With Child: Extreme Horror

Extreme Horror

By: Sea Caummisar

Narrated by: Dax Jones

After three pregnant patients go missing after last being seen at Dr. Marsh's OB-GYN office, he becomes a prime suspect in the missing-person cases.

Dr. Marsh prides himself on being an upstanding citizen. Not only does he donate time and money to several charities, he is also a caring doctor.

Is he a nice person? Or is he as evil as the police suspect?

Extreme Horror: There are multiple scenes of violence, blood, gore, and torture. Most of the torture is against a pregnant woman being held captive against her will.

©2021 Sharon Cheatham (P)2021 Sea Caummisar

Well done splatterpunk.

I don't regret paying for this book. It's short and it delivers in its promise of a visceral reaction. No spoilers but the climax was hard to take in.

I have mixed feelings about this one, so I'll go with a simple pros and cons list.

Pro. It doesn't skimp out on the torture.
Con. It's more predictable than the author seems to think.
Pro. The story line is actually pretty good, even without the gore.
Con. The red herrings are too deep. Time is wasted on false flags.
Pro. There are lines that I saw coming, that got crossed, that were probably even more shocking because I saw them coming.
Con. There are some inconsistencies in the ending that I'm having a hard time getting around.
Pro. The gore is realistically done. It's not so extreme that it's unrealistic, but also not so realistic that it's not extreme.
Con. Every scene should either develop character or further the plot. This story has scenes that do neither.

Also, to the narrator, please stop trying to do women's voices. It really detracted from the story.

Well damn...

Sea Caummisar never disappoints. With Child was a brutal novella which pushes extreme horror to it's limits. Excellent story. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!