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The Discarded: A Horror Novel
In this novel, Jerry Blaze brings you an intense and disturbing tale that stretches the bounds extreme horror
In a dystopian city, a demented doctor uses the scum of the city to fuel his twisted experiments. His serum is ready - now he just needs his tiny test subjects...
A serial killer known as the Foot Carver stalks the streets, butchering women and collecting their manicured feet like trophies...
A quirky detective goes undercover in one of the worst parts of the city, chasing her big break...
When the serum goes awry and creates terrifying monsters, these characters lives will collide, and the entire city itself will face a horrifying end, all thanks to...THE DISCARDED.
In a dystopian city, a demented doctor uses the scum of the city to fuel his twisted experiments. His serum is ready - now he just needs his tiny test subjects...
A serial killer known as the Foot Carver stalks the streets, butchering women and collecting their manicured feet like trophies...
A quirky detective goes undercover in one of the worst parts of the city, chasing her big break...
When the serum goes awry and creates terrifying monsters, these characters lives will collide, and the entire city itself will face a horrifying end, all thanks to...THE DISCARDED.
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287 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 9, 2025
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December 30, 2025
“The Discarded” by Jerry Blaze is a disturbingly fun 5-star read! A doctor with a mad-scientist plan, a serial killer with a foot fetish, and an ambitious detective trying to prove herself in a world of lazy men collide to create one wildly out-of-control story.
This book felt like two brutal horror tales smashed into one. The pacing was fast, the gore was perfectly balanced, and the story never let up. This is my first book by Jerry Blaze, but it definitely will not be my last. I am ready for more dark and disgusting reads from this author.
Thanks to Jerry Blaze for providing me with the opportunity to read this book and share my honest review.
This book felt like two brutal horror tales smashed into one. The pacing was fast, the gore was perfectly balanced, and the story never let up. This is my first book by Jerry Blaze, but it definitely will not be my last. I am ready for more dark and disgusting reads from this author.
Thanks to Jerry Blaze for providing me with the opportunity to read this book and share my honest review.
June 12, 2025
this story had me roped in from the cover! this story contains 3 different stories that intertwine in one city. Dr. Black wants to make smart babies that can tell you what they want instead of crying, there's a serial killer on the loose cutting off feet, and a young female cop who finally gets to prove herself to all her male colleagues that she can handle the hard cases and even solve them. this had tons of character development and was such a fun read. highly recommend
July 4, 2025
The Discarded by Jerry Blaze
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Intense!!! This book is a gross, dark and disturbing, extreme horror story and I enjoyed every minute of it!!
There are a few different storylines going on within this book and they all come together, thanks to Mr. Giggles!
This story has discarded babies, mutant monsters, a crazy scientist, foot/shoe fetishes, a serial killer and so much more!
Dr Black, a mad scientist, has some extremely far out ideas that he is certain will be award winning and change the world. However, his revolutionary experiment doesn’t go the way he had intended and because of his special serum, the city will pay.
The foot carver can’t seem to get enough of seeing woman’s feet and high heels! Nothing is going to stop his addiction, except possibly, Stephanie! She’s on the case to try and find this disturbed person.
The descriptive details are amazing in this story! I felt like I was watching a disgusting horror movie!
The ending was an exciting shocker too!
Thank you to Jerry Blaze for an arc of this entertaining and disturbing story! This is one of the most original books I’ve had the pleasure of reading!
*It comes out July 7th and is worth the read!!*
🩸🚮 🧠 👶 🍼 🔥 👠
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Intense!!! This book is a gross, dark and disturbing, extreme horror story and I enjoyed every minute of it!!
There are a few different storylines going on within this book and they all come together, thanks to Mr. Giggles!
This story has discarded babies, mutant monsters, a crazy scientist, foot/shoe fetishes, a serial killer and so much more!
Dr Black, a mad scientist, has some extremely far out ideas that he is certain will be award winning and change the world. However, his revolutionary experiment doesn’t go the way he had intended and because of his special serum, the city will pay.
The foot carver can’t seem to get enough of seeing woman’s feet and high heels! Nothing is going to stop his addiction, except possibly, Stephanie! She’s on the case to try and find this disturbed person.
The descriptive details are amazing in this story! I felt like I was watching a disgusting horror movie!
