Review: No Mercy, No Remorse
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 1, 2013
As a fan of the horror genre I thought I'd read them all. Actually,  it all started when a friend of mine recommended purchasing the fourth book in the Lustmord series, since he has the first three volumes. What got my curiosity up was him repeatedly asking if I was sure I wanted to get into this gruesome tale of degeneracy and cannibalism.  I get the genre. Why wouldn't I be interested? And braced myself for the sh*t to hit the fan, as I suspected it would, when I started reading. Honestly, it's a trip to the bottom of  Hell. I couldn't sleep last night after reading it, and had been `reviewing' it in my mind. First thing I did in the morning, after tossing and turning the entire night without a wink of sleep,  was to call  my friend and tell him to go to hell...because that's where I'd been while immersed in the atrocities and sexual perversion committed by Cecil O. Biggs, the serial killer in the book...and to please let me take a look at the first three volumes in the series.It's disturbing, horrid, terrifying and extremely tense; the book digs deep into your psyche, scaring the last atom of your body and soul, and yet you are unable to pull yourself away from it. After you've read the book, you feel exhausted, not only due to lack of sleep,  but in that it goes far beyond what we are used to in the genre. I would go so far as to say this book definitely takes it up a notch or two when it comes to unbridled, visceral grue.It's raw, unpredictable, and will hit you hard and without mercy. At the same time, the tale is told in such a strong visual style that I can easily see it ending up on the big screen. If only I had the means to buy the movie rights. Without a doubt, Kirk Alex is the new Stephen King, but a bit more twisted.For fans of the genre who are bored with repetitive and predictable horror stories, this is a MUST read, but be warned: read the disclaimer at the beginning of the book.