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Mudcat
Will Anyone Survive the MUDCAT?
The town of Ashford Fork, Tennessee has enough problems dealing with the worst rain storm in a century. When the townsfolk start turning up dead and partially eaten, they discover they have more than rain to worry about. Something was in the lake, something that has now grown beyond their wildest imaginations, and something that has been given free reign to feed as the water level rises and the town begins to flood. A staple of southern cooking has turned the tables.
The town of Ashford Fork, Tennessee has enough problems dealing with the worst rain storm in a century. When the townsfolk start turning up dead and partially eaten, they discover they have more than rain to worry about. Something was in the lake, something that has now grown beyond their wildest imaginations, and something that has been given free reign to feed as the water level rises and the town begins to flood. A staple of southern cooking has turned the tables.
204 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 15, 2020
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John Quick
12 books56 followersIf you ask his wife, John Quick is compelled to tell stories because he’s full of baloney. He prefers to think he simply has an affinity for things that are strange, disturbing, and terrifying. As proof, he will explain how he suffered Consequences, transcribed The Journal of Jeremy Todd, and regaled the tale of Mudcat. He lives in Middle Tennessee with his aforementioned long-suffering wife, two exceptionally patient kids, four dogs that could care less so long as he keeps scratching that perfect spot on their noses, and a cat who barely acknowledges his existence.
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September 17, 2021
To be honest, the only reason I picked this up is that I need an author whose last name starts with a q for the a-to-z reading challenge and so, I didn't really have any expectations. And still I feel a little disappointed as the premise of a mutant giant cat fish could have been shaped into something much more fun than Mudcat ever did. This is basically a book about various couples being interrupted having sex by a giant catfish who tries to talk and subsequently eats them.
And frankly the premise isn't that scary after all, I eat fish so it is only fair that fish eat me.
I listened to this story on audiobook and the narrator was an extra hurdle for me since he really sounded like a heavy smoking cowboy, mumbling things to himself and that's how I ended up imagining all characters; even the female characters and the fish thing.
And frankly the premise isn't that scary after all, I eat fish so it is only fair that fish eat me.
I listened to this story on audiobook and the narrator was an extra hurdle for me since he really sounded like a heavy smoking cowboy, mumbling things to himself and that's how I ended up imagining all characters; even the female characters and the fish thing.
January 13, 2018
Review: MUDCAT by John Quick
MUDCAT is one superlative horror novel! Everything I look for in creature horror and more! The prologue blew me out of the water {intentional analogy!} with a scene of extreme horror I could never have imagined, then rocketed right on with one intensity after another! Implacable horror--evolution gone to extremes, with interspersed subtle suggestions that the evolutionary mutations weren't Nature, but likely human-designed, or at least nudged. All this--a creature nigh unstoppable--and what's the prime motivator in every biological organism? Hunger! An organism this size gets extremely hungry, extremely frequently. When you factor in that this creature is not blindly biological, but has a functioning intelligence--nothing can stop it. All this, and CHARACTER EVOLUTION! I absolutely adore MUDCAT!
MUDCAT is one superlative horror novel! Everything I look for in creature horror and more! The prologue blew me out of the water {intentional analogy!} with a scene of extreme horror I could never have imagined, then rocketed right on with one intensity after another! Implacable horror--evolution gone to extremes, with interspersed subtle suggestions that the evolutionary mutations weren't Nature, but likely human-designed, or at least nudged. All this--a creature nigh unstoppable--and what's the prime motivator in every biological organism? Hunger! An organism this size gets extremely hungry, extremely frequently. When you factor in that this creature is not blindly biological, but has a functioning intelligence--nothing can stop it. All this, and CHARACTER EVOLUTION! I absolutely adore MUDCAT!
April 2, 2020
Summary:
In the small town of Ashford Fork, there is something unusual and dangerous lurking in the water. A severe rainstorm not only floods the town and takes out the bridges that connect Ashford to the outside world, it also releases the monster from the lake into the flooded streets.
With deaths growing rapidly, it is up to a stand-in sheriff and a small group of survivors to try to kill the creature before it kills them.
Personal opinion:
I very much enjoyed this book from beginning to end. It had a Jaws type vibe to it, but instead of a shark there is (drum roll)... A GIANT KILLER CATFISH! Now at first I was thinking: okay how much damage can a man sized catfish really do? Apparently a lot.
The action and killing begins very quickly and even gets quite gory at times (which I always love!). I can't recall reading another book with 5 kills in under 100 pages. I could definitely see this being made into a movie and I would probably love it!
Overall, it's a great / fun read and I would recommend it as one of my favorites.
In the small town of Ashford Fork, there is something unusual and dangerous lurking in the water. A severe rainstorm not only floods the town and takes out the bridges that connect Ashford to the outside world, it also releases the monster from the lake into the flooded streets.
With deaths growing rapidly, it is up to a stand-in sheriff and a small group of survivors to try to kill the creature before it kills them.
Personal opinion:
I very much enjoyed this book from beginning to end. It had a Jaws type vibe to it, but instead of a shark there is (drum roll)... A GIANT KILLER CATFISH! Now at first I was thinking: okay how much damage can a man sized catfish really do? Apparently a lot.
The action and killing begins very quickly and even gets quite gory at times (which I always love!). I can't recall reading another book with 5 kills in under 100 pages. I could definitely see this being made into a movie and I would probably love it!
Overall, it's a great / fun read and I would recommend it as one of my favorites.
February 10, 2018
This was just fun to read. Like a cheesy B-movie monster fest but with characters who don't do the stupidest thing imaginable to make you groan. The author is obviously a fan of the same great Saturday morning movies I grew up on.
November 27, 2017
Great little B flick book, nice smooth read and introduction to the author.
July 17, 2022
Mudcat is a pretty good read, once you suspend enough disbelief. I dig what John Quick writes and that was enough for me to read it.
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