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Bigfoot's Curse: A Cryptid Thriller
After terminating a notorious drug lord, hitman Trenton Loar flees north through Wiregrass Forest with a band of collaborators, all seeking to get away clean and start a new life.
But the route to salvation proved deadlier than any of them expected.
From the darkness of night, they hear a horrible roar. In the glow of their campfire, a horrible shape emerges. In the blink of an eye, Trenton Loar learns that his struggle for freedom has become a fight for his life.
Enraged from years of imprisonment by a mysterious organization desperate to exploit the secrets of its long life, Bigfoot stalks the grounds of Wiregrass Forest, slaughtering every living thing in its path.
Joining forces with a vacationing couple, Trenton navigates the forest. In doing so, he learns the truth of Bigfoot’s existence and the deadly secret carried within its blood.
But the route to salvation proved deadlier than any of them expected.
From the darkness of night, they hear a horrible roar. In the glow of their campfire, a horrible shape emerges. In the blink of an eye, Trenton Loar learns that his struggle for freedom has become a fight for his life.
Enraged from years of imprisonment by a mysterious organization desperate to exploit the secrets of its long life, Bigfoot stalks the grounds of Wiregrass Forest, slaughtering every living thing in its path.
Joining forces with a vacationing couple, Trenton navigates the forest. In doing so, he learns the truth of Bigfoot’s existence and the deadly secret carried within its blood.
153 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 7, 2025
About the author
Michael R. Cole
40 books132 followersMichael R. Cole is an author of creature horror and science fiction. He was born in Toledo, Ohio and grew up in lower Michigan. He has a profound love for monster movies and book as well as the action genre. In addition to writing, his hobbies include martial arts and fishing.
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April 26, 2026
A sequel of sorts of another book Blood of Bigfoot by the same author that explores an idea presented in the last book mind you it only comes up towards the end of the book if you are not aware of the previous story. The story is....more or less what you expect from Michael R. Cole, there's a check list for it then I went down, it's not bad, it had some nice action scenes, it did a good job in making care about two characters it's just that a lot of the other elements leaves much to be desired, still given it's size it's a still a good deal.
Part of my problem is that at this point you can recognize several elements found in his other stories, there's references to old movies and pop culture references which at least were relevant here, the first action scene makes it look similar to an old action style movie one guy taking on a small army and winning.
Sadly there are few types here and there in book, 3 by my count, and there is a lot more telling rather then showing even in it's descriptions, which was one of my big problems with it, the descriptions are lacking, we have a few big fight scenes and I found my myself disappointed with how they were described, rather then using words to show how things were going, the muscles bulging, blood pumping, the pressure from being squeezed, etc, what we get is a quick heavy punch, dodged left, like a Boa constrictor, I have personally never seen such a snake however I get the general idea yet it should have been properly described rather then just ''like a Boa constrictor'' it just felt cheap.
Now credit to the story we get some cool fight scenes, a real monster brawl happens in it, the descriptions drags things down though, still credit for some interesting fights, had it marketed as such perhaps more people would have been interested in it. I think in this case the book could have been longer to showcase each in more detail and build up. Another bad point is that we get inside the head of the monster far to often, we start in one POV then quickly switch over to the monster for a few bits before zooming out again.
All in all not a bad book, if you want some bigfoot action it's what you are going to get, I was going to rate it higher however the descriptions dragged it down, I still recommend it for the genre lovers and those that want a nice creature feature story.
Part of my problem is that at this point you can recognize several elements found in his other stories, there's references to old movies and pop culture references which at least were relevant here, the first action scene makes it look similar to an old action style movie one guy taking on a small army and winning.
Sadly there are few types here and there in book, 3 by my count, and there is a lot more telling rather then showing even in it's descriptions, which was one of my big problems with it, the descriptions are lacking, we have a few big fight scenes and I found my myself disappointed with how they were described, rather then using words to show how things were going, the muscles bulging, blood pumping, the pressure from being squeezed, etc, what we get is a quick heavy punch, dodged left, like a Boa constrictor, I have personally never seen such a snake however I get the general idea yet it should have been properly described rather then just ''like a Boa constrictor'' it just felt cheap.
Now credit to the story we get some cool fight scenes, a real monster brawl happens in it, the descriptions drags things down though, still credit for some interesting fights, had it marketed as such perhaps more people would have been interested in it. I think in this case the book could have been longer to showcase each in more detail and build up. Another bad point is that we get inside the head of the monster far to often, we start in one POV then quickly switch over to the monster for a few bits before zooming out again.
All in all not a bad book, if you want some bigfoot action it's what you are going to get, I was going to rate it higher however the descriptions dragged it down, I still recommend it for the genre lovers and those that want a nice creature feature story.
March 16, 2026
My scoring system
⭐ Don't quit your day job
⭐⭐ It was tough to finish
⭐⭐⭐ A solid read
⭐⭐⭐⭐ That was fun!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I need more. If you don't give it, I'm going to kidnap you Misery-style, without shattering your ankles, of course.
Bigfoot's Curse is not your typical Bigfoot-themed horror book. For one, we're not talking about Bigfoots (or whatever the plural form is), there aren't any. There is only the Bigfoot, which the book tries to explain.
Apart from that, it didn't really read like a Bigfoot horror but more of a King Kong/Kaiju-like spectacle. Which doesn't mean the book is bad, just not what I expected but once I got over that part, I enjoyed it for what it is. There are some interesting characters that for the most part worked out quite well.
Not one of my favorites but that's mainly due to my own taste, still fun for what it was.
⭐ Don't quit your day job
⭐⭐ It was tough to finish
⭐⭐⭐ A solid read
⭐⭐⭐⭐ That was fun!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I need more. If you don't give it, I'm going to kidnap you Misery-style, without shattering your ankles, of course.
Bigfoot's Curse is not your typical Bigfoot-themed horror book. For one, we're not talking about Bigfoots (or whatever the plural form is), there aren't any. There is only the Bigfoot, which the book tries to explain.
Apart from that, it didn't really read like a Bigfoot horror but more of a King Kong/Kaiju-like spectacle. Which doesn't mean the book is bad, just not what I expected but once I got over that part, I enjoyed it for what it is. There are some interesting characters that for the most part worked out quite well.
Not one of my favorites but that's mainly due to my own taste, still fun for what it was.
April 5, 2026
Listened to it on Audible, which might have been my mistake. The narrator made each and every woman - a whole 2 of them - sound whiney and so damn annoying. Everyone else sounded like they were picked out of "The Godfather" or "Scarface". For such a short story there was way too much packed into it and in the end it just became... boring.
April 6, 2026
This one isn’t as good as some of his others but it was still entertaining and enjoyable. It just didn’t grip me the way I was expecting. I love my creature feature horror but this just feels a little flat. I can’t figure out what it is that it feels like it’s missing tho.
December 31, 2025
Having been imprisoned and tormented, big foot escapes and reeks havoc on all he encounters. Good book that moves at a nice pace, with an interesting mix of characters caught in big foots sights.
February 13, 2026
Bigfoot’s Curse was another outstanding icky bug. It had a great cast of characters and plenty of action and plot twists. It was short, sweet, and to the point. I loved it! Highly recommended.
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