The ending was an exciting shocker too!
Thank you to Jerry Blaze for an arc of this entertaining and disturbing story! This is one of the most original books I’ve had the pleasure of reading!
*It comes out July 7th and is worth the read!!*
🩸🚮 🧠 👶 🍼 🔥 👠
July 22, 2025
This is my first ever Jerry Blaze book and let me just say that it did not disappoint. There were two completely different stories running throughout the entirety of this novella, intersecting at the 3/4 mark and bringing the story to a blazing (HA!) finish.
The ending calls for a sequel though, with one of the main characters still alive and wreaking havoc. Would Mr. Blaze be continuing it to give us more, or would it stop at the ending provided? We'd never know! But if you're a fan of serial killers and freaky babies, then The Discarded is definitely for you.
WARNING: Some spoilers ahead. Henry is a serial killer. He has a very weird feet fetish. Dr. Black is a mad scientist, intent on getting babies to talk and communicate their feelings and emotions. Two completely different people with different intents, albeit both bad. They never talk, they never meet, but their actions and its subsequent consequences bring them together postmortem, and it literally levels an entire city.
The story is intense, at every turn there's action, and Mr. Blaze delivers terrifying kills each and every time. I hope that there's a part 2, I just need to know what happens next.
The ending calls for a sequel though, with one of the main characters still alive and wreaking havoc. Would Mr. Blaze be continuing it to give us more, or would it stop at the ending provided? We'd never know! But if you're a fan of serial killers and freaky babies, then The Discarded is definitely for you.
WARNING: Some spoilers ahead. Henry is a serial killer. He has a very weird feet fetish. Dr. Black is a mad scientist, intent on getting babies to talk and communicate their feelings and emotions. Two completely different people with different intents, albeit both bad. They never talk, they never meet, but their actions and its subsequent consequences bring them together postmortem, and it literally levels an entire city.
The story is intense, at every turn there's action, and Mr. Blaze delivers terrifying kills each and every time. I hope that there's a part 2, I just need to know what happens next.
June 16, 2025
Crackpot science! Mutant babies! Shark- toddler hybrids! City-wide mayhem! An epilogue that'll make you cringe and smile! Plus, a foot fetishist prepared to go all the way for his sick obsession! Need I say more?
Jerry Blaze's novel is extreme horror candy, a blend of B-movie medical horror adventure and dark serial killer thriller, certainly not for the faint of heart. If you can handle the opening scene, you'll be OK for about a couple of chapters, and then... things get even worse: a giggling toddler becomes Mr. Giggles, a criminal mastermind set on revenge against the world that's treated him as trash (literally, he was found in a dumpster); a series of unnatural events bring a city to its knees, forcing the authorities to use the ultimate weapon; and the dedicated detective hunting the Foot Carver, a serial killer terrorizing the city for some time already, discovers that sometimes it's better to do nothing than trying to do the right thing.
A thrilling ride from Jerry Blaze's imagination, a tale no AI would ever be caught dead plagiarizing!
Jerry Blaze's novel is extreme horror candy, a blend of B-movie medical horror adventure and dark serial killer thriller, certainly not for the faint of heart. If you can handle the opening scene, you'll be OK for about a couple of chapters, and then... things get even worse: a giggling toddler becomes Mr. Giggles, a criminal mastermind set on revenge against the world that's treated him as trash (literally, he was found in a dumpster); a series of unnatural events bring a city to its knees, forcing the authorities to use the ultimate weapon; and the dedicated detective hunting the Foot Carver, a serial killer terrorizing the city for some time already, discovers that sometimes it's better to do nothing than trying to do the right thing.
A thrilling ride from Jerry Blaze's imagination, a tale no AI would ever be caught dead plagiarizing!
June 13, 2025
I was part of the beta team for this one and I'm so bloody happy that I got the chance as this was a great book.
This is a story about a serial killer who is fueled by his foot fetish and a police officer named Stephanie who may be a little obsessive, Stephanie is tasked with hunting down and stopping the aforementioned killer. This book also features a scientist named Dr.Black who is performing some strange experiments in his makeshift laboratory, which may or may not all go to shit.
