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The Printer From Hell
When he buys a new printer, Steve Holland fully expects to have some trouble getting it set up. What he doesn't realize, however, is that this printer has a mind of its own.
Soon the bruises start to appear on his son's arm, and the printer produces hideous images that show scenes of pain and suffering. At first Steve assumes that someone has somehow hacked into the machine, but when his wife and son disappear he realizes that something far more sinister is happening.
This particular printer offers a way to reach another world, and Steve's only hope is to beg for help from a madman. Can he rescue his family, or will the printer claim yet another victim?
The Printer From Hell is a horror story about a man who makes a terrible mistake, and about a machine that threatens to bring two worlds crashing together. This is the 2022 edition of the original 2016 release.
Soon the bruises start to appear on his son's arm, and the printer produces hideous images that show scenes of pain and suffering. At first Steve assumes that someone has somehow hacked into the machine, but when his wife and son disappear he realizes that something far more sinister is happening.
This particular printer offers a way to reach another world, and Steve's only hope is to beg for help from a madman. Can he rescue his family, or will the printer claim yet another victim?
The Printer From Hell is a horror story about a man who makes a terrible mistake, and about a machine that threatens to bring two worlds crashing together. This is the 2022 edition of the original 2016 release.
153 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 19, 2016
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Amy Cross
604 books1,560 followersAmy Cross writes novels and short stories in a number of genres, mainly horror, paranormal and fantasy. Books include The Farm, Annie's Room, The Island, Eli's Town and Asylum.
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October 4, 2022
Gruesome!
The Printer From Hell will definitely have you on your toes in anticipation for whatever is coming next.
Steven, Mary and their son Josh are a happy family with a love of living. However, a new printer puts a damper on things.
This book reads fast. Many of the chapters are only five minutes long. The pages turn fast.
I’m happily reading this book for a buddy read with a group of friends who like to read in a group.
Because everyone hasn’t finished reading, I’m going to end my review here.
Four stars. ⭐��⭐��⭐️⭐️
The Printer From Hell will definitely have you on your toes in anticipation for whatever is coming next.
Steven, Mary and their son Josh are a happy family with a love of living. However, a new printer puts a damper on things.
This book reads fast. Many of the chapters are only five minutes long. The pages turn fast.
I’m happily reading this book for a buddy read with a group of friends who like to read in a group.
Because everyone hasn’t finished reading, I’m going to end my review here.
Four stars. ⭐��⭐��⭐️⭐️
March 17, 2023
Another really original horror concept from Amy Cross. I've had bad printers before. And believe me, they can make your life a living hell. But this particular printer in the story really does make that all happen. And I couldn't imagine what my evil, violent doppelganger would look like in an alternate dimension. Maybe he'd have a cool mustache? Or wear a dirty baseball cap? Anyway, the story was solid and very uncomfortable. You spend a majority of the time trying to figure out what's actually happening to Josh, Mary, and Steve, as they encounter a series of misfortunes, all revolving around their new printer. And things proceed to go from bad to worse. Josh, their young son, begins seeing apparitions, and Steve begins hearing far-fetched theories from his colleague, all leading to the big reveals. And they do no disappoint. Now the story moves at a very quick pace, and there were several aspects that made my question the internal logic, but as a whole it was a good experience. Amy Cross doesn't seem to be short on unique plots for her books, which is one of the reasons it keeps me coming back for more.
September 28, 2022
“The Printer From Hell (The Blood and Gore Collection)” by Amy Cross started out pretty interesting. I was hooked from the start and was excited to see where this novella was taking me to. The characters were a bit minimalistic but the buildup to what exactly was going on with this printer from Hell was pretty good at first.
Then things just started to unravel for all the wrong reasons. I won’t ruin anything for you but once things started to be revealed, I felt there was some kind of disconnect. It just didn’t really click or make much sense to me as even though I re-read the parts where the plot twists happened, it wasn’t fleshed out as it should have been. It was a bit confusing and felt out of place in the grand scheme of things.
