Lolligag

by Ryan J. Powell

In a violent home, all Lucy wants is a little bit of peace and quiet. When her favorite cartoon, Lolligag, crawls out of the shattered TV screen, Lucy thinks her wish has been granted. But Lolligag needs Lucy’s help in collecting five puzzle pieces so that she can remain in the real world. As Lucy is suddenly thrust into a splatter world of glitter and gore, she must decide if magic is worth the monster you become.

38 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 22, 2025

Reviews

[Eloise Blaise | Bibliophel · Rating 4 out of 5]

[3.75] She’s done it again. How can these novellas be so childlike and innocent yet filled with heinous acts? Love it. I feel like the writing was so descriptive yet fast paced I could actually see it happening…

[Steph's_Creepy _Reads · Rating 5 out of 5]

How many broken, defeated and helpless children have wished that their favourite toy, superhero or cartoon character could shield them from all of the chaos and neglect that's going on in their world? Better yet, make it all go away. Hold people accountable. And perhaps, even make them pay. That's what you get with this book.
It's fresh, imaginative and reflective. Not to mention having an abundance of descriptive gore scenes.

[Emily | TheHauntedShelf · Rating 5 out of 5]

RJ has such a talent for writing the most adorable characters and then making them commit extremely graphic acts of violence.

[baraa]

a cute little read?

[John Raptor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lucy's parents suck. Abusive degenerates. Lucky for Lucy, her favorite cartoon character Lolligag is about to climb out of the TV and teach all the abusive asshats in Lucy's neighborhood a lesson.

The combination of guts and gore and cutesy glitter is disorienting. It's a sweet confectionery mixed with blood and bile. This is Baby Bones with a quirky twist. It reminds me of the "It's a Good Life" segment of the Twilight Zone movie where a creepy kid makes cartoons come to life and devour a flesh and blood human.

I love the fun, child-like language in this book -- dilly-dally-doo -- juxtaposed with the horror and gore. It's like if a children's book copulated with a snuff film.

The kills are brilliant, executed in ways that are associated with childhood innocence: for example, Lolligag uses cookie cutters to mutilate Lucy's mother.

My favorite fantastical weapon was the peppermint buzzsaw that fills the air with a nauseatingly sweet smell as it slices through gristle and bone.

Another gem from R. J. Powell!

[A.D. Jones · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lucy finds herself second away from a terrible end, only to be thrust into a world of wonder and devastation. A blood soaked journey to bring Lolligag to life, and exact some well deserved vigilante justice along the way.
We will be taken on a gore-filled adventure that brutally murders in a way only a toon could. And I was here for it!

Lolligag blends equal parts extreme horror and Bizarro fiction to provide a wild ride that is a little bit like reading a horror version of Roger Rabbit. It hits the level of ‘cute’ horror that Powell is great at, while keeping things to a level that I enjoyed.
If you like your horror on the more extreme side, but want something a little less machismo about it, this is an excellent little quick read.

[SeveredTherapy · Rating 4 out of 5]

The juxtaposition between the cartoonish nature of Lolligag and the straightforward violence of what was happening was absolutely hilarious.

The flipside of that is that it almost felt rushed. I'm guessing this was in an attempt to make it feel like a 30-minute cartoon or something? I feel like there needed to be something keeping Lolligag from getting what she needed, other than going to these places. I dunno.

it wasnt a terrible story by any means, it was just missing a small piece.

3.75 out of 5 severed thumbs-up.

[JWo1855 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lolligag was a delightful destruction of the chaos in little Lucy’s life. It was like a Killer version of Kandyland made to fit perfectly within the cartoon world where Lucy found peace.

There was absolutely devastation happening as Lucy tagged along with her favorite cartoon character, but the way Lolligag went about it made it not sound nearly as grotesque.

Give Lucy credit though, she made her second wish one that proved she was wise beyond her years.

[Emmy · Rating 4 out of 5]

strange but wonderful

38 pages I wasn’t expecting much of a story to be made but this was actually very good! Lolligag is a great character who helps Lucy with three wishes and takes out people who have hurt her and others it’s a great revenge book that’s kinda sad. I wish Lolligag was real to hurt all the nasty people of this world with her magic lollipop 🍭

[Stu Logan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolute madness

A little girl living a terrible existence. Her favourite thing a cartoon called Lolligag. One day her favourite character crawls ftom the TV screen, and drags her into a crazy world of murder and mayhem.

[Holly Wheeler · Rating 4 out of 5]

If there’s one thing I love about RJ’s books they are seriously weird and messed up yet always so good and manage to get you hooked from the get go! I love the fact that her books have what seem to be cute characters which are completely bat sh!t. Smashed it again!

[Kalaya Stutesman · Rating 5 out of 5]

a short read but a gorey one, definitely far better than the only other cartoon splatterpunk I've read - stab the rabbit. I definitely enjoy a lot of rj powells works because they feel like tasteful revenge stories and lolligag is not an exception!

[Kaitlyn Walsh · Rating 2 out of 5]

loving the idea and premise and the childlike story telling. however I don't know if I'm desensitized because iv been reading some heinous books lately but I found it boring. barely any gore. and I didn't like lolligag. felt like another person taking advantage of her

[Kaity Eskelson]

Did a wonderful job at describing these heinous acts in such a short story. I just don’t usually rate novellas, but this was a good one to read while I was getting some work done and had an itch for something horrific. Well done!

[Sharron Joy Reads · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reader Discretion Beware

Lucy just wants to watch her favourite cartoon but her parents will not stop arguing. But the cartoon steps out of the TV and asks Lucy if she wants them to be quiet .

An extreme horror that is full of juicy gore all wrapped up in glitter and candy!

[kelseyslibrary_ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wish I had Lolligags enthusiasm she’s absolutely delightful

[William Becker · Rating 5 out of 5]

IF HORROR CAME IN GUMDROP FLAVOR

[Risshan Adele · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was so fun! I vividly was imagining a peppermint saw in action. Gory and sweet 🖤 Rj’s imagination is a wonderland as always.

[Cherish Noel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun, quick read before I go to bed. This book was way better and less nauseating than reading “Dollface”.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

This woman cannot write a bad book

[Lisa van Dam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Im obsessed with this authors books. Short horror storys. And i mean they got it coming

[Dylan Alarie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was awesome! I loved the vibe and the writing that was just perfection. It was pretty deranged, but thank goodness it wasn’t too much. I enjoyed it really much.

[Oliver Behegan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another quick and nasty read.

[Victoria · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars. This wasn’t for me, but it did make me appreciate Dollface more!

[Em · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short, gory read and I loved every second of it.

[Alyxandria · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 ⭐️ I love how sadistic she manages to create her characters! And her descriptions are so intense and disgusting it’s like a car cash you can’t look away from I eat it up!!