This book was super gruesome and features sooooooo many gratuitous death scenes that were written brilliantly. I also found plenty of characters to rally behind as well as wish death upon. All in all loved this book total 5/5🦈
This is a story about a serial killer who is fueled by his foot fetish and a police officer named Stephanie who may be a little obsessive, Stephanie is tasked with hunting down and stopping the aforementioned killer. This book also features a scientist named Dr.Black who is performing some strange experiments in his makeshift laboratory, which may or may not all go to shit.
This book was super gruesome and features sooooooo many gratuitous death scenes that were written brilliantly. I also found plenty of characters to rally behind as well as wish death upon. All in all loved this book total 5/5🦈
August 6, 2025
Henry is known as “the foot carver” for butchering women and collecting their feet as trophies. Dr Black is making a serum to allow children to talk from birth instead of screaming. Stephanie, a cop, goes undercover to try capture the foot carver. What happens when you mix all of those things together?
This is the first Jerry book I would have DNF but I didn’t want it to be. The prologue sees a father doing a job for Mr Black to help with his serum. This was fantastic and drew me in massively. What made this difficult for me was that each chapter tended to be a different character either Stephanie, Dr Black or Henry. Further on it’s Mr Giggles who is the first test subject. As we go on a lot more characters are introduced which confused me. One in particular was a couple on a date at the movies. However they were watching “the honkening” which is one of Jerrys other stories which was amazing! I found this quite hard to keep up with. With the serum created and tested on some small test subjects, the babies go wild. They end up mutated and vicious wanting vengeance on all of humanity for discarding them. Some characters were needed as they linked to other parts of the story. The end is left open. With us not knowing what happens to the remaining survivors. I got bored halfway through to be honest at the start of chapter 21 I was ready to drop the book and not look back but I pushed through until the end to make sure I gave a proper review! A completely different vibe to what I’m used to with Jerrys books which may be why I didn’t enjoy as much.
If you like the idea of a mad scientist creating a serum that turns babies into menaces definitely check this out!
This is the first Jerry book I would have DNF but I didn’t want it to be. The prologue sees a father doing a job for Mr Black to help with his serum. This was fantastic and drew me in massively. What made this difficult for me was that each chapter tended to be a different character either Stephanie, Dr Black or Henry. Further on it’s Mr Giggles who is the first test subject. As we go on a lot more characters are introduced which confused me. One in particular was a couple on a date at the movies. However they were watching “the honkening” which is one of Jerrys other stories which was amazing! I found this quite hard to keep up with. With the serum created and tested on some small test subjects, the babies go wild. They end up mutated and vicious wanting vengeance on all of humanity for discarding them. Some characters were needed as they linked to other parts of the story. The end is left open. With us not knowing what happens to the remaining survivors. I got bored halfway through to be honest at the start of chapter 21 I was ready to drop the book and not look back but I pushed through until the end to make sure I gave a proper review! A completely different vibe to what I’m used to with Jerrys books which may be why I didn’t enjoy as much.
If you like the idea of a mad scientist creating a serum that turns babies into menaces definitely check this out!
July 29, 2025
Where do I start?? This book is absolutely disgusting, dark, unhinged, disturbing and I'm here for it. Dr black uses his tiny specimens for his experiments but quickly finds out it definitely does not go as planned. Theres a couple other side stories that end up coming together in the end (I don't want to give too much out). Side note, i would never want to meet me giggles.
very highly recommend !!
very highly recommend !!
August 25, 2025
I probably enjoyed this more than I should have. I also cant say I've read anything about mutant babies before. Closest thing would maybe be baby fights by Essig ( and they were just killing each other). Either way... This book definitely kept me entertained.
Full RTC
I received a copy in exchange for my honest review.
Full RTC
I received a copy in exchange for my honest review.