I will say, the parts of gore and horror were pretty good but nothing extraordinary. The ending was lame as I didn’t like it at all. Again, if an author writes a novella like this, it’s expected to be ended in a way that satisfies readers. Unfortunately, this one didn’t do that for me and left a bad taste in my mouth.
I give “The Printer From Hell (The Blood and Gore Collection)” a 2/5 with this losing an entire star for the numerous typos I found while reading. There was even a space before a comma towards the end which might not bother readers but it absolutely did for me. Anytime I see a book have too many typos like this, it completely takes me out of the immersion it’s supposed to bring me. Perhaps that’s the natural writer and editor in me (it’s my profession) but there is no excuse when it comes to making sure you proofread your content before you publish anything for the world to read.
Then things just started to unravel for all the wrong reasons. I won’t ruin anything for you but once things started to be revealed, I felt there was some kind of disconnect. It just didn’t really click or make much sense to me as even though I re-read the parts where the plot twists happened, it wasn’t fleshed out as it should have been. It was a bit confusing and felt out of place in the grand scheme of things.
I will say, the parts of gore and horror were pretty good but nothing extraordinary. The ending was lame as I didn’t like it at all. Again, if an author writes a novella like this, it’s expected to be ended in a way that satisfies readers. Unfortunately, this one didn’t do that for me and left a bad taste in my mouth.
I give “The Printer From Hell (The Blood and Gore Collection)” a 2/5 with this losing an entire star for the numerous typos I found while reading. There was even a space before a comma towards the end which might not bother readers but it absolutely did for me. Anytime I see a book have too many typos like this, it completely takes me out of the immersion it’s supposed to bring me. Perhaps that’s the natural writer and editor in me (it’s my profession) but there is no excuse when it comes to making sure you proofread your content before you publish anything for the world to read.
September 24, 2022
It took me a while to read this, as I wasn’t really feeling it, having just finished reading Jack Ketchum’s The Girl next Door! This is a 21st century ghost story, which I found entertaining enough, but tbh it is quite forgettable also. I quite like Amy Cross’ books, but unfortunately this wasn’t doing it for me!
September 18, 2022
My 1st Buddy Read on GR, with a great group of people. I learned a lot while having fun.
The Printer From Hell was entertaining but predictable. I don't want to put any more energy into this book.
It served me well, as a catalyst to meet new people, learn new ideas and have some fun.
2 1/2 fangs Round up to 3
The Printer From Hell was entertaining but predictable. I don't want to put any more energy into this book.
It served me well, as a catalyst to meet new people, learn new ideas and have some fun.
2 1/2 fangs Round up to 3
September 18, 2022
Can a printer be the gate to a parallel world of ours? Is there an evil version of the world we live in (LOL this is a rather controversial question, isn't it)? Steve, Mary and their son Josh find themselves in some strange occurences after Steve brought a mysterious printer home. A colleague of his tells more about the make and gives him some disturbing details and about a man named Wolonovsky. Things turn for the worse when both wife and son vanish. Where did they go to? Can they be rescued? All of a sudden a man named Wolonovsky appears at his door. Can he help him? Amy Cross comes up with a good horror novel here. Okay at some parts the story isn't completely logical but it has the exact dose of suspense and horror to keep you reading. If you like alternative worlds and some surprising denouement definitely worth reading. The haunted home scenes and the eerie printouts were rather well done. This was a an Amy Cross buddy read we did in the group Horror Afficionados. Really enjoyed it. Recommended novel!
September 17, 2022
I've got to admit that I wasn't at all sure just what to expect from a home computer printer that appears to go rogue, but I'm delighted to say that, all in all, I was more than pleasantly surprised.
Giving everything that you would come to expect from a decent twentieth century ghost story, the journey leading to Hell soon takes a much darker, sinister path and ends in a place as black and disturbing as you could possibly imagine. Returning from it may just not be possible.
If you like adventures with an abundance of evil ghosts, bad mental health issues, monstrous pseudo-beings, parallel universes, crazy psychopaths, torture, mutilation, death and destruction, without the action ever becoming unspeakably OTT the top or unacceptable, then this journey into the negatively charged, outrageous journey into a red and black state of nothingness is most definitely for you.
