T-Rex

by Alan Spencer

Bruce Ryder is filming his current movie on an isolated Caribbean island. Everything seems to be going well until he realizes the captain of the ship accidentally transported them to the wrong island. This secluded no man's land is populated by a wild assortment of dangerous creatures, including one man-hungry T-Rex. With the only boat destroyed, and no way off the island, what else can a director, a collection of bad actors, and one crafty special effects guy do to survive? Improvise. Will anybody survive long enough to reach the end credits, or will T-Rex spoil their happy ending? One thing is for certain. T-Rex is going to eat!

Genres: Thriller, Horror

144 pages, Paperback

Published April 9, 2016

About the author

Alan Spencer is a freelance horror author from Kansas City. His most recent books are B-Movie Reels, B-Movie Attack, and Psycho Therapy (2013).

Reviews

[Peter Topside · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hm...ok...this was a wild ride. The story had the exact flow, tone, and characterization of the 'straight to video' classic that was supposed to be being filmed. So, that was a really nice touch. It was loud, ridiculous, and downright fun. And things started off very quickly, too. I think Alan Spencer put a lot of creativity into a concept that mirrored Skull Island, minus King Kong, but he took it in a whole other direction. There were a few instances where I thought to myself, "For such a b-level type story, the plot just keeps getting additional layers." It overcomplicated itself at times, and the ending was very abrupt. It ended on a cliffhanger, which I didn't love, and just left me with a lot of questions. However, nothing grabbed my interest hard enough to make me want to read another book or even series of books following this plot. I would slightly taper expectations going in and just focus more on the action-packed bloodbath throughout, which was the highlight.

[chucklesthescot · Rating 3 out of 5]

An aspiring actor lies about being able to sail boats to get a part in Dino Buffet 3 but lands them on the wrong island where dinosaurs and other beasts roam and the plants have an appetite for human flesh, not to mention a serial killer. Will any of them get off the island alive?

This is very much an over the top b movie book that is cheerfully mocking the monster films with half naked women or soft porn in them. It's not to be taken seriously like some dinosaur books I've read but it wasn't a bad read if you don't set expectations too high. I did read it all and liked all the death scenes, of which there are many! Bruce is trying to film his scenes of hot young people playing on the beach to pad out the film when they are rudely interrupted by the arrival of hungry dinosaurs. Now the screaming begins for real! Giant toads, spiders and snakes help to turn this into a gorefest while a deranged serial killer looks to grab a few girls to use in his macabre art project. Not a bad dino gore read.

[Dixie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love horror. And when I find a good horror book complete with gross, gruesome visual effects (in my mind) I feel like I'm in the clouds.
That said, I read this book and could hardly put it down, but I did have to go to work. A wonderfully awesome read Absolutely loved this book. I have been a fan of Alan Spencer for a while, but this one was so superior to anything else. if you love horror, you must read this book.

[Lydia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Holy moly, this book is all kinds of fun! Yes, it was corny and cheese, and cliché, but in all the best ways. This was a true homage to B-Movie monster flicks - it was a goddamn blast!