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Mail Order Massacres
Sea monkeys. 3-D specs. Hypno-coins. Ant farms. Kryptonite rocks. Miniature submarines made from cardboard. All available for a buck or less from the back page of comic books. And we blew our weekly allowance on these rip-offs, only to be disappointed when they turned out to be total crap. But what if these bogus products had side effects not advertised? In horror master Hunter Shea's Mail Order Massacres, sometimes you do get more than you paid for...
'Just Add Water': It's been years since David and Patrick flushed away the dead Sea Serpents they got in the mail. After thriving in the toxic stew of pollution, strange, slimy creatures now rise from the sewers. Once the screaming starts, David and Patrick realize that their childhood pets really did come to life. With a vengeance. They're massive monsters... and ravenous for human flesh!
'Optical Delusion': Martin punishes his son for wasting his allowance on a pair of cardboard X-ray specs. But when Martin tries them on, he's stunned to see through walls and clothes. But the novelty becomes a waking nightmare when the glasses burn into his face and he starts seeing horrifying apocalyptic visions no mortal man was ever meant to see. Images that turn him from a husband and father to a bloodthirsty homicidal maniac...
'Money Back Guarantee: With her son's heart set on piloting his own nuclear submarine, Rosemary orders the craft advertised on the back of a comic book. But when her son nearly drowns in the swimming pool, an enraged Rosemary complains to the Better Business Bureau. The company's customer service center retaliates with threatening phone calls. Then her son and husband disappear. Now it's all-out war. Plus, Rosemary wants her $1.99 back!
'Just Add Water': It's been years since David and Patrick flushed away the dead Sea Serpents they got in the mail. After thriving in the toxic stew of pollution, strange, slimy creatures now rise from the sewers. Once the screaming starts, David and Patrick realize that their childhood pets really did come to life. With a vengeance. They're massive monsters... and ravenous for human flesh!
'Optical Delusion': Martin punishes his son for wasting his allowance on a pair of cardboard X-ray specs. But when Martin tries them on, he's stunned to see through walls and clothes. But the novelty becomes a waking nightmare when the glasses burn into his face and he starts seeing horrifying apocalyptic visions no mortal man was ever meant to see. Images that turn him from a husband and father to a bloodthirsty homicidal maniac...
'Money Back Guarantee: With her son's heart set on piloting his own nuclear submarine, Rosemary orders the craft advertised on the back of a comic book. But when her son nearly drowns in the swimming pool, an enraged Rosemary complains to the Better Business Bureau. The company's customer service center retaliates with threatening phone calls. Then her son and husband disappear. Now it's all-out war. Plus, Rosemary wants her $1.99 back!
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200 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 13, 2018
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About the author
Hunter Shea
66 books1,007 followersHunter Shea is the author of over 25 books, with a specialization in cryptozoological horror that includes The Jersey Devil, The Dover Demon, Loch Ness Revenge and many others. As part of the new horror line at Flame Tree Press, his novel Creature has gained critical acclaim. His novel, The Montauk Monster, was named one of the best reads of the summer by Publishers Weekly. A trip to the International Cryptozoology Museum will find several of his cryptid books among the fascinating displays. Living in a true haunted house inspired his Jessica Backman: Death in the Afterlife series (Forest of Shadows, Sinister Entity and Island of the Forbidden). In 2011, he was selected to be a part of the launch of Samhain Publishing’s new horror line alongside legendary author Ramsey Campbell. When he’s not writing thrillers and horror, he also spins tall tales for middle grade readers on Amazon’s highly regarded Rapids reading app.
An avid podcaster, he can be seen and heard on Monster Men, one of the longest running video horror podcasts in the world, and Final Guys, focusing on weekly movie and book reviews. His nostalgic column about the magic of 80s horror, Video Visions, is featured monthly at Cemetery Dance Online. You can find his short stories in a number of anthologies, including Chopping Block Party, The Body Horror Book and Fearful Fathoms II.
A lifetime New Yorker, Hunter is supported by his loving wife and two beautiful daughters. When he’s not studying up on cryptozoology, he’s an avid explorer of the unknown, having spent a night alone on the Queen Mary, searching for the Warren’s famous White Lady of the Union Cemetery and other mysterious places.
You can follow his travails at www.huntershea.com.