Thoroughly enjoyable - a great piece of deathly dark, unearthly escapism which all horror fans should surely visit.
Ps. "Mrs Munro - I think I love you!'
Rating: 4.2 large, pitch-black holes of the truly grizzly 'hellform' variety.
Giving everything that you would come to expect from a decent twentieth century ghost story, the journey leading to Hell soon takes a much darker, sinister path and ends in a place as black and disturbing as you could possibly imagine. Returning from it may just not be possible.
If you like adventures with an abundance of evil ghosts, bad mental health issues, monstrous pseudo-beings, parallel universes, crazy psychopaths, torture, mutilation, death and destruction, without the action ever becoming unspeakably OTT the top or unacceptable, then this journey into the negatively charged, outrageous journey into a red and black state of nothingness is most definitely for you.
Thoroughly enjoyable - a great piece of deathly dark, unearthly escapism which all horror fans should surely visit.
Ps. "Mrs Munro - I think I love you!'
Rating: 4.2 large, pitch-black holes of the truly grizzly 'hellform' variety.
March 2, 2024
I think I offer up this disclaimer with every Amy Cross review I write: I love me some Amy Cross. There is something about her complete dedication to churning out horror tales like a factory conveyor belt that fills me with admiration. I really liked this story, because it surprised me.
I expected a rip on Word Processor of the Gods by King, and I got something totally different. Trigger Warnings here for explicit violence against women and children, a healthy dose of blood and gore, and even a bit of the weird sub-genre of horror with a call-back to a parallel universe very similar to an H.P. Lovecraft nightmare.
Steve buys an off-brand printer that is so off-brand that the store manager offers him an incredible deal to take it off his hands. However, when he takes it home to print up some documents, they don't print or copy. What does occur is that pictures of his apartment are somehow making their way into the output tray. Also, Steve's son Josh is showing up to school with bruises and he even has to be taken to the ER.
Steve's wife, Mary is worried because she feels something has been allowed to infiltrate their lives, and it's not just affecting Josh, but it's causing marital woes as well. If you want to experience real horror, then check this out. It really demonstrates Cross at her gory best.
I expected a rip on Word Processor of the Gods by King, and I got something totally different. Trigger Warnings here for explicit violence against women and children, a healthy dose of blood and gore, and even a bit of the weird sub-genre of horror with a call-back to a parallel universe very similar to an H.P. Lovecraft nightmare.
Steve buys an off-brand printer that is so off-brand that the store manager offers him an incredible deal to take it off his hands. However, when he takes it home to print up some documents, they don't print or copy. What does occur is that pictures of his apartment are somehow making their way into the output tray. Also, Steve's son Josh is showing up to school with bruises and he even has to be taken to the ER.
Steve's wife, Mary is worried because she feels something has been allowed to infiltrate their lives, and it's not just affecting Josh, but it's causing marital woes as well. If you want to experience real horror, then check this out. It really demonstrates Cross at her gory best.
September 17, 2022
Fair warning:
Gore rating about a 6 on a scale of 1-10
TW: violence toward women and suggested violence toward children
Now on to the review!
At times it feels like every printer was made just to be difficult. They all seem to be from Hell at one time or another, don't they? This story didn't go the direction I thought it was going to go, but it was still a quick and entertaining read. Steve buys a desk printer for his home. He got an offer he couldn't refuse! Let this serve as a warning that I'm sure you've all heard before. If it seems to good to be true, it probably is!
This printer is the start of many odd and terrible events in Steve's household. Is the printer the cause of all of this trouble? It couldn't be! But ... could it?
Thus begins Steve's incredibly dark journey to figure out what's going on and how to stop it. I can't say much more without giving away plots to the story. I don't want to ruin it for anyone who might want to read it. But it's very twisty and fun to follow right to the very last line of the book.
If you dare to read it, enjoy! Again, remember it isn't for everyone. But those who love a good gruesome tale should enjoy it! I give it 3.75 stars, rounded up to 4.
Gore rating about a 6 on a scale of 1-10
TW: violence toward women and suggested violence toward children
Now on to the review!