February 25, 2026
Disturbingly good
This was an impulse read and I'm so glad I did. I didn't read what it was about, so went wholly on the book cover. Something I'm ashamed to say I do often if I can find what I'm looking for. But what a great read. It was nicely paced and easy to read. Oh and the discarded, those were the meanest of mean. No living being was safe, big or small, young or old. A gore fest at its best. So enjoy for an abandoned s point of view. Recommended
This was an impulse read and I'm so glad I did. I didn't read what it was about, so went wholly on the book cover. Something I'm ashamed to say I do often if I can find what I'm looking for. But what a great read. It was nicely paced and easy to read. Oh and the discarded, those were the meanest of mean. No living being was safe, big or small, young or old. A gore fest at its best. So enjoy for an abandoned s point of view. Recommended
July 20, 2025
This was a stellar extreme horror outing with a lot to like. The three-pronged storyline is a great touch, using seemingly unrelated storylines into a brutal collection later, once the series of interactions brings them together. Initially introduced to the doctor and his deranged experiments that might be carried out with the best of intentions, but manage to go about collecting some of the most heinous materials possible for his experiments, as the different interactions and descriptions involving how detailed he gets with the experiments to accomplish anything he sets out to do. The serial killer is going around town butchering women wearing specific shoes and taking them home to engage in explicit sexual fantasies that paint a picture of his degenerate depravity rather well. The other storyline, involving the cop trying to solve the cases before her, proves that something was crawling the streets killing others, so that she can help solve her anxiety disorders and complete these fun storylines in fine form, where they all offer their positives with this one.
That each one offers a distinct storyline allows the book to go through a distinct series of styles for these sections. The mad doctor scenes go nicely into the extremity of the operation and how obsessed his mentality is with getting into the depths of his experiments, operating on dead bodies. It creates a solid series of extreme sequences depicting the graphic moments with his cutting up of the bodies to procure the necessary ingredients for his special serum, which leads to the deformed creatures running wild in the city in the latter half. That's where the book takes off, where the creatures are set free for the sake of revenge, creating a series of immensely fun and graphic setpieces featuring the creatures with some impressive depictions of their attacks. The slimy atmosphere created by these scenes comes together incredibly well by adding the narrative language with the descriptive action, altered from the rest of the story as the other two segments focus on the investigation of the serial killer and his depraved obsession with killing women in that state, with the eccentricities of the detective making these connections possible.
4.5/5
That each one offers a distinct storyline allows the book to go through a distinct series of styles for these sections. The mad doctor scenes go nicely into the extremity of the operation and how obsessed his mentality is with getting into the depths of his experiments, operating on dead bodies. It creates a solid series of extreme sequences depicting the graphic moments with his cutting up of the bodies to procure the necessary ingredients for his special serum, which leads to the deformed creatures running wild in the city in the latter half. That's where the book takes off, where the creatures are set free for the sake of revenge, creating a series of immensely fun and graphic setpieces featuring the creatures with some impressive depictions of their attacks. The slimy atmosphere created by these scenes comes together incredibly well by adding the narrative language with the descriptive action, altered from the rest of the story as the other two segments focus on the investigation of the serial killer and his depraved obsession with killing women in that state, with the eccentricities of the detective making these connections possible.
4.5/5
July 30, 2025
Not what I'm used to, from Jerry
This was an entertaining, and interesting read. This book isn't, at all what I am used to, from Jerry Blaze. The beginning was only a bit of a slow burn to me because it was split up to focus on different characters, and, in my personal opinion, it was hard to get through the beginning of the detective's part of the story. Henry, and, Kermit Black, however, I loved their parts, almost instantly, and, found the concept behind their side stories to be amazing, and, captivating. That being said, over all, I enjoyed this book, as a whole. It really came together, at the end, when worlds collided. The chaos was definitely worth the wait! I recommend this to anyone who loves a good sci-fi creature future, mixed with a dash of true crime, that has catastrophic, and near apocalyptic results!
🦶🦶🦶🦶/5
This was an entertaining, and interesting read. This book isn't, at all what I am used to, from Jerry Blaze. The beginning was only a bit of a slow burn to me because it was split up to focus on different characters, and, in my personal opinion, it was hard to get through the beginning of the detective's part of the story. Henry, and, Kermit Black, however, I loved their parts, almost instantly, and, found the concept behind their side stories to be amazing, and, captivating. That being said, over all, I enjoyed this book, as a whole. It really came together, at the end, when worlds collided. The chaos was definitely worth the wait! I recommend this to anyone who loves a good sci-fi creature future, mixed with a dash of true crime, that has catastrophic, and near apocalyptic results!
