is going to be a joyful, lucky trip, turns into one of the most dreadful experiences of their lives.
Geraldine tells these families that if their children come and play for a few hours, they’ll get lots of money, and in the beginning, you would think the main characters, Geraldine and her “assistant” Fuchs, are very trustworthy and kind, but soon you find out they’re the exact opposite. A group of 8 kids from different families are put together in revolutionary playground equipment that Geraldine, Fuchs, and Geraldines adopted son, Rock, have been working on for decades now. Geraldine is a crazy, old woman who gets sexual pleasure from others' misery, she never had a special relationship with her mother and can not have kids of her own. Rock is just her puppet who has been getting abuse from her his whole life, and Fuchs is a former Nazi doctor and scientist engineer.
This book is written very well, but recommended for teenagers, or people who don't have a weak stomach. There are tons of small, gorey details that make your stomach turn, such as the quote, “As the bloody pieces of his brother dribbled out of the spouts, Bobby had a decision to make.” but they are very entertaining. The end of the chapters are somewhat suspenseful and makes you eager to read the next chapter, for example, at the end of chapter 16, it says, “CJ stared at the blinded dog in the distance, hoping it wouldn’t recover anytime soon. His limbs trembled uncontrollably as the last traces of daylight between the door and the ground disappeared.” There are a bit of disturbing parts in the book where it made me wanna quit, but as I read on there was more than the gross, sexual parts of the book. If you’re into horror stories and not so squeamish to kids getting violently killed, then this book is for you
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Cyre
3.0 out of 5 stars NOT FOR THE WEAK.
Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2023
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The reason I started this book is because people on tiktok were raving about how awful the book is and how people couldn't make it through page 40. I made it a personal mission to read books people say are too dark and they couldn't finish. Now when I got to page 37 and on, I kept putting my kindle down. My god this man is a GOD at descriptive writing. So much so that I was getting nauseous reading those pages. He is absolutely amazing at describing the most disgusting and horrific scenes/descriptive. The book wasn't bad. However, after so many "levels" of the playground, I started getting bored. I was 74% finished and was debating on not finishing it or powering through. I decided to finish it, and I am kind of glad I did because CJ didn't make it and I was rooting for him. It made me sad when he died. I am also glad because it had a semi-happy ending. Rock was finally free and the remaining parents/children were freed. I hope that Donnie will live a happy life with Tom and Molly. He really deserves it.
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Captain Trips
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, bloody, and highly recommended
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2023
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This one has experienced quite the blowup recently, thanks to some people who watched a few Tiktok reviews, read the book without researching it at all and then got mad because the book was graphic. This is one of the reasons why I feel that we as a species might be in trouble, but I digress. There is a book to be discussed.

As a much younger man, I could find myself enjoying hardcore gore just for the sake of hardcore gore. Storyline is for the weak. Just give me a 2 hour bloodfest and a case of beer and I was set.
But then I got older. More mature. I started to need more from my gore. I started to crave emotional depth. But on occasion, I can still dive facefirst into a bloodbath so shallow that you could stand in a puddle of it and not even stain your shoes. That's what I assumed I was getting in this literary adventure.

So when I started this novel, I wasn't expecting depth. I wasn't prepared for emotion. I was ready to read about kids dying on a plethora of imaginatively designed staples of a playground. I was braced to consume page after page of blood, guts and parental tears, but what I got was a very inspired story with characters that you cannot help but feel certain ways about. The victims are super easy to empathize with, and feeling the pain of not only the children but the parents forced to watch doesn't take a lot of effort. However, where this book shines is the villains. I don't know that you will find a rogues gallery that's easier to hate in any novel. Their intentions are awful, their actions are awful and if the reader is empathic enough, they might actually find themselves getting angry at just how awful they are.

And now for the gore and violence. I will say that the book isn't nearly as brutal as I expected going into it. The hardest part for me to read, gore wise, is at the very beginning and involves a slide and zero deaths. Once the bodycount begins, I found that the emotional distress hit me harder than the physical violence, and while the kills are plenty visceral, they aren't so hardcore that they swerve into goofy territory. I honestly found myself so caught up in the story that while the deaths resonated, I couldn't wait to see what was coming next.

That being said, there is a scene of "intamacy" in the beginning of the book that ranks up there on my list of most disgusting things I've ever read. The descriptions Mr. Beauregard uses are completely vile and stomach turning, and something that only a true master of the depraved could've or would've put into print. I was shocked and appalled, and I loved every second of it.

I recommend this with all of my being. I know that the subject matter is beyond taboo, but the joy of reading this novel is absolutely worth it. Even if you're squeamish or nervous about violence against children, this book is rewarding enough and beautifully written, so you might still find yourself enthralled or perhaps even enjoying it.
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Simple Fern Botanicals
4.0 out of 5 stars Awesome read!
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2024
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Aron B. Did a phenomenal job with Playground. The way he builds the characters is simply fantastic. The way it also brought me back to the 90's and reminded us how it used to be couldn't have been more perfect! I highly recommend this book!
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sam m.
5.0 out of 5 stars Good read so far!
Reviewed in Canada on April 28, 2024
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I just got this book delivered the other day and I’m only on page 15, but it’s a good read so far! Hopefully the story keeps me as engaged as it has so far, maybe even more? The author definitely can paint a picture between each character and scenarios.
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JULIO AUGUSTO DE SOUZA MOTA
2.0 out of 5 stars Superestimado
Reviewed in Brazil on September 21, 2023
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Todo mundo fala que é muito pesado, etc, etc...., mas n achei não.
Só um capítulo no início que é pesado (incesto, estupro e pedofilia) e um no final (estupro), mas fora isso nada demais. Personagens mal desenvolvidos, enredo repetitivo e bem mal escrito.
Esperava bem mais.
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Daniel
1.0 out of 5 stars Like Saw but wirh kids and not very good
Reviewed in Mexico on July 14, 2023
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I had high expectations on this book, I heard it was a great horror book. However, it is just torture porn, only gory and descriptive for shock value. It can be entertaining at some points, just enough to finish it, but not really a great book. If you have seen a few saw movies then this is not going to be s gruesome as some people say it is.
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Simone Brendel
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for splatterpunk / horror fans !
Reviewed in Germany on March 23, 2024
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The book is one of the best gore filled books ive ever read! It snatches your attention so fast you cant stop reading till you are done. Biggest props to the author! The immersion is immaculate and the ending is full of emotion! I love the book!
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Simone Brendel
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for splatterpunk / horror fans !
Reviewed in Germany on March 23, 2024
The book is one of the best gore filled books ive ever read! It snatches your attention so fast you cant stop reading till you are done. Biggest props to the author! The immersion is immaculate and the ending is full of emotion! I love the book!
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Stu Logan
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 20, 2023
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Awesome story. Certainly not for the faint hearted. Extremely gory and gruesome. A nightmarish playground from hell, doesn't even begin to describe it. A must for extreme horror lovers
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