An avid podcaster, he can be seen and heard on Monster Men, one of the longest running video horror podcasts in the world, and Final Guys, focusing on weekly movie and book reviews. His nostalgic column about the magic of 80s horror, Video Visions, is featured monthly at Cemetery Dance Online. You can find his short stories in a number of anthologies, including Chopping Block Party, The Body Horror Book and Fearful Fathoms II.
A lifetime New Yorker, Hunter is supported by his loving wife and two beautiful daughters. When he’s not studying up on cryptozoology, he’s an avid explorer of the unknown, having spent a night alone on the Queen Mary, searching for the Warren’s famous White Lady of the Union Cemetery and other mysterious places.
You can follow his travails at www.huntershea.com.
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March 1, 2023
This is a collection of three well-written horror novellas with the same premise as the original Creepshow film: what if there were something to those ads for weird junk in the old comic books? Shea examines the possibilities of sea monkeys, x-ray-specs, and nuclear submarines. None of the stuff that I ever got from those mail-in offers ever amounted to much, but the characters in the three stories here got much more than they ever could have bargained for! It's a really fun, fast read. One curious thing about the book is that the blurbage summaries on the back cover are wildly inaccurate, but that doesn't impact the fun.
September 24, 2018
OPTICAL DELUSION
When Martins son gets a pair of x-ray specs from the back of a comic, he isn't happy because he thinks it's a waste of money. He takes them and tries them on, and gets a flash of something when he looks at his wife. It couldn't be what he thinks it was, could it?? He tries them on again and slowly they start to work. He can see through walls and clothes. But when the glasses start fusing to his skin and he can't get them off, that's when things take a turn for the worst. He starts seeing things nobody should ever see. How can he take them off?
I'm sure we all would have wanted x-ray specs growing up, even though we knew they wouldn't work!! It's the fact that they might work is why people buy them. You can imagine getting a pair and they actually do work!! I'm sure most people would have worn them exactly as Martin did!! Though when you don't have control over what you see, it would be hard to wear them at all! I'm sure there are some things you would want to see, and some you definitely don't. It was fun reading and seeing Martins reactions to everything. But then the author has to go even further and throw in a twist and I was even shuddering with what he was seeing!! It was awesome!! Lol.
In all, this was a fun and gruesome novella and even though it's a such a short read, it felt complete.
JUST ADD WATER
David and Patrick have always wanted one of those sea monkey things they see advertised in the back of their comics, and are thrilled when they are able to get one. They follow the instructions (kind of) and wait to see what happens. When nothing but blobs that smell something fierce, are all they are left with, they flush them down the toilet. But the sea monkeys thrive in the dank and putrid sewers and come back hungry for flesh. It's not until the boys see the things with their own eyes, and smell their stick that they realise these things are the sea monkeys they flushed. How can they stop them before it's too late?
My son had one of those sea monkey aquariums that you can get in the toy shop when he was younger and even though we did follow the instructions, nothing happened. We threw the water down the drain and after reading this it definitely made me think!!! I thoroughly enjoyed this novella and feel like it would make a great B movie kind of thing! I could totally see it on the sci fy channel. I loved how they figured out how to fight the monsters and found myself laughing when I read it. Such a fun read.
In all, this was awesome and makes me excited to see where the author goes with the last one! We've had x-ray specs and sea monkeys, what's next??
MONEY BACK GUARANTEE
Nuclear submarine is what's next!! Rosemarys son has his heart set on the nuclear submarine that's advertised in the back of his comic and she finally caves and gets it for him! He is thrilled when it arrives and she puts it together. Rosemary know's it's only cardboard thrash, but her son is happy and that's all that matters. But when he decides to take it into the pool in his friends backyard and nearly drowns, Rosemary composes an angry letter to the company that made it looking for her money back and to the Better Business Bureau. But she starts to get weird phone calls saying she shouldn't have done that, and she feels like she is being watched! It's when her husband and son are kidnapped that things start getting worse. She has to find them at any cost and enlists her brother to help. What they find will change everything!!
This one was really fast paced and intense. It also brought all three of the stories together which I loved. Rosemary was kick ass and was totally like "nobody messes with her family and gets away with it"!!! When there's a money back guarantee, they better honour it or else ;) The twist at the end was something I didn't see coming, I had something else in my head that it could have been, so it was a surprise to see it ending that way. I want to say more but I'm not going to because it would be very easy to spoil!!
In all, this was another winner of a novella. It tied up questions that I had from the previous three and made me realise to never order things from the back of comics!!
