Crux

by James Byron Huggins

Unspeakable horror is unleashed in this riveting thriller from the international bestselling author of Dark Visions and Hunter.

In an experiment to discover what secrets are hidden within the infinite vastness of the galaxy, scientists create a machine so powerful that it rips a hole through space and time. But instead of revealing the dark world of their own universe the machine opens a gateway to a universe infinitely more horrifying . . . and infinitely evil.

After seven physicists vanish during a routine test of the highly guarded Hadron Super Collider in Geneva, a series of grisly murders also begin at the facility and an elite squad of American military operators are dispatched to discover the truth behind the hideous slaughter. Meanwhile, the sister of a missing scientist hires a mysterious, powerful stranger known only as Isaiah to discover the fate of her sister.
Working against time, the two teams risk everything in their quest to learn the insidious truth behind the most dangerous machine in the world, and soon find that the Super Collider did not just open a gateway to the furthest reaches of the galaxy: It opened a far more terrifying gateway, for it bridged the gulf between Earth and Hell . . .
Praise for James Byron Huggins

"Huggins writes like a man possessed."--Steve Jackson, New York Times bestselling author

"May be the thriller of the year."--BookPage on Cain

"Pure entertainment."--Publishers Weekly on Hunter

Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Horror

374 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 8, 2019

About the author

A veteran novelist and best-selling author, James Byron Huggins' life story reads more like fiction than fact. His career as a writer began normally enough. He received a bachelor's degree in journalism and English from Troy State University, and then worked as a reporter for the Hartselle Enquirer in Hartselle, Alabama.

Huggins won seven awards while with the newspaper before leaving journalism in 1985. With a desire to help persecuted Christians in eastern Europe, Huggins moved to Texas to work in conjunction with members of the Christian underground in that region.

From the Texas base, Huggins helped set up a system used to smuggle information in and out of Iron Curtain countries.

In 1987, Huggins was finally able to leave the United States to offer hands-on assistance in Romania. As a jack of all trades, Huggins photographed a secret police installation, took photos of people active in the Christian underground, and also continued his work as an orchestrator of smuggling routes.

Huggins was instrumental in smuggling out film and documentation that showed the plight of Christians in Romania. He even found time to create a code that allowed communication with the United States. As in Texas, Huggins' life had few creature comforts. To survive, he would often remain hidden in the woods or in secure basements for days at a time.

After his time in Romania, Huggins returned to the United States and took up journalism once more. He again worked for a small newspaper and won several awards as a reporter. Later on, he worked at a nonprofit Christian magazine before becoming a patrolman with the Huntsville Police Department in Huntsville, Alabama.

After distinguished service as a decorated field officer, Huggins left the force to pursue writing novels. His first three novels--A Wolf Story, The Reckoning, and Leviathan--achieved best-seller status in the Christian marketplace.

From there, Huggins broke into mainstream science fiction with Cain and Hunter, both of which were optioned for film rights. Huggins then released Rora, a historical novel depicting the harrowing life of a European martyr. His following book, Nightbringer, was met with critical acclaim and is in production for a movie.

Reviews

[David Dalton · Rating 3 out of 5]

While exciting, this was not my favorite thriller by James Byron Huggins. That would be either or . Seems as if the author went way overboard on the Supercollider and how evil the organization behind it was (CERN). Was this CERN not also featured in

The cast of characters I enjoyed and there was plenty of action. But right off the bat Huggins made out CERN to be an evil organization. It just seemed too rushed to me. No build up. I am a huge fan of the author and also loved and

[Alan Loewen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pulp Adventure at its Finest

Reminiscent of the early pulps of Doc Savage, the Shadow, and the Spider, Huggins’ latest with its bigger-than-life characters and no-holds-barred plot is more pulp adventure than thriller. Taking place in today’s headlines, Isaiah, a combination of the best pulp heroes, assists a woman who is searching for answers in the disappearance of her sister who was working for CERN. The resulting adventure merges a military story with occult and religious themes as Isaiah battles forces of evil that are human and more than human on a stage that exists in multiple dimensions.

