things have gotten worse since we last spoke summary

I did enjoy the way that LaRocca handled this subject matter, as it did not feel like a justification or glorification, it felt more like a snapshot of depravity.

I will say I was not expecting to read anything about beastiality and luckily for me (and hopefully every reader) there is no sex scene between any human or animal. That is when it is made extremely clear and quickly that this chimp and Edgar had sexual relations, and they had them often. Cy hates Enkidu, and the chimp is pondering how his life will be now that his owner is dead. Now that I have gotten that out of the way, this one is from the perspective of a pet chimpanzee named Enkidu, who’s owner Edgar has just passed away and is now in the care of Edgar’s lover Cy. If you do not want to hear beastiality discussed, do not continue reading this piece of my review, and certainly do not read this piece from LaRocca’s novella. I can’t even get into my review of this one before putting the biggest trigger warning for beastiality. Rating: 5/5 Delicacies from a First Communion I will say that this story does hit on the very delicate topic of pregnancy, so if you have a hard time with that subject, be warned before embarking into this one. Some of the images he paints still pop into my head from time to time ever since my first read through. The imagery that LaRocca uses to really help the reader picture the day-to-day life of the beetle as he lives on and “protects” this woman is absolutely disgusting in a really beautiful way.

The story follows his decision to stay with her long after his family leaves to find a new host to feed on. This beetle is truly the Joe Goldberg of beetles the way this little guy describes his feelings for the woman as love, only to recount their words, saying love was not intense enough to describe his feelings for her. LaRocca starts off their collection with a story that centers around a beetle who has fallen into an obsession with the dead young woman his family is feeding on. I decided that instead of giving one general review to the collection as a whole, I would follow Eric’s lead and give my review in pieces. Entitled They Were Here Before Us, a Novella in Pieces, it features a total of 6 short stories.

My favorite horror author Eric LaRocca is back with their newest release just in time for Halloween.

Things have gotten worse since we last spoke summary