{"id":20627,"date":"2023-11-12T15:39:41","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T15:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=20627"},"modified":"2023-11-12T15:39:41","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T15:39:41","slug":"exclusive-mother-orders-book-from-target-instead-gets-disturbing-erotic-novel-about-killing-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=20627","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive: Mother Orders Book from Target, Instead Gets Disturbing Erotic Novel About Killing Children"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are mistakes \u2014 simple errors with simpler fixes \u2014 and then there are mistakes <\/em>\u2026 the kind of catastrophic blunders that defy explanation.<\/p>\n

This wild exclusive report is very much the latter kind of mistake, despite retail conglomerate Target seemingly waving it off as the former.<\/p>\n

To wit, a Texas woman reached out to The Western Journal to share what happened when she tried to purchase a book from Target<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After receiving a notification that her book had been delivered on Friday, Rachel Krichevsky rushed home to open up the Target package containing her new romance novel \u2014 or so she thought.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs soon as I got home, I opened the package to find that not only was the wrong book delivered but to my repugnance, it turned out to be a book categorized as \u2018extreme horror\u2019 containing content such as, but not limited to: Pedophilia, sexual assault, incest, torture, kidnapping, physical abuse and animal cruelty all described in graphic detail each involving young children,\u201d Krichevsky told The Western Journal via email.<\/p>\n

For the unfamiliar, \u201cextreme horror\u201d is a very niche genre of literature categorized by extremely graphic and detailed descriptions (leaving things to the imagination is not this genre\u2019s strong suit) of whatever horror was happening in a given moment.<\/p>\n

As to the book Krichevsky received? It was \u201cPlayground\u201d by Aron Beauregard.<\/p>\n

Despite the fun and family-friendly sounding name of this extreme horror novel, the cover (which The Western Journal won\u2019t link to, due to its disturbing nature) makes it pretty clear this is a deeply disturbing and macabre tale.<\/p>\n

The cover of the book, ostensibly the very first thing that Krichevsky saw upon opening her package, depicts a young girl at the top of a playground slide that has saw blades protruding out of it. Strewn all across the slide and ground are blood, guts and a dismembered foot.<\/p>\n

\u201cI immediately made a report through the Target app stating the concern over the mistake that was made,\u201d Krichevksy said. \u201cI didn\u2019t feel as though this was a mistake to take lightly. After submitting my details digitally, I called customer service and was connected to a representative who did not understand the severity of the complaint.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor 15 minutes we went back and forth over how to return and exchange the book. When I asked if I could escalate the situation, she then told me she makes a note of all concerns, and those concerns are then submitted in a ticket therefore there is no need to escalate the call.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Target<\/a> representative eventually nixed a potential exchange and opted to just send the correct book to Krichevsky \u2014 what some might construe as solid customer service under normal circumstances.<\/p>\n

But to Krichevsky, these were far from normal circumstances, given the extreme nature of what she had just been sent.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter relaying multiple times within the call, I was not asking how to return the book, I was concerned about the content that ended up in my package and would never think of donating this writing,\u201d she said. \u201cShe then stated that it would be noted and to have a great rest of my day.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot once did she ask what explicit content I received was called, therefore the complaint will go nowhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

Krichevsky\u2019s description of \u201cPlayground\u201d as explicit might be underselling it.<\/p>\n

The Western Journal reviewed excerpts of the book and ultimately agreed with Krichevsky\u2019s assessment that \u201cPlayground\u201d is not fit for consumption by anyone.<\/p>\n

(For the morbidly curious, a quick plot synopsis: An evil old lady invites three poor families to have their children \u201ctest out\u201d new playground equipment \u2014 equipment inundated with deadly additions, like the slide on the cover of the book. There are a number of subplots and such that aren\u2019t fit to repeat in print, but rest assured, a lot of people die, a lot of people are sexually assaulted, and it\u2019s all done in the most descriptively gruesome way possible.)<\/p>\n

As an example of how depraved this book is, there is an infamous \u201cpage 47\u201d of the book that graphically describes how the old lady antagonist killed her own mother via sexual assault \u2014 and it\u2019s described in horrid detail.<\/p>\n

And this book was sent to a mother whose child could\u2019ve easily found and opened up this story.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor Target<\/a> to have \u2018accidentally\u2019 sent this material is of detrimental concern as anyone of all ages can order books through the Target app,\u201d Krichevsky lamented.<\/p>\n

This is where things take an especially strange turn, however: Per Krichevsky, Target doesn\u2019t even offer \u201cPlayground\u201d for sale on its website. Indeed, a search of \u201cPlayground\u201d or \u201cAron Beauregard\u201d on the Target site doesn\u2019t yield a single \u201cextreme horror\u201d offering.<\/p>\n

\u201cAre they mistakenly putting this book in other orders?\u201d asked Krichevsky. \u201cI could have easily been a youth reader receiving this content and unknowingly read a \u2018scary book about children on a playground.’\u201d<\/p>\n

Krichevsky also further blasted the literary filth by noting that the warnings the book offers grossly undersell its contents.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are two warnings written before starting the book,\u201d Krichevsky explained. \u201cFirst it says, \u2018This book contains scenes and subject matter that are disgusting and disturbing; easily offended people are not the intended audience.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cAs well as a paragraph after the acknowledgments page that states, \u2018This book contains scenes of graphic violence involving children.\u2019 Giving absolutely no specific detail to the extent of what readers of all ages are actually getting into. Absolutely zero emphasis on children being sexually assaulted, tortured, and put in incestual situations.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith great concern for the innocence of children and the increasingly growing culture of allowing pedophilia to be normal<\/a>, I feel this must be stopped, using this book and situation as a prime example,\u201d Krichevsky wrote.<\/p>\n

The Western Journal has reached out to Target for a response and will update the story accordingly should they respond.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The post Exclusive: Mother Orders Book from Target, Instead Gets Disturbing Erotic Novel About Killing Children<\/a> appeared first on The Gateway Pundit<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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