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All Smiles Until I Return
A most dreadful deliverance....
Andy’s last day on Earth came sooner than he ever imagined. After becoming entangled in a random act of violence, what began as another mundane day in a cubicle, abruptly transitions into an otherworldly odyssey.
This macabre and perverse journey shatters religious dogmas, answers impossible questions, and pulls back the curtain on man’s true and twisted purpose.
How will Andy’s sickening epiphany affect his trajectory? More importantly, does it even matter?
Warning: This book contains graphic content. Listener discretion is advised.
Andy’s last day on Earth came sooner than he ever imagined. After becoming entangled in a random act of violence, what began as another mundane day in a cubicle, abruptly transitions into an otherworldly odyssey.
This macabre and perverse journey shatters religious dogmas, answers impossible questions, and pulls back the curtain on man’s true and twisted purpose.
How will Andy’s sickening epiphany affect his trajectory? More importantly, does it even matter?
Warning: This book contains graphic content. Listener discretion is advised.
4 pages, Audible Audio
First published December 15, 2021
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About the author
Aron Beauregard
85 books3,229 followersAron Beauregard was born and raised in Central Falls, Rhode Island. He's been writing horror since the 6th grade and has now released over 25 books. An avid supporter of horror art and illustration, Aron has made it his standard to hire illustrators for every book that he puts out under his brand AB Horror.
His writing is dark and without boundaries. Known for creating a stir, his work has gone viral on several occasions. He's won the Splatterpunk Award twice after garnering four total nominations. As an independent artist, Beauregard's book "Playground" has achieved #1 Bestseller status under the category of horror on both Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Additionally, his work has been translated to multiple languages.
To get the latest updates about upcoming releases, signed books and merchandise, film news, and so much more, visit his website:
www.ABHorror.com
To subscribe to his free newsletter, join the AB Horror Maggot Mailing List at:
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His writing is dark and without boundaries. Known for creating a stir, his work has gone viral on several occasions. He's won the Splatterpunk Award twice after garnering four total nominations. As an independent artist, Beauregard's book "Playground" has achieved #1 Bestseller status under the category of horror on both Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Additionally, his work has been translated to multiple languages.
To get the latest updates about upcoming releases, signed books and merchandise, film news, and so much more, visit his website:
www.ABHorror.com
To subscribe to his free newsletter, join the AB Horror Maggot Mailing List at:
https://aronbeauregard.substack.com/
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August 2, 2022
Nightmare fuel!
A different take on Hell. Pretty good, but, I've read better from Aron - Yellow-The Slob- both are better than this - in my opinion. Still well worth a read if you're a fan.
3 Stars.
A different take on Hell. Pretty good, but, I've read better from Aron - Yellow-The Slob- both are better than this - in my opinion. Still well worth a read if you're a fan.
3 Stars.
January 9, 2022
Fucking Bravo Aron Beauregard from the first page to the last I was fully immersed in this story. This story the concept and the execution of this story was awesome. I think there is plenty of triggers in this story that will definitely make cringe, make you angry, but most of all this book will make you think, and probably make you question exactly what you believe when it comes to what happens when we die. This is my favorite book by Aron Beauregard that I've read so far and it's also my favorite book of 2022 so far. I will be thinking about this one for a long time. I highly recommend this book to any horror fan and if you like stories about hell and the afterlife this one will definitely satisfy.
February 12, 2022
What happens when we die? Heaven? Hell? Purgatory? Reincarnation? Nothing? A spirit watching over your friends and family? To me, it’s a very scary thing to even think about.
This story takes you on a journey of a man named Andy, to a place you may think you know, but you most likely will guess wrong. Then it was like what? We do what for who, or what? And then… well…. no one wins.. or do they? It will make more sense if you read it, which I highly recommend!
Aron sure does know how to twist a tale and keep you guessing, while also giving us extreme lovers the gore, the torture, and the bloodshed we all anticipate from him.
I have read most all of Aron’s books, and this book is right up there with my other favorites of his!
