Any book is up for discussion as long as that discussion is respectful. Slob, by rex miller slob is an interesting horror noir book that i read very quickly and very much enjoyed. A search query can be a title of the book, a name of the author, isbn or anything else. Stephen king hails rex miller as terrifying and original. In earlier years miller was a radio dj and collectible dealer, but his true calling was cemented by the 1987 publication of slob, a blistering serial killer mindfuck. Rex miller is the principal for mindshift, a leading futures consultancy, human performance, coaching, and organizational strategy company.
Author rex was nominated for the 1987 bram stoker award for slob in the category of the best first novel. A successful book series written by author rex miller is known as the chaingang. Slob is his debut novel, the story of a man who thinks of himself as death. Shop the latest titles by rex miller, dr at alibris including hardcovers, paperbacks, 1st editions, and audiobooks from thousands of sellers worldwide. Jack eichord is the detective who must hunt this human monster and genius killer. In what is the first of a number of books about daniel bunkowski a. A man who likes to feast on human hearts, spilling blood wherever he goes. Its been manyyears since i read slob and dove right in. When i was in high school, a copy of rex millers then brandnew debut novel slob went. Books best sellers new releases childrens books textbooks. Slob is his debut novel, the story of a man who thinks of himself as death, a man who likes to feast on human hearts, spilling blood wherever he goes. For more than ten years rex miller has been breaking through our old thinking and continued defense of a failed status quo by demonstrating how trustbased project teams consistently outperform all other approaches.
I have not read slob, but i think the main character featured in a story by miller in the anthology fleshcreepers, edited by j. The authors second book, preceded by slob, a splatterpunk classic. Slob, the first novel in the series, introduced the character of daniel bunkowski, a halfton killingmachine. Slob is unrelenting, uncompromising, and written with remarkable restraint his forcefulness comes through in the narratives lean economy. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Rex miller writes like a truckdriver tailgating you at 80 mph in a kenworth transorient. Wriiten is a hyperkenetic style, slob mesmerized readers and most of those that read it considered rex miller something truly special. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading slob chaingang book 1. Slob is one of the most unique, inventive, engrossing and fun books to read about a serial killer. Additionally, rex is a threetime international awardwinning leader and fivetime wiley author. Rex miller describes his life as a perpetual escapist daydream shaped by the american dream merchants. Plus the ending was as cliched, predictable and anticlimatic as they come.
Chaingang, rex miller has created a character that is so grotesque and replusive, that its hard to imagine anything like him. Its the last note his mother ever wrote before she died. What is the climax in the slob book by ellen potter answers. He wrote a series of novels detailing the investigations of jack eichord, a fictional homicide detective who specialized in tracking down serial killers. There is also a rare essay by rex miller at the back of the book, never before reprinted in book form. A spirited 100page look at the life and fiction of the late rex miller, one of the most distinctive horrormystery specialists of the eighties and nineties. This week, our editor looks at the nowobscure crimehorror author rex miller and discusses millers two most famous creations.
But the book is fastmoving and gruesome, lots of graphic sex and violence both singly and together, so any weaknesses can be shot past as you try not to. In the book slob by ellen potter the note the owen keeps with the word slob on it is very sincere to him. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to. Rex miller spangberg april 25, 1939 may 21, 2004, known professionally as rex miller, was an american novelist. Only rex miller has the audacity to try and tame this monstrosity. This content was uploaded by our users and we assume good faith they have the. Slob chaingang, book 1 by rex miller fantastic fiction. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
This 1981 book also introduced the character of a killing machine of half a ton called daniel bunkowski. While reading the word raw springs to mind almost constantly. He had gone on the air at 4 pm saying he was rex miller. Graham masterton words like powerful, visceral, and monstrous dont even begin to describe the kind of book slob is. Slob was a momentous book in the field, rex millers story of the quarterton serial killer chaingang, and it inspired a couple sequels. Stephen king hails rex miller as terrifying and original slob is his debut novel, the story of a man who thinks of himself as death a man who likes to feast on human hearts, spilling blood wherever he goes jack eichord is the detective who must hunt this human monster and genius killer years of working as a homicide detective for the chicago police department has hardestephen king. Slob is a fantastic adventure into the mind of a serial killer. Sign up below to a newsletter and receive a free book chapter. Isbn 9780330304382 9780330304382 softcover, pan books, 1988. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers.
Hailed as a bold new book in the splatterpunk wave, rex millers slob appeared in 1987 to much sweatypalmed pageturning. A man who likes to feast on human hearts, spilling. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. Miller slob has created a horror story that is at once macabre, inhuman, implausible and boring. The series of eichord novels, of which this is the second title, reflects his obsession with the ongoing, largerthanlife battle between good and evil slob, his previous book, was nominated for a bram stoker award as the best first novel. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Slob resembles a horror novel and a mysterysuspense book, but it is thoroughly unique. It is the story of daniel chaingang bunkowski, a 500 lb serialkiller of unimaginable ferocity, and jack eichord, the intense special murders detective who is. His bibliography includes 1 novel, saint louis blues, a series of books, slob, frenzy, profane men, stone shadow, iceman, slice, chaingang, butcher, and savant. Slob by rex miller 1987, paperback for sale online ebay. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Rex miller spangberg april 25, 1939 may 21, 2004, known professionally as rex miller, was. See all books authored by rex miller, including hot blood. Brutal fictionwhen i realized that open road media had reissued rex miller s chaingang book, i was excited.
Rex miller rex miller used books, rare books and new books. A man wholikes to feast on human hearts, spilling blood wherever he goes. The authors first novel which introduces his character daniel bunkowski, aka chaingang. Books go search hello select your address best sellers todays deals new releases customer service gift ideas books gift cards electronics home computers sell. Daniel edward flowers bunkowski is a terrifying force that goes beyond imagining. In slob he induces genuine panic making you read faster than you want to too scared to go on, too terrified to stop. He had a number of horror stories and books published over the years. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Slob chaingang book 1 kindle edition by miller, rex. Dark psychological crime novel in which detective jack eichord pursues serial killer frank spain. Rex miller books list of books by author rex miller.