You said you didn't read the whole story, I don't think you can say that my plot isn't good, unfortunately.

Would you rather that I spill the beans right from the start and have the reader know my main character's social security number and the times he takes a shit?

The rain was not a hyperbole because if you'd read the story then you'd see that it was meant to be take quite literally. But you said you didn't, so I can see where you got your uninformed opinion from.

Should I instead begin a novel/story with a generic beginning that doesn't place them in a scary situation or something? And have to build up tension for absolutely no reason other than to get the reader pumped up?

It doesn't get more boring because if you'd read the story then you would've read he met an extremely disturbing monster that points at him. And later on he meets a butcher that rips a policeman in half. And if I wrote more, I would've made it clear that this wasn't a generic slasher book but a psychological thriller with horror.

Just out of curiosity, just how far did you actually read? Because I don't think any of your criticism accurately reflects the content of my story at the moment.