Title: Saturday Mourning CartoonsAuthor: Aron Beauregard
First Published: November 13, 2024
Publisher: Self-Published
Pages: 16
Genre: Extreme Horror, Horror
Format: Chapbooks and Zines
Source: Gift
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Synopsis:
A TOON OF DOOM
When an aging cartoonist is pushed into early retirement, he inadvertently learns a painful secret about his legacy. A secret that triggers such trauma, that he's inspired to carve out a unique path toward revenge. This new nasty from Aron Beauregard is over 5,000 words long and one of his most bizarre and disgusting to date.
These chapbooks each have 1 interior illustration.
WARNING: This book contains graphic content. Reader discretion is advised.
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Saturday Mourning Cartoons is a twisted love letter to golden era animated cartoons. The story follows an aging cartoonist whose life has come crashing down after his long running show has been cancelled to make room for newer more exciting series. What follows is a brutal story of revenge that was intensely satisfying.
It is very notable that the story is set in the 1990s, and I really appreciated the nod to this era in animation. As a late 80’s millennial I grew up during the big shift in animated cartoons, watching classic cartoons from the golden age like Tom & Jerry and Looney Tunes during a period of steady decline. Beloved characters were gradually replaced by the glorified toy commercials of the 1980s and the edgy and crass cartoons that became popular in the late 1990s. There was moral panic over these new-age cartoons with some parents fearing that their children were being brainwashed.
Aron Beauregard successfully captures this period of history and childhood nostalgia and mixes it all up to create a wonderfully original story. Although I found it to be mildly predictable the story was such a fun ride that I didn’t care. A bloody good time and easy recommendation.
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“I didn’t do it for him, or you. I did it for myself.”
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About Aron Beauregard
Aron Beauregard was born and raised in Central Falls, Rhode Island. He’s been writing horror since the 6th grade and has now released over 25 books. An avid supporter of horror art and illustration, Aron has made it his standard to hire illustrators for every book that he puts out under his brand AB Horror.
His writing is dark and without boundaries. Known for creating a stir, his work has gone viral on several occasions. He’s won the Splatterpunk Award twice after garnering four total nominations. As an independent artist, Beauregard’s book “Playground” has achieved #1 Bestseller status under the category of horror on both Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Additionally, his work has been translated to multiple languages.
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