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Flesh Eaters Ate My Neighbors
Episode 1: Invasion of Evil.
The suburb of Maplewood Valley is under attack by the dead!
Zak and his sister, Heather, find themselves thrust into the heart of a diabolical blunder where monsters, ghouls, zombies, aliens, and other heinous creatures lurk for blood. With their parents dead and the neighborhood screaming for help, brother and sister must battle their way to salvation while confronting unimaginable horrors!
The suburb of Maplewood Valley is under attack by the dead!
Zak and his sister, Heather, find themselves thrust into the heart of a diabolical blunder where monsters, ghouls, zombies, aliens, and other heinous creatures lurk for blood. With their parents dead and the neighborhood screaming for help, brother and sister must battle their way to salvation while confronting unimaginable horrors!
128 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 21, 2024
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August 11, 2024
Flesh Eaters Ate My Neighbors is nostalgia in prose, hitting like a kaleidoscope of neon gore, madcap characters, and a rotten plague of the living dead. There’s no waiting for the zombies in this story. The action gets rolling on page 1 as Zak sees his neighborhood overrun by a horde of putrescent corpses. He and his sister set about rectifying the situation, using a mad array of weapons that begin with a shotgun—Boom—Rack—Boom—Rack—and escalates from there. An absolute blast of a book.
Best read with red and blue 3D glasses and a Genesis controller at the ready. You never know. When there’s no more room in Hell and all that.
Best read with red and blue 3D glasses and a Genesis controller at the ready. You never know. When there’s no more room in Hell and all that.
October 11, 2024
3.5 stars
Spooktober 2024 Book 7
From page one, the attack of the living dead never lets up in Berry’s most recent novella, .
Loosely based on a video game from far before my time, Flesh Eaters is a non-stop, gore infused, zombie shoot ‘em up that feels like a Brian Keene story on steroids.
Then again, this isn’t a surprise as Berry has proven again and again that he’s a force to be reckoned with in the independent horror scene with both his insane ideas and talent to pump out book after freaking book at a pace that I can’t even keep up with.
That being said, this one is fast paced and incredibly enjoyable if you’re willing to embrace all of your suspension of disbelief and just go with it.
Is it serious? Of course not, but who said everything has to be? While this ain’t going to be an all time Berry classic like Snowshark or Cats, Flesh Eaters is still a perfect example of Berry doing what he does best, and that’s telling the stories he wants to tell, and doing a pretty damn good job at it.
Spooktober 2024 Book 7
From page one, the attack of the living dead never lets up in Berry’s most recent novella, .
Loosely based on a video game from far before my time, Flesh Eaters is a non-stop, gore infused, zombie shoot ‘em up that feels like a Brian Keene story on steroids.
Then again, this isn’t a surprise as Berry has proven again and again that he’s a force to be reckoned with in the independent horror scene with both his insane ideas and talent to pump out book after freaking book at a pace that I can’t even keep up with.
That being said, this one is fast paced and incredibly enjoyable if you’re willing to embrace all of your suspension of disbelief and just go with it.
Is it serious? Of course not, but who said everything has to be? While this ain’t going to be an all time Berry classic like Snowshark or Cats, Flesh Eaters is still a perfect example of Berry doing what he does best, and that’s telling the stories he wants to tell, and doing a pretty damn good job at it.
August 24, 2024
I remember playing the game that the book is based on maybe thirty years ago. As a kid , I thought it was a fun take on a zombie epidemic. Mr. Berry took all of that nostalgia and crammed it full of an amazing amount of extra context.
This whole story was an absolute freaking treat to read. As much as I love his other books, I would love to see more of his takes on other classic video games.
This whole story was an absolute freaking treat to read. As much as I love his other books, I would love to see more of his takes on other classic video games.
July 30, 2024
Splatterpunk author extraordinaire, Brian G. Berry, has displayed his love for video games before, but this is the first time he's gone out of his way to write what amounts to a novelization of a game...only with all the serial numbers filed off because, you know, intellectual property rights and all that.
If you've played a particular top-down shooter from the days of the SNES wherein you spent most of the game blasting zombies and rescuing neighbors you'll recognize the material he lovingly borrows from and the cover art will be instantly familiar.
I went in expecting a tongue-in-cheek, campy splatter goof, but Berry kept the dial more serious, though not extra grim. There was plenty of his practically trademark gore and violence, with every chapter of this short read packed with gooey carnage. Some of it was spooky, some of it was gross, and some of it was thrilling, but it lacked any slapstick tone to draw down the splatter.
A running theme was that every other chapter detailed the graphic and gruesome demise of another failed survivor, often as a means to shoehorn in another enemy or element from the video game. Some of these B-plots worked really well, with one particularly nail-biting segment involving new parents attempting to flee the neighborhood and running afoul of something that would have made Jason Voorhees take a step back. Some are just a little too random for my tastes; the alien scene was wild and described with Berry's skill for unleashing voluminous landscapes, but was just a one-and-done snippet later ignored.
The A-plot, Heather and Zak fighting to stay alive and rescue some of their friends and neighbors, actually ignores most of the B-plot chapters. It almost splits the narrative in two.
