The Cuck by Aron Beauregard Summary
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Aron Beauregard's award-winning "The Cuck" delivers psychological dread rather than pure gore. This 76-page illustrated novella has captivated 1,200+ readers with its suspenseful departure from splatterpunk norms. What dark psychological territory awaits in this two-time Splatterpunk Award winner's mind?
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When Lust Becomes a Gateway to Horror
The line between desire and doom blurs in this visceral tale of sexual obsession gone terribly wrong. What begins as a drunken night out transforms into a nightmare that defies comprehension when two friends-Ben and Mickey-discover a mysterious sex advertisement. Their alcohol-clouded judgment leads them to a dilapidated house where an elderly man with unsettling black eyes introduces them to his blindfolded wife. The encounter seems merely uncomfortable until they notice something profoundly wrong about the old man watching from the corner-something inhuman lurking behind those void-like eyes. This single night of poor decision-making unleashes an entity that latches onto their sexual experiences like a parasite. What could be dismissed as drunken hallucination quickly proves to be something far more sinister. The entity-which they come to call "the Cuck"-doesn't just observe their intimate moments; it feeds on them, growing stronger with each encounter, gradually gaining the power to control their actions in increasingly destructive ways. Why does this resonate so deeply? Perhaps because it taps into our primal fear that our most vulnerable moments-those times when we're literally and figuratively naked-might expose us to forces beyond our understanding. When we surrender to desire, what else might we be inviting in?
The Price of Peer Pressure
The Entity Reveals Itself
From Voyeur to Puppeteer
Violence Begets Violence
The Ultimate Sacrifice
The Endless Hunt
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