Slaughterhouse

Eastern Front #5

by Shaun Hutson, Wolf Kruger

...It was the bloodiest, most savage fighting the men of Assault Section Sledgehammer had ever seen. Their commanders demanded a breakthrough, no matter what the cost in human life. Death and degradation were no strangers to Kessler but even they were driven to new depths of barbarism as the fighting continued. Then, finally, the breakthrough came but the men of Sledgehammer recovered their senses only to discover that they were alone behind enemy lines.
And it was then that they discovered the Russian Armaments factory and Kessler was left to decide; should he destroy the factory or try to save his men?
The choice, when it came, was to leave the men of Sledgehammer aiming guns at each other...

160 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1983

About the author

British horror novelist, including horror and urban thriller novels.

His novella Slugs was made into a movie, although Hutson didn't like the movie. He also appeared in two horror movies himself.

Hutson is a Liverpool F.C. fan.

Reviews

[Stephen McQuiggan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Do you like your fiction pulped? A gory battlefield romp full of gallows humour, bastard superiors, and some enlightening conversations. Written by Hutson under (the fantastic) pen name of Wolf Kruger, so there are a lot of the usual sick jokes, violent set pieces, and weird sex. A bit thin, and overly frantic, but enjoyable for all that.