As I approach the 2/3 mark in completing John Black book 2, And It Arose from the Deepest Black, I have to remind myself that, as the trailer for the new 10 Cloverfield Lane says, “monsters come in many forms.”

Which is right on target with the story for the second John Black book (JB2 for brevity). This new book takes place just a short while after the events of the first book, and introduces not only some new characters, but some new… monsters. But of course, monsters come in many forms… r...