Book Review: LORD OF THE FEAST

by | Dec 1, 2025 | Book Reviews, Reviews, The Horror Review News | 0 comments

Lord of the Feast
Tim Waggoner
Flame Tree Publishing (April 26, 2024)
Reviewed by Carson Buckingham

Tim Waggoner’s latest, Lord of the Feast, is a journey through hell not to be missed. Two families, related by marriage and intent, have decided that the world needs to end, and they want to create a god that can move the Earth into a state of disorder and chaos. Evidently, they view the current progression toward eventual entropy as moving far too slowly. With the god comes the Gyre, an enormous black hole-like thing descending from the sky, which will pull Earthly reality into it and extinguish the human race.

These are not people you want to invite to Christmas dinner.

The way the god is made is by collecting parts from black-souled humans and stitching them together, à la Frankenstein. They took a run at creating this god once before, and it ended in a disaster during which more than half the families were either killed outright or mutated in some horrific way.

But now, they’re ready to give it another shot, but they must first re-collect the body parts that were hidden with surviving family members who may not be too keen on trying for another resurrection anymore. The book becomes a macabre scavenger hunt between the faction that wants to give the Incarnation another try and the one that doesn’t.

Based on my description, you might think that this book is nothing more than pulp fiction, and how wrong you would be. The book is so elegantly written that the first page will remove all doubt and inform you of greatness.

As is usual with Mr. Waggoner, you will find that the book is not glued, but nailed to your hands. He juxtaposes humor and horror so deftly, it is like Lewis Black coming across a disembodied hand while out for a walk. The author also doesn’t include any more explanation than is absolutely necessary, which I love. I am capable of filling in the blanks with my own imagination, and it is to the author’s credit that he presumes that his readers are intelligent enough to do this.  Over-explaining does nothing but create a doorstop book that few will read. This book’s pacing is perfect, and it moves the reader right along from horror to horror. What a great ride!

If you have a horror fan on your Christmas list, Lord of the Feast would make a superb gift. And grab one for yourself, while you’re at it!

5 out of 5 stars.   Keep ‘em comin’, Mr. Waggoner!

About Carson Buckingham

Professionally, Carson Buckingham has made her way in life doing all manner of things, most of which involve arson. She is currently employed as a freelance writer on a work release program. In her spare time, she studies forensics, in hopes of applying her new knowledge to eluding the authorities more effectively the next time. She is originally from Connecticut, but now resides in Kentucky—and Connecticut is glad to be rid of her.

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