🦶🦶🦶🦶/5
August 26, 2025
When science goes too far, chaos is unleashed. The Discarded is a wild, bloody ride about Dr. Black’s failed experiment to enhance infant intelligence using discarded children as test subjects. What starts as a questionable attempt to help humanity quickly spirals into horror when the serum mutates them into rage-fueled, revenge-driven monsters. Brutal, bloody, and relentless—this story is perfect for fans of fast-paced, mutant-fueled carnage.
September 17, 2025
A throwback to the 80s style of crazy plots, this one is lots of fun and goes into territory that few books dare to do which was strangely refreshing.
The plot follows characters that are seemingly unrelated to each other, one a mad scientist who has persuaded himself that the horrific things he does is for the betterment of mankind, a hotshot detective who is determined to keep solving cases in a precinct full of law enforcement that are interested in anything but and a deranged serial killer with a foot fetish. It is the scientist that causes everything to go to hell when his experiment on abandoned babies goes horribly wrong and he unwittingly unleashes a breed of the mutant creatures they turn into the city.
The threads tie together after that where all three meet to bring about a satisfying conclusion.
This is not a book for the faint of heart. You will quickly find out if you can handle it in the opening chapter but if you can, you will be in for one crazy ride.
The plot follows characters that are seemingly unrelated to each other, one a mad scientist who has persuaded himself that the horrific things he does is for the betterment of mankind, a hotshot detective who is determined to keep solving cases in a precinct full of law enforcement that are interested in anything but and a deranged serial killer with a foot fetish. It is the scientist that causes everything to go to hell when his experiment on abandoned babies goes horribly wrong and he unwittingly unleashes a breed of the mutant creatures they turn into the city.
The threads tie together after that where all three meet to bring about a satisfying conclusion.
This is not a book for the faint of heart. You will quickly find out if you can handle it in the opening chapter but if you can, you will be in for one crazy ride.
September 1, 2025
Thank you for the ARC. This is my first book by this author and won’t be my last. I was hooked from the cover. Although the story didn’t quite go where I expected, hopefully there will be a sequel.
Dr. Black wants to create a serum to help babies talk while there’s a serial killer with a foot fetish on the loose. There two stories later intertwine.
Dr. Black wants to create a serum to help babies talk while there’s a serial killer with a foot fetish on the loose. There two stories later intertwine.
June 13, 2025
One city, three stories, and a whole lot of grossness.
At the beginning of the book, I didn't know if I was going to make it through this story as a mother. It was a bit rough, but im glad I pushed through because Jerry is one hell of a creative storyteller and never lets you down.
At the beginning of the book, I didn't know if I was going to make it through this story as a mother. It was a bit rough, but im glad I pushed through because Jerry is one hell of a creative storyteller and never lets you down.
June 21, 2025
What do you get when you cross a detective, mutant monster babies a mad scientist and a serial unaliver with a foot fetish plus? You get an incredible read by Jerry Blaze!! A longer novel with triggers! Absolutely couldn’t put it down.
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August 1, 2025
The city has two evils stalking its streets. One had a choice. The other was made. A doctors experiment goes wrong in ways he couldn't imagine. Now, the city is fighting to survive. Which monster will win? Intense
August 26, 2025
I loved this! A mad scientist is attempting to make a vaccine that will make babies/toddlers smarter and able to communicate their needs. Meanwhile, a serial killer with a foot fetish is hunting the streets while the net is closing in on him. Yes there is a lot going on but it works so well!!
June 12, 2025
Such a badass book! Crazy brilliant concept taken too far and results in devastating tragedy but what a freaking ride! So much death and destruction, it’s just all around perfect.
July 31, 2025
this book is a feverdream of mad science, intertwining stories, and gore. i could not put it down!!! it was so fun and bloody and gruesome.
mr giggles, coming to a city near you
mr giggles, coming to a city near you
January 2, 2026
By far my favorite book by Jerry Blaze. This story was a wild ride and the way it was all brought together at the end was so well written.
July 8, 2025
So. I love you Jerry. I love you so much. And I know I suck at reviews. But this is a solid 10/5 stars. Jerry is a poet when it comes to writing the bizarre Weird and strange. This…has a mad scientist who has a really weird…fetish.
July 23, 2025
A great horror story that starts as 3 stories that involves a mad scientist, a foot loving serial killer and a overworked female police detective that merge to become a fantastic bloody ending, a real page turner from Jerry Blaze
August 9, 2025
Freaky and intense, this novel is probably the best yet!