This story takes you on a journey of a man named Andy, to a place you may think you know, but you most likely will guess wrong. Then it was like what? We do what for who, or what? And then… well…. no one wins.. or do they? It will make more sense if you read it, which I highly recommend!
Aron sure does know how to twist a tale and keep you guessing, while also giving us extreme lovers the gore, the torture, and the bloodshed we all anticipate from him.
I have read most all of Aron’s books, and this book is right up there with my other favorites of his!
July 8, 2022
This story will stick with me for a while. It's creepy. I've never felt more creeped out by a book. The after life is such a mystery and it's imagined differently by everyone. It would really suck tho, when you come to find out and know that life is really a meaningless cycle on repeat.
It's a fantastic book and one of his best works in my opinion.
Happy Reading
It's a fantastic book and one of his best works in my opinion.
Happy Reading
February 28, 2022
All Smiles Until I return is an excellently written tale of the afterlife. I really enjoyed the audiobook and highly recommend it to anyone looking for an extreme, perverse twist on what we know about what happens when we pass.
This story was written in first person and the main protagonist is just trying to get a paycheck. That’s when his life changes when he is shot by a fellow coworker. Then, he is prepped for eternity!
This story was great and I highly recommend it to anyone who is a fan of extreme horror. This one does not disappoint!
Just when I think Aron has written the best story he could possibly write, he pumps out another story just as good as the last. The dude is an extreme writing machine!
I’m giving this one five smiles! :)
This story was written in first person and the main protagonist is just trying to get a paycheck. That’s when his life changes when he is shot by a fellow coworker. Then, he is prepped for eternity!
This story was great and I highly recommend it to anyone who is a fan of extreme horror. This one does not disappoint!
Just when I think Aron has written the best story he could possibly write, he pumps out another story just as good as the last. The dude is an extreme writing machine!
I’m giving this one five smiles! :)
December 26, 2021
*Slow clap*
I've been critical of Aron Beauregard's work in the past, but I have to say that "All Smiles Until I Return" has rectified all of my personal grievances with his writing and this book is what I've always known that he had the potential to write.
This is hands down this authors best book to date by far and it's personally one of the standouts of my 2021 reading year. I can't say enough good things about this book. Please stop what you're doing and read this as soon as you can 🙏🏾
I've been critical of Aron Beauregard's work in the past, but I have to say that "All Smiles Until I Return" has rectified all of my personal grievances with his writing and this book is what I've always known that he had the potential to write.
This is hands down this authors best book to date by far and it's personally one of the standouts of my 2021 reading year. I can't say enough good things about this book. Please stop what you're doing and read this as soon as you can 🙏🏾
November 17, 2022
Welcome to the after life!
Story 5/5
Narration 5/5
All Smiles Until I Return by Aaron Beauregard is an unique story about what might happen after death.
I loved it!
I thought I knew what I was going to read, but I didn't. I was captivated by this well written, bloody, gruesome and bizarre tale.
This book is not for everyone, but I highly recommend it, if you are looking for an interesting, unusual and very brutal story.
Story 5/5
Narration 5/5
All Smiles Until I Return by Aaron Beauregard is an unique story about what might happen after death.
I loved it!
I thought I knew what I was going to read, but I didn't. I was captivated by this well written, bloody, gruesome and bizarre tale.
This book is not for everyone, but I highly recommend it, if you are looking for an interesting, unusual and very brutal story.
December 21, 2021
Well, I'll Be Damned!!!! 🖤
This was awesome - the brutal, twisted Aron that I know and love - and this is now up there with my fave Beauregard books!!
This book looks at life after death, and in such a brilliant, clever, thought provoking way!
What happens when you die?
Where do you go?
What do you do?
Who/what do you become?
Like a vivid, surreal, horrific nightmare, Aron answers these questions, and more! (Hypothetically of course! 😉)
I found it a really interesting concept, which really got me thinking, and I'll continue to think about this book for a long, long time! It's a stayer!! As is the pain in my feet everytime I think about this book..(read it and you'll feel it too! 😁)
From a fantastically chilling beginning, to its heart wrenching end, I couldn't put it down!! It was absolutely disturbing, shocking, chilling, blood soaked and creepy!! I literally had nightmares after reading it (Which for me is a plus 😂)
There were also a couple of pretty rough scenes which I found hard to read, you have been warned!
