{"id":22153,"date":"2025-12-16T01:00:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T05:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/?p=22153"},"modified":"2025-12-19T03:33:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T07:33:55","slug":"book-rural-decay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-rural-decay\/","title":{"rendered":"Rural Decay"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"book-3272\" class=\"bdb-book-info\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/book_ruraldecay.png?fit=250%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Rural Decay\" class=\"alignright\"\/><strong>Title:<\/strong> Rural Decay<br \/><strong>Author:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/author\/jason-nickey\/\">Jason Nickey<\/a><br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/series\/rural-decay\/\">Rural Decay #1<\/a><br \/><strong>First Published:<\/strong> <span content=\"2024-05-03\">May 3, 2024<\/span><br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/publisher\/self-published\/\">Self-Published<\/a><br \/><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 118<br \/><strong>Genre:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/extreme-horror\/\">Extreme Horror<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/horror\/\">Horror<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/lgbtq\/\">LGBTQ<\/a><br \/><strong>Format:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/format\/ebook\/\">Ebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/format\/paperback\/\">Paperback<\/a><br \/><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/source\/kindle-unlimited\/\">Kindle Unlimited<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/source\/purchased\/\">Purchased<\/a><br \/><strong>Rating:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/rating\/5\/\"><span class=\"bdb-font-awesome-star-wrap\"><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/212092954-rural-decay\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/addtogoodreads.png?ssl=1\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><br \/><br \/><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong> <p>Jack Buckley always admired his father. even after he found out he was a serial killer. As Jack grows older, and he begins helping his father, he begins to develop an unhealthy obsession with him; an obsession that would send both of their lives crumbling into decay.<\/p>\n<p>From Jason Nickey, Author of \u2018Wreckage\u2019, comes a new story of extreme horror.<\/p>\n<strong>Get the Book:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4fTvIK1\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a>\r\n<hr \/><\/div>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Review\",\n\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2025-12-16T05:00:44+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\"description\": \"Rural Decay\",\n\t\t\t\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Radical Dreamer\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/book-rural-decay\\\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Rural Decay\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"author\": [\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Jason Nickey\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/book-database\\\/author\\\/jason-nickey\\\/\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t],\n\t\t\t\t\t\"isbn\": \"9798323737697\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"numberOfPages\": 118,\n\t\t\t\t\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Self-Published\"\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\t\"image\": \"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/book_ruraldecay.png?fit=250%2C400&ssl=1\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2024-05-03T00:00:00+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodreads.com\\\/book\\\/show\\\/212092954-rural-decay\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"genre\": \"Extreme Horror\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Jamie\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/\"\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t, \"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"ratingValue\": 5,\n\t\t\t\t\t\"bestRating\": 5\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<h2>Review<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Rural Decay<\/strong> destroyed me. It is an emotionally powerful piece of transgressive extreme horror about a boy and the father he looks up to. When young Jack discovers that his father is a violent serial killer he is shocked but also intrigued, and eventually brought into the fold as his father&#8217;s prot\u00e9g\u00e9. What followed was a story of unimaginable depravity that went in a direction that caught me off guard. I had thought that I had read this type of story before, but I was so very wrong.<\/p>\n<p>This was my first Jason Nickey book and I fell head over heels in love with his prose, it was shockingly beautiful despite depicting evil people committing abhorrent acts. While the book is quite violent but never too over the top. The book lives rent free in my head and is one of my favorites in the genre.<\/p>\n<h2>Quote<\/h2>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Whether it was cleaning the house, working on his truck, or running errands, we did <em>everything<\/em> together. It only seemed right that we do this <strong>together<\/strong> too.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<h2>Content Warnings<\/h2>\n<span class=\"ubb-spoiler\"><a class=\"ubb-view-spoil\">View Spoiler &raquo;<\/a><span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"ubb-thespoil\">Abduction, Child Abuse, Child Sexual Abuse, Dead Parent, Death, Dismemberment, Grooming, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Psychological Abuse, Rape, Sex, Sexual Abuse, Snuff Film, Suicide, Torture, Violence <a class=\"ubb-hide-spoil\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer;\">&laquo; Hide Spoiler<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<h2>About the Author<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ubb-about-author\">\n<h3>About Jason Nickey<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_jasonnickey.png?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft ubb-about-author-photo\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_jasonnickey.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_jasonnickey.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jason Nickey is a horror writer coming from West Virginia, where he lives with his partner and three cats. He writes shorter fiction, focusing on short stories and novellas. His writing style ranges from general horror to extreme and everywhere in between. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ubb-author-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/bibliobeard?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAabv-I8RxqcRPJVNJ9zxxOxBAUasGMTEgd3lQ5I6Bg6TUuF-Tp0VFVOdoKg_aem_g7oYev95KAVxrTuHsTqe4g\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jason.nickey.3\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/22936191.Jason_Nickey\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3TQA5g8\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bibliobeard\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Review Rural Decay destroyed me. It is an emotionally powerful piece of transgressive extreme horror about a boy and the father he looks up to. 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