Berry's prose is extremely conversationally this time around and it makes it easy to breeze through in a couple of sittings. He doesn't get hung up on long winded descriptions of character or narrative, just pausing to describe the next fountain of gore and violence, which he delivers with his usual detailed hand.
In the end, if you are a reader looking for a plot that makes sense or some humor into the blood-soaked carnage, if you might be disappointed here. Go in with the expectation of an amusement park ride, with each bend in the rollercoaster delivering a new thrill, and you will be treated just right.
If you've played a particular top-down shooter from the days of the SNES wherein you spent most of the game blasting zombies and rescuing neighbors you'll recognize the material he lovingly borrows from and the cover art will be instantly familiar.
I went in expecting a tongue-in-cheek, campy splatter goof, but Berry kept the dial more serious, though not extra grim. There was plenty of his practically trademark gore and violence, with every chapter of this short read packed with gooey carnage. Some of it was spooky, some of it was gross, and some of it was thrilling, but it lacked any slapstick tone to draw down the splatter.
A running theme was that every other chapter detailed the graphic and gruesome demise of another failed survivor, often as a means to shoehorn in another enemy or element from the video game. Some of these B-plots worked really well, with one particularly nail-biting segment involving new parents attempting to flee the neighborhood and running afoul of something that would have made Jason Voorhees take a step back. Some are just a little too random for my tastes; the alien scene was wild and described with Berry's skill for unleashing voluminous landscapes, but was just a one-and-done snippet later ignored.
The A-plot, Heather and Zak fighting to stay alive and rescue some of their friends and neighbors, actually ignores most of the B-plot chapters. It almost splits the narrative in two.
Berry's prose is extremely conversationally this time around and it makes it easy to breeze through in a couple of sittings. He doesn't get hung up on long winded descriptions of character or narrative, just pausing to describe the next fountain of gore and violence, which he delivers with his usual detailed hand.
In the end, if you are a reader looking for a plot that makes sense or some humor into the blood-soaked carnage, if you might be disappointed here. Go in with the expectation of an amusement park ride, with each bend in the rollercoaster delivering a new thrill, and you will be treated just right.
December 16, 2024
Awesome Adaptation
Flesh Eaters Ate My Neighbors by Brian Berry is a fantastic adaptation of the hit game Zombies Ate My Neighbors. So the plot works really well with enhancing the games story. It also showed just how deadly and bad this event would be. I was happy that main characters Heather and Zack acted just how I pictured they would in the game. Berry also added several of the monsters from the game in the story. I loved how he even added the potion that turns the character into a monster. I recommend this one to anyone and cannot wait for the sequel to come out.
Flesh Eaters Ate My Neighbors by Brian Berry is a fantastic adaptation of the hit game Zombies Ate My Neighbors. So the plot works really well with enhancing the games story. It also showed just how deadly and bad this event would be. I was happy that main characters Heather and Zack acted just how I pictured they would in the game. Berry also added several of the monsters from the game in the story. I loved how he even added the potion that turns the character into a monster. I recommend this one to anyone and cannot wait for the sequel to come out.
September 19, 2024
I loved Zombies ate my neighbors as a kid. I played it so much but never finished it, because it was hard as hell.
And now there is a novella about this game. Holy shit. All the monsters from the game are here. But sadly, the best is missing, let's hope for a big ass appearance in the sequel. :)
Don't expect a gripping story here. The game has none, so has ne book. But who cares, it's great fun.
And now there is a novella about this game. Holy shit. All the monsters from the game are here. But sadly, the best is missing, let's hope for a big ass appearance in the sequel. :)
Don't expect a gripping story here. The game has none, so has ne book. But who cares, it's great fun.
August 22, 2024
Unique.
Pros:
1. The book cover is fantastic.
2. It's edited.
3. I can tell that Brian G. Berry had fun creating this book.
4. A couple of laugh-out-loud moments.
5. There were little illustrations that added to the fun.
6. A sequel is in the making.
7. Private Sanders and Heather.
Cons:
1. I won't re-read this book.
2. Profanity and blaspheming.
3. Some funny parts were unrealistic.
4. The storyline for Cats is better than this one.
5. The explanation behind all the monsters appearing wasn't enough for me.
6. Although this is a horror book, I did not find it scary.
7. Zak.
Pros:
1. The book cover is fantastic.
2. It's edited.
3. I can tell that Brian G. Berry had fun creating this book.
4. A couple of laugh-out-loud moments.
5. There were little illustrations that added to the fun.
6. A sequel is in the making.
7. Private Sanders and Heather.
Cons:
1. I won't re-read this book.
2. Profanity and blaspheming.
3. Some funny parts were unrealistic.
4. The storyline for Cats is better than this one.
5. The explanation behind all the monsters appearing wasn't enough for me.
6. Although this is a horror book, I did not find it scary.
7. Zak.
August 23, 2024
I was lucky enough to win a paperback copy of Flesh Eaters Ate My Neighbors and pretty much tore right into it upon arrival. If you're a fan of over-the-top b-movie schlock and want it all hyped up on steroids, look no further than this! This book is an action-packed ride from start to finish. So, grab this book, your popcorn and soda, and get ready for all hell to break loose!
August 17, 2024
Review to come.
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