I thoroughly enjoyed all three of these and it's made me eager to check out more from this author. All three were really short reads, yet felt longer and like complete novels. I highly recommend these!
I listened to the Graphic Audio of this and while I really enjoyed it, there were a few things that did bother me. First things first, it's my first foray into the Graphic Audio and I didn't really know what to expect. They did play out like mini movies in my head, which I did like, and the sound effects were awesome and added so much tension to the story and really brought it alive. My main complaint is the music that they use. It was too loud and made hearing some of the characters a strain. Also whoever read the main story had a very gravelly voice and it took a while to really like his tone. The other voice actors were great and easy to follow.
I was given this audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review. This in no way affected nor influenced my thoughts.
When Martins son gets a pair of x-ray specs from the back of a comic, he isn't happy because he thinks it's a waste of money. He takes them and tries them on, and gets a flash of something when he looks at his wife. It couldn't be what he thinks it was, could it?? He tries them on again and slowly they start to work. He can see through walls and clothes. But when the glasses start fusing to his skin and he can't get them off, that's when things take a turn for the worst. He starts seeing things nobody should ever see. How can he take them off?
I'm sure we all would have wanted x-ray specs growing up, even though we knew they wouldn't work!! It's the fact that they might work is why people buy them. You can imagine getting a pair and they actually do work!! I'm sure most people would have worn them exactly as Martin did!! Though when you don't have control over what you see, it would be hard to wear them at all! I'm sure there are some things you would want to see, and some you definitely don't. It was fun reading and seeing Martins reactions to everything. But then the author has to go even further and throw in a twist and I was even shuddering with what he was seeing!! It was awesome!! Lol.
In all, this was a fun and gruesome novella and even though it's a such a short read, it felt complete.
JUST ADD WATER
David and Patrick have always wanted one of those sea monkey things they see advertised in the back of their comics, and are thrilled when they are able to get one. They follow the instructions (kind of) and wait to see what happens. When nothing but blobs that smell something fierce, are all they are left with, they flush them down the toilet. But the sea monkeys thrive in the dank and putrid sewers and come back hungry for flesh. It's not until the boys see the things with their own eyes, and smell their stick that they realise these things are the sea monkeys they flushed. How can they stop them before it's too late?
My son had one of those sea monkey aquariums that you can get in the toy shop when he was younger and even though we did follow the instructions, nothing happened. We threw the water down the drain and after reading this it definitely made me think!!! I thoroughly enjoyed this novella and feel like it would make a great B movie kind of thing! I could totally see it on the sci fy channel. I loved how they figured out how to fight the monsters and found myself laughing when I read it. Such a fun read.
In all, this was awesome and makes me excited to see where the author goes with the last one! We've had x-ray specs and sea monkeys, what's next??
MONEY BACK GUARANTEE
Nuclear submarine is what's next!! Rosemarys son has his heart set on the nuclear submarine that's advertised in the back of his comic and she finally caves and gets it for him! He is thrilled when it arrives and she puts it together. Rosemary know's it's only cardboard thrash, but her son is happy and that's all that matters. But when he decides to take it into the pool in his friends backyard and nearly drowns, Rosemary composes an angry letter to the company that made it looking for her money back and to the Better Business Bureau. But she starts to get weird phone calls saying she shouldn't have done that, and she feels like she is being watched! It's when her husband and son are kidnapped that things start getting worse. She has to find them at any cost and enlists her brother to help. What they find will change everything!!
This one was really fast paced and intense. It also brought all three of the stories together which I loved. Rosemary was kick ass and was totally like "nobody messes with her family and gets away with it"!!! When there's a money back guarantee, they better honour it or else ;) The twist at the end was something I didn't see coming, I had something else in my head that it could have been, so it was a surprise to see it ending that way. I want to say more but I'm not going to because it would be very easy to spoil!!
In all, this was another winner of a novella. It tied up questions that I had from the previous three and made me realise to never order things from the back of comics!!
I thoroughly enjoyed all three of these and it's made me eager to check out more from this author. All three were really short reads, yet felt longer and like complete novels. I highly recommend these!
I listened to the Graphic Audio of this and while I really enjoyed it, there were a few things that did bother me. First things first, it's my first foray into the Graphic Audio and I didn't really know what to expect. They did play out like mini movies in my head, which I did like, and the sound effects were awesome and added so much tension to the story and really brought it alive. My main complaint is the music that they use. It was too loud and made hearing some of the characters a strain. Also whoever read the main story had a very gravelly voice and it took a while to really like his tone. The other voice actors were great and easy to follow.
