Horroricane

by Edward Newton

BEHIND THE CURTAIN OF ANOMALOUS WEATHER, SOMETHING PROWLS

Up north, a snowstorm of unprecedented ferocity descends upon Zukunft Falls, Montana, and the nearby Enchanted Point Ski Resort. Within the blinding whiteness created by the storm, something even more ferocious hunts the refugees as they seek shelter from the raging winds and plummeting temperatures.

BENEATH THE RISING FLOODWATERS, SOMETHING LURKS

Meanwhile, down south, a storm system forms off the coast of Florida with a speed that defies nature. The Governor quickly rescinds her evacuation order and advises citizens to shelter in place and ride out the storm. But homes and businesses are disappearing, being deconstructed around the terrified residents until they are forced into the open to become potential prey to something from which even the state's most feared predators flee.

WITHIN THE CONCEALING DARKNESS, SOMETHING FEASTS

Defying the Governor's orders, a disparate group of strangers—a Hollywood-bound teen runaway, a politician, a reporter, an over-the-hill beach bum, a middle-aged gamer, a pair of grad students from the University of Central Florida, among others—band together as circumstances force them to rely on each other as they try to outrun the storm and the predator that hunts them. Who will survive the terror of…

HORRORICANE

271 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 27, 2022

Reviews

[Milt Theo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Edward Newton's 'HORRORICANE' is the second entry in his Tempests of Terror series. The first one, 'HORRORFROST' was a promising read, and, though they are both standalone books, it set the stage for looking forward to the second. Unfortunately, the comparison doesn't show 'Horroricane' in a good light: too much is missing in reference to the monster, too much is given in reference to the characters. The book is about people in Florida trying to get through a hurricane, in which some sort of giant monster is lurking. That's a brilliant idea, reminiscent of many great novels, from The Mist to several other newer ones. There's no balance though: several POVs are chock-full of unnecessary detail (in the sense that they don't drive the plot forward, merely repeat what we already know), and the action takes too long to materialize. This is a pity, because the premise is extremely attractive to all creature feature horror fans, and it would have made a great novel of this kind.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Deb Randolph · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you don't mind excessive cursing then this might be one you would like. As for me, I don't mind some cursing but this seemed like the cursing was more than the actual storyline. Again, this is just my own personal opinion.