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

Gore

Gross disturbing sad guilt horrific granny sex fear violence bloody traumas criminal insane wrath brutality

horror outside of the box

This is a unique plot that serves such twisted perspectives. The author holds nothing back as he puts these characters through little hell.

It's like if Saw.. but for kids!

Honestly, the only thing that made me cringe was the description of the, and I quote, "fermented beaver."

The Saw Movies (Family Pack)

The most disgusting book I've ever read (so far). But it was really captivating. I finished the listen in two sessions. The story was less predictable than I have thought it would be before starting.

The only issue I might have with the book is it's writing language. Don't get me wrong, the gory scenes are masterfully described, however throught the the whole book the author uses a lot of "big" "fancy" words that sometimes get way too repetitive. For example I found the word "concur" be used way too many times for no good reason. And for such a brutal piece of literature there's really no need to be too fancy with the words. It almost took away from the rawness and realism of the human emotion. Especially in the kids' point of view. I'd rather have those parts written in a child-like tone because it kind of aged them. These were supposed to be little kids.

The narration for the most part is great. Except for the most extreme of lines. Like the blood-curdling hysterical screams of the parents watching their kids die in front of them were reduced to a little more then a raised voice of the narrator. I understand that this is not supposed to be like a full-cast dramatization of the book, but it really took away from the immersion. For this point I'd reccomend the print version of the book to imagine it for yourself instead.

Overall a really fun disturbing read for any gore fan. I will be keeping my eye on more Aron Bauregard books. Hopefully not in the literal Bauregard way.

enjoyed it definitely a Horror Story

some of the book had me say oh no or oh shit Out loud the last few chapters had me crying like a b!#$h I'm glad it was on audible because I have dyslexia so it makes it hard to read

wtf

That was pretty ridiculous in a good way what a wild ride and just a pleasant ending. kudos.