I was given this audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review. This in no way affected nor influenced my thoughts.
May 16, 2018
Another of Hunters outstanding books. He is a house painter with words. There is just 1 issue, the description on the back does not go along with 2 of the stories. But I am a hunter file, for life.
June 4, 2018
More Fun Than A Nuclear Sub Full of Sea Monkeys All Wearing X-Ray Glasses!
Each of the stories contained within is based on the ads you might find in the back of comic books in and around 1980. The kids beg for these things, or work their butts off saving up to order something themselves, only to inadvertently be disappointed in the end. But, disappointment is the least of their worries as their orders all too quickly come back to hunt, maim, kill, devour, and/or push to the brink of insanity the innocent little consumer.
I've read a lot of Hunter's work and this one has just landed on the top of the heap. Horror-comedy at its finest. Be amazed! You'll be the life of the party! It's a MUST HAVE! Trust me.
Each of the stories contained within is based on the ads you might find in the back of comic books in and around 1980. The kids beg for these things, or work their butts off saving up to order something themselves, only to inadvertently be disappointed in the end. But, disappointment is the least of their worries as their orders all too quickly come back to hunt, maim, kill, devour, and/or push to the brink of insanity the innocent little consumer.
I've read a lot of Hunter's work and this one has just landed on the top of the heap. Horror-comedy at its finest. Be amazed! You'll be the life of the party! It's a MUST HAVE! Trust me.
June 15, 2021
Reminds Me of Reading Comic Books
Hunter Shea never disappoints! His stories remind me of reading comic books as a kid or watching Hammer horror movies on Saturday afternoon. These 3 stories were each good in their own right. I remember begging my parents to let me order something from the back pages of comic books. These stories describe what happens—or what could happen—when the orders are fulfilled.
Hunter Shea never disappoints! His stories remind me of reading comic books as a kid or watching Hammer horror movies on Saturday afternoon. These 3 stories were each good in their own right. I remember begging my parents to let me order something from the back pages of comic books. These stories describe what happens—or what could happen—when the orders are fulfilled.
October 3, 2021
Mail Order Massacres was an anthology of three short stories by one of my all-time favorite icky bug authors, Hunter Shea. This fast and easy read was all the more pleasurable because the writing never got in the way of the stories. It was solid third-person past-tense with short chapters and scenes and the narrative was brisk and never bogged down with endless characterization.
The stories were quality edited with no noticeable typos or glaring grammatical issues. I had a great time.
As for the stories themselves, they brought back a flood of comic book nostalgia, even considering I’m a good couple of decades older than the author. Back in my day, in the late 50’s, early 60’s, those same ads prevailed, except they all had New York, New York addresses, or it least seemed they seemed to in my young mind. I only fell for them one time and my parents let me buy that massive collection of army men. I got exactly what was described in the book, useless thin plastic pieces that would barely stand up. I couldn’t get much fun out of them as they weren’t even molded into decent shapes.
My favorite story was the first one, given that it had actual icky bugs, but the others were still great as well. I can just see that all happening in real life! It also makes me think back on those cheap telescopes they advertised, seeing as how I’ve been a lifelong deep sky visual observer. What you’d get was little more than a shaving mirror shoved into a cardboard tube. Not exactly encouraging to a budding sky gazer!
This is a must-have for any icky bug fan, and a huge rush of nostalgia for those that were comic book fans. You won’t be disappointed! Highly recommended.
The stories were quality edited with no noticeable typos or glaring grammatical issues. I had a great time.
As for the stories themselves, they brought back a flood of comic book nostalgia, even considering I’m a good couple of decades older than the author. Back in my day, in the late 50’s, early 60’s, those same ads prevailed, except they all had New York, New York addresses, or it least seemed they seemed to in my young mind. I only fell for them one time and my parents let me buy that massive collection of army men. I got exactly what was described in the book, useless thin plastic pieces that would barely stand up. I couldn’t get much fun out of them as they weren’t even molded into decent shapes.
My favorite story was the first one, given that it had actual icky bugs, but the others were still great as well. I can just see that all happening in real life! It also makes me think back on those cheap telescopes they advertised, seeing as how I’ve been a lifelong deep sky visual observer. What you’d get was little more than a shaving mirror shoved into a cardboard tube. Not exactly encouraging to a budding sky gazer!
