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Derek Pearson is a struggling graphic novelist whose younger brother took his own life after becoming ensnared in The Dropout Challenge. I was sad one minute and just pissed off the next, making me want to jump in the story and scream at some of the characters in the book.
I was a little disappointed in one death, as in I wish they hadn’t died, but it all came together in the end! In the era of viral social media challenges, some funny and some downright deadly Aron took that and elevated it. This is about a relative of one of the victims taking matters into his own hands and discovering who's really behind the challenge. Boy is particular fond in finding vulnerable teenagers and makes them participate in "The Dropout Challenge" which ends with the suicide of the teenager. Cause let’s face it, we, as humans, have the desire to hurt those who hurt us, regardless of the consequences.
Modern Hysteria is one of those books that just makes you angry every single page as you know it could be all too real, while also being pure fiction.
Aron definitely is on a massive run of truly stellar extreme horror offerings, and Modern Hysteria is no exception. There's a lot to ingest in the book; grief, revenge, lust, depravity, pushing yourself too far, it's all here in these pages, and yet, by the end you still experience a sliver of profound hope. His writing is dark and without boundaries and, as a result, he's won the Splatterpunk Award once after garnering 3 total nominations.Derek Pearson is a struggling graphic novelist whose younger brother took his own life after becoming ensnared in "The Dropout Challenge". Aron Beauregard presents a story about one of the great dangers our youth face on the internet, the destruction it leaves behind, and the evil behind it. After Derek's brother Ralphie completes 'The Dropout Challenge', Derek is determined to expose the person behind it, the person known only as 'Mr.