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The Infestation
The Fringed Ornamental tarantula has been known to cause a coma to some of the people it has bitten. The Chinese Bird Spider, known for its extreme aggression, has caused at least one infant death and has a venom which kills 50% of the lab mice it was tested on. The Mouse Spider and the Sydney Funnel-Web spider - both tiny - can bring down a full-sized adult if an anti-vemon isn't administered quickly enough. The Brown recluse spider, and the Chilean recluse - both extremely venomous with their bites causing necrosis; dying tissue at the site of the bite with potential for the wound to grow up to ten inches. The Black Widow, the Redback...Killers. And even if you don't die you can expect swollen lymph nodes, headaches, fevers, nausea and tremors, seizures and even comas and respiratory failure. The Six-Eyed Sand spider - one of the most venomous spiders in the world - one bite and you bleed from your skin, orifices - even your eyes - and there is no anti-venom. Even when there is anti-venom, though, it doesn't mean you're safe...The Brazilian Wandering Spider - thought to be THE most venomous spider according to the Guinness World Records...One bite from this and even the anti-venom being administered isn't a sure way of keeping you alive. It's still possible you'll die. So what do these have in common, other than the fact they're all spiders?
All of them are tame in comparison to this new, aggressive species which is fast wiping out the country in Matt Shaw's new horror novel "The Infestation".
All of them are tame in comparison to this new, aggressive species which is fast wiping out the country in Matt Shaw's new horror novel "The Infestation".
- GenresHorrorPost Apocalyptic
233 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 24, 2013
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About the author
Matt Shaw
530 books2,205 followersBiography
MATT SHAW was born, quite by accident (his mother tripped, he shot out) September 30th 1980 in Winchester hospital where he was immediately placed on the baby ward and EBay. Some twelve years later (wandering the corridors of the hospital and playing with road kill when he was on day release), the listing closed and he remained unsold, he was booted out of the hospital to start his life as a writer and hobbit – beginning with writing screenplays and short stories for his own amusement before finally getting published when he was twenty-seven years and forty-five seconds old.
Once Published weekly in a lad's magazine with his photography work, Matt Shaw is also a published author and cartoonist. Has to be said, can be a bit of a flirt and definitely, without a shadow of a doubt, somewhat of a klutz.
Favourite books
"Roald Dahl's Collection of Short Stories"
Tim Burton's Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy
Anything, really, written by himself. Because he is that good.
MATT SHAW was born, quite by accident (his mother tripped, he shot out) September 30th 1980 in Winchester hospital where he was immediately placed on the baby ward and EBay. Some twelve years later (wandering the corridors of the hospital and playing with road kill when he was on day release), the listing closed and he remained unsold, he was booted out of the hospital to start his life as a writer and hobbit – beginning with writing screenplays and short stories for his own amusement before finally getting published when he was twenty-seven years and forty-five seconds old.
Once Published weekly in a lad's magazine with his photography work, Matt Shaw is also a published author and cartoonist. Has to be said, can be a bit of a flirt and definitely, without a shadow of a doubt, somewhat of a klutz.
Favourite books
"Roald Dahl's Collection of Short Stories"
Tim Burton's Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy
Anything, really, written by himself. Because he is that good.
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August 15, 2014
Spiders. Clowns. Kids. Justin Bieber. Uttering this words in society will have people flinching, recoiling, running for the hills. Good horror is honing in on the things that petrify us, terrify us and making a story that, despite the contents, will still have you hooked. I don't scare easily but the thought of spiders, masses of them, attacking earth for no other reason but to survive, that's horrific. So never fear, The Infestation is about spiders, not millions of Biebers running around destroying earth...God forbid that happened.
The story starts out with a normal family, preparing for their day. As they go their separate ways to work, events start to unravel. Planes fall from the sky, explosions rip through the city and spiders start to appear and bite people. The bite causes spiders to hatch within the victims...yes, it's one of those stories. When hatched, the spiders soon overwhelm the humans. It's at this point the story starts unravelling their survival techniques...or lack thereof. For Ethan, the main character, he just wants to get his family back. He just has to figure out how...