This is a must-have for any icky bug fan, and a huge rush of nostalgia for those that were comic book fans. You won’t be disappointed! Highly recommended.
September 11, 2018
Believe it or not, this is my first go around with Mr. Shea. While he writes creature features in the world of cryptozoology, which is directly up my alley of fun interests, I have just never read any of his stuff. Then I came across this compilation of 3 of his novellas put together as one package and jumped on it.
Novella 1 - Just Add Water. 5/5 - This was such a fun read. Lately I have read a number of fantastic horror/carnage tales where the kids are the hero's and this is right up there. This tale is about some kids, who love comics, and purchase some sea monkeys from the ad in the back. Chaos ensues, blood flies and the solution is both comical and ideal for the story. Great read!
Novella 2 - Optical Delusion - 4.5/5 - Another fun read. This goes straight to the fantasy of the young male youth, of having actual X-Ray glasses. Of course what you get isn't always what you want, when you buy something from the back of the comics! Fantastic journey of someone who just wants a little bit more, even if it causes life to spiral out of control.
Novella 3 - Money Back Guarantee - 4/5 - Good read. Ultimately I found this one a little wanting for more. The story is great, but I found the book to be split firmly into two parts; the initial ordering of the product and receiving it as part one and then the second act where the mom strives to get answers. A bit vague, but I am trying hard for no spoilers :) For me the transformation of the mom from part one to part two was a tough one to swallow/believe in such a short time. I would actually think it could work, but the story itself would need to be expanded.
Overall, I highly recommend this fun collection. While reading this I ordered Rattus New York and pre-ordered Creature (which is now out) from Shea because I was enjoying it so much.
4.5/5 stars overall!
Novella 1 - Just Add Water. 5/5 - This was such a fun read. Lately I have read a number of fantastic horror/carnage tales where the kids are the hero's and this is right up there. This tale is about some kids, who love comics, and purchase some sea monkeys from the ad in the back. Chaos ensues, blood flies and the solution is both comical and ideal for the story. Great read!
Novella 2 - Optical Delusion - 4.5/5 - Another fun read. This goes straight to the fantasy of the young male youth, of having actual X-Ray glasses. Of course what you get isn't always what you want, when you buy something from the back of the comics! Fantastic journey of someone who just wants a little bit more, even if it causes life to spiral out of control.
Novella 3 - Money Back Guarantee - 4/5 - Good read. Ultimately I found this one a little wanting for more. The story is great, but I found the book to be split firmly into two parts; the initial ordering of the product and receiving it as part one and then the second act where the mom strives to get answers. A bit vague, but I am trying hard for no spoilers :) For me the transformation of the mom from part one to part two was a tough one to swallow/believe in such a short time. I would actually think it could work, but the story itself would need to be expanded.
Overall, I highly recommend this fun collection. While reading this I ordered Rattus New York and pre-ordered Creature (which is now out) from Shea because I was enjoying it so much.
4.5/5 stars overall!
June 24, 2018
Was going to go with a 3 1/2 stars rating but no, to be honest, I really enjoyed this wee collection. Kept me reading until I stopped. Um, yeah. Hey, I'm not the writer here...
All kidding aside (never), this was a very good trio of well-written (and well-priced) novellas, of which I'm usually not that big a fan. I'm glad I took the dive and bought this collection vs. just the initial abbreviated story (plus, I try to never count anything less than 100 pages on my reading challenge total). Still, I couldn't resist the allure of someone delving into those all-too-familar ads from the comics of my own youth. Tense tales that kept you on your toes even though they were from my perspective not really all that scary. Then again, maybe I'm becoming a little immune to horror and gore (after all, I follow politics pretty closely).
To me they read - quickly mind you - like just barely R-rated episodes of 'The Twilight Zone'. But Hunter Shea is a writer I'll definitely look more into over the coming months and he accomplishes a hell of a lot more in 70 pages than many authors do in 700. And that's coming after delving into several series that wind up starting with Book ZERO or Book 0,5 and only wind up making me angry that I spent money that could have gone towards the purchase of a well-earned cold beer. Rest assured, Shea's books are worth that and can even be enjoyed WITH the cold beer (just for gods' sakes, don't drink the crap he mentions in his stories!).
A writer to watch and I can say already that he'll be replacing A. Lee Martinez - who's books just got worse and worse with every offering I tried - and competing heavily for my dollars with Daryl Gregory, too!
