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Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: The Novelization
UFOs! Bigfoot! Communists!
The government has swiftly dealt with many a crisis... But can it survive the diabolical ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES?
After a series of bizarre and increasingly horrific attacks from pulpy, red, seeded fruit, Mason Dixon finds himself leading a "crack" team of specialists to save the planet. But will they be quick enough to save everyone? To save you? You can't run! You can't swim!
There's nowhere to hide! THE KILLER TOMATOES ARE EVERYWHERE!
The government has swiftly dealt with many a crisis... But can it survive the diabolical ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES?
After a series of bizarre and increasingly horrific attacks from pulpy, red, seeded fruit, Mason Dixon finds himself leading a "crack" team of specialists to save the planet. But will they be quick enough to save everyone? To save you? You can't run! You can't swim!
There's nowhere to hide! THE KILLER TOMATOES ARE EVERYWHERE!
233 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 14, 2023
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Jeff Strand
229 books2,210 followersBram Stoker Award-winning author of a bunch of demented books, including PRESSURE, DWELLER, CLOWNS VS. SPIDERS, AUTUMN BLEEDS INTO WINTER, MY PRETTIES, the official novelization of ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES, and lots of others!
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May 26, 2023
Full review available at The Mort Report:
https://www.uncomfortablydark.com/bla...
Hey, Strand, I’ve got a bone to pick with you, son…
That’s right, I called you “son”, and it’s totally smack talk, since I think we are the same age, so I am about 95% sure you’re not my actual son.
I try to read everything you publish, but I will never claim to be your biggest fan. I am average height at best. Nor would I make ridiculous claims like I would buy anthologies where you are in and, due to time constraints, only read your story and never review it. I almost never do that.
Still, I never ask you for ARCs. It is not because I think you are brilliant and strive to be able to write as well as you some day, to have your fans say: “Hmm, I’m in the mood for a Strand story, but I’ve read everything by him, so let’s try this Mort Stone guy, I hear he’s pretty good, too.”
Such thoughts never cross my mind.
So the very idea that I am too intimidated to even attempt the contact is just silly.
No, the main reason is because I am not sure if I am spelling ARC correctly and I am way too shy to ask anybody.
Which brings us to the problem we have:
I can’t seem to put a book that I have pre-ordered from you on hold when I get it. And I have other responsibilities, man!
I’m a family man, I have a full time job, I review books for authors, I try to write a few words every now and then, and I am part of Candace Nola’s editing team.
You know Candace, right? Hardest working woman in the indie horror community? Salt of the earth, friend to all, really super human being?
And then you read one of her books and ask yourself: Self, am I going to tell this lovely woman that I can’t make a deadline because I dropped everything to read the new Jeff Strand book and risk fucking with her quan?
And my wife, which you don’t know at all…Well, I am not even going to phrase this as a question, I will simply state:
It is NOT a good idea to pick a fight so you can be left alone for a few days to read your book. You’re a married man yourself, so you know there will be CONSEQUENCES!
Well, no, let’s not sleep this weekend so we can do everything.
And here’s where you need to be more responsible and do your part:
First, I will need your publishing schedule three months in advance so I can plan. You know, write it on my calendar and work the rest of my life around it.
Second, I will need three notes from you. Sadly, since they will be going to the same people, you need to write an original one with each publication, but they should be along these lines:
1. Dear Candace, you look lovely as always. Will you please pardon Mort on the following date [enter date here – preferably the entire weekend], where he will be helping out in an emergency to cleanse his soul of all the foul and disgusting things he reads and edits, by reading something that is hilariously foul and disgusting, written by me. He will not be able to perform any other duties during this time, so please forgive his weakness for my words and his inability to pace himself. I promise this will not happen again until my next publication, which will be [enter date here].
2. Dear Mrs. Mort, you look lovely as always. Will you please pardon Mort on the following date [enter date here – preferably the entire weekend], where he will be assisting me in reading and reviewing my latest book, to ensure I will be able to keep food on my table. Not only for us, but for our cat – here’s a nice picture – and I’ve heard how fond you are of cats, and you know it costs a pretty penny to keep them fed and happy. So please allow Mort the opportunity this weekend in assisting this starving artist to at least keep our beloved Chaos alive for another month. Pretty please…
3. Dear Mort’s boss, I am sure you look lovely as always. I am writing to ask for leniency this Monday, since Mort has had a really tough weekend with a personal issue which I can’t discuss, as it is not my place. I want to assure you that Mort was still courageous enough to do some charity work to feed not only the needy, but also their pets. Can you please not assign any new tasks to him for the next day or two, and prevent him from answering any emails, since he is sleep deprived and might say the first thing that comes into his mind. I greatly appreciate your understanding – Mort has only good things to say about you and the company.