I got Clive Barker vibes from this one, and it reminded me of Broms, Lost God's too, so if you're a fan of either of those, you might want to pick this one up!
And of course, as always, some brutally brilliant illustrations 🖤
Absolutely fantastic!!!!
This was awesome - the brutal, twisted Aron that I know and love - and this is now up there with my fave Beauregard books!!
This book looks at life after death, and in such a brilliant, clever, thought provoking way!
What happens when you die?
Where do you go?
What do you do?
Who/what do you become?
Like a vivid, surreal, horrific nightmare, Aron answers these questions, and more! (Hypothetically of course! 😉)
I found it a really interesting concept, which really got me thinking, and I'll continue to think about this book for a long, long time! It's a stayer!! As is the pain in my feet everytime I think about this book..(read it and you'll feel it too! 😁)
From a fantastically chilling beginning, to its heart wrenching end, I couldn't put it down!! It was absolutely disturbing, shocking, chilling, blood soaked and creepy!! I literally had nightmares after reading it (Which for me is a plus 😂)
There were also a couple of pretty rough scenes which I found hard to read, you have been warned!
I got Clive Barker vibes from this one, and it reminded me of Broms, Lost God's too, so if you're a fan of either of those, you might want to pick this one up!
And of course, as always, some brutally brilliant illustrations 🖤
Absolutely fantastic!!!!
January 19, 2022
Oh wow. This was a very dark and graphic story. The writing was top notch like always from Aron. It was quite short, but very story and character driven. Every part of the story is disturbing. I was very uncomfortable while reading this, and i'm a seasoned extreme horror reader.
September 12, 2022
Aron gifted me this and in it he wrote “Nikki, good luck wherever you go next” and after reading it….I’m a little scared haha! This may have just taken over The Slob as my favourite Aron Beauregard book. It was horrifying, disgusting and vomit worthy, but in a weird way it was also extremely sweet. It’s like a splatterpunk love story.
Also: can we talk about how Aron could easily write romance? Like come on, this line?? “The twisted thought played over in my head. Knowing that the person you loved more than anything was in the same place, but you might spend an eternity in search of them. We needed to make sure that would never happen. All we had was each other.” Damn sir. Ya got me in the feels.
Also: can we talk about how Aron could easily write romance? Like come on, this line?? “The twisted thought played over in my head. Knowing that the person you loved more than anything was in the same place, but you might spend an eternity in search of them. We needed to make sure that would never happen. All we had was each other.” Damn sir. Ya got me in the feels.
January 25, 2022
It was a good book easy read it is about afterlife but I did find it hard to understand the ending that's why I only give it a three stars, Aron Beauregard is a good author. I'm not dissing this man's work it was entertaining I just found the ending I struggled to understand it there is my opinion of this book
September 10, 2023
3.5 stars.
Aron once again provides a truly gory and grotesque story. This novel follows character Andy as he experiences an extremely unique and terrifying journey in the afterlife.
This was a fun little read (if ‘fun’ is the right word) and a lot more emotive than any of the other work I have read of Aron’s.
Aron once again provides a truly gory and grotesque story. This novel follows character Andy as he experiences an extremely unique and terrifying journey in the afterlife.
This was a fun little read (if ‘fun’ is the right word) and a lot more emotive than any of the other work I have read of Aron’s.
March 22, 2022
Very interesting read makes you ponder what is after we die ….
May 10, 2022
Finally finding the time to sit down and catch up on some reading. I started this one a while ago and got half thru it when life called upon me to be an adult. Adulting sucks most of the time.
"Where the devil is this going? I wondered. These people aren't right." My thoughts exactly!!
Once again Aron brings us a story that sucks you right in. He just has a way of doing that. I was a bit confused in the beginning and was trying to figure out where this was going? Then it all started to come together!!
Aron just rocks at his storytelling! Finding all the right ways to add the gore and bloody bits that I love while still keeping to a story that flows and has meaning. Keep that pen to the paper Aron!
