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Creature Chronicles #1
Cryptid
Secret Service Agent Adam Hunter, tired of the politics and mess of Washington D.C. lands a transfer out of town. Newly assigned to a task force responsible for solving a rash of savage murders in the rural Appalachian Mountains, things quickly take an unnatural turn. The victims found are strewn among the trees like macabre scarecrows, and the high profile murderer everyone is searching for may not be to blame after all.
Something ancient and evil has haunted these parts since the settlers ignored the warnings of the first peoples. Now the creature is stalking again, and it's up to Adam to put a stop to it. Making matters worse are a clandestine government agency keeping tabs on him, drug runners eager to keep their turf quiet, and an escaped convict complicating matters. Maybe D.C. wasn't so bad after all...
Something ancient and evil has haunted these parts since the settlers ignored the warnings of the first peoples. Now the creature is stalking again, and it's up to Adam to put a stop to it. Making matters worse are a clandestine government agency keeping tabs on him, drug runners eager to keep their turf quiet, and an escaped convict complicating matters. Maybe D.C. wasn't so bad after all...
- GenresHorror
131 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 11, 2021
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September 7, 2021
Pretty good
Not bad. Typical Wendigo story. I like how the book begins with action and how it jumped between old times and current. Could have used a proof reader. Recommended.
Not bad. Typical Wendigo story. I like how the book begins with action and how it jumped between old times and current. Could have used a proof reader. Recommended.
May 18, 2022
Needs editing. Immaturely written. Too much tell and no show. Motel is a proper noun? Many of the scenes lifted out of horror movies. Liberal use of the f word. Cultural references may be confusing to some. Cliches galore.
March 11, 2022
Needs fleshing out.
Like the concept but it needs more fleshing out. It reads like a good rough draft. It needs more background and the transitions between the past and present could be smoother. There isn't any gore so for the reader who isn't into explicit gore will have no trouble. Fair warning, there's a cliffhanger.
Like the concept but it needs more fleshing out. It reads like a good rough draft. It needs more background and the transitions between the past and present could be smoother. There isn't any gore so for the reader who isn't into explicit gore will have no trouble. Fair warning, there's a cliffhanger.
June 21, 2021
Not bad
I liked the storyline, but the editing could use some work. Several mistakes were made that should never have gotten past an editor. I did enjoy the story, though.
I liked the storyline, but the editing could use some work. Several mistakes were made that should never have gotten past an editor. I did enjoy the story, though.
June 4, 2022
Dear lord, where should i begin? This is one of the WORST stories i have ever read in my life. Even fan fics on wattpad and other sites are miles better. No character development, not a single stretch of vivid description or imagination, the backstory of the creature was non sensical and time wasting, idiotic dialogues, unsatisafying conclusion if u can call it one that is, rife with spelling errors, grammatical errors and sentence construction. 5th graders have better capability of writing a story than this guy here. You should be ashamed of calling yourself an author. Asinine and zany execution of such an interesting premise.
January 23, 2022
Great Story
I mistakenly read Book 2 of this series first but since it’s about two different creatures it doesn’t really hurt. The only thing you miss out on is the main character because the second book refers to his first cryptid adventure. It’s good that the first creature is the Wendigo since there are few stories on this cryptid. I look forward to a third book if the author has plans to do one. Maybe it will be a book with a banshee subject?
I mistakenly read Book 2 of this series first but since it’s about two different creatures it doesn’t really hurt. The only thing you miss out on is the main character because the second book refers to his first cryptid adventure. It’s good that the first creature is the Wendigo since there are few stories on this cryptid. I look forward to a third book if the author has plans to do one. Maybe it will be a book with a banshee subject?
April 11, 2021
Good debut
I decided to give this book a chance because the cover looked like a movie I watched and enjoyed. As for the book, it's a good quick read and kept my attention from beginning to end., unlike the other four books I had started and dropped before hitting page 20. This was good and I can't wait to read whatever he writes next.
I decided to give this book a chance because the cover looked like a movie I watched and enjoyed. As for the book, it's a good quick read and kept my attention from beginning to end., unlike the other four books I had started and dropped before hitting page 20. This was good and I can't wait to read whatever he writes next.
August 18, 2021
5 Stars
Secret Service special agent Adam Hunter is sent to the Appalachian mountains to look for an escape serial killer. But when the killer is found himself killed the same way as the other killings in the area, Hunter begins to believe that the killer might be a creature of Native American legend.
Secret Service special agent Adam Hunter is sent to the Appalachian mountains to look for an escape serial killer. But when the killer is found himself killed the same way as the other killings in the area, Hunter begins to believe that the killer might be a creature of Native American legend.
March 5, 2022
Great quick creature feature
I was pleasantly surprised by how fast paced and good this was. I'm constantly looking for good creature feature stories and will definitely add Tim Larson to my list of writers to keep my eye on. The only real problem I had with the book was it needed a little more editing but the items missed were small and didn't detract from the story.
I was pleasantly surprised by how fast paced and good this was. I'm constantly looking for good creature feature stories and will definitely add Tim Larson to my list of writers to keep my eye on. The only real problem I had with the book was it needed a little more editing but the items missed were small and didn't detract from the story.
February 3, 2024
Randomly found this in my local Goodwill, and given my absolute love of other Cryptids, the unknown, and monster hunting I was drawn to it.
I am definitely going to look for the others in this series. Short enough to be a good day read and a pretty cool story I would recommend this to others with the same interests!
Couple things though were the weird spacing format throughout and quite a few errors in typos, capitalization, and some other minor issues. Doesn’t take away, just noticable. Does it have its issues? Yeah, but it’s a good quick fun read.
I am definitely going to look for the others in this series. Short enough to be a good day read and a pretty cool story I would recommend this to others with the same interests!
Couple things though were the weird spacing format throughout and quite a few errors in typos, capitalization, and some other minor issues. Doesn’t take away, just noticable. Does it have its issues? Yeah, but it’s a good quick fun read.
September 29, 2023
The book needs a thorough spelling and grammar check, and the modern-day timeline could use a little clarification as it’s somewhat vague, but the story is good, and it moves at a fast pace. The ending felt a little rushed, to be honest, and the epilogue didn’t really add anything, but it’s still worth a read.
June 18, 2022
Needs something.
The author has an entertaining writing style. Very much so. But the story needs developing and there needs to be more encounters and development of the creature. I hope he continues his work though. Has the makings of a good novelist.
The author has an entertaining writing style. Very much so. But the story needs developing and there needs to be more encounters and development of the creature. I hope he continues his work though. Has the makings of a good novelist.
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