| Title | : | Animus Farm |
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| ISBN | : | - |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781950259342 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 73 |
| Publication | : | Published October 11, 2020 |
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Animus Farm is mental brain floss over a dream argument, trying to distinguish between reality and illusion. One man's struggle for survival becomes the itch, pain and confusion. Bizarre happenings, animal transformations, weird surgeons; a psychological horror that peels back the skin and explores deeper under the flesh, where something is growing."A Cronenbergian horror story that will leave your flesh chillblained, your gut lurching, and your mind reeling!"--Chris Kelso, author of THE DREGS TRILOGY
Animus Farm Reviews
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Great book! Quite horrifying in some places, this book has a mix of humor/satire (perhaps similar to Animal Farm), with horror/bizarro elements. The book worked for me though because of the narrative structure. I won’t spoil it, but the interplay between dream and reality was remarkably well done, and kept me on the edge of my seat. Plus I really appreciated the unique narrative voice and grammar. Donald hears the book a certain way, such as with grammar and voice, that is an interesting effect. It has its own rhythm. I also liked the concise (the book is only 60 pages or so) and imagistic (the book is graphic and imaginative) elements of the book. I’ve read Don’s poetry before, but his vivid imagination works well for fiction. This book is quite the creative journey. Recommended.
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Animus Farm by Donald Armfield is a trippy piece of psychedelia, yet it is as relevant as you can make it. Armfield has a stunning vocabulary and a Dean Koontz way of teaching me new words. Animus Farm opens with the bits and pieces (so to speak) that we all remember from surgeries or hospital stays, but then there’s so much more, and a rabbit that passes through and leaves something of itself.
Reminiscent of Kafka’s Metamorphosis, but what is Bruce becoming, if anything? How much of what he is experiencing are the drugs, how much is real? Is he actually growing a rabbit’s tail? Bruce has dreams and false awakenings. He’s in the hospital, and then he’s dressing to go somewhere with his flirtatious Cousin Mallory. He’s in a car with her, and then he’s not. They arrive at Uncle’s house; then Uncle catches them having sex in the den. It seems Bruce is turning into a rabbit; he can’t get enough celery and carrots, and he’s having sex like a bunny.
What awful experiments are the humanoid creatures doing at Animus farm? Can they be stopped? Will Bruce step up; will he be the one to stop them? And there’s the big twist. I confess that the ending of this story shattered me.