First of all, if you suffer from arachnophobia or spiders make your skin crawl, you might be better turning away. If you want to face your fear; kudos to you, dive in. This sublime apocalyptic story from Matt Shaw doesn't dilly dally with the what ifs and buts...the spiders will kill you, in force if they have to. The world unravels - as per apocalypse standards - but for once, you can't see any hope in the reformation of the human race. This could be a massive downfall for the plot since most apocalyptic stories have this as their base plot, but for once, it works here. The lack of hope drives the narrative forward, creating a tense and vividly horrific story.
Ethan wants his family back and will do anything to get it. He lives in the now, not the future, taking his life one moment at a time. It could be very linear but it's not, giving you a 'what will happen next' mentality that keeps you reading. The end is nigh but you still want to see it through. As he recruits people, pushes people aside and basically becomes a one-track minded arsehole, you wonder if he will get what he wants or destroy everyone around him in the process. Much like The Walking Dead, this is a character driven story where the spiders might not always be the worst threat to the human race. Humanity doesn't like change, those who do; aren't suited to a lawless civilisation.
5* - I love a good apocalyptic horror and this is one of the more unusual I've read in recent times. The spider scenes are grotesque, inventive, scary and skin-crawling. In fact, I bet Matt Shaw hates spiders; only a man who does could conjure such a perverse, disgusting and thoughtful tale of one of our most despised creatures. Spiders may not be every persons cup of tea - or Pepto bismol - but this is a truly horrific story that, funnily enough, could be more likely than a zombie apocalypse...I'll let you think about that as you clean out your shed or broom cupboard. Skin-crawling and excellent!
The story starts out with a normal family, preparing for their day. As they go their separate ways to work, events start to unravel. Planes fall from the sky, explosions rip through the city and spiders start to appear and bite people. The bite causes spiders to hatch within the victims...yes, it's one of those stories. When hatched, the spiders soon overwhelm the humans. It's at this point the story starts unravelling their survival techniques...or lack thereof. For Ethan, the main character, he just wants to get his family back. He just has to figure out how...
First of all, if you suffer from arachnophobia or spiders make your skin crawl, you might be better turning away. If you want to face your fear; kudos to you, dive in. This sublime apocalyptic story from Matt Shaw doesn't dilly dally with the what ifs and buts...the spiders will kill you, in force if they have to. The world unravels - as per apocalypse standards - but for once, you can't see any hope in the reformation of the human race. This could be a massive downfall for the plot since most apocalyptic stories have this as their base plot, but for once, it works here. The lack of hope drives the narrative forward, creating a tense and vividly horrific story.
Ethan wants his family back and will do anything to get it. He lives in the now, not the future, taking his life one moment at a time. It could be very linear but it's not, giving you a 'what will happen next' mentality that keeps you reading. The end is nigh but you still want to see it through. As he recruits people, pushes people aside and basically becomes a one-track minded arsehole, you wonder if he will get what he wants or destroy everyone around him in the process. Much like The Walking Dead, this is a character driven story where the spiders might not always be the worst threat to the human race. Humanity doesn't like change, those who do; aren't suited to a lawless civilisation.
5* - I love a good apocalyptic horror and this is one of the more unusual I've read in recent times. The spider scenes are grotesque, inventive, scary and skin-crawling. In fact, I bet Matt Shaw hates spiders; only a man who does could conjure such a perverse, disgusting and thoughtful tale of one of our most despised creatures. Spiders may not be every persons cup of tea - or Pepto bismol - but this is a truly horrific story that, funnily enough, could be more likely than a zombie apocalypse...I'll let you think about that as you clean out your shed or broom cupboard. Skin-crawling and excellent!