December 18, 2025
Mr. Giggles is okay.
4 stars barfed and transported by utterly illogical means into the toilet of the cosmos! Jerry Blaze is described as, quote, "an international bestselling author of Trash Horror and Bizarro Fiction." Well, I can't speak to the international part (even if I am no where near the USA but would only qualify for the teeny tiny village I live in) but he sure nailed the latter two along with a good dose of splatterpunk in his very, very weird, shocking, and even arguably disgusting book "The Discarded." I mean, I just have this image of him deciding to write this book by picking point A - oh let's say that's a spot on the map where somebody is dumpster diving at the local abortion clinic - and determining that he wanted to eventually reach point Z, which I'll just summarize as saying life on Earth is probably doo-doo-doomed.
We are the discarded of the city. The city gave us life and tried to take it away, but they failed.
Now while writing said book, Blaze might have suddenly looked up from the used coffee filters and stolen Arby's placemats he was taking notes on and said to himself, "No wait… that reads like a straight line. Much too obvious, too many people will expect that… and that just won't do." And from there, the book just got weirder and weirder and then went through some sort of Stargate-like portal and wound up being the book I just finished. I mean, wow, this was an acid dropping miasma of putrid bizarreness that I can't really compare to anything I've read. Full stop. I mean, even after you finally get to meet all of the main-ish characters and understand at least why they're making appearances of a sort, it probably won't help much because you just won't see any of this coming.
The storm will be the calm before the true essence of fear strikes.
I do appreciate though that we had the good taste to at least start this story with the on-going machinations of the kind of person that'll never disappoint me as a reader, namely, a mad scientist. Or a future Nobel Prize winner, your call (he could have maybe eventually even qualified for a FIFA Peace Prize including the Cracker Jack necklace it came with). To say though that his target - to render infants capable of telling their caretakers "why they were upset rather than screaming or crying" - is an understatement of the grandest scale. Now this certainly sounds at face value like an act of absolute insanity, oops, I mean well-meaning and profitable research but knowing that the good Doctor was not even fond of children, especially the youngest ("He hated babies. They were literally the worst part of the human life cycle.") left one wondering just what the hell was really going on.
He would prove how wrong everyone was in judging him as a madman.
Now while we're making sure our stock of bull shark DNA, human stem cells, and biological fetal materials is all sufficient (the "is" should go with "stock" so I think that's right?) - with the latter of course being available in abundance just by checking the cities trash cans (I mean, duh, no?) - other things are also happening (as things tend to do) of note throughout Winscott City, which was at best "a breeding ground for criminals, crabs, and creeps"! I guess even by this vague input, it should already be clear that this is not a nice city, as the streets are dirty, the cops don't give a damn, serial killers ply their trade practically at will - as you'll see, "the city was one giant wildlife preserve for the Foot Carver" - and yes, even worse. Yeah, so all this - plus AGAIN just the sheer insanity of realizing that we're easily able to find DOZENS of abandoned babies in trash cans throughout town just thanks to a random search on a random night - just points out that (a) it's going to get worse (think: "mutated monster babies" and you're on your way!) and (b) maybe that won't be a bad thing. Oh ha ha, who am I kidding? Remember: this is not straight-line thinking we're concerned with. Face it: everyone's fucked, it's all just a question of how fucked and when!
This is the sickest shit I’ve ever been contracted to do.
So Blaze sends us off on some pretty wild escapades - some of which may just be small side-stories (or huge hints to the rest of what's happening) and some which seem to be huge bits that we shouldn't forget (or may just be small shit… well, you get the idea). The most important thing is that no matter how quickly your own brain matter begins to dissociate and/or disintegrate, the whole shebang moves forward at a pretty damn brisk pace. Like it or not, there are some people that really know their jobs (for better or worse) and some THINGS that learn how to do what they wind up doing best right from the get-go. And sure, you can argue not every failure we run across means that something didn't work just that it didn't work the way ANY of us expected. Still with me?
She tried to scream, she tried to beg, she tried to pray, but all was futile.