All kidding aside (never), this was a very good trio of well-written (and well-priced) novellas, of which I'm usually not that big a fan. I'm glad I took the dive and bought this collection vs. just the initial abbreviated story (plus, I try to never count anything less than 100 pages on my reading challenge total). Still, I couldn't resist the allure of someone delving into those all-too-familar ads from the comics of my own youth. Tense tales that kept you on your toes even though they were from my perspective not really all that scary. Then again, maybe I'm becoming a little immune to horror and gore (after all, I follow politics pretty closely).
To me they read - quickly mind you - like just barely R-rated episodes of 'The Twilight Zone'. But Hunter Shea is a writer I'll definitely look more into over the coming months and he accomplishes a hell of a lot more in 70 pages than many authors do in 700. And that's coming after delving into several series that wind up starting with Book ZERO or Book 0,5 and only wind up making me angry that I spent money that could have gone towards the purchase of a well-earned cold beer. Rest assured, Shea's books are worth that and can even be enjoyed WITH the cold beer (just for gods' sakes, don't drink the crap he mentions in his stories!).
A writer to watch and I can say already that he'll be replacing A. Lee Martinez - who's books just got worse and worse with every offering I tried - and competing heavily for my dollars with Daryl Gregory, too!
July 27, 2024
Mail Order Massacres
By Hunter Shea
I love Hunter Shea's books. They always scratch the pulpy horror itch. He never fails to entertain.
Mail Order Massacres is three novellas: Just Add Water, Optical Delusion and Money Back Guarantee.
Remember buying a comic book and perusing those ads for such magical and wonderful things as a child? These stories show the more sinister end to sending a crisp dollar bill through the mail and waiting for a near eternity for the treasure to arrive. We've got sea serpents, cardboard submarines and x-ray glasses...it is horror-filled fun!
Pictured. Green claws ripping out of bloodied classified ads with an eyeball poking out.
By Hunter Shea
I love Hunter Shea's books. They always scratch the pulpy horror itch. He never fails to entertain.
Mail Order Massacres is three novellas: Just Add Water, Optical Delusion and Money Back Guarantee.
Remember buying a comic book and perusing those ads for such magical and wonderful things as a child? These stories show the more sinister end to sending a crisp dollar bill through the mail and waiting for a near eternity for the treasure to arrive. We've got sea serpents, cardboard submarines and x-ray glasses...it is horror-filled fun!
Pictured. Green claws ripping out of bloodied classified ads with an eyeball poking out.
December 16, 2022
Three great, separate but connected stories. For a relatively short listen, these were really enjoyable and entertaining. If you are reading/listening to a book called Mail Order Massacres, I think you will not be disappointed. Again, I listened to the Graphic Audio version, which makes any book 10 times better.
May 26, 2019
Thoroughly enjoyable! An ingenious concept — the ads at the back of comics — as a starting point, these three novellas are perfectly dramatised by GraphicAudio. Now I wait for Hunter Shea to write horror novellas using the ads at the back of the Village Voice.
November 23, 2018
I enjoyed this book.
March 17, 2019
I remember those mail order items from when I was a kid. But, they never provided that dark, creepy fun that this book does.
February 8, 2023
3 novellas for the price of one. An absolute blast. Hunter makes buying things from the back of comics scary like only he can. Gore filled fun.
November 11, 2024
DNF @ 65%
June 4, 2018
More Fun Than A Nuclear Sub Full of Sea Monkeys All Wearing X-Ray Glasses!
Each of the stories contained within is based on the ads you might find in the back of comic books in and around 1980. The kids beg for these things, or work their butts off saving up to order something themselves, only to inadvertently be disappointed in the end. But, disappointment is the least of their worries as their orders all too quickly come back to hunt, maim, kill, devour, and/or push to the brink of insanity the innocent little consumer.
I've read a lot of Hunter's work and this one has just landed on the top of the heap. Horror-comedy at its finest. Be amazed! You'll be the life of the party! It's a MUST HAVE! Trust me.
Each of the stories contained within is based on the ads you might find in the back of comic books in and around 1980. The kids beg for these things, or work their butts off saving up to order something themselves, only to inadvertently be disappointed in the end. But, disappointment is the least of their worries as their orders all too quickly come back to hunt, maim, kill, devour, and/or push to the brink of insanity the innocent little consumer.
I've read a lot of Hunter's work and this one has just landed on the top of the heap. Horror-comedy at its finest. Be amazed! You'll be the life of the party! It's a MUST HAVE! Trust me.
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