Happy Reading and Splatter On.....
"Where the devil is this going? I wondered. These people aren't right." My thoughts exactly!!
Once again Aron brings us a story that sucks you right in. He just has a way of doing that. I was a bit confused in the beginning and was trying to figure out where this was going? Then it all started to come together!!
Aron just rocks at his storytelling! Finding all the right ways to add the gore and bloody bits that I love while still keeping to a story that flows and has meaning. Keep that pen to the paper Aron!
Happy Reading and Splatter On.....
May 1, 2022
Captivating
This is definitely a dark horror, not so much in the extreme way but more I. The weird and wonderful way. It has you glued to each page taking in the macabre and weird goings on. Strange events th that happen and make you wonder where and if things like this actually happen. Wow if it did what a creepy thought. It's got some great characters and they complement the story well. A book that you have to take in to get where it is going. I really enjoyed it and found it truly captivating. Recommended
This is definitely a dark horror, not so much in the extreme way but more I. The weird and wonderful way. It has you glued to each page taking in the macabre and weird goings on. Strange events th that happen and make you wonder where and if things like this actually happen. Wow if it did what a creepy thought. It's got some great characters and they complement the story well. A book that you have to take in to get where it is going. I really enjoyed it and found it truly captivating. Recommended
February 25, 2022
Aron never disappoints. When he days the book is extreme, the book is definitely not for the faint of heart.
It kind of worries me how much I enjoy his books. I don't think I am a sick individual.
Bottom line - if you don't get queasy from reading, then check this out.
It kind of worries me how much I enjoy his books. I don't think I am a sick individual.
Bottom line - if you don't get queasy from reading, then check this out.
January 22, 2025
This was very hit and miss for me. I wasn't loving all the existential content and religious questioning.
The main character's journey is what kept me reading.
Very sad in places. Overall not anywhere near my top books by Aron
The main character's journey is what kept me reading.
Very sad in places. Overall not anywhere near my top books by Aron
January 2, 2022
Holy shit
Talk about a mind f***. Inane story telling and insane story. Good ol Aron doing Aron things. Thanks for the soon to be sleepless nights wondering what comes next.
Talk about a mind f***. Inane story telling and insane story. Good ol Aron doing Aron things. Thanks for the soon to be sleepless nights wondering what comes next.
January 25, 2022
Literally did not put this book down. What a horrifying, emotional yet oddly enlightening read.
February 1, 2022
Yet again, Beauregard doesn't disappoint. A good combination of cosmic, body, psychological, and body horror.
March 1, 2022
This is by far one of the greatest meditations about the next level that I've ever read. Well written and fast-paced, it kept me glued to the page. Easily my new favourite work from the author.
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July 11, 2023Like Ariana Grande once said…thank you, next!
October 5, 2024
3.75 ⭐️ Are we doing quarter stars now? I think we’re doing quarter stars now.
Yet another really fucked up book about the afterlife. Pretty damn creepy as usual but not as extreme or over the top as the other book I read from the author. Job well done on the last chapter, changing the writing from an adults mind and slowly fading it into the mind of a child.
Yet another really fucked up book about the afterlife. Pretty damn creepy as usual but not as extreme or over the top as the other book I read from the author. Job well done on the last chapter, changing the writing from an adults mind and slowly fading it into the mind of a child.
December 22, 2021
This is, by far, my favorite Aron Beauregard story that I've read so far. Having just finished reading Thomas Ligotti's Conspiracy against the Human Race, immediately preceding this one is a funny piece of synchronicity. As Ligotti took a look at the bigger picture of Philisophical Pessimism. And Aron just wrote one of the best Horror Novellas structured around the central ideas in this school of thought.
While I'm not a die hard Pessimist, there are many factors in this system of belief that I share. Central to this, I do believe that we live in a corrupted world. Where we are fice times more likely to experience pain than pleasure.
I kind of already know that my life is always going to involve suffering of some sort. Whether it's something personal which I have to go through. Or an opportunity to help somebody that is going to involve a deep dive into the darkness.
