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An Army of Skin Kindle Edition

by Morgan K Tanner (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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What better way to exact revenge by the murdering and skinning of innocent victims in lashings of blood-soaked depravity?

But hold on, those flayed skins are coming to life? And thus begins the insanity.

After losing his mother to a brain tumour, Trevor King feels totally alone in the world. Someone needs to pay for her death and Dr Mellick, Trevor's work colleague and family GP, is the man he holds responsible.

Trevor's yearning for vengeance leads him to concoct a vicious plot to frame the doctor for multiple murders. Trevor skins the corpses, turning them into elaborate art pieces after being inspired by a mysterious textbook. But as the skins of the flayed victims come to life and continue the killings for him, Trevor wonders whether he is in too deep.

When Dr Mellick goes missing Trevor becomes convinced the doctor is planning a similar scheme to bring him down. But as Trevor discovers the truth of his mother's death and his own life, this murderous path becomes more of a calling.

"This is a compellingly menacing first novella by an author that has a firm grip on the workings of horror."


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"The descent into utter madness is phenomenal." - Steve Stred, author of Ritual

"Tanner pulls the reader through with some brilliant and macabre storytelling and a plot that unravels and twists and becomes a runaway train of a story." - Ross Jeffery, author of Tome

"Depraved entertainment for the sheer fun of it!" - Keith Anthony Baird, author of The Jesus Man

"Some lovely gruesome scenes, some creepy monsters, and prose that's laced with sarcasm and irony." Zachary Ashford - author of Sole Survivor

"Brutal, bloody and totally twisted." - Yolanda Sfetsos, author of The Bone Factory

"Who would have thought such a blood-spattered story of murder, flaying and insanity could cheer me up so much?" - R.H. Hale, author of Church Mouse

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07MTTJ5MV
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Amazon Media (January 14, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 14, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3055 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 125 pages
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Morgan K Tanner

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Morgan K Tanner is a writer, drummer, and golfist currently residing in the English countryside. The idyllic surroundings make it an ideal place to write, drum, and hide the bodies. The busy sound of the typewriter is perfect to drown out the hum of the antiquated torture equipment.

When not writing or inflicting pain and suffering on his numerous victims, he indulges himself in all things horror and metal.

He is the author of An Army of Skin, The Mind's Plague and Other Bites of Brutality, The Unbeliever and The Intruder; a Short Sharp Shocks! Book, and The Snuggle Zombies; his attempt at a kids horror story.

You can praise or indeed abuse him by visiting www.morganktanner.com or find him on Twitter @morgantanner666 and Instagram @morganktanner

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ValerieLeeD.
4.0 out of 5 stars Murder, dismemberment & anticipated fabrication!
Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2019
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This story starts off right in the middle of a dismemberment and skinning! And the gore doesn’t go away! The author goes into great detail regarding the skinning of victims and it’s in chapter 3 that the main character sees that the skin suit is alive or so he believes!

It is fascinating to read about the character’s descent into madness! The author gives us glimpses of King’s reality throughout this story but leaves just enough out for the reader to question what is really going on here! This is a one of a kind and I really enjoyed it!
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S. Williams
5.0 out of 5 stars Dark horror at it's finest. Revenge has never been this skin deep.
Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2020
Trevor's love of his life has died. His mother. She died of a brain tumor. Trevor has become so obsessed with revenging her death he does not connect the dots of the whole story that is about to fall into his lap. It is a doozy. Something he never would have thought in his wildest dreams. And his dreams are really wild, most likely from the drugs Dr. Mellick has him addicted to, who happens to be the very person he seeks vengeance upon for not saving his mother. I wondered if Morgan Tanner the author used the name Mellick in honor of another Marvelous Bizzaro author. All answers point to yes. This story will grab you and suck you in until the very last drop. If this is your genre, dive right in. It was a good wake up with my Sunday cuppa.
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Joe
4.0 out of 5 stars What a weird, fun ride
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2021
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Is he crazy? Is he not? Regardless of the answer your gonna have a good time.
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Sarah Duck-Mayr (DedDuckie)
4.0 out of 5 stars Ghastly little novella, loved it!
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2021
I received an e-book copy of An Army of Skin, authored by Morgan K. Tanner, with cover art by M. R. Tapia, for review consideration. What follows below is my honest review, freely given.

I rated this novella 4.5 stars. The cover gives off an erotic charge while highlighting gross anatomy. The Venuses (anatomical models), specifically the wax figurines from the 1700-1800’s came to mind when I saw this novella cover. They famously used real hair and eyelashes to frame seductive facial expressions gracing intricately detailed female anatomic models that were used to teach physicians and surgeons; now they are preserved in museums.

Trevor is learning from an interesting book, he refers to it as a textbook; our opening act is one post violence. I have always been fascinated by the books within books that authors create; younger me tried to look them up to read, not understanding. Older me wishes they were readable, because the glimpses of these imagined books that authors hint at in their works are curious creatures; how much must be borne to complete their task for the authors need? I would love to know, though I imagine the answer is different for each.

