Human Nature

by Matthew Ewald

Matthew Ewald's ( Galidor, Star Trek Phase II) chilling debut novel of horror from Black Bed Sheet Books. A group of young Animal Liberation Front activists perform a raid on an animal testing lab outside of Ventura, California, not knowing that the facility, Caladine, is a secret government testing ground for bio-engineered fighting hybrids. One of the few to survive the bloodbath, now confined to a psychiatric institution, tells the tale of that night to a gifted psychologist, whose expertise lies within schizophrenic disorders. Where all have failed, she must succeed in unlocking the truth of what happened during a night hidden away in bloodshed and carnage. But, neither the doctor nor the patient realize a far more sinister truth awaits; a truth which says they are being manipulated by the scheming head of the ward, a man who keeps patients as playthings in a basement asylum. By the time they find out these motives of monsters, it is too late for the both of them. A tale of madness becomes their reality. In the end -- to hunt the world's most horrific evil, you'll need to keep your eyes open and look within.

464 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 1, 2010

About the author

Matthew Ewald has come from a number of movies ranging from theatrical releases to made-for-cable dramas and thrillers, as well as a few A.F.I. Independent Productions. He was fortunate enough to have portrayed Nicholas Bluetooth on the highly popular science fiction/adventure television series, "Galidor," the Galidor franchise an international hit spawning Matthew his own action figure. He portrays a young Cadet James T. Kirk in the award winning internet series "Star Trek: Phase II," for the special "Origins" episode, and starred in John Murlowski’s Sci-fi thriller Terminal Error. Matthew is a member of the HWA (Horror Writers Association), as well as a published author with a number of horror stories already to his credit (three of which he had been asked to adapt into audio productions). Human Nature marks his debut novel. His follow-up novel, Whispers in the Cries, is his latest and a masterpiece of the genre combining frightening ghost story themes before a backdrop of events surrounding the RMS Queen Mary.

Reviews

[Kat · Rating 5 out of 5]

Matthew Ewald’s ‘Human Nature’ is the first novel from this upcoming Horror novelist. ‘Human Nature’ is the most magnificent and scariest Horror novel I have ever read. It has the most outstanding suspense a Horror novel could ever have from the beginning right to the end. It’s Mind-boggling, sickening and truly horrifying especially when Heath kills Jessica for me that was really sickening to read but truly exciting to read on and see what else happens to all of the other characters in the story. The ending of the novel brings the story all together in true Horror fashion, It is totally unstoppable and unrestrained gruesomeness.

Matthew turned his love for Horror and made it into something he can be very proud of - His first novel and can I say for a first novel not bad, not bad at all. From thinking up ‘Human Nature’ way back from when Matthew was filming for ‘Galidor’ all those years ago wow is all I can say. Nicholas Grabowsky was right Matthew is Extraordinary, and that is what Matthew does he takes the ordinary into the extraordinary and gives it a whole completely new meaning. I am very glad that Matthew chose the animal testing and animal activists very well as everyone can relate to it and have mixed emotions when reading this story.

‘Human Nature’ will give it’s readers Goosebumps and make their hairs on the back of the neck and arms stand up for the whole story. The bit I loved when reading ‘Human Nature’ was reading about what Richard King does to his patents by screwing their brains and making them think that they are either ugly or weird that was awesome to read. The funny thing is when reading ‘Human Nature’ for the first time it felt that Matthew and Richard was picking at my brain and screwing with it while I was reading the novel and the bit I hated was and as weird it may sound was the time changing in the chapters for say the first chapter the time was 9:54 PM to the second chapter the time was 9:50 PM it made me get really confused but still when you get used to it you start making sense why Matthew done it like that.All in all a very brilliant and most satisfying story to read and I truly love and adore Matthew’s novel.

It is a must read for all Horror fans worldwide and I hope Matthew’s next novel can be amazing and super fantastic as ‘Human Nature’ is. Just watching the trailer for ‘Human Nature’ you can tell it is gonna be a totally magnificent and superb novel. Now all we need is for ‘Human Nature’ now to be turned into a Horror movie blockbuster. :D and now I can’t wait to read and dive into Matthew’s second Horror novel.

Matthew Ewald's Human Nature is 2010 best horror novel of the year :)

Kat