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Deadly Nature
DARK WOODS
Jim Cambers examined the “presents” his son had brought home, among them a two-headed snake and a Monarch butterfly with a double set of wings. He had never seen anything like them, and he used to teach biology. Yet Chip claimed there were plenty more just like them out in the woods. What could be causing such mutations in their idyllic little community? And did he even want to find out?
DARK SECRET
At first 14-year-old Chip was thrilled with the new additions to his insect collection. But it was one thing to find mutant insects, and quite another to run across six-legged raccoons and wolves with two snarling heads. And then there were the people of Brixton. They were strange, secretive, vulnerable to mysterious ailments… And they did not look kindly on a young boy with more curiosity than was good for him…
Jim Cambers examined the “presents” his son had brought home, among them a two-headed snake and a Monarch butterfly with a double set of wings. He had never seen anything like them, and he used to teach biology. Yet Chip claimed there were plenty more just like them out in the woods. What could be causing such mutations in their idyllic little community? And did he even want to find out?
DARK SECRET
At first 14-year-old Chip was thrilled with the new additions to his insect collection. But it was one thing to find mutant insects, and quite another to run across six-legged raccoons and wolves with two snarling heads. And then there were the people of Brixton. They were strange, secretive, vulnerable to mysterious ailments… And they did not look kindly on a young boy with more curiosity than was good for him…
- GenresHorror
429 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 1988
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May 6, 2013
I read this book when i was maybe 12 or 13; young at any rate. It was a tremendous book about, more or less, the power of science to do evil, and the will of people to strive against it.
It's full of vivid descriptions of mutation, violence, and general evil. It's a fine book, and it makes me sad that it's only got a few ratings here. More people should read it; it appeals on a couple levels.
It's full of vivid descriptions of mutation, violence, and general evil. It's a fine book, and it makes me sad that it's only got a few ratings here. More people should read it; it appeals on a couple levels.
January 11, 2024
I only made it about 80 pages. I found this book to be so insufferably boring, I had to quit reading it. I read a ton of vintage horror fiction, and I have no problem with these tacky covered, overstuffed 1980s mass market horror novels. In fact, I usually love them and enjoy them even if they are not the greatest written books. I tend to enjoy them how I enjoy low budget, poorly made horror movies. A So Bad It's Good type of enjoyment. But this book, ugh! The writing is just so tepid and dull, and the pace is glacial. That cover, though! I hunted for this book for years, mainly because of that amazing cover. Disappointing that the novel within is such a bore!
June 11, 2023
Not a bad read but I was expecting more of the mutations then what was actually in the book.
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