As a real life example, I'm the guy that you will call up when your 9 year old son is murdered on the playground by a 12 year old who just wanted somebody else to feel what they felt. When my friend went through that, and her husband had a mental breakdown immediately that required hospitalization. When she hadn't even allowed her the chance to cry yet. Because she was afraid if she started, while she was alone, that she wouldn't be able to stop. I'm the one that she reached out to. And I spent almost three days with her. While she broke, and until she had managed to pull herself together enough to speak with the press.
That's why I spend a lot of time reading or watching Horror. It allows me the opportunity to be horrified in a safe environment, so that I can do my job right when it comes to a real world situation.
Walking through Hell is a weird thing to excel at, but I've got a black belt in dealing with the darkest parts of life.
I never expect things to really ever be OK with me. So I keep my eyes open to those around me that are invested in positive forms of activism. And when they go down, I'm usually one of the people who choose to sit with them in the dark until they are ready to get back up.
Because I can do this, it's one of the pivotal reasons why I choose to stay in this world.
I also like the part at the end that deals with what a child remembers before they are incarnated into this World. I still remember what came before this. As I have remembered my entire life. And it wasn't another life in this world. It was another world entirely.
While I'm not a die hard Pessimist, there are many factors in this system of belief that I share. Central to this, I do believe that we live in a corrupted world. Where we are fice times more likely to experience pain than pleasure.
I kind of already know that my life is always going to involve suffering of some sort. Whether it's something personal which I have to go through. Or an opportunity to help somebody that is going to involve a deep dive into the darkness.
As a real life example, I'm the guy that you will call up when your 9 year old son is murdered on the playground by a 12 year old who just wanted somebody else to feel what they felt. When my friend went through that, and her husband had a mental breakdown immediately that required hospitalization. When she hadn't even allowed her the chance to cry yet. Because she was afraid if she started, while she was alone, that she wouldn't be able to stop. I'm the one that she reached out to. And I spent almost three days with her. While she broke, and until she had managed to pull herself together enough to speak with the press.
That's why I spend a lot of time reading or watching Horror. It allows me the opportunity to be horrified in a safe environment, so that I can do my job right when it comes to a real world situation.
Walking through Hell is a weird thing to excel at, but I've got a black belt in dealing with the darkest parts of life.
I never expect things to really ever be OK with me. So I keep my eyes open to those around me that are invested in positive forms of activism. And when they go down, I'm usually one of the people who choose to sit with them in the dark until they are ready to get back up.
Because I can do this, it's one of the pivotal reasons why I choose to stay in this world.
I also like the part at the end that deals with what a child remembers before they are incarnated into this World. I still remember what came before this. As I have remembered my entire life. And it wasn't another life in this world. It was another world entirely.
March 3, 2022
All Smiles Until I Return is unexpectedly one of Aron Beauregard’s finest works. Though the story is graphic and brutal, the words flow like bloody prose, I dare say eloquent and evocative. This story is dark, visceral, and uncomfortably visual. It’s also disturbingly thought-provoking.
Everything about this story is gripping: the characters, the plot, the action, the writing itself! This what-comes-after story is more suspenseful and horrifying than scary … unless you dare to look at the underlying context, the dark symbolism, the social mirror. Unless you dare to realize that in the grand scheme of things, we are them.
Aron Beauregard presents a daring and gruesome first-person piece exploring what comes after death, the purpose of life, and the horrific emptiness we create in ourselves and others. All Smiles Until I Return is a profound 5-star Splatterpunk masterwork with elements of bizarro and cosmic horror. A mental feast for the discerning reader, an excellent read for extreme horror and Splatterpunk fans everywhere.
Everything about this story is gripping: the characters, the plot, the action, the writing itself! This what-comes-after story is more suspenseful and horrifying than scary … unless you dare to look at the underlying context, the dark symbolism, the social mirror. Unless you dare to realize that in the grand scheme of things, we are them.