[Bernard DeLeo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh my… I have feared the Large Hadron Collider and all its copies being built in evolving layers of disaster, each larger than the one before. Here in reality, reality has changed since the first operations of the Collider. James Byron Huggins envisioned the nightmares made in the simple statement, ‘just because you can do something, doesn’t mean you should’, and he illustrates it perfectly in CRUX. For all those simple citizens of reality as it now exists, beware exactly what James envisions here.

[Neil · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am not sure how I feel about this book, so I will rate it after I finish my review.

First of all, it really felt like a mishmash of Hunter and Leviathan and a different "branch of Advanced Science." The descriptions of the demons/entities strongly reminded me of the creature from Hunter, and the discussion about how these entities/demons could knock down the niobium-titanium blast doors nearly matched the same discussion in Leviathan, for example. Secondly, while it starts out with a "Big Bang" similar in nature to Leviathan, with some kind of "industrial accident" occurring and a control room being damaged in the process but then gets bogged down in exposition for a few chapters as the main characters are introduced which I guess is a bit more similar to Leviathan than I realized when I last read Leviathan, except the time this book takes setting up the main characters affects the flow of the story. It really slows down and takes a bit to regain that initial momentum. Third, the language. I was surprised by the language in the book. I know the author is going for "realism" in his story, that he is trying to describe how people might truly react in such a horrific situation in which demonic entities physically enter this plane of reality and start wreaking havoc. It is just that he does not use quite nearly as much coarse language, cursing, or blasphemy in his prior books as this one. The amount of "adult language" in this book probably exceeds that of his first nine books combined, so it was a bit of a "shock" to encounter the amount of language that occurs in this book. Again, I understand: "realism." I just felt like a good chunk of it was unnecessary, especially considering how well his earlier books did. Also, some of the exposition felt really forced, almost like he was lifting dialogue from some of his earlier books and inserting it in this one. I don't know; some of the dialogue felt "clunky and forced." Not all of it; just some of it (probably mostly between the U.S. military personnel and then between the surviving security goons and the American soldiers).. Fourth, the heroes have an "easier time" killing the second, stronger demon than they do the first, "weaker" demon. Pretty much the entire security detail (10-15 men) is killed before the first demon is killed; there's only three people left to fight and kill the second demon. It was somewhat hilarious that the second one "went down" easier than the first. Finally, there is the character development; some of it is good and some of it is not so good. I was obviously rooting for the "hero characters" but not really feeling emotionally involved with any of the main characters. I mean, I hoped they would all survive, but I would only have been right on some of the characters surviving had I guessed and written my guess down ahead of time. He has killed off "primary hero characters" in his other books, so it would have been a crapshoot, anyway. Oddly enough, there is a secondary or tertiary character, a security guard/commander named "Tony" who I found myself rooting for the most; despite being a "villain," I felt he was the "most likable" or realistic character in the story. Some of the interactions between characters felt natural, and some of those moments felt forced. Overall, I felt more of an emotional investment in wanting to finish the story and see how everything is resolved than I did with most of the characters.

Was there anything "good" about it? There are good moments in the book. Towards the end, he has some great moments in describing the horror the survivors experience regarding these creatures from another dimension. I enjoyed the blending of various spiritual elements into the storyline; I felt he did a good job with those moments and the explanations behind some of those moments. I thought it was interesting that the seven physicists who were taken were all Jews, although I do not remember if they were all the same gender or not. I also thought it was interesting how he talks about how these demonic entities still have limitations, be it in our world or their home dimension. It was also interesting how, due to their limitations, these demonic entities were trying to get humanity's "permission" to escape into our dimension and "reform" this planet and its population into their image (ultimately, to try a second assault on Heaven). There was also a moment where the discussion takes an interesting turn when it is pointed out that not only has Lucifer/Satan has already been defeated and his power limited in terms of "his realm," but that he also has had limitations put on him in terms of how he could influence "our dimension." It was an interesting point, and one of the characters makes a realistic comment that it seems like "God" no longer seems to care about what happens in our dimension. To me, that is a realistic assessment in that we want God to intervene on our behalf and do what we want, not caring about His overriding somebody else's "free will" while not wanting God to "override" our "free will" on somebody else's behalf. There was also a brief discussion about the Tower of Babel early on that grabbed my attention; one of the American officers or Presidential advisors makes the comment that if God truly could not be touched by mankind building the Tower, if mankind could truly not "invade Heaven" and become like God, then why did He feel the need to strike humanity down like He did? Why did He feel the need to mess with their languages and scatter them across the globe? It was an interesting question.