September 2, 2015
I have zero idea why, but it seems to be impossible for anyone to write a horror novel about spiders that effectively frightens me. I'll tell you one thing: It's not because I'm impervious to all things arachnid. In fact, it's quite the opposite. Ever since the day a huntsman bigger than my 16 year old hand (I was 6'2" then) lived up to its name as it stalked me through the back end of my house, I've been shit scared of the creepy-crawly bastards. Like the main character in Matt Shaw's The Infestation, I understand the need for spiders as a species, I just don't care when one or more of them are encroaching on my personal space. ie. Any indoor or entry area I frequent.
I came at this first person perspective short novel about spiders being involved in a UK-based apocalypse with high hopes. I'd never before read anything by Matt Shaw but was encouraged by the largely positive reviews I'd read of his other works. However by the 33% mark of The Infestation I realised this was not going to be the novella that caused me to shiver in spider-related horror.
The main problem, for mine, was that other than an initial domestic house spider, Shaw's novella is oddly devoid of any spiders until the half way mark. Instead, the reader follows the main character, Ethan, as he fails to get to work because of some kind of rioting, tries to get to his kids in the city, then gets shipped off with a bunch of other survivors to a refugee camp. And all the while I was wondering: So where are the spiders?
When they finally do turn up, there are a couple of creepy moments as Shaw describes them bunching together and quivering up against windows. But that's about it. These spiders somehow bite someone and immediately multiply in their blood (or something) before streaming out of their every orifice. As if that wasn't out there enough, it all happens within seconds. To put it simply, I just could not get on board with such a threat. Where were the scenes developing the menace of the spiders? How does it go from nothing to apocalypse in one morning? Why was Ethan able to behave as if his fear of spiders was just a minor inconvenience rather than the phobia he refers to it as? And while I'm on his character, why was he made out so frequently be an unlikable individual?
Technically I did not much care for the structure via which Shaw presented his tale either. The shift that takes place about three-quarters of the way through felt like a bit of a cheat to me. Worse, however, was his regular shifting between past and present tense - especially through the novella's opening scenes. For example: I dialed the number, hit the green button on the phone's keypad, and waited for the connection. I wonder if there's any way I can just go back to bed and start again. Why wasn't it "I wondered if there was any way I could just go back to bed and start again?" These changes in tense were extremely jarring, and smacked of an editor's failure or the need for a few extra proof-reads.
Given the large number of other authors stories of arachnids have done little to nothing for me, this won't be my last attempt at a book by the author. So if anyone has a perspective on what is a Shaw-thing, please let me know. Otherwise, I'll be back at it, trying to chase down a genuinely frightening spider-focused horror ...
2 Legs More Than Your Average Insect for The Infestation.
I came at this first person perspective short novel about spiders being involved in a UK-based apocalypse with high hopes. I'd never before read anything by Matt Shaw but was encouraged by the largely positive reviews I'd read of his other works. However by the 33% mark of The Infestation I realised this was not going to be the novella that caused me to shiver in spider-related horror.
The main problem, for mine, was that other than an initial domestic house spider, Shaw's novella is oddly devoid of any spiders until the half way mark. Instead, the reader follows the main character, Ethan, as he fails to get to work because of some kind of rioting, tries to get to his kids in the city, then gets shipped off with a bunch of other survivors to a refugee camp. And all the while I was wondering: So where are the spiders?
When they finally do turn up, there are a couple of creepy moments as Shaw describes them bunching together and quivering up against windows. But that's about it. These spiders somehow bite someone and immediately multiply in their blood (or something) before streaming out of their every orifice. As if that wasn't out there enough, it all happens within seconds. To put it simply, I just could not get on board with such a threat. Where were the scenes developing the menace of the spiders? How does it go from nothing to apocalypse in one morning? Why was Ethan able to behave as if his fear of spiders was just a minor inconvenience rather than the phobia he refers to it as? And while I'm on his character, why was he made out so frequently be an unlikable individual?