For myself, this was my first Blaze book and it had all the ingredients I was looking for in, well, my first Blaze book. There are a few editing hiccups but nothing I'd rip anyone's face off for (we have people for that you know). And that whole "ignore the straight and narrow" bit works out pretty well, in that there's no kind of "gosh, I'm so glad me and all my loved ones survived" kind of contrived ending. Granted every dimensional wall that can be broken seems to have been left in tatters (though oddly enough not the 4th wall), but that's part of the fun. That and the floods of blood and brain matter and the "splashes of blood and guts popping out all over the walls" and the "brutalized corpses (falling) onto the floor and body parts (sailing) across the air" and the baby sharks singing doo, doo, doo, doo, aaaahhhhh we gonna eat yo' asses… well, excuse me while I wipe away these tears because you really can't get much better for the holidays!!! Enjoy!
4 stars barfed and transported by utterly illogical means into the toilet of the cosmos! Jerry Blaze is described as, quote, "an international bestselling author of Trash Horror and Bizarro Fiction." Well, I can't speak to the international part (even if I am no where near the USA but would only qualify for the teeny tiny village I live in) but he sure nailed the latter two along with a good dose of splatterpunk in his very, very weird, shocking, and even arguably disgusting book "The Discarded." I mean, I just have this image of him deciding to write this book by picking point A - oh let's say that's a spot on the map where somebody is dumpster diving at the local abortion clinic - and determining that he wanted to eventually reach point Z, which I'll just summarize as saying life on Earth is probably doo-doo-doomed.
We are the discarded of the city. The city gave us life and tried to take it away, but they failed.
Now while writing said book, Blaze might have suddenly looked up from the used coffee filters and stolen Arby's placemats he was taking notes on and said to himself, "No wait… that reads like a straight line. Much too obvious, too many people will expect that… and that just won't do." And from there, the book just got weirder and weirder and then went through some sort of Stargate-like portal and wound up being the book I just finished. I mean, wow, this was an acid dropping miasma of putrid bizarreness that I can't really compare to anything I've read. Full stop. I mean, even after you finally get to meet all of the main-ish characters and understand at least why they're making appearances of a sort, it probably won't help much because you just won't see any of this coming.
The storm will be the calm before the true essence of fear strikes.
I do appreciate though that we had the good taste to at least start this story with the on-going machinations of the kind of person that'll never disappoint me as a reader, namely, a mad scientist. Or a future Nobel Prize winner, your call (he could have maybe eventually even qualified for a FIFA Peace Prize including the Cracker Jack necklace it came with). To say though that his target - to render infants capable of telling their caretakers "why they were upset rather than screaming or crying" - is an understatement of the grandest scale. Now this certainly sounds at face value like an act of absolute insanity, oops, I mean well-meaning and profitable research but knowing that the good Doctor was not even fond of children, especially the youngest ("He hated babies. They were literally the worst part of the human life cycle.") left one wondering just what the hell was really going on.
He would prove how wrong everyone was in judging him as a madman.
Now while we're making sure our stock of bull shark DNA, human stem cells, and biological fetal materials is all sufficient (the "is" should go with "stock" so I think that's right?) - with the latter of course being available in abundance just by checking the cities trash cans (I mean, duh, no?) - other things are also happening (as things tend to do) of note throughout Winscott City, which was at best "a breeding ground for criminals, crabs, and creeps"! I guess even by this vague input, it should already be clear that this is not a nice city, as the streets are dirty, the cops don't give a damn, serial killers ply their trade practically at will - as you'll see, "the city was one giant wildlife preserve for the Foot Carver" - and yes, even worse. Yeah, so all this - plus AGAIN just the sheer insanity of realizing that we're easily able to find DOZENS of abandoned babies in trash cans throughout town just thanks to a random search on a random night - just points out that (a) it's going to get worse (think: "mutated monster babies" and you're on your way!) and (b) maybe that won't be a bad thing. Oh ha ha, who am I kidding? Remember: this is not straight-line thinking we're concerned with. Face it: everyone's fucked, it's all just a question of how fucked and when!
This is the sickest shit I’ve ever been contracted to do.