At times it feels like every printer was made just to be difficult. They all seem to be from Hell at one time or another, don't they? This story didn't go the direction I thought it was going to go, but it was still a quick and entertaining read. Steve buys a desk printer for his home. He got an offer he couldn't refuse! Let this serve as a warning that I'm sure you've all heard before. If it seems to good to be true, it probably is!
This printer is the start of many odd and terrible events in Steve's household. Is the printer the cause of all of this trouble? It couldn't be! But ... could it?
Thus begins Steve's incredibly dark journey to figure out what's going on and how to stop it. I can't say much more without giving away plots to the story. I don't want to ruin it for anyone who might want to read it. But it's very twisty and fun to follow right to the very last line of the book.
If you dare to read it, enjoy! Again, remember it isn't for everyone. But those who love a good gruesome tale should enjoy it! I give it 3.75 stars, rounded up to 4.
September 17, 2022
A short horror novella which starts with a broken printer but goes to very unexpected places...
October 16, 2023
Fragile masculinity kills a story featuring a printer and a guy with a fantastically fragile sense of his masculinity. The idea behind this story wasn't bad but the execution was just okay for me.
September 29, 2016
A thoughtful guy named Randy from the Horror Aficionados group meticulously compiles a fabulous list of Amazon freebies (http://ogres-crypt.com/Kindle/index.html). That's where I came across some interesting-looking books by author Amy Cross. This story was my introduction to her writing. Before proceeding, I just want to pause a moment to say, Thank you, Randy!
As the name implies, this horror story involves a printer. Yep, from Hell. Steve Holland thinks he got a good deal when he purchases a cheap printer. The problem is, it doesn't work properly. Instead of printing what it's supposed to, it prints odd photos of an apartment eerily familiar to the one he shares with his wife, Mary, and their son, Josh.
Mary urges him to return it for a full refund but the technician from his office convinces him that his wife will think less of him if he fails to get it working. Steve argues that it's just a printer and is informed that it's never just a printer. So Steve vows to keep and fix the printer:
"This machine will not defeat me. I purchased it, it's my servant, and I'm going to establish my authority.”
Oh, but those best-laid plans....
No matter what Steve tries, he can't get the printer to work. And then Josh starts seeing an unusual presence. He initially thinks it's his recently-deceased grandmother but soon realizes that it's something malevolent. When bruises appear on his body and he grows frightful of Steve, Mary knows it's time to get away from the apartment until they can make sense of things.
Of course, stubborn Steve decides to stay behind. He will wish that he hadn't....
What a great, original and engrossing story! I sympathized with the characters and had my fingers crossed that everything would work out well for them in the end. The pacing was pretty good, too. Overall, this was a most satisfying story. I'm very impressed by Cross' writing and will be reading more of her books in the near future.
As the name implies, this horror story involves a printer. Yep, from Hell. Steve Holland thinks he got a good deal when he purchases a cheap printer. The problem is, it doesn't work properly. Instead of printing what it's supposed to, it prints odd photos of an apartment eerily familiar to the one he shares with his wife, Mary, and their son, Josh.
Mary urges him to return it for a full refund but the technician from his office convinces him that his wife will think less of him if he fails to get it working. Steve argues that it's just a printer and is informed that it's never just a printer. So Steve vows to keep and fix the printer:
"This machine will not defeat me. I purchased it, it's my servant, and I'm going to establish my authority.”
Oh, but those best-laid plans....
No matter what Steve tries, he can't get the printer to work. And then Josh starts seeing an unusual presence. He initially thinks it's his recently-deceased grandmother but soon realizes that it's something malevolent. When bruises appear on his body and he grows frightful of Steve, Mary knows it's time to get away from the apartment until they can make sense of things.
Of course, stubborn Steve decides to stay behind. He will wish that he hadn't....
What a great, original and engrossing story! I sympathized with the characters and had my fingers crossed that everything would work out well for them in the end. The pacing was pretty good, too. Overall, this was a most satisfying story. I'm very impressed by Cross' writing and will be reading more of her books in the near future.