I liked the interactions between Isaiah (one of the protagonists) and Tony (one of the security goons); I felt like they had some good moments together throughout the book. I also liked the interactions between Roy (Roy Burris; an Army Major, with a distinction being made between his past experiences as "Special Forces" and currently a part of Delta Force) and Isaiah (no last name given); I felt those were well done, as they discussed tactics and moves and what might come next. The relationship between Roy and Janet (a genius CIA operative who had been "inserted" into CERN after the initial "accident" and worked in the Operations Center; I do not remember if her last name is given) starts out clunky but develops into a fun little "thing" as the action starts to heat up and feels genuine by the end of the story. The relationship that develops between Isaiah and Amanda Deker is an odd one; it feels like it jumps from a "professional relationship" (he is hired to investigate her sister's death and act as her bodyguard) to a "quasi-romantic" one pretty fast (as there seems to be zero attraction between the two of them; and then, just as she thinks they are about to die, she nearly confesses that she loves him, but his freeing himself from their bonds prevents her from completing that thought. Then, after he frees her, he kisses her and tells her that he loves her as well). There really is no "middle ground" between the two of them; at least the relationship between Roy and Janet has the appearance of developing over a short-but-intense period of time.

It is funny; we are given "the full names" of Major General Atol Jackman (said to be a "full-blooded Sioux" on page 52, but you'd think he would have been identified as "Lakota" as opposed to "Sioux." Oh, well) and Roy Burris, but not full names of the other three Delta Force operatives nor those of the two CIA operatives working with them. Jackman is identified by both his first and last name throughout the book (granted, his last name or rank is used more often than his first name). Major Roy Burris alternates between being identified in the same way, but then the author completely switches over to IDing Roy completely by his first name only. On some side notes, I also enjoyed the byplay between Jackman and Admiral Jason Waters in their meeting before the book really takes off. I felt like their comments were "natural" and indicative of a personal friendship and professional respect between them. I was sad that Tanto did not survive; I liked his character even though it was less-developed than Burris's. I do not know why, but his relationship with Major Burris reminded me of that between Lt. Barley and Colonel Carl Chesterton in Leviathan, only Tanto dies and Burris lives.

The "science" in the book is pretty crazy; I have seen some of the headlines regarding the CERN facility, so some of the comments made about it in the book were not a surprise to me. Some of the other comments surprised me, such as the collider supposedly being built on top of the site of an old temple for Apollo, or that the collider had been planned for over one hundred years, or the large number of buried/disappeared bodies of people who started asking too many questions about the purpose of the collider. I know the author has done a good (great) job of blending fact and fiction, of creating alternate theories blending science and spirituality, in his past stories, but some of these comments he made seemed more than 0ver-the-top to me. On the other hand, they did help set the tone for the story, especially the "spiritual side of it" with demons able to take on physical form like they did when crossing over.

On a different track, I found myself wondering who he was referring to when the author referenced a Jewish warrior who had slain ten thousand or more of Goliath's "relatives." I assumed it was David (possibly blending other "giants of Gath" who were killed with David having slain "ten thousands" versus King Saul's "paltry" slaying of "thousands"? It was also interesting to read how there are varying "ranks" and even "strength/power levels" amongst these demons. It makes sense, on the one hand, that there would be varying levels of skills and "physical strength" just as there would be levels of "power and authority" in the demonic ranks. So it was an interesting perspective that I had not thought of before reading this book. In any case, I liked how the author blended "Jewish legends" with spiritual elements and history and even science in the story. Some of it might be (and probably is) "bad science," but I still think he does a good job in using this blending to tell this story.

