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🔐 Locked in a Stranger’s Room by Spencer Guerrero — 4 ⭐ | Disturbing, Twisted, and Way Better Than I Expected

⚠️ Trigger Warnings (Read This First!)

This book is NOT for the faint of heart. Seriously. Proceed with caution 😅

  • Kidnapping & captivity

  • Graphic violence & torture

  • Psychological abuse

  • Sexual content (disturbing context)

  • Dead bodies / mutilation

  • Child death

  • Mental illness (extreme portrayal)

  • Insects 🤢

🚨 Spoiler Warning

This is a FULL spoiler review + complete plot breakdown, including the ending. If you’re planning to read this blind… maybe skip now and come back later!

📚 Overview: Indie Horror That Actually Delivers

I’ve been seeing Spencer Guerrero EVERYWHERE lately—especially in Facebook thriller groups—so I finally gave in. I’ll be honest: I went in with low expectations (indie author bias is real 🙈).

And yes… the writing?

  • A bit repetitive

  • Some grammar/spelling issues

  • Occasionally feels juvenile

BUT.

The story?? The twists?? The sheer insanity??

I was NOT prepared.

😱 Plot Summary (FULL SPOILERS)

🔒 The Setup: A Nightmare Begins

Anabelle is abducted after helping an elderly man—classic mistake in thriller land 😭—and wakes up chained in a filthy room by a man calling himself Bedlam.

He enforces three rules:
👉 Eat
👉 Sleep
👉 Listen

Oh—and there are screams coming from another room. Casual.

🧠 Meet Bedlam… or Timmy… or Both?

Bedlam is… not stable.

He switches between:

  • A violent captor (Bedlam)

  • A childlike persona (Timmy)

We learn:

  • “Bedlam” was actually HIS abuser

  • He’s now “continuing the cycle”

🚩🚩🚩

🧍‍♀️ Meanwhile: The Search Begins

Anabelle’s mom Helena, dad Pedro, and friend Nathan begin searching.

Detective Jack Gray connects the case to a previous missing woman:
👉 Laura Perdita

Clue count: minimal
Stress level: maximum

🔗 Captivity Gets Worse (Yes, Worse)

Anabelle:

  • Tries to escape (fails 😬)

  • Gets tortured (toilet dunking?? WHY)

  • Is forced to watch disturbing videos

Eventually she meets another captive…

👉 Laura Perdita… who has been there for THREE YEARS

🧩 The “Cycle” Explained

Bedlam abducts women who resemble his dead wife Jolie.

Why?
Because:

  • His daughter Calliope died

  • He blames Jolie

  • He recreated his trauma into a “cycle” of abuse

Totally normal behavior. 🙃

🪓 The Forbidden Room (aka Trauma Central)

Inside:

  • A child skeleton (Calliope 😭)

  • Jolie’s severed head

  • Weapons for punishment

At this point I was like… sir??? seek help???

💥 The Escape Attempt + MAJOR TWIST

Anabelle and Laura:

  • Break chains

  • Attack Bedlam

  • Run downstairs

BUT—

🚨 TWIST 🚨

Laura reveals she is actually:
👉 Fia Crabb

Bedlam’s partner/lover

AND…

They already killed the real Laura.

I DID NOT SEE THAT COMING.

🧬 The Most Unhinged Twist of All

Anabelle discovers:

👉 Bedlam (Timothy Logan) is her biological father

YES. WHAT?!

She is essentially:
👉 A “replacement” for his dead daughter Calliope

This book said “trauma” and then hit the gas.

🔫 Final Confrontation

Helena, Pedro, and others track Bedlam down.

Chaos erupts:

  • Bedlam shoots Detective Gray

  • Kills Jolie

  • Shoots Pedro (he survives)

Anabelle escapes, grabs a hatchet, and—

👉 Kills Bedlam by splitting his skull

Honestly? Deserved.

🧾 Epilogue (aka Wait… What?)

We learn:

  • Timothy killed his original abuser and took the name Bedlam

  • Helena actually kidnapped Anabelle from neglectful adoptive parents 👀

AND THEN—

👉 Lonnie (the weird neighbor) is revealed to be connected to the same abusive institute

So… yeah.
The nightmare world is bigger than we thought.

🤯 My Thoughts

Let’s be real:

✏️ The Writing:

  • Not perfect

  • Needs editing

  • Feels amateur at times

🔥 The Story:

  • INSANE (in a good way)

  • Twists on twists on twists

  • Actually unpredictable

  • Genuinely disturbing

I kept thinking:
👉 “How did he even come up with this??”

Because WOW.

⭐ Final Rating: 4 Stars

Despite the writing flaws, this book is:
✔️ Addictive
✔️ Shocking
✔️ Memorable

It’s messy… but it WORKS.

📖 Book Recommendations (If You Survived This 😅)

If you liked the chaos and darkness, try:

💬 Final Thoughts

This was one of those books where I went in skeptical and came out like:

👉 “Okay… I get the hype now.”

Would I recommend it to everyone?
Absolutely not.

Would I recommend it to dark thriller lovers who want to be shocked?

Ohhhh yes. 😈

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