September 24, 2022
A short, fun read about a printer that's literally from a hellish dimension. Set in England, the story is told from the perspective of the stubborn father who keeps trying to get the darn thing to work, and in the process jeopardizes his family's lives. The last third of the book is bloody and gory, and has a very "In the Mouth of Madness" vibe. Fun stuff for horror fans.
June 30, 2016
Review of THE PRINTER FROM HELL by Amy Cross
I've been reading Amy Cross' wonderful horror since I discovered THE GHOSTS OF LONDON. This story is gory (more than I expected, and it qualifies as "horror extreme.") It is also virtually unforgettable. The next day after my one-sitting read I kept talking to household members about it (or at least alluding to it: "Be careful of that printer. Are you sure you want to use that printer? It might be a Portal!") Needless to say, this story of a poor feckless spouse who just wants to be a proud decisionmaker and acquire the respect of his wife and young son, only to fall into misery, despair, and loss, quite strongly affected me.
I've been reading Amy Cross' wonderful horror since I discovered THE GHOSTS OF LONDON. This story is gory (more than I expected, and it qualifies as "horror extreme.") It is also virtually unforgettable. The next day after my one-sitting read I kept talking to household members about it (or at least alluding to it: "Be careful of that printer. Are you sure you want to use that printer? It might be a Portal!") Needless to say, this story of a poor feckless spouse who just wants to be a proud decisionmaker and acquire the respect of his wife and young son, only to fall into misery, despair, and loss, quite strongly affected me.
September 28, 2022
This was not a terrible book, but there were a few continuity errors and while they don't ruin the story, they were quite jarring (especially when a character mistakenly had his age changed by five years).
November 29, 2016
all printers come from hell.. Atleast this one is honest about it aha
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December 10, 2020Disturbingly good
Amy Cross is one those prolific authors whose amount of work can sometimes constitute a disadvantage. With so many stories published, I admit I wasn't too sure about their quality. Maybe it's just me. I know I take too long to write a story, but I don't write full time as (apparently) Amy does. And that shows not just in quantity, but also in quality.
That being said, Amy, if you're reading and aside from writing you also have a regular job, I hate you. In the nicest possible way, of course.
Amy Cross is one those prolific authors whose amount of work can sometimes constitute a disadvantage. With so many stories published, I admit I wasn't too sure about their quality. Maybe it's just me. I know I take too long to write a story, but I don't write full time as (apparently) Amy does. And that shows not just in quantity, but also in quality.
That being said, Amy, if you're reading and aside from writing you also have a regular job, I hate you. In the nicest possible way, of course.
September 23, 2019
Good read!
This was a great book. Very descriptive and pretty creepy. Makes you look at household products in a different light. Will read more from this author.
This was a great book. Very descriptive and pretty creepy. Makes you look at household products in a different light. Will read more from this author.
June 25, 2016
Weird.. Bizarre.. Good.
February 21, 2017
The Printer From Hell by Amy Cross is a 150-page story about (refer to the title). Published in June 2016, it was on sale for USD 0.99 from Amazon or it can be downloaded for even less with a Kindle Unlimited subscription. I chose to read this book because of the author. Amy Cross writes good stuff IF this is a category you like. Gore and violence abound. Since she has written more than 100 paranormal, horror, and fantasy novels, there must be a bunch of readers that share my interest.
Steve Holland bought a new printer. He got a good deal from a local mom-and-pop shop, at least he thought he got a good deal. All the identifying notations on the machine were in either Chinese, Japanese or that great umbrella language, Asian. After placing the machine in his bedroom, Steve found he couldn't figure out how to set up or install the printer. There was no guidebook and if there had been, it would have been in the mystery language. Mary, Steve's wife, couldn't get the printer to recognize her computer. The machine did not queue documents for later printing; it responded to no commands. It was as if it had a mind of its own.
