Rat by MJ Mars is a short extreme horror story, which will leave you staring at the wall, wondering what you just read. This was gruesome yet somehow kind of sweet.
Quick Info
- Title: Rat: A Short Tale of Horror
- Author: MJ Mars
- Series: The Pestilent Perils Series Book 1
- Publish Date: 19th January 2025
- Genre: Horror
- Sub-Genre: Extreme Horror
- Pages: 33
- What to Expect:
- Rats…lots of rats
- Gruesome horror
- Horror with a soul
– Rating: 4 stars –
Trigger Warnings
Gore, violence, animal death
This is extreme horror so all of these trigger warnings are the most extreme version.
If I have missed any out or you feel like something should be added, please leave a comment.
Synopsis
The Victorian ship, The Cormorant, sails upon a empty prisoner ship, the captain’s decision to explore the vessel will lead to horrors none of the crew could imagine.
My Thoughts
This was a really short but sweet story which made me cringe. If you are looking for something to help with your reading goal or looking for a quick read, this is perfect.
I have only read one other short story by MJ Mars, which was featured in the Depths of Darkness Anthology (you can read my review of here), and I knew from that that MJ Mars was not one to play around with body horror but this was far more gruesome than what I had read before. It takes a while to get to the extreme horror which was maybe why I was caught by surprise but once it started, I kept putting my kindle down in shock. This was wickedly dark and I loved it for it.
But whilst, the horror was gruesome this was also had a heart to it. I love how rats are part of the horror but aren’t seen as evil, because rats are very cute. The overall message of this was sweet and fit really well into the story and what it was going for.
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