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ATTACK OF THE BLACK SCORPIONS: A Horror-Creature Thriller
They’ve been asleep for millions of years. Now they’re awake and hungry--ravenously hungry! ATTACK OF THE BLACK SCORPIONS will draw you into the next dimension of extreme horror and eat you alive!
Overworked electrical lineman Dan Montgomery takes his family on an RV road trip through the American Southwest to unwind and reconnect--especially with his rebellious teenage daughter, Jennie. But when ravenous 12-foot scorpions assault the remote Desert Rocks campground, Dan must rally his family and fellow campers to put aside their differences and ingeniously use the materials at hand to survive.
Opening with a tip of the hat to the classic giant creature movies, ATTACK OF THE BLACK SCORPIONS then launches its readers on a modern day, over-the-top roller coaster thrill ride. Buckle your seat belt!
Please preview our generous "Look Inside" Samples for both the Print and Kindle editions. Includes Portrait Gallery of Principal Characters in Appendix.
WARNING! – CONTAINS EXTREMELY GRUESOME SCENES DEPICTING INTENSE MONSTER VIOLENCE, along with other scenes involving coarse language and sexual situations. Therefore, this novel is Suggested for Mature Readers .
If you loved the classic giant bug movies like THEM and TARANTULA, Guy N Smith's giant crab novels, Dean Owen's steamy monster movie novelizations, or Pierce Nace’s cult novel EAT THEM ALIVE, then ATTACK OF THE BLACK SCORPIONS is definitely for you!
Overworked electrical lineman Dan Montgomery takes his family on an RV road trip through the American Southwest to unwind and reconnect--especially with his rebellious teenage daughter, Jennie. But when ravenous 12-foot scorpions assault the remote Desert Rocks campground, Dan must rally his family and fellow campers to put aside their differences and ingeniously use the materials at hand to survive.
Opening with a tip of the hat to the classic giant creature movies, ATTACK OF THE BLACK SCORPIONS then launches its readers on a modern day, over-the-top roller coaster thrill ride. Buckle your seat belt!
Please preview our generous "Look Inside" Samples for both the Print and Kindle editions. Includes Portrait Gallery of Principal Characters in Appendix.
WARNING! – CONTAINS EXTREMELY GRUESOME SCENES DEPICTING INTENSE MONSTER VIOLENCE, along with other scenes involving coarse language and sexual situations. Therefore, this novel is Suggested for Mature Readers .
If you loved the classic giant bug movies like THEM and TARANTULA, Guy N Smith's giant crab novels, Dean Owen's steamy monster movie novelizations, or Pierce Nace’s cult novel EAT THEM ALIVE, then ATTACK OF THE BLACK SCORPIONS is definitely for you!
193 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 31, 2022
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October 24, 2024
ATTACK OF THE BLACK SCORPIONS is exactly what you’d hope for from a horror-creature thriller: giant, venomous scorpions running amok, plenty of screaming, and just enough plot to keep the chaos moving. The scorpions are big, black, and apparently really, really mad, because they spend most of the movie stinging everything that breathes. The human characters? Well, they’re mostly there to panic, make terrible decisions, and deliver campy one-liners before things get... pincery.
The special effects are gloriously over-the-top, with scorpions that look like they might’ve crawled out of a 90s video game, and the acting is delightfully cheesy, hitting just the right notes of "seriously, we’re still running from giant scorpions?" It’s all ridiculous fun, and if you’re in the mood for a creature feature that doesn’t take itself seriously, ATTACK OF THE BLACK SCORPIONS is the perfect popcorn flick. Just don’t watch it with a fear of creepy crawlies—you’ve been warned.
The special effects are gloriously over-the-top, with scorpions that look like they might’ve crawled out of a 90s video game, and the acting is delightfully cheesy, hitting just the right notes of "seriously, we’re still running from giant scorpions?" It’s all ridiculous fun, and if you’re in the mood for a creature feature that doesn’t take itself seriously, ATTACK OF THE BLACK SCORPIONS is the perfect popcorn flick. Just don’t watch it with a fear of creepy crawlies—you’ve been warned.
October 16, 2025
From the first chapter, Gregory wastes no time establishing a sense of unease beneath the sun-scorched beauty of the American Southwest. When overworked lineman Dan Montgomery takes his family on what’s supposed to be a peaceful RV getaway, readers expect family tension, but not the nightmare that follows. When the earth splits open and twelve-foot scorpions emerge from their prehistoric slumber, the story shifts into high gear and never lets up.
What makes the novel stand out to me isn’t just its creature-feature spectacle (though the action scenes are vividly, often horrifically realized), but its grounding in human drama. The strained relationship between Dan and his rebellious daughter Jennie gives the chaos an emotional pulse. As the survivors are forced to cooperate and improvise using whatever’s on hand tools, wires, and sheer ingenuity, the story becomes as much about resilience and family as it is about survival.
What makes the novel stand out to me isn’t just its creature-feature spectacle (though the action scenes are vividly, often horrifically realized), but its grounding in human drama. The strained relationship between Dan and his rebellious daughter Jennie gives the chaos an emotional pulse. As the survivors are forced to cooperate and improvise using whatever’s on hand tools, wires, and sheer ingenuity, the story becomes as much about resilience and family as it is about survival.
April 13, 2023
Good time
Enjoyed this book. Not sure why the author needed a cast list at the beginning rather than simple back stories. Weird to have artist rendering of each character. Can't us readers use our imagination? Strange need. Second book in a row for me with author character renderings. Anywho, great action and good gore as well. No more gore than any recent cryptid book. I liked the characters too and enjoyed imagining them my own way. I would recommend this book.
Enjoyed this book. Not sure why the author needed a cast list at the beginning rather than simple back stories. Weird to have artist rendering of each character. Can't us readers use our imagination? Strange need. Second book in a row for me with author character renderings. Anywho, great action and good gore as well. No more gore than any recent cryptid book. I liked the characters too and enjoyed imagining them my own way. I would recommend this book.
January 9, 2024
Wow
A straight creature story love gore it won't want a fast read this is it don't want to spoil but it sure won't disappoint
A straight creature story love gore it won't want a fast read this is it don't want to spoil but it sure won't disappoint
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