Although Steve was sure he had unplugged the printer, it came on in the early morning sleeping hours with a great noise like the grinding of gears. Mary had enough. She had been unable to print all day and now the machine was robbing her of sleep. She forcefully directed Steve to return the printer the following day. Steve didn't give up, however. He believed that man was the master of machines and that he and Mary with their combined education should be able to figure this out. He took his inability to connect the machine as a threat to his masculinity, especially when Mary said she might be able to get Matt, an IT expert and weightlifter at the local gym Mary used, to come over to help. As day followed day and Steve continued his tinkering attempts, Josh, their son, reported that he had been talking to Grandma. For its part, the printer had started printing but the only things printed were those items chosen by the printer. At first, they were pictures of Steve and Mary's bedroom. There were at first minor changes to the room's reality; there were clothes scattered and some furniture was larger and of better quality than their real furniture. Then dark figures began to appear in the photos. Maybe it was Grandma.
Dark bruises appear on Josh's arms. How did they get there? Mary is not so sure that Steve didn't do it. Steve knows he didn't. And bruises or no bruises, nothing could explain Josh's sudden illness that put him in the hospital for days. With all attention on Josh, the printer is forgotten for a bit although it continues to churn out pictures of a bedroom that is becoming increasingly more divorced from the bedroom that exists in reality. Magnus, an IT colleague of Steve's, discovers a person (Dzigniav Wolonovsky) on the internet who claims to have found out some disturbing things about the printer, a Maxinomoticon. It seems the printer is a type of portal to an alternate reality which is a mirror image of present reality with one twist. Violence reigns supreme and is recognized as a norm. All types of torture and mayhem are accepted as normal. Sometimes their world comes to visit our world via the printer. Dzigniav is in a mental health care facility. Steve feels that is where Dzigniav belongs.
Josh is back from the hospital, Mary's father is ill, and Steve decides he wants wife and daughter to visit her father. During their absence, Steve will figure out the printer. Mary and Josh leave to go to her father but never arrive. And Dzigniav, newly released from the hospital, comes to visit Steve. He tells Steve he is there to help Steve rescue Mary and Josh, only then did Steve find out about their non-arrival at Mary's father's house. Dzigniav has used the printer to visit the alternate, violent other world, named Hellform. He volunteers to return to that world with Steve and aid in the rescue attempt of Steve's family.
Dzigniav is not quite what he seems. The bruises and fevers Josh had recovered from were a small hint of horrors to come. Josh, Mary, Steve, and Dzigniav all cross into the Hellform world. The violence, gore, and graphic language begin.
There is a surprise ending. One of the things I like about Amy Cross novels is that the conclusions always surprise me no matter how much of her work I read. There graphic violence and gore scenes. I wouldn't give it to my 14-year-old son to read. But for adult fans of this genre, this is another engaging story told by this prolific writer.
Steve Holland bought a new printer. He got a good deal from a local mom-and-pop shop, at least he thought he got a good deal. All the identifying notations on the machine were in either Chinese, Japanese or that great umbrella language, Asian. After placing the machine in his bedroom, Steve found he couldn't figure out how to set up or install the printer. There was no guidebook and if there had been, it would have been in the mystery language. Mary, Steve's wife, couldn't get the printer to recognize her computer. The machine did not queue documents for later printing; it responded to no commands. It was as if it had a mind of its own.
Although Steve was sure he had unplugged the printer, it came on in the early morning sleeping hours with a great noise like the grinding of gears. Mary had enough. She had been unable to print all day and now the machine was robbing her of sleep. She forcefully directed Steve to return the printer the following day. Steve didn't give up, however. He believed that man was the master of machines and that he and Mary with their combined education should be able to figure this out. He took his inability to connect the machine as a threat to his masculinity, especially when Mary said she might be able to get Matt, an IT expert and weightlifter at the local gym Mary used, to come over to help. As day followed day and Steve continued his tinkering attempts, Josh, their son, reported that he had been talking to Grandma. For its part, the printer had started printing but the only things printed were those items chosen by the printer. At first, they were pictures of Steve and Mary's bedroom. There were at first minor changes to the room's reality; there were clothes scattered and some furniture was larger and of better quality than their real furniture. Then dark figures began to appear in the photos. Maybe it was Grandma.