Technically I did not much care for the structure via which Shaw presented his tale either. The shift that takes place about three-quarters of the way through felt like a bit of a cheat to me. Worse, however, was his regular shifting between past and present tense - especially through the novella's opening scenes. For example: I dialed the number, hit the green button on the phone's keypad, and waited for the connection. I wonder if there's any way I can just go back to bed and start again. Why wasn't it "I wondered if there was any way I could just go back to bed and start again?" These changes in tense were extremely jarring, and smacked of an editor's failure or the need for a few extra proof-reads.
Given the large number of other authors stories of arachnids have done little to nothing for me, this won't be my last attempt at a book by the author. So if anyone has a perspective on what is a Shaw-thing, please let me know. Otherwise, I'll be back at it, trying to chase down a genuinely frightening spider-focused horror ...
2 Legs More Than Your Average Insect for The Infestation.
November 6, 2014
If you are scared of spiders it's really not that bad...well ok maybe it is a little. I am not scared of spiders, but there were some parts in this books that even creeped me out. Ewwwwwww!!
A story about the end of the world where spiders infest...well let's just say there is an infestation of spiders.
People are stopped at road blocks and have no idea what is going on. Ethan is trying to get to his family, no one will tell him anything. He ends up at a camp and meets Fiona, they set out to find his family and uncover some interesting, scary facts. The ending, oh the ending...ewww ewww ewww!!!
4 starts for another great job by Matt Shaw. Seems he can write just about any type of horror story, and does it very well. Looking forward to reading more of his work and finding out what else he writes about.
A story about the end of the world where spiders infest...well let's just say there is an infestation of spiders.
People are stopped at road blocks and have no idea what is going on. Ethan is trying to get to his family, no one will tell him anything. He ends up at a camp and meets Fiona, they set out to find his family and uncover some interesting, scary facts. The ending, oh the ending...ewww ewww ewww!!!
4 starts for another great job by Matt Shaw. Seems he can write just about any type of horror story, and does it very well. Looking forward to reading more of his work and finding out what else he writes about.
April 7, 2015
not bad.
December 31, 2022
Spiders, man. Hard to place exactly what about them causes so many to fear them. The strange way they walk, their ability to climb and repel downward at will, so-many-eyes... there are so many reasons. Yet, Matt Shaw chose to create a new one, just in case you weren't convinced yet.
Let me throw my bias out there first - I am a (somewhat) recovering arachnophobe. I read this and enjoyed it substantially a few years back. Since then I have worked with a few dozen tarantulas to gain more confidence and appreciation of the critters and I went ahead and re-read it to see how it holds up.
The characters are not really fleshed out, but that's somewhat expected with a short read like this. The story moves quickly and the threat that the creatures pose feels real. If I were in the situation I'd have no idea how to react better than the characters, so even if they react in ways that don't make sense at times, I can overlook that. (Slight spoiler ahead) The idea of becoming a host and having the spiderlings escape from every possible opening is a horrifying vision that Matt Shaw describes quite chillingly. Sure, it's not remotely realistic, but hey, it's not a textbook, just go with it.
Turns out, after coming back in a few years I did find some minor complaints. It is possibly at its creepiest in the beginning, when an emergency is occurring but no one knows what/why/how. The further we move into the horror, the more the situation becomes harder to really picture. It's not one of Matt Shaw's more "extreme" works, but it still certainly has gross and horrific moments. I think it may have helped, once the story moved into the "infestation" stage to embrace those more provocative tropes - something even the author himself seemed to feel, if only in the last few pages.
In the end, though - ask yourself "Are spiders scary" and "Do I want to read something that makes me uncomfortable". If the answer to both of those questions are yes, jump in. It's short and will breeze by.
Let me throw my bias out there first - I am a (somewhat) recovering arachnophobe. I read this and enjoyed it substantially a few years back. Since then I have worked with a few dozen tarantulas to gain more confidence and appreciation of the critters and I went ahead and re-read it to see how it holds up.