It has its share of "crazy, over-the-top moments," just like its predecessors. There is a moment early on when Isaiah wounds the smaller demon with electricity (similar to Leviathan) in order to drive it off. Then you have the moment where the first, "weaker" demon is hit with three Javelin AT missiles, then Isaiah shoots it in the eyes and blinds it. Once it is down, Major Burris empties several clips into its chest and face before showing a grenade or two into its open chest wound to make sure it was dead. As I was reading this, my mind was going, "Where did those Javelins come from?!? The security detail never said they had those stored anywhere, waiting to be used!" Then you have later, with only Tanto and Major Burris facing off against the bigger, "badder," stronger demon (Janet ends up joining the fight and saves Burris's life in the process). Between 13 and 18 men barely killed a "lesser" demon and just 3 people kill a "superior" demon? As it works out, Tanto and Burris come at it from different angles, hitting it with multiple grenades and damaging its armor. It kills Tanto and then foolishly removes its armor after a final grenade round shot at it by Janet (it must have been a phosphorous grenade or something, based on the aftermath in this book compared with such grenades going off in Leviathan). Burris starts shooting it with his gun again and, when it lunges at Burris sans its helmet, he shoots it in the head with the remaining Javelin, killing it. It was over so fast I was shocked when that was it. The "third" crazy moment is Isaiah having a swordfight with Lucifer himself, Isaiah's "demon-slaying" katana blade versus Lucifer's obsidian blade. It was nuts. And Isaiah "won" (only to discover he had not actually "killed" Lucifer when Lucifer started to reconstitute himself and repair the damage). The "final" crazy moment is that the Hadron Collider is used to smash three universes (dimensions) into each other (while an experimental nuclear weapon explodes in Lucifer's "realm") in hopes that such a collision will ensure none of the other, smaller "super colliders" around the world can ever reopen this portal/doorway to Lucifer's dimension and allow his army unlimited access to our world..

So was it a "bad story"? No; despite its lengthy "introduction" before the action picks up, it still held my interest. While I would not say it was the author's "best" story, he still did a good job of blending fact and fiction, the spiritual and the scientific, and created a story that did hold an underlying element of horror to it (I think because of a cross between the descriptions of the creatures that had crossed over to "our plane of existence" in conjunction with the "what if . . . ?" aspect of the story). Ultimately, though, the reader learns that what "saved the day" was not the collision of three universes/dimensions or the experimental nuclear warhead detonating; what saves humanity is a "higher power" that "finally" intervenes and ensures that Isaiah and Amanda are able to return safely back to earth as the dimensional portal behind them is closed. So the author appears to have "God" or some other "heavenly power" intervene after all and assist humanity more than humanity realizes. It was a pretty cool-yet-understated moment in the book, as a "miracle" has truly saved them. I also liked that there were more survivors in this book than in, say, Hunter, Leviathan, or even Cain. I would probably rate it 3.4-3.7 stars, but will round it down to 3 stars because I do not believe it is a "4-star" book. In the end, though, I did find myself enjoying it and glad I took a chance on reading it (even if I do not read it again, or any time soon for a long, long time).

[Anadarko52 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Too much talk

Unfortunately, this novel was not one of Huggin's best, in my opinion. There was way too much dialogue and the book took too long to get to the action. There was not enough action for the plot premise. Having said that, I would like to see a movie made from this book.

[John R. Dailey Jr. · Rating 3 out of 5]

THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS, IT IS..

Hello, this story is just plain okay. The theory behind the story is very good and interesting. The delivery needed a little help. Thanks.

[Sean · Rating 5 out of 5]

In CRUX, scientists succeed in opening a door to another dimension only to discover that there really is a place called hell. As the men and women responsible for this technological abomination struggle to turn the situation to their advantage, a crack military team is dispatched to set everything right even if it means a one-way ticket to the Inferno. Meanwhile, a grieving young woman engages a mysterious man called Isaiah to infiltrate the facility where everything is going down and find out what happened to her sister when the unearthly gateway was opened. The answers will lead Isaiah to a battle with nothing less than evil incarnate with the fate of the world as we know it at stake.

Nobody writes thrillers like James Byron Huggins. Mixing action, horror, and philosophy with unparalleled dexterity, Huggins weaves a tale of mystery and suspense that gradually escalates into an all-out explosion of page-turning excitement. Huggins populates his story with believable flesh-and-blood characters, and every scientist, government official, and soldier is drawn in life-like strokes. Particularly likeable are Isaiah and the young woman who hires him to find her sister, and their narrative arc is the one that leads us through the maze of world-breaking terrors to come. And as is usually the case with the author's novels, behind it all an unmistakable Christian awareness gives the story its soul. Readers who enjoyed the author's previous books will find CRUX right up there with PREDATOR, CAIN, and NIGHTBRINGER. CRUX takes the reader to the edge of the abyss...and back again.