Dark bruises appear on Josh's arms. How did they get there? Mary is not so sure that Steve didn't do it. Steve knows he didn't. And bruises or no bruises, nothing could explain Josh's sudden illness that put him in the hospital for days. With all attention on Josh, the printer is forgotten for a bit although it continues to churn out pictures of a bedroom that is becoming increasingly more divorced from the bedroom that exists in reality. Magnus, an IT colleague of Steve's, discovers a person (Dzigniav Wolonovsky) on the internet who claims to have found out some disturbing things about the printer, a Maxinomoticon. It seems the printer is a type of portal to an alternate reality which is a mirror image of present reality with one twist. Violence reigns supreme and is recognized as a norm. All types of torture and mayhem are accepted as normal. Sometimes their world comes to visit our world via the printer. Dzigniav is in a mental health care facility. Steve feels that is where Dzigniav belongs.
Josh is back from the hospital, Mary's father is ill, and Steve decides he wants wife and daughter to visit her father. During their absence, Steve will figure out the printer. Mary and Josh leave to go to her father but never arrive. And Dzigniav, newly released from the hospital, comes to visit Steve. He tells Steve he is there to help Steve rescue Mary and Josh, only then did Steve find out about their non-arrival at Mary's father's house. Dzigniav has used the printer to visit the alternate, violent other world, named Hellform. He volunteers to return to that world with Steve and aid in the rescue attempt of Steve's family.
Dzigniav is not quite what he seems. The bruises and fevers Josh had recovered from were a small hint of horrors to come. Josh, Mary, Steve, and Dzigniav all cross into the Hellform world. The violence, gore, and graphic language begin.
There is a surprise ending. One of the things I like about Amy Cross novels is that the conclusions always surprise me no matter how much of her work I read. There graphic violence and gore scenes. I wouldn't give it to my 14-year-old son to read. But for adult fans of this genre, this is another engaging story told by this prolific writer.
October 5, 2018
The first ¾ I enjoyed but the last part I thought was a bit silly, not what I would have expected from Miss Cross. One of my favourite books is about a reverse mirror world (Mirror by Graham Masterton). That other world was much more believable. The Printer from Hell begins as expected with a printer, a model no one has ever heard of. Once the printer is set up it doesn't seem to work but begins to switch on and make noises in the night. Later it begins to print photos of the couples bedroom, except the bedroom looks different. It is dirty and dingy, the bed and furnishings are also different and the shoe a women on the bed full of blood, bruises and pieces of flesh missing. Things get worse when their 7 year old son becomes ill and when they get him back from the hospital his wife and son decide to go to see her father as she is scared of being in the apartment any more. The next morning he find she didn't get there but turned around and came back but they never arrived. From there he is taken into the reverse mirror world by another man who has been there and calls it hell. The printer is the catalyst which can send them there and back. Over that side everything is bad, people (who look more like monsters) like to murder and torture each other and it is a race to rescue his wife and son.
August 11, 2020
I picked this up because the goofy title appealed to me. I was expecting something comically horrific like The Mall of Cthulhu, but instead this is thoroughly bleak, with plenty of detailed descriptions of torture and gore. So no matter what, my enjoyment was going to be less than anticipated.
Layered on top was a completely unlikable protagonist, whose minimization and secret-keeping were so frustrating and unrealistic that I just checked out completely. If not for that factor, I'd say this is a decent tale of otherworldly terrors and creeping dread. As it is, I'd say if you want bleak and creepy, just read The Visible Filth - it's much better written, and the protagonist is still unlikable, but more well-written and understandable.
Layered on top was a completely unlikable protagonist, whose minimization and secret-keeping were so frustrating and unrealistic that I just checked out completely. If not for that factor, I'd say this is a decent tale of otherworldly terrors and creeping dread. As it is, I'd say if you want bleak and creepy, just read The Visible Filth - it's much better written, and the protagonist is still unlikable, but more well-written and understandable.
