This was a wild ride for sure. It had all its twists and turns and white noise going on and the interactions between the characters leaving you lost in the white noise til the ending.

Oh man. Weird horror has been on a rise in recent years and I, for one, am thankful for it. This was an odd little piece, but so engaging.

Went with the audio by Connor Brannigan and its very well done.

This is a very bizarre story. Franklin received a set of random texts from a neighbor he doesn’t know. He’s lonely, so he accepts her offer to come over and hang out. Regardless of the red flags, in which there are numerous, he finds himself staying. She contradicts herself, claiming he’s wrong even when it was a comment she made only moments before—clearly gaslighting him. She seems to mistake him for someone else, and over time it only gets worse. After ignoring a text to take her medicine, Franklin invites Lynda over in hopes of shaking her out of it in a new setting.

Unfortunately, things only get worse. The night is fueled by arguments, misunderstands, the need for reassurance, sexual endeavors, and even self harm. I do feel like bits of his loneliness and his ability to brush things off resonated with me as at least ‘possible,’ even though I would have gotten the hell out of there wayyyy earlier. I do feel like Lynda’s assaults were not that deftly handled though, as some of her triggers seemed to be the opposite of expectations.

Regardless, the ending is even more out of left field than the entire story, and the insanity is catching.

What I liked about White Fuzz is that the story started RIGHT AWAY. It was interesting. Why is this guy getting this phone call? What is white fuzz? Who is this girl? It was strange but not so strange that it felt alienating.

I hated White Fuzz; The Bedlam Bible #2 by William Pauley III. HATED. It was so gross and the author sounds like an incel. Use this book for compost in your garden for sure. I need ear bleach.

Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher/author for providing me with an ALC in exchange for my honest review.

This book was exactly what I wanted it to be! I loved it. I will make sure to check out other books by this author. When I requested this I was just intrigued by the concept of it and I loved how it turned out. This story had a great plot and if you have read this and enjoyed it, This was so much. It was such a great story. I would say give this one a try. I will continue to follow this author. Way to go to this author for not letting me down.

I highly enjoyed the narrator of the audiobook. Kept me listening.

I liked this one much more than the previous instalment. It was more cohesive and had a more linear story. In some ways it was even darker than The Tower. I dare not comment on the representation of PTSD but the constantly changing dynamic between the two characters makes for a good conversation starter for mental health; especially PTSD resulting from childhood trauma.

This was… not good. Aside from clearly telling and not showing, this story was unnecessarily explicit. I think body horror and erotica can be written well and excitingly, but everything in this story felt aggressive. I know it’s a short, but there were absolutely no stakes. It was not compelling. If an alien could be a manic pixie dream girl, that’s basically the plot of this story. One thing I will commend is that the main character definitely felt like a realistic male, though the character of Linda exactly reflects how I think a man would objectify a sexual assault victim (hypersexual, hysterical, begging for validation from men) when that’s just not the case in the real world.

After a while I started to sadly get bored with this little series. I pushed through so I could finish what I was given but I'm just not as invested anymore.

I really didn't realize what I was getting into with this book. It's very odd. And there are moments that are just gross. Narration is smooth. It was an instantly available audio book on Netgalley so I thought I'd give it a try. But it's just weird. I don't feel like I can give too much detail without spoiling it, but trust me. Weird. Also, if you are easily triggered, this is not the book for you. Some major trigger warnings include mental health, sexual situation, child abuse, sexual abuse, etc.

Thank you to Netgalley for the Advanced Reader Copy in exchange for my honest review.

This book was so freaky. It was super short and time flew by as I read it and I felt like I was losing my mind the whole time. I didn’t realize this was the 2nd in a series so after reading it, I purchased the first one and I will be purchasing the next as well.

Thank you to NetGalley for the audio ARC of White Fuzz buy William Pauley III.

Another bizarre, insane, fantastic segment of The Bedlam Bible. As always, Connor Brannighan brings these short stories to life in the most wonderful way.

White Fuzz was more sexual than the others from The Bedlam Bible I have read so far, but the content of this book looks at sexual abuse (trigger warning for those wanting to read).

The ending will have you :0 :0 :0

White Fuzz is the second book in the series The Bedlam Bible. As with many Pauley novels, this one is short, weird and wonderful. Franklin receives a mysterious text message from a stranger. Turns out, she is a neighbor in the Eighth Block Tower, and he goes over to her place. As they initiate a sort of romantic entanglement, weird (and gross) things start to happen. And when I say gross, I mean the description the author gave of the encounters were so vivid that I literally felt stomach sick.

A fun little read to listen to. Just make sure to wait to eat anything until afterward!

Tw: Pedophilia, incest, beastiality, references to abuse (child, sexual, domestic)

This is honestly the weirdest book that I have ever read in my life. I honestly don't know what to say except is be prepared for something very strange and expect nothing. Oh, I also wouldn't call this a love story, just erotic in ways that not a lot of people will enjoy.

Another bizarre book by William Pauley III, I wasn’t sure how to feel about this one- I don’t think it was the best one for me. It fits Pauley crazy writing style but I just wasn’t feeling it. It was just so odd but it hasn’t put me off exploring more of Pauleys writings.

I’ll definitely admit this one threw me a bit as it took a little bit of a different approach than the other two books in this series I have read. Rather than multiple shorter stories that weave together, this entire book follows one story. Every time I thought I knew where it was heading I was quickly reminded to never get too comfortable reading one of Pauley’s books- the regular rules of the world do not apply here. Definitely stick around with this one until the ending! I’m continuously surprised how much heart can go into these deeply strange and, at times, gruesome stories.

Take a trip through Eighth Block Tower and get to know some more of your neighbors- just be mindful of the salt in the halls.

Dang. Of the two Bedlam Bible volumes I've read now, this is hands down my favorite. Unlike the first volume, this one acts as a standalone tale in the eighth block tower. Readers of the first might assume something weird could happen at any moment, but the dialogue is so good they'll not see the ending coming.

So this is now a re read, and I’ll just say it features a character who ended up in a lot more stories than just this one.

I listened and I was struck by the art of storytelling. I thought of things we had to read at school as part of the English syllabus, but then you had no choice.
Lynda spelled with a y, at first bubbly and promised to be interesting and then turned needy and disturbed. Why did her home smell of death? She had my sympathy for what she had seen growing up. Do I believe her? Do I believe him?
I was glad that I did not have to go on reading. I was glad I had a choice to stop listening.
What was in the box, left when Lynda was nineteen by her fiance?
The book was advertised to me as science fiction, and science fiction must have different genres. The picture of the girl with the fuzzy brain was strategic and the strength of the book promising that the writer will soon land was suspense magic.

I received the audiobook version of this story via NetGalley.

Connor was great at narrating as with all the others in the series.

I ended up accidentally skipping this entry so I decided to return back to it after finishing all the others in the series.

I thought the story was great. It was on the shorter side so I was able to finish it in one sitting. It was all one story, unlike a few others in the Series which were more of a short story collection

I would consider this to be (I don’t want to say horror but) more on the horror side, at least comparatively. This entry was also kinda sad.

The ending was unexpected to say the least.

This story is intoxicating! I was glued to my headphones (this was an audiobook) and I couldn’t stop listening to it. It is a difficult and weir book, with a great ending. I totally recommend it, if you dare!