[Brian Tubbs · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cain, Leviathan, and a lot of Advanced Science

I’m a huge fan of James Byron Huggins. This story is basically a mash-up of “Cain” and “Leviathan” with a whole lot of advanced physics thrown in.

The characters are likable. The action is outstanding. Some parts get a little long on the exposition and commentary in my opinion, but that’s just my opinion.

The book raises a lot of questions and provokes a lot of thought and discussion about the nature of life, reality, and eternity - which is undoubtedly what the author is going for.

Personally, I still think “Cain” and “Leviathan” are Huggins’ best monster thrillers — with “Rora” being his best overall. But “Crux” is still very enjoyable. I definitely recommend it.

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

An adventure beyond space and time

As humans we are always pushing the boundaries of science and faith but what if some boundaries are not meant to be crossed? What if there are some things we just shouldn't try to overcome? The super collider has been a hop topic for a while but what if we are using it for more than what we are being led to believe? A great read that leaves you thinking and a bit worried about just how far we will push things before something pushes back.

[Debbie (Can’t breathe w/o a BOOK) D · Rating 2 out of 5]

Well ladies and gents,

I’ve tried to get into this book and just can’t seem to catch on. I like this genre, and the synopsis is the reason I entered to win, and pleasantly surprised I did.
Now, I’m not going to give up trying to finish the last half, and I’m hoping I come back here and change my review.
Never leave a book unfinished.

[SH · Rating 1 out of 5]

I usually do not write reviews, especially I never write negative reviews. This is because perceptions vary and I do not want my perceptions to cloud the efforts of a good author, but this book is an exception. Mr. Huggins is (or rather used to be after this book) one of my favorite authors. I loved Hunter and Leviathan was OK. The beauty of the prose and the characterization of protagonists in his books are some of the best I know, but this book is beyond bad. It is terrible.

I do not know what some authors (**cough** Dan Simmons - Song of Kali **cough**) have against Hinduism. I am an atheist but I hate it when people abuse the belief system of other people and get it wrong at that. Shiva is the male God of destruction, not a crazy-bi*** as Mr. Huggins describes in his book. Shiva is worshiped by billions all over the world and the casual way the author draws comparison to Satan is truly disgusting. I mean, get your facts right before writing a novel and even if you get the facts wrong, do not make up theories that go against the facts. Shiva is a benevolent God who confers liberation (through destruction of the ego, not the world and is therefore called the destroyer) according to Hindu beliefs. There are many evil figures who could have been used but just for convenience (as a statue of Shiva was installed in CERN) making up your own theories is vile and not deserving of a good author.

I was very excited about this book, but right from the beginning it felt off the mark. Basic mistakes like calling electrons (at least in the universe we occupy and as of the moment I am writing this review) positively charged, added to the vague descriptions and explanations about neutrinos, conspiracy theories about CERN and the racism led me to not finishing this book. I made it up to 22%. The science is stupidly wrong and the racism is disgusting. Do not twist facts to suit your narrative. If you are a good author make the facts work for you. I do not recommend this book.

[jeremy dierst · Rating 5 out of 5]

This author has a very unique style of writing to his history. The first few books written by this author had a main story line, of man creates monster with science. Man must destroy monster with science or at least a lot of explosives or electricity. But these last few books have been , man creates monster with religion or ignorance. Man must destroy said evil/monster with religious relic or weapon. Also the story lines for these last few books have been fairly heavy on religious theory or research. Now it is not just any one religion used for the story lines but a multitude of religions picked from. The story lines are fairly far fetched but still very enjoyable, but that is why it is called fiction or even science fiction. I feel the characters are well developed and move thru the arc of the stories very easily and flowing. I look forward to this author's next novel.

