Spiderlegs

by J. Peter W.

"Today we step into the endless, the bottomless."

A scientist and a professor with differing opinions on the reality of time travel end up crossing over into strange new dimensions where not only the world around them has changed but their bodies have become something different as well. Throughout each dimension and each transformation, the two battle for control of the portable dimension traveler and the key to get home.

magician/robot vs giant spider/rotten clown

139 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 23, 2017

About the author

J. Peter W. is an American author of horror, bizarro, and dark fantasy for readers of all ages.

He currently lives in Richmond, VA with his wife and children.

Reviews

[Janie · Rating 5 out of 5]

J. Peter W.'s writing style makes reading a joy for me. The author obviously delights in the use of words. I picture him immersing himself in language like a child with a toybox, selecting the pieces that he likes the most and arranging them in an order that pleases him. Creative writing with over the top elements is always a great find. In Spiderlegs, theories of time and dimensional travel are explored in whimsical and abstract ways. A skeptical professor follows a scientist into an alternate reality. The twists and turns through dimensions and the transformations of figures are uncanny, and the characters are quirky and enjoyable. Amongst oddities encountered in this journey are stitch-fingered goblins, a man-sized talking spider, a decaying yet undying clown and ... Princess Phallus. As the tale progresses, the puzzle pieces begin to reveal themselves and fall together. This book was an unstoppable read, and when I reached the last page, I literally tried to scroll for more. I needed just a bit more closure to be fully sated. But please don't let that stop you from reading Spiderlegs. I will certainly be reading more of this author's work. He possesses a unique voice and a wild imagination.

4.5 stitched fingers

[George Billions · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not your mama’s portal fantasy

The premise of that old show Sliders was that there are a bunch of different worlds, and they’re all pretty much exactly the same except for one specific detail per world. The gang would slide from world to world and they’d always be same bunch of jerks with a different set of problems to deal with in their quest to get back home.
In Spiderlegs, stepping through some scientist’s portal to the next world means stepping into a world that doesn’t really resemble the last world you were in. It means encountering seas of glass that can also turn you into glass, or goblins with fingers made of other fingers stitched together. It means instead of being the same old jerk, you become a spider or a clown or a robot with a princess for a penis, being pursued by a tiny man on a tiny horse.
I love how this book starts with seemingly unconnected WTF vignettes that are quickly tied into an overarching narrative. Happy Birthday.

[Alex Norcross · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story goes to some strange and wonderful places. It's bizarro, fantasy, sci-fi and horror all rolled into one tight, solid, page-turning, world-bending journey. Readers of the unusual and absurd will enjoy the cross genre elements while more traditional readers will enjoy the conflict at the heart of the story: the desire to find home again.