The characters are not really fleshed out, but that's somewhat expected with a short read like this. The story moves quickly and the threat that the creatures pose feels real. If I were in the situation I'd have no idea how to react better than the characters, so even if they react in ways that don't make sense at times, I can overlook that. (Slight spoiler ahead) The idea of becoming a host and having the spiderlings escape from every possible opening is a horrifying vision that Matt Shaw describes quite chillingly. Sure, it's not remotely realistic, but hey, it's not a textbook, just go with it.
Turns out, after coming back in a few years I did find some minor complaints. It is possibly at its creepiest in the beginning, when an emergency is occurring but no one knows what/why/how. The further we move into the horror, the more the situation becomes harder to really picture. It's not one of Matt Shaw's more "extreme" works, but it still certainly has gross and horrific moments. I think it may have helped, once the story moved into the "infestation" stage to embrace those more provocative tropes - something even the author himself seemed to feel, if only in the last few pages.
In the end, though - ask yourself "Are spiders scary" and "Do I want to read something that makes me uncomfortable". If the answer to both of those questions are yes, jump in. It's short and will breeze by.
March 12, 2021
I liked the story all the way to the end. There were some suspenseful moments as the two main characters escape the army camp and move through the town torn apart by spiders causing the possible end of the world. The main male character is looking for his family, hoping against the odds that they had survived. Also he’s terrified of spiders...go figure.
The journey leads our main from one frightening situation to the next. Airplane crashes, balls of spiders and even happy reunion. Nothing good lasts long and after a change character perspective he lunge toward the end of the story. One of our main characters goes bye bye in a pretty anticlimactic way. Then it’s time for the rape because it’s a Matt Shaw story, and rape is the seasoning that often ruins the flavor. It’s hard to imagine that every soldier gathered in the survivor camp would quickly join forces to rape all the females young and old. I’d hope 2 or 3 out of fifty would be decent enough to avoid rape, but I’ve never lived through the end of the world and I might be wrong.
The journey leads our main from one frightening situation to the next. Airplane crashes, balls of spiders and even happy reunion. Nothing good lasts long and after a change character perspective he lunge toward the end of the story. One of our main characters goes bye bye in a pretty anticlimactic way. Then it’s time for the rape because it’s a Matt Shaw story, and rape is the seasoning that often ruins the flavor. It’s hard to imagine that every soldier gathered in the survivor camp would quickly join forces to rape all the females young and old. I’d hope 2 or 3 out of fifty would be decent enough to avoid rape, but I’ve never lived through the end of the world and I might be wrong.
December 26, 2017
I was hesitant to purchase this book because I don't like bugs (spiders are ok), and I could just imagine the horrible imagery Matt Shaw had created, but I took the plunge anyway.
The imagery wasn't that bad. The story focused on one man trying to find his family in the midst of this apocalyptic horror, except there's really not a lot of horror. Yeah, lots of spiders are gross, but I never felt afraid or creeped out. Plus, there's no story about where the spiders came from or why this happened, although it may have something to do with climate change--maybe.
The humans seem to degenerate overnight into your general post-apocalyptic jerks, but I don't think that happens in a day.
It's difficult to believe, but I was not horrified by a Matt Shaw book. Maybe it really is the end of the world.
The imagery wasn't that bad. The story focused on one man trying to find his family in the midst of this apocalyptic horror, except there's really not a lot of horror. Yeah, lots of spiders are gross, but I never felt afraid or creeped out. Plus, there's no story about where the spiders came from or why this happened, although it may have something to do with climate change--maybe.
The humans seem to degenerate overnight into your general post-apocalyptic jerks, but I don't think that happens in a day.
It's difficult to believe, but I was not horrified by a Matt Shaw book. Maybe it really is the end of the world.
June 26, 2020
Matt Shaw seriously needs to get an editor, I’ve read a few of his books now and there are always errors, names incorrectly interchanged, grammatical and spelling errors even continuity errors. Every book of his I’ve read have never had a single likeable character but at least some of his other novels have interesting plot lines even if he does rely too much on shock value. The Infestation however doesn’t even have that. I started skimming pages just to get to the end. Don’t waste your time by reading this book.