[Lee Wallace · Rating 4 out of 5]

James Byron Huggings unleashes fantasy and conspiracies theories in his new horror/thrilling adventure.
The premise of the story is quite straight: one of the experiments inside the (in)famous CERN collider in Geneve goes wrong, and some people die in the process.
In the aftermath of the incident two different stories start the novel up: former spy/mercenary Isahia helps a woman investigating the disappearance of her sister (who probably died in the incident), while a U.S. DELTA FORCE team starts a covert operation in order to destroy the CERN collider and save the world from the dark forces the arrogant of mankind (some crazy scientists pretending to 'rule' the universe) should definetly stay away from.
Huggin's pen gives his best during his over the top, 'eighties style' dialogues that I really fell in love with (even if - at times- they are a little too long). The action is fast packed and very straight with very unexpected bursts of violence in what I would call Tarantino's style. Having a cousin co-credited for discovering the Boson particle together with nobel-winning scientist Carlo Rubbia, and even if she doesn't work there any longer at CERN, I found the conspiracy theories surrounding the CERN experiments extremely enterntaining (don't worry Mr. Huggins: the bad guys at CERN have no interest in this book at the moment :P ).
If you enjoy conspiracy theories and action packed novels, I strongly suggest you to read CRUX.

Wallace Lee - the author of Rambo Year One

[kenneth L. Howard · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a rush!

Loved it and so will you! It had all the things needed to make a truly great story- action, supernatural,God, demons, crazed villains and multiple heroes!

What a screenplay this would be, WOW!

[Robert · Rating 5 out of 5]

An enjoyable experience

I really enjoyed this book, there were a lot of science and action. The people were characters that you actually rooted for. I have been a fan of this authors work for more than a decade. Continue writing good books because you have a fan for life.

[Lolapaige]

On my DNF list. The technical jargon bored me to death.

[Heidi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Genius

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

I did not enjoy this Huggins installment as well as Leviathan or Hunter. It's def inferior in many ways and missed a lot of potential for a greater climax. I felt as though it just petered out.

[Norma · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not sure exactly what I think of this story.

[Tobyann Aparisi · Rating 2 out of 5]

I won this book on Goodreads (Kindle version) for an honest review.

I wanted to like this book, I really did. This book just did not do it for me. I had a very difficult time getting into the characters and into the premise of the story. I felt like I started in the middle and could not see my way to understanding how to get to the end. There were many things that seemed far fetched to me and that made for a story I just could not get into. This just wasn't for me I guess.

[Valerie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well this science fiction thriller was a nice surprise! I have been concerned with what’s going up in Switzerland with the Hadron Super Collider, wondering if they know what powers they may unleash or what they may create! Every time I see the Northern Lights on the news I say, “They are at it again up at CERN”. The author writes “power they will never understand!” That’s scary!

Something happened one day up at CERN! Seven physicists go missing and an image of something monstrous was captured before the blue lightning stopped, leaving the facility in shambles. It appears they opened a portal to a different dimension and something came through! Filled with nonstop action, believable events, horrifying consequences, the author opens a door that you don’t want to look through because this could happen!

[Tobyann Aparisi · Rating 2 out of 5]

I won this book on Goodreads (Kindle version) for an honest review.

I wanted to like this book, I really did. This book just did not do it for me. I had a very difficult time getting into the characters and into the premise of the story. I felt like I started in the middle and could not see my way to understanding how to get to the end. There were many things that seemed far fetched to me and that made for a story I just could not get into. This just wasn't for me I guess.

[Eric Wilson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another nail-biting read by a master of military/techno-thrillers. This time around, Huggins tackles the Large Haldron Collider in Switzerland, mixing conspiracy theories with military operations and personal vendettas, all against this top-secret backdrop. The dialogue is rough and tough, the heroes and heroines flawed but likable, and the tension running from page 1 to the end.

[Judith Kristof · Rating 3 out of 5]

It had loads of twists and what ifs. The book didnt get me really interested until I was about 60% thru. It is a nice way to relax, but for me was not seat gripping.

Read above. Subtitle says it all. I finished it. Glad I did, although surprised at it. The book was just so-so. Im done.

[Sharon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Worthwhile techno-thriller story that will please many readers who enjoy a Big Bang or two.
4 stars

My thanks to goodreads and the book's giveaway sponsors for the opportunity to obtain and read a copy of this book.

[Kasey]

Thank you for the opportunity to review this book as a giveaway recipient. I am excited to read it and will update my thoughts on this book soon!

[Tommy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really like the way Huggins ties in religious undertones to the story without getting to preachy. It leads some interesting dialog, issues and of course monsters.