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Reviewed by Jamie Michele for Readers' Favorite
The Rabbit Man by T.R. Slauf is an anthology of short stories that are absolutely horrifying, particularly as they are centered around the vile impulses of arguably the worst villains in contemporary fiction. The stories range in length, tone, and tenor and include the titular story. In this short story, a sadistic killer known as Rabbit Man livestreams gruesome performances of torture and murder. Detective Blake, technologically challenged, becomes obsessed with tracking the killer despite the lack of evidence. With the help of Bert from computer forensics, Blake navigates the dark web to trace Rabbit Man's livestreams. Despite efforts, they struggle to identify the killer or his victims. When an ID is finally made on one victim, the stakes are raised to a deeply personal level.
The Rabbit Man by T.R. Slauf is a tough book to read, not on account of Slauf's writing, which is exceptional, but because they are genuinely very disturbing. There are extreme abuses of all conceivable forms against the vulnerable, including very young children, and one in particular, Obsession, actually brought me to tears. Out of all the stories, I most appreciated Sickly Sweet, a story in which a man named Erin finds joy in serving ice cream to children at the park. He encounters Brody, a neglected child, and his abusive mother. Unable to bear the cruelty, Erin takes matters into his own hands. Slauf teases “Easter eggs” in the compilation of original work and I did suss it out, which I won't spoil here. I think this collection will be best appreciated by readers who like darker work, and who can stomach the degree of horror that's a step up from what most are accustomed to.