March 3, 2019
Don’t read this if you are scared of spiders!
Well written and fast-moving tale of the end of the world...from something other than a zombie apocalypse. Shaw doesn’t disappoint.
Well written and fast-moving tale of the end of the world...from something other than a zombie apocalypse. Shaw doesn’t disappoint.
February 26, 2020
I was going to say f**k spiders! But no actually in this - f**k humans. At least the corrupt ones.
Good nightmare/paranoid material.
Good nightmare/paranoid material.
November 11, 2021
Not scary but an interesting take on a human ending apocalypse
September 15, 2022
Love anything written by Matt Shaw. This didn't disappoint.
October 6, 2013
This is the story of Ethan. On his way to work one day he gets caught up in a traffic jam which he soon finds out is a road block. No one has any answers except that there is rioting in the city, and it is not safe to go there. Fearing for his wife and children, he abandons his car and makes a run for it. On the way he is nearly crushed by a downed airplane, and he runs into a military convoy bound for a safe camp. Unwilling to go with them, they knock him out and take him anyway. At the camp, he meets Fiona, a teacher at his daughters school. Between them they decide to escape and make for Ethan's house to find out what is going on. When they get to his house however, their troubles really begin, and the truth is far more horrific than they could have imagined.....
Despite having a terrible fear of spiders I went into this with both eyes open. The story itself is an expansion of a short story Matt wrote for his Literature-Ly You service. Despite being billed as a spider infestation book, there isn't really much full on spider action (to my relief), Matt decided more to play on the psychological side of things, with the break down of society and the chaos that then ensues. Yes, there are one or two parts that creeped me out but by and large there weren't many 'bad' bits. The story itself was well paced, belting along. The characters were solid, and I wanted to invest my time in them. The ending was typical for a Matt Shaw book, and I was not disappointed. If you are a fan, you will know what I mean, if not, well you will just have to wait and see!!
Despite having a terrible fear of spiders I went into this with both eyes open. The story itself is an expansion of a short story Matt wrote for his Literature-Ly You service. Despite being billed as a spider infestation book, there isn't really much full on spider action (to my relief), Matt decided more to play on the psychological side of things, with the break down of society and the chaos that then ensues. Yes, there are one or two parts that creeped me out but by and large there weren't many 'bad' bits. The story itself was well paced, belting along. The characters were solid, and I wanted to invest my time in them. The ending was typical for a Matt Shaw book, and I was not disappointed. If you are a fan, you will know what I mean, if not, well you will just have to wait and see!!
November 25, 2018
Whilst working my way through Matt's back catalog of books I had intentionally not started this one until i had read most of his other books for the simple reason that this is about spiders. Its not going to be scary i thought - I've watched the films to prove it - arachnophobia? eight legged freaks? meh - nothing new is going to be found reading this book.
I was on a long flight when i started reading it, and i was able to read it cover-to-cover (in a Kindle kind way) and I honestly found it to be a very enjoyable read. Not the spiders in the story, they really only appear in the final third, but the characters, the scenes, the adventure of the infestation. This is all really well captured - much better IMHO than "The End" by Matt which has similar dystopian themes, but this seems more real. I highly recommend it.
I was on a long flight when i started reading it, and i was able to read it cover-to-cover (in a Kindle kind way) and I honestly found it to be a very enjoyable read. Not the spiders in the story, they really only appear in the final third, but the characters, the scenes, the adventure of the infestation. This is all really well captured - much better IMHO than "The End" by Matt which has similar dystopian themes, but this seems more real. I highly recommend it.
August 24, 2014
The end of the world, caused by a spider bite.
Ethan really does not like spiders, and given the fact they are going to destroy his whole world, it's probably justified.
