“Shea combines ancient evil, old school horror, and modern style.” –Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling authorIt Kills. . .On a hot summer night in Montauk, the bodies of two local bar patrons are discovered in the dunes, torn to shreds, their identities unrecognizable. . .It Breeds. . .In another part of town, a woman’s backyard is invaded by four terrifying creatures that defy any … is invaded by four terrifying creatures that defy any kind of description. What’s clear is that they’re hostile–and they’re ravenous. . .
It Spreads. . .
With every sunset the terror rises again, infecting residents with a virus no one can cure. The CDC can’t help them; FEMA can’t save them. But each savage attack brings Suffolk County Police Officer Gray Dalton one step closer to the shocking source of these unholy creations. Hidden on nearby Plum Island, a U.S. research facility has been running top-secret experiments. What they created was never meant to see the light of day. Now, a vacation paradise is going straight to hell.
“Hunter Shea is the real deal.. . .intense.” –Gord Rollo, author of Valley of the Scarecrow and Crimson
“Shea delves deep into the unknown. A thrill-ride of a read!” –Alexandra Holzer, author of Growing Up Haunted
Raves For Hunter Shea
Forest of Shadows
“A frightening, gripping story that left me too frightened to sleep with the lights off. This novel scared the hell out of me and it is definitely a creepy ghost story I won’t soon forget.” —Night Owl Reviews
Sinister Entity
“This is the real deal. The fear is palpable. Horror novels don’t get much better than this.” —Literal Remains
”. . .Culminates in a climactic showdown between human and spirit that keeps you glued to the pages!” —Horror Novel Reviews
Evil Eternal
“Hunter Shea has crafted another knockout. At turns epic and intimate, both savage and elegant. . .a harrowing, blood-soaked nightmare.” –Jonathan Janz, author of The Sorrows
Swamp Monster Massacre
“If you’re craving an old-school creature-feature that has excessive gore. . .B-horror movie fans rejoice, Hunter Shea is here to bring you the ultimate tale of terror!” —Horror Novel Reviews
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This is the first book I’ve read by Hunter Shea. I chose it for the Halloween reading challenge with the Goodreads Horror Aficionados Group. It was a perfect choice.
Lots of monsters reeking havoc, obliterating lives with severe brutality. Utter monstrosities spreading deadly infectious diseases, that’s if they don’t kill you first.
It’s a race against time for the characters to try and solve the mystery as to where these creatures came from and to put an end to it.
Blood, guts, gore, graphically described melting bodies, an awful stench, vicious creatures, and….. likable characters.
It’s an absolute creature feature!
I seriously had tons of fun reading this! I was quite entertained!!
Left me wanting more.
Excellent story line, writing! So very believable in this day, age of national secrets when it comes DNA, medical breakthroughs, medical technology, experimentation. If you want to get “lost” in a story, totally be connected with each, all characters, be scared of something that could actually be happening somewhere/anywhere in our world today this is a book for you! I will be following, reading more of Hunter Shea’s work!
Wow this book was a fun creature feature bloody romp!
Setting: Montauk, New York
Police officer, Gray Dalton gets a call that bodies have been found on one of the beaches in the county. When Officer Dalton gets there and sees the remains of the bodies, he wonders what has invaded his domain. In the meantime, in other parts of the county, people are having problems with what they think are “wild dogs” that are causing a nuisance in the neighborhoods.
When neighbors go outside of their homes to investigate, the “wild dogs” are anything but friendly as they go into attack mode. As people start getting scratched or hurt from the attacks they don’t think nothing of it so they don’t go to the doctor which turns out to be a deadly mistake.
When Officer Dalton hears about the “wild dogs” and he finds out they have been attacking people he puts two and two together as he begins to wonder if the “dogs” are responsible for the corpses on the beach. As he gathers his police force together to go in search of these animals, he finds out quickly that these “dogs” are not normal as they are beyond his imagination.
Officer Dalton along with his officers find out that there is a government research facility not too far from Montauk called Plum Island and the dog creatures are coming from the island. When Officer Dalton and one of his police officers, Meredith goes to check out the island, he is not a happy camper when he finds out what they have created there.
As the bodies start piling up, Dalton and Meredith race against time to see if they can stop the creatures from causing any more destruction and death. When word gets out that the creatures have invaded the county, everyone descends on the community including the CDC as not only are the creatures attacking people as they are also spreading a deadly disease.
I was hooked from the first chapter as bodies and gore started flying! The more I got into the book the more bodies started turning up. There is quite a bit to take in at first as there are lots of characters in this book, but don’t get attached to anyone as they might end up dead! Everyone is expendable in this book as no one is a favorite here!
If you are even a bit squeamish when it comes to gore and body parts, then you might not want to read this book as there is lots of graphic detail of the gore which abounds in this book! But for you readers that like extreme blood and gore mixed with lots of graphic descriptions then by all means pick up this book as you will not be disappointed! It is a wonder my kindle wasn’t bleeding as the whole book is a blood soaked gory mess!
Author, Hunter Shea, really took this book for a gory romp as I think it is one of the bloodiest books I have read by him! Giving it five gory stars for one horrific ride into terror!
Love anything with mandating sharks!!!!!
Great imaginative story. Transitions between story lines needs improvement.
The book was great. My only criticism is how it ended. Generally, I like as book that has a conclusion unless I know it’s a series
Nothing new story wise, writing is plain making the filler boring. Pass on this one.
If you like horror in your face, you’ll want to read this book. It’s all out action, with some pretty gory scenes. Hunter wastes little time bringing his creatures to light. Once the killing starts, it gets crazy.
I’m a push over for scary reads involving creatures of all kinds. These were never meant to live outside of the lab they were created in. I know, this sounds familiar. But the author brings you his own version of monsters made from nightmares. I would have been happy with a whole book about the ones that first emerged. But there’s so much more coming. The monsters change, a virus spreads. And it’s blood in the streets with little hope for survival.
With horror stories I’ve learned to not set my hopes too high for the survival rates of the characters. Many often become chow for the beasties. That’s how it was in this book and it sure kept the suspense ramped up.
I tore through this book and my only wish was that it were longer. I couldn’t get enough of the nightmarish things that crawled through the pages. A killer read. I’d suggest you read it at night. When all manner of creatures come out to play.