Trevor is also someone I pitied, violence aside; I couldn’t tell if he was fully responsible for his apparent moral decline. This novella does not give a straight path, the story winds along, around and into itself almost like the folds of a brain; beautiful to behold, but hard to decipher first glance. Having gone to work smelling like booze, I have to wonder how Trevor did not get called out for smelling far worse at least once, but that falls into what is the reality of it all question doesn’t it? I have read the novella thrice so far and I am no closer to certainty than before and that is how you write horror my friend. If you want something to remain confusing, bugger off you will never understand it my friend. Love this little mind torture novella.

Was this left open ended for a sequel? I hope I read it right, but readers often place that pressure and desire on the author and story with good intentions, but are wrong. So I end with this; unique read, tried to review spoiler free, check it out if you love horror, I don’t think you will be disappointed.
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Cenzo
4.0 out of 5 stars Skinned Alive
Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2019
When I think of campy horror, I think of Return of the Living Dead—a personal favorite of mine. Humor and gore can make for an odd combination if either is forced, but author Morgan K. Tanner offers up a throwback to 80s horror in his novel, An Army of Skin. Horror that can fuse humor / gore into something likable are often credited as being “cheesy”, so much so that this type of horror has become a sub-genre of its own. Tanner’s An Army of Skin uses a surreal, bizarro-esque conflict to skip over the cheese—like good horror-schlock, the humor doesn’t seem to be intentional, but rather a result of our protagonist’s misadventures.

Army of Skins offers up the “dumb people in ridiculous situations” device to such an extent that I envisioned Michael J. Fox as the protagonist, with all of his awkward scheming and sudden decisiveness. Our protagonist is hardly a “likable” person, considering the fact that he’s a murderer who envisions his tasks as a means to an end: vengeance. Trevor King attempts to right a wrong—his mother’s death, which he blames on medical malpractice—by murdering people to implicate a man he holds responsible for the tragedy that changed his life forever. There is absolutely no question that anyone who uses the murder of innocent people to justify their actions might be a tad bit insane, and Tanner plays that up with King’s confusion. The tone from the first-person narration matches the questions that we have about our protagonist—Tanner is able to maneuver the story through our flawed character by paralleling King’s slow disintegration with the presence of talking flesh—“skins.” I appreciated the amount of detail that went into the talking skins, as Tanner was able to ensure that the skins weren’t just a side effect or distraction from the overarching conflict.

I enjoyed the novel’s twist—I often don’t care for most plot twists, as they often seem to be too convenient or too shoehorned—as it added another dimension to the story and actually tightened up the plot. If you enjoy bizarre or old-school schlock that doesn’t revel in the humor—but utilizes it to highlight the surreal events and the character’s everyday-person attributes, then you’ll enjoy An Army of Skins.
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KAB
4.0 out of 5 stars A debut dripping with dark humour
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 18, 2019
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What struck me about Mr Tanner's offering was the ease with which I could just speed along through the story, and simply enjoy the comedic slant of the whole thing. It's not trying to be anything grand; just depraved entertainment for the sheer fun of it! King's descent into madness as your 'everyday' crackpot is thoroughly entertaining stuff. It's something to be enjoyed by someone wanting a piece of literature which has the feel of a frantic and psychotic 80s horror flick.
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R.H.Hale
5.0 out of 5 stars A psychological whirlpool of grisly gristle, blood and madness. Bring it on.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 24, 2019
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Wow. Who would have thought such a blood-spattered story of murder, flaying and insanity could cheer me up so much!?

I’ve read gory stories before, but where all the blood and guts are woodenly described as if obligatory, until my eyes simply glaze over: another smooshed organ here, another severed tendon there, yeah yeah, whatevs...
But here, author Morgan K. Tanner triumphs in getting right inside your head (pun semi-accidental). This doesn’t only work because the horror and brutality in those scenes is written in - almost worryingly? - expert detail, but because we’re also seeing everything through the eyes and mind of the protagonist, Trevor King, whose, to say the least, demonstrably *disturbed* mind bounces him back and forth between blurred realities. This carries us right along with him every step of the way; his doubts, his fears, his episodes... until we’re as confused as Trevor. Tanner builds up this drama, keeping us guessing until things crystallise in the finale, which in my humanitarian mercy I shan’t spoil for you.

Apart from all that, oh boy can Tanner make me laugh!
His gift for dark humour is a real breath of fresh air and had me laughing out loud more than once during this story. And that’s a major part of this book’s charm - it doesn’t take itself too seriously, making it all the more believable and gripping.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Inventive and well paced thriller
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 19, 2019
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A great read with wonderful figurative language and an
intriguing story. It definitely left a mark on me! Also it’s
a cinematic piece in many ways
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