So this apocalyptic story focus' on Ethan and Fiona's end of world story. I like the way that it concentrates on a small part, as this has allowed a quick and fast paced story. But it also means there is little detail in this story. However, it is a good take on the end of the world.
My main issue was the characters, very sketchy and one dimensional. I think if the characters were re written then the book would work so much better, given that you are resting on 2 characters for the whole of the story.
Solid 3 star read.
Ethan really does not like spiders, and given the fact they are going to destroy his whole world, it's probably justified.
So this apocalyptic story focus' on Ethan and Fiona's end of world story. I like the way that it concentrates on a small part, as this has allowed a quick and fast paced story. But it also means there is little detail in this story. However, it is a good take on the end of the world.
My main issue was the characters, very sketchy and one dimensional. I think if the characters were re written then the book would work so much better, given that you are resting on 2 characters for the whole of the story.
Solid 3 star read.
August 4, 2015
I HATE SPIDERS!! Let me start off with that. I decided to read this on the sheer fact that I have a morbid fascination with the things that I despise the most. The book starts off with a wonderful description of spiders I would never in a million years want to have a run in with. It then drops into one of the most terrifying reads I've ever encountered. As much as I don't like the spiders that exist today, I would hate even more to mess with the creatures contained within the pages of this book. I've not had many things actually make my skin crawl, but this succeeded in ways I never thought possible. Matt Shaw has delivered something straight out of my worst nightmares.
May 8, 2015
Ugh spiders!
Gross story about a deadly spider infestation, fast paced, good characters. At times they just don't seem to act according to what we already know about their personalities. Plus, how quickly things changed at the refugee camp when they returned after, what, a day? I thought some of that was a little ridiculous. Not a bad read besides that though.
Gross story about a deadly spider infestation, fast paced, good characters. At times they just don't seem to act according to what we already know about their personalities. Plus, how quickly things changed at the refugee camp when they returned after, what, a day? I thought some of that was a little ridiculous. Not a bad read besides that though.
June 8, 2015
The inny bitty spider climbed up the xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx!!!!
It's a 10 Starr read!! , right on matt shaw!! You are a very scary guy!! This story is a fast read, it will stay with you , the two main characters (well done) Will take you on a ride thru hell., this summer be careful, be very careful, especially if the weather is unusually hot, don't not venture out, be scared.
It's a 10 Starr read!! , right on matt shaw!! You are a very scary guy!! This story is a fast read, it will stay with you , the two main characters (well done) Will take you on a ride thru hell., this summer be careful, be very careful, especially if the weather is unusually hot, don't not venture out, be scared.
December 1, 2015
Fabulous story!
Great story that will even make those who aren't bothered by spiders squirm. Ethan and a young women band together to protect themselves from the infestation of deadly spiders and soldiers turned evil with power.
Great story that will even make those who aren't bothered by spiders squirm. Ethan and a young women band together to protect themselves from the infestation of deadly spiders and soldiers turned evil with power.
December 1, 2014
Spiders...ugh!
Good story idea with the spider twist, just too much filler...needs more action. Rambles on little too much for my taste.
Good story idea with the spider twist, just too much filler...needs more action. Rambles on little too much for my taste.
August 13, 2025
The end of the world is upon mankind, and it comes in the form of eight-legged arachnids.
Where they came from is only speculation, but their deadly effectiveness is not.
Where they came from is only speculation, but their deadly effectiveness is not.
September 12, 2019
Creepy, Quick read and totally Shaw!
If you like typical Shaw thrillers , you will like this creepy crawly one!
Full of twists, turns, and topped with a little sci-fi
If you like typical Shaw thrillers , you will like this creepy crawly one!
Full of twists, turns, and topped with a little sci-fi
April 21, 2017
Spiders
I really enjoyed this book, being a person who hates spiders, made it even better. Didn't like the cliffhanger but anyway on to part two.
I really enjoyed this book, being a person who hates spiders, made it even better. Didn't like the cliffhanger but anyway on to part two.
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