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Killer Spiders (Book Review)

April 28, 2013 By Horror Palace Leave a Comment

Killer Spiders Book CoverBook: Killer Spiders
Year: 2013
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers Ltd.
Author: Lex Sinclair
Language: English
Chapters: 21
Pages: 302
Type: Novel

 

Lex Sinclair Author PictureAuthor’s Summary: It is 2005 in Great Britain, and an invasion of venomous spiders has hit the country. Hitchhiking’ in imported food, the spiders are able to thrive in the changing climate. At first, coverage of the attack is overlooked in favor of world events, but soon the spiders begin to take over. They cover everything they come across in gigantic webs and kill everything in sight. Their favorite food? Humans. Immune to insecticides and pesticides, the spiders multiply and take over towns and villages, spreading outwards from the London sewers. Dire consequences ensue for many residents of Great Britain as they fight to keep the killer spider epidemic under control. Soon everyone is affected, and all still-living residents are made to evacuate their homes. As the spiders spread, so does the havoc they wreak and the numbers they violently kill.

 

Review: I loved this story immensely – it has distinct properties of a Science Fiction/Creature style movie of the long since forgotten era. It was very creative and completely vivid keeping my mind in turmoil during the entire read.

Killer Spiders is basically about an Entomologist and a few researchers that discover this type of crazy spiders (ooh I loath spiders too). One of the Scientists studies this deadly species and finds out that there not from the local territories but across state lines. The group soon try to eradicate the hairy creatures but the Scientists aren’t as smart as they look, as when they try to exterminate them, the spiders spread out into different groups keeping their survival intact, and protecting their new queen to continue onwards creating havoc in the city.

The thing about these ferocious spiders is that – all it takes is one venomous bite, which paralyzes the human body and causes a slow and painful death. During the amuck, a lone person (kept anonymous) has the fortitude to locate the leader before the birth of more deadly soldiers in the arsenal of already there being an overrun population of scary, freaky, haunting spiders about the lay of the land.

Killer Spiders is available to purchase at better book stores all over the world. The lowest price I came across for the Paperback is $13.52 at The Book Depository, a great, and not well-known book store. As a bonus, if you don’t mind reading a PDF on your computer, or if you have a Kindle or Tablet you can get the Electronic Version or E-Book Version for free. This is an outstanding book that I highly recommend to all. It has all facets of traditional horror that we have all come to love over the years. Not counting, those dark nightmares thinking there is a spider in your bed!!! This novel will have you finishing it in a flash, and it’s a longer book too, which I always like. It keeps your mind wandering after its finished. Put very, very, very simply, get this book today, you won’t be disappointed. My ratings, suggestions and links are below.

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See AUSTIN MACAULEY Interview with Lex Sinclair about Killer Spiders, and for more information.

Reviewer: Dark Goddess
Date: 04/28/2013
Rating: 9½/10
Suggestion: Paperback: Buy
Suggestion: E-Book: Get
Book: Killer Spiders
Paperback: The Book Depository
Social Media: Facebook
Social Media Publisher: Twitter

Filed Under: Featured, Horror Books Tagged With: austin, book, britain, creature, depository, ebookeo, fiction, great, killer, lex, macauley, publishers, science, scientists, sinclair, Spider's

Crogian (Book Review)

November 9, 2012 By Horror Palace Leave a Comment

Crogian Book CoverBook: Crogian
Year: 2012
Publisher: Necro Publications
Author: John Leahy
Language: English
Chapters: 8
Pages: Paperback = 256, E-Book = 258
Type: Novel

 

John Leahy Author PictureAuthor’s Summary: Alaska, 2010 In a remote Alaskan creek the U.S. Air Force unearth the find of the millennium. Little do they know that the mysterious discovery will lead them to something that will unleash a terrifying nightmare upon Earth… Texas, 2017 The military is moving into the abandoned chemical plant next to Ken Forde’s farm. But the military isn’t the only new arrival in Speaker. A weird, frazzled stranger is keeping a close eye on the plant, as well. What could possibly be going in there? Unfortunately, Ken and the rest of world will soon find out… CROGIAN: a highly secret military project that has gone horribly wrong unleashing an apocalyptic blight on the world. Ken and all the residents of Speaker awake to a nightmarish landscape. Cut off from civilization, they must make their way to Houston and sanctuary — a journey through stifling heat, and a route filled with giant abominable creatures. Who will make it to Houston? Who will survive the horror that is… CROGIAN

 

Review: Crogian is a story of survival and I loved it. When the head of the military hires a batch of scientists to do experiments on plants and animals, an ex-employee bombs the lab they are working in and all hell breaks loose. This causes massive damage in Texas, and all trees, plants and animals, except rodents and birds have dire consequences in which their growth is sped up and they tower like never before, exuding treacherous bigness with a fierce nature.

The military orders the townsfolk into an evacuation procedure but the people become stuck because all of the cars have been destroyed by monstrous insects like; worms, roaches, beetles, etc. A woman scientist named Anna tries to reverse the experiment or  concoct a cure but she comes up empty and can’t master an antidote. The military ends up taking the situation into epic proportions in order to eradicate the disastrous fumes they have surfaced in Texas.

You may be wondering what the title “Crogian” means. A brief analogy would be “Creator of Giants” which is a term that is used in the novel to describe a secret military project that has gone horribly wrong unleashing an apocalyptic blight on the world. Crogian was devised to be a weapon but an insane menace causes mayhem to unleash.

A few positives for you; The book was very exciting, vivid in nature and the wording used was easily understandable especially since this is science fiction in nature with horror elements all over it. A lot of novels use made-up words or terminology which can be tough to comprehend. There is plenty of action in Crogian to keep you entertained in the mind; it’s exactly the type of book I like to read. There are zero, let me say that again, zero negative things about Crogian. It is the best horror novel I have read in a long time.

The book is available to buy at many online book sellers in Trade Paperback form for $15.95 or you can get the E-Book also known as the Electronic Edition for $4.99. I’m not done yet, there is a limited supply, signed by the author, Hardcover available too for $44.95. Crogian is a must-have book, I fully recommend it. My ratings, suggestions and links are below.

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Reviewer: Dark Goddess
Date: 11/09/2012
Rating: 10/10
Suggestion: Paperback: Buy
Suggestion: E-Book: Buy

Filed Under: Horror Books Tagged With: science, scientists

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