There, not so difficult, is it?
Anyway, I probably have to review the book, too. Here goes:
There are some people who achieve great things, yet they do something that is so brilliant, it was like they were born to do that one specific thing.
Like Sir Anthony Hopkins was born to play Dr. Hannibal Lector.
Like Stephen Spielberg was born to direct E.T.
Like John Lennon was born to sing IMAGINE.
Like all the Kardashians was born to annoy the living piss out of me.
So Jeff Strand was born to write something, which we hope to see someday soon.
Totally fucking with you – this is that book!
Even though I have mostly outgrown my taste for spoof comedy, I have not laughed as hard at anything since seeing AIRPLANE! And THE NAKED GUN as a child.
Absolute brilliance!!
5 Stars!!
https://www.uncomfortablydark.com/bla...
Hey, Strand, I’ve got a bone to pick with you, son…
That’s right, I called you “son”, and it’s totally smack talk, since I think we are the same age, so I am about 95% sure you’re not my actual son.
I try to read everything you publish, but I will never claim to be your biggest fan. I am average height at best. Nor would I make ridiculous claims like I would buy anthologies where you are in and, due to time constraints, only read your story and never review it. I almost never do that.
Still, I never ask you for ARCs. It is not because I think you are brilliant and strive to be able to write as well as you some day, to have your fans say: “Hmm, I’m in the mood for a Strand story, but I’ve read everything by him, so let’s try this Mort Stone guy, I hear he’s pretty good, too.”
Such thoughts never cross my mind.
So the very idea that I am too intimidated to even attempt the contact is just silly.
No, the main reason is because I am not sure if I am spelling ARC correctly and I am way too shy to ask anybody.
Which brings us to the problem we have:
I can’t seem to put a book that I have pre-ordered from you on hold when I get it. And I have other responsibilities, man!
I’m a family man, I have a full time job, I review books for authors, I try to write a few words every now and then, and I am part of Candace Nola’s editing team.
You know Candace, right? Hardest working woman in the indie horror community? Salt of the earth, friend to all, really super human being?
And then you read one of her books and ask yourself: Self, am I going to tell this lovely woman that I can’t make a deadline because I dropped everything to read the new Jeff Strand book and risk fucking with her quan?
And my wife, which you don’t know at all…Well, I am not even going to phrase this as a question, I will simply state:
It is NOT a good idea to pick a fight so you can be left alone for a few days to read your book. You’re a married man yourself, so you know there will be CONSEQUENCES!
Well, no, let’s not sleep this weekend so we can do everything.
And here’s where you need to be more responsible and do your part:
First, I will need your publishing schedule three months in advance so I can plan. You know, write it on my calendar and work the rest of my life around it.
Second, I will need three notes from you. Sadly, since they will be going to the same people, you need to write an original one with each publication, but they should be along these lines:
1. Dear Candace, you look lovely as always. Will you please pardon Mort on the following date [enter date here – preferably the entire weekend], where he will be helping out in an emergency to cleanse his soul of all the foul and disgusting things he reads and edits, by reading something that is hilariously foul and disgusting, written by me. He will not be able to perform any other duties during this time, so please forgive his weakness for my words and his inability to pace himself. I promise this will not happen again until my next publication, which will be [enter date here].
2. Dear Mrs. Mort, you look lovely as always. Will you please pardon Mort on the following date [enter date here – preferably the entire weekend], where he will be assisting me in reading and reviewing my latest book, to ensure I will be able to keep food on my table. Not only for us, but for our cat – here’s a nice picture – and I’ve heard how fond you are of cats, and you know it costs a pretty penny to keep them fed and happy. So please allow Mort the opportunity this weekend in assisting this starving artist to at least keep our beloved Chaos alive for another month. Pretty please…
3. Dear Mort’s boss, I am sure you look lovely as always. I am writing to ask for leniency this Monday, since Mort has had a really tough weekend with a personal issue which I can’t discuss, as it is not my place. I want to assure you that Mort was still courageous enough to do some charity work to feed not only the needy, but also their pets. Can you please not assign any new tasks to him for the next day or two, and prevent him from answering any emails, since he is sleep deprived and might say the first thing that comes into his mind. I greatly appreciate your understanding – Mort has only good things to say about you and the company.
