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Screamers
No one knows where they came from or how they spread but suddenly the screamers are everywhere. Normal people are waking up from strange, bloody dreams, mutilating their faces and attacking those around them with no regard for family or friend.
David and Michelle are a young couple living in Sydney when the outbreak starts. Leaving the city before things get completely out of control they find the freeway clogged with cars and screamers. Forced to flee along the banks of the enormous Hawkesbury River system, a maze of huge waterways and narrow inlets, they are fortunate enough to find shelter and other people who are free of the infection. However as the screamers begin to get smarter, and to mutate, how much longer will they be safe?
David and Michelle are a young couple living in Sydney when the outbreak starts. Leaving the city before things get completely out of control they find the freeway clogged with cars and screamers. Forced to flee along the banks of the enormous Hawkesbury River system, a maze of huge waterways and narrow inlets, they are fortunate enough to find shelter and other people who are free of the infection. However as the screamers begin to get smarter, and to mutate, how much longer will they be safe?
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Published April 29, 2016
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August 23, 2016
Zombie-like creatures that mutate into bloody abominations and have their own built-in car alarms? Yes, please! Sean E. Britten’s creative twist on the tiring zombie plotline will make the most passionate of zombie haters reconsider reading about the undead again.
With names like Tall Man, Burning Man, and Tattooed Man, humans only carry mere shadows of their previous selves in the form of their bloodied appearances once they have turned. David and Michelle, the books main protagonists, bump into Baron early on. From there, the threesome seem to get themselves into trouble at every presentable opportunity, with Baron baling them out at every twist and turn of the story until they become war torn creature killers themselves in the end.
Britten’s creativity and ability to keep the story moving helped mask some of the other issues with the book. Improper word uses, misspellings, and confusing grammar pulled me out of the story several times, but my focus was quickly drawn back in by the thrill of what was going to happen next.
I found the Aussie slang and different names for various objects rather amusing but, on multiple occasions, dialogue seemed off or out of place. Though the issue could have easily been because of cultural differences, I think much of the problem could have been eliminated by additional editing or by beta reader feedback.
Much of the fun experienced while reading Screamers comes from the over-the-top, 80’s-esque horror. Monsters slice their own faces simply for horrors sake, heroes scream out “Take this *%#&!” just as they decapitate one of the evil creatures, and the creepy crawlies are well utilized throughout so that readers are always teetering on the verge of gagging at the grotesque.
Anyone looking for a fun read with plenty of blood and guts, as well as a tweak to one of the most robust but often overplayed storylines, will welcome Sean E. Britten’s novel, Screamers, on their bookshelves.
With names like Tall Man, Burning Man, and Tattooed Man, humans only carry mere shadows of their previous selves in the form of their bloodied appearances once they have turned. David and Michelle, the books main protagonists, bump into Baron early on. From there, the threesome seem to get themselves into trouble at every presentable opportunity, with Baron baling them out at every twist and turn of the story until they become war torn creature killers themselves in the end.
Britten’s creativity and ability to keep the story moving helped mask some of the other issues with the book. Improper word uses, misspellings, and confusing grammar pulled me out of the story several times, but my focus was quickly drawn back in by the thrill of what was going to happen next.
I found the Aussie slang and different names for various objects rather amusing but, on multiple occasions, dialogue seemed off or out of place. Though the issue could have easily been because of cultural differences, I think much of the problem could have been eliminated by additional editing or by beta reader feedback.
Much of the fun experienced while reading Screamers comes from the over-the-top, 80’s-esque horror. Monsters slice their own faces simply for horrors sake, heroes scream out “Take this *%#&!” just as they decapitate one of the evil creatures, and the creepy crawlies are well utilized throughout so that readers are always teetering on the verge of gagging at the grotesque.
Anyone looking for a fun read with plenty of blood and guts, as well as a tweak to one of the most robust but often overplayed storylines, will welcome Sean E. Britten’s novel, Screamers, on their bookshelves.
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