Playground

De: Aron Beauregard

Narrado por: Lila Kerry

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)

Warning: This book contains graphic content. Listener discretion is advised.

©2022 Aron Beauregard (P)2023 Aron Beauregard

Not for the weak-stomached.

Thanks to Aaron, I think I now know the true definition of "extreme splatterpunk." A couple of chapters close to the beginning had me screaming insults at my car radio. The entire book is an exercise in discomfort, so if you aren't prepared for it, you shouldn't pick this tome, perhaps even this author. (This is my first Beauregard book.)

By the time I finished, not only did I decide that I was wrong in nearly setting it down (turning it off, in this case), but the ending left me satisfied and feeling vindicated.

Lila Kerry does a fantastic job narrating, making sure to add inflection and personality for the different characters. I appreciate that in a good narrator.

Masterfully done, Mr. Beauregard. Masterfully done indeed. Kudos to Lila as well. Hat's off to you both.

Did not know what I was getting in to…

“Bet you can’t make it past page 40,” they said. I was intrigued by this warning so I looked it up, of course. As someone who lives for thrillers, horrors, suspense, and gore, I could not wait to devour this book.

Well, at first I was like “omg!” “Oh no!”, “what the..?” And lots of “eww.” Then, I kept asking, “what is up with this author? How could one think is this and then put it on paper for the whole world to see? Mind you, I began this text while riding the NYC subway. This lady and I kept making eye contact during my ride. I believe it was because of my unintentional outward gasps of disgust and awe. I will also attribute my reactions to my extremely vivid imagination as I swear I saw the events happening in real life. UGH..

Obviously, I made it past page 40. I was not underwhelmed, however, I wanted the end to be just as grotesque as the beginning. The beginning comes with a warning as it should. Just know that you will be able to complete the text after you get through some appalling imagery.

GOOD S***

This book is soooo good! I’m excited to read more of Aron’s books. Definitely recommend it for anyone interested in gore and suspense, I’m definitely going to buy the physical copy just to keep as a souvenir. Thank you Aron Beauregard for awakening my inner child.

Not too bad

if you like horror and suspense, it's a pretty good book. kinda messed up, but it's not as awful as everyone made it out to be.

10/10

Creepy and brutal definitely not a book for everyone but if you are in too real horror and brutal books you need to add this in to your collection🫶