August 12, 2017
It's just a printer. So we all think. The horrors this printer becomes as the story progresses are twisted, gory and they will undoubtedly keep you up at night. Amy Cross wrote a killer with this book, really. I was both intrigued and worried when I read the title, but this read is nothing but good, great and better. Cross' writing is superb and the story is suspenseful with scenes of extreme horror. The ending is fun and terrifying. And just when you think it's over, when it just can't possibly get any beffer, the epilogue will have you wearing a sinister sneer for days. It's so not just a printer.
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September 21, 2022Sure, technology can be a pain in the bottom, but Amy Cross creates The Printer from Hell, which is the title of her short, gory tale. I read it as part of a buddy read, and boy, it escalates. This is a visceral, pain-filled tale, and trigger warnings include buckets of blood - and other assorted body parts and products - violence, and a child in danger (with violence toward him implied.) Though the technology is the conduit, this story actually speaks to the idea that those who are abused often become abusers.
June 27, 2017
Although I prefer this author's fantasy stories, she does pen a good horror.
I have to say that Steve was annoying and insecure in his relationship with Mary, as he constantly worried about 'being a man and in charge', in addition to a general feel of chauvinism with other characters.
The idea was spooky, some of the scenes horrific and I will never look at a printer in the same way!
Good storytelling.
I have to say that Steve was annoying and insecure in his relationship with Mary, as he constantly worried about 'being a man and in charge', in addition to a general feel of chauvinism with other characters.
The idea was spooky, some of the scenes horrific and I will never look at a printer in the same way!
Good storytelling.
April 2, 2018
Great read as usual
Love the way Amy Cross, builds you up, but you are never quite sure what she going to throw at you next. Love her work, recommend to all, horror , mystery, readers. I play world wide game, and introduced my members to her. We cross chat in Vietnamese, Chiniese, to others, who love now, and want know all new books, we disguise what can, thanks google translation.
I have read 77 books of her's and not been disappointed yet.
Love the way Amy Cross, builds you up, but you are never quite sure what she going to throw at you next. Love her work, recommend to all, horror , mystery, readers. I play world wide game, and introduced my members to her. We cross chat in Vietnamese, Chiniese, to others, who love now, and want know all new books, we disguise what can, thanks google translation.
I have read 77 books of her's and not been disappointed yet.
March 20, 2022
Hauntingly good
As I have stated before I’m a huge Amy Cross fan. Going into this book I was wondering, “How the hell is she going to make a printer scary???” Well my questions were answered quite quickly when starting this book. Guy buys a printer at a store for dirt cheap. A brand that no one has ever heard of. But what comes with the printer is a lot more than what him or his family bargained for. Definitely check this one out. It’s fantastic.
As I have stated before I’m a huge Amy Cross fan. Going into this book I was wondering, “How the hell is she going to make a printer scary???” Well my questions were answered quite quickly when starting this book. Guy buys a printer at a store for dirt cheap. A brand that no one has ever heard of. But what comes with the printer is a lot more than what him or his family bargained for. Definitely check this one out. It’s fantastic.
August 16, 2022
I was pleasantly surprised by this book I expected a-bit of a silly parody book about a printer but I really enjoyed reading about the world created within this story.
The addition of an alternate darker reality really gave this story and edge really enjoyable read very gory thou so definitely a few trigger warnings to be aware of.
Looking forward to reading more from this author could become a new favourite.
The addition of an alternate darker reality really gave this story and edge really enjoyable read very gory thou so definitely a few trigger warnings to be aware of.
Looking forward to reading more from this author could become a new favourite.
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December 16, 2017
Subpar writing. She definitely needs an editor to fix all of the errors.
Still it was interesting enough (despite its big reveal not being original in the least) and the Gore was pretty solid in the final act.
Still it was interesting enough (despite its big reveal not being original in the least) and the Gore was pretty solid in the final act.
October 1, 2019
Another winner!
Great book! As usual ,Amy Cross delivers! Love this book and recommend it to everyone who likes edge of the seat reading. Only you could make a printer this scary. Well done! Thank you! Although I'm not sure I'll sleep well lol.
Great book! As usual ,Amy Cross delivers! Love this book and recommend it to everyone who likes edge of the seat reading. Only you could make a printer this scary. Well done! Thank you! Although I'm not sure I'll sleep well lol.
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