Aron Beauregard presents a daring and gruesome first-person piece exploring what comes after death, the purpose of life, and the horrific emptiness we create in ourselves and others. All Smiles Until I Return is a profound 5-star Splatterpunk masterwork with elements of bizarro and cosmic horror. A mental feast for the discerning reader, an excellent read for extreme horror and Splatterpunk fans everywhere.
December 30, 2021
Talk about unsettling extreme horror of the highest order. I place this book on the top tier alongside books like Woom and Dead Inside.
The story takes the protagonist, Andy, on an odyssey of the afterlife after his untimely death during an act of workplace violence. The setting is a horrific landscape of carnality, pain, and twisted pleasure. Even scarier than the hellish setting are the ideas the author poses concerning human purpose and existence.
This book cuts deep. The pages are inked in raw anger and sorrow. But what fleshes out this nightmare odyssey is the love, heart, and humanity displayed between the front and back covers.
As an added bonus (which readers of Aron’s work have become accustomed to), each chapter is adorned with amazing artwork by Anton Rosovski.
I don’t say this lightly when I say that this book is a top five all time favourite of mine.
The story takes the protagonist, Andy, on an odyssey of the afterlife after his untimely death during an act of workplace violence. The setting is a horrific landscape of carnality, pain, and twisted pleasure. Even scarier than the hellish setting are the ideas the author poses concerning human purpose and existence.
This book cuts deep. The pages are inked in raw anger and sorrow. But what fleshes out this nightmare odyssey is the love, heart, and humanity displayed between the front and back covers.
As an added bonus (which readers of Aron’s work have become accustomed to), each chapter is adorned with amazing artwork by Anton Rosovski.
I don’t say this lightly when I say that this book is a top five all time favourite of mine.
March 30, 2022
Wow! That’s the first thing I’ve got to say about this story. I went into this completely blind on what this story would be about and I had my wig completely blew back.
No spoilers but this story definitely has me questioning what could be on the other side and at first had me almost rushing out the door to go to church until the unveiling.
If you want gore, check. Sex, check, tentacles, check 😏. This story has it all and then some. This has quickly became my favorite story by Aron to date and solidified the fact that I need all of his work.
And yes Aron, your work has indeed helped me through some dark times, with that, I thank you
No spoilers but this story definitely has me questioning what could be on the other side and at first had me almost rushing out the door to go to church until the unveiling.
If you want gore, check. Sex, check, tentacles, check 😏. This story has it all and then some. This has quickly became my favorite story by Aron to date and solidified the fact that I need all of his work.
And yes Aron, your work has indeed helped me through some dark times, with that, I thank you
May 7, 2022
You may think you have life; it’s why’s and wherefores all figured out. You’ve heard it all, right?
You may think you understand death and all of its legends, iterations and extensions.
You thought wrong.
Aron Beauregard’s character development is second to none … I thought Harold (The Son of the Slob) couldn’t be topped, but now I see that this author has the ability to squeeze every drop of humanity and “inhumanity” out of every fluid filled sac.
I ended this one and I’m still “all smiles” … this journey is not one I’m soon to forget and I don’t want to.
You may think you understand death and all of its legends, iterations and extensions.
You thought wrong.
Aron Beauregard’s character development is second to none … I thought Harold (The Son of the Slob) couldn’t be topped, but now I see that this author has the ability to squeeze every drop of humanity and “inhumanity” out of every fluid filled sac.
I ended this one and I’m still “all smiles” … this journey is not one I’m soon to forget and I don’t want to.
January 9, 2022
"That human life must be some kind of mistake is sufficiently proved by the simple observation that man is a compound of needs which are hard to satisfy; that their satisfaction achieves nothing but a painless condition in which he is only given over to boredom..." -- Schopenhauer.
It's definitely a rarity for my philosophy reading to come to mind whilst reading horror, but that's what happened here!
It's definitely a rarity for my philosophy reading to come to mind whilst reading horror, but that's what happened here!
March 29, 2022
A little more low-key than most of the books I've read by Aron, but no less brutal or shocking. An eerie look at the afterlife and that place in between that is surprisingly character-driven and deep. I was intrigued and hooked from the first scene, and All Smiles is hovering in my top 3 of the author's works right now.
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