There, not so difficult, is it?
Anyway, I probably have to review the book, too. Here goes:
There are some people who achieve great things, yet they do something that is so brilliant, it was like they were born to do that one specific thing.
Like Sir Anthony Hopkins was born to play Dr. Hannibal Lector.
Like Stephen Spielberg was born to direct E.T.
Like John Lennon was born to sing IMAGINE.
Like all the Kardashians was born to annoy the living piss out of me.
So Jeff Strand was born to write something, which we hope to see someday soon.
Totally fucking with you – this is that book!
Even though I have mostly outgrown my taste for spoof comedy, I have not laughed as hard at anything since seeing AIRPLANE! And THE NAKED GUN as a child.
Absolute brilliance!!
5 Stars!!
October 18, 2024
I was not expecting this level of funny and unhinged. I've never watched the movie so i can't compare the two, but this book was just fantastic.
It never takes itself seriously, embraces the craziness and just rolls with it deliciously, like a beautiful tomato.
Great, weird and disturbing fun!
It never takes itself seriously, embraces the craziness and just rolls with it deliciously, like a beautiful tomato.
Great, weird and disturbing fun!
April 12, 2023
Hilarious! Strand takes everything decent about Attack of the Killer Tomatoes and transforms it into comedy perfection. This is a genre-creating novel that's part novelization, part expansion of the original premise, part close reading and part spoof of a spoof. All the comedy that never quite delivers in the film is fully fleshed out thanks to the extra potential of the written word and lack of budget constraints.
I'm blown away! This is a must-read, y'all.
I'm blown away! This is a must-read, y'all.
February 11, 2024
Well, the title says it all – the tomatoes are attacking, and they’re attacking hard, sparking a worldwide diplomatic and military crisis. Is there a way out?
If you know the 1978 movie by the same title you basically know what awaits you in this novelization. I can’t think of anyone better than Jeff Strand to write this book – his hilarious additions, like the inner thoughts of the tomato victims, or highlighting badly aged aspects or anachronisms make this novelization maybe a little better than the watch of the original movie.
If you know the 1978 movie by the same title you basically know what awaits you in this novelization. I can’t think of anyone better than Jeff Strand to write this book – his hilarious additions, like the inner thoughts of the tomato victims, or highlighting badly aged aspects or anachronisms make this novelization maybe a little better than the watch of the original movie.
April 4, 2023
Boy, what a ton of laughs this was!! I swear it is one of the most hilarious books I’ve EVER read 🤣 providing me with lots of LOL moments 🤣 I’m in bed, past midnight, giggling my head off 🤣
With colourful characters, such as Irving Dorkwobbler, Eugene Waggawaggawagga, and Jack Derpduhderpduh, this is MY kinda book...and don’t get me started on the giant tomatoes wrestling with a giant Squid 🦑🤣 and not forgetting a catchy little song, that will stay embedded in your head forever.
If you need cheering up or just fancy a book full of silliness and mayhem, then grab this book ASAP.
With a photo gallery of the 1978 movie’s Stills, this is definitely one for YOU!!
Thanks to BookSirens, Jeff Strand, and Encyclopocalypse Publications for providing me with a free ARC in return for an honest review.
A hilariously juicy tomatolicious...
5 🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅
Available April 14th 2023
With colourful characters, such as Irving Dorkwobbler, Eugene Waggawaggawagga, and Jack Derpduhderpduh, this is MY kinda book...and don’t get me started on the giant tomatoes wrestling with a giant Squid 🦑🤣 and not forgetting a catchy little song, that will stay embedded in your head forever.
If you need cheering up or just fancy a book full of silliness and mayhem, then grab this book ASAP.
With a photo gallery of the 1978 movie’s Stills, this is definitely one for YOU!!
Thanks to BookSirens, Jeff Strand, and Encyclopocalypse Publications for providing me with a free ARC in return for an honest review.
A hilariously juicy tomatolicious...
5 🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅
Available April 14th 2023
May 12, 2023
The government has swiftly dealt with many a crisis... But can it survive the diabolical ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES! 🍅
This one was light-hearted, cheesy, humorous, and just an all-around fun read.
Highly recommend.
This one was light-hearted, cheesy, humorous, and just an all-around fun read.
Highly recommend.
May 15, 2025
What was that? 😂
I haven't seen the movie so I can't tell what's from it and what's from Jeff Strand except for the metafiction part. And if you give me metafiction, well, I'm in!
This book was somewhere between really stupid and really awesome 🤪
Now I do know what it's