So Blaze sends us off on some pretty wild escapades - some of which may just be small side-stories (or huge hints to the rest of what's happening) and some which seem to be huge bits that we shouldn't forget (or may just be small shit… well, you get the idea). The most important thing is that no matter how quickly your own brain matter begins to dissociate and/or disintegrate, the whole shebang moves forward at a pretty damn brisk pace. Like it or not, there are some people that really know their jobs (for better or worse) and some THINGS that learn how to do what they wind up doing best right from the get-go. And sure, you can argue not every failure we run across means that something didn't work just that it didn't work the way ANY of us expected. Still with me?
She tried to scream, she tried to beg, she tried to pray, but all was futile.
For myself, this was my first Blaze book and it had all the ingredients I was looking for in, well, my first Blaze book. There are a few editing hiccups but nothing I'd rip anyone's face off for (we have people for that you know). And that whole "ignore the straight and narrow" bit works out pretty well, in that there's no kind of "gosh, I'm so glad me and all my loved ones survived" kind of contrived ending. Granted every dimensional wall that can be broken seems to have been left in tatters (though oddly enough not the 4th wall), but that's part of the fun. That and the floods of blood and brain matter and the "splashes of blood and guts popping out all over the walls" and the "brutalized corpses (falling) onto the floor and body parts (sailing) across the air" and the baby sharks singing doo, doo, doo, doo, aaaahhhhh we gonna eat yo' asses… well, excuse me while I wipe away these tears because you really can't get much better for the holidays!!! Enjoy!
June 25, 2025
Holy cow. What a crazy and absolutely wild ride this story was! Three different storylines that come together into one. We have a little bit of everything in this one. Extremely well written, insane plot, great character building and one hell of an ending. Be sure to add this one to your TBR Horror lovers. Check your triggers. This is extreme.
The Discarded follows a mad scientist doctor, a serial killer and a female detective. The doctor is looking for guinea pigs for his most recent gruesome experiment; infants to be exact...
The serial killer is known as the "Foot Carver." His victims are all women and he collects their feet for his own sick twisted pleasure.
The female detective is looking to make it big at her precinct by taking down criminals in the worst areas of the city.
All three of these characters come across one another in different ways. It's quite the read and definitely won't bore any reader who is brave enough to take this one on. You won't be disappointed.
Thank you to Jerry for this ARC. I'm fortunate to be an early reader and can't wait for the rest of the world to get their hands on this one!
The Discarded releases on July 7th, 2025
The Discarded follows a mad scientist doctor, a serial killer and a female detective. The doctor is looking for guinea pigs for his most recent gruesome experiment; infants to be exact...
The serial killer is known as the "Foot Carver." His victims are all women and he collects their feet for his own sick twisted pleasure.
The female detective is looking to make it big at her precinct by taking down criminals in the worst areas of the city.
All three of these characters come across one another in different ways. It's quite the read and definitely won't bore any reader who is brave enough to take this one on. You won't be disappointed.
Thank you to Jerry for this ARC. I'm fortunate to be an early reader and can't wait for the rest of the world to get their hands on this one!
The Discarded releases on July 7th, 2025
August 26, 2025
The Discarded by Jerry Blaze is one helluva ride! This novel starts out bizarre and gets even stranger. Shark DNA, smart ass toddlers, serial killers who love high heels—this one has it all! It was obvious that Jerry did loads of scientific research and had fun writing this one. This book gets crazier with each page turn, and is one of my favorites of the year, for sure! It was also my first Jerry Blaze book, and it will not be my last. The Discarded was a nice break from the depressing stuff I've been reading lately, as I had a great time from start to finish. I highly recommend this as a must-read for all bizarro splatterpunk fans.
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July 29, 2025
Jerry has this innate ability to capture the grittiest, most real people in his writing. Characters that you dislike but empathize with completely. His longest work of fiction yet is a pulpy delight, chock full with the sorts of degenerates that he crafts so brilliantly, and the with most entertaining and insane plot twists. I was disgusted, enthralled, captivated, and totally regretting eating my ramen for lunch while reading. I can see why this one is making such a splash, it’s pure entertainment!
July 3, 2025
Anyone familiar with Jerry Blaze's work knows what to expect: gore, hacker/slasher, and plenty of action. This book does an excellent job with those with added brutality. This is one of Mr. Blaze's longer works, and it is well worth reading. It is a wild ride full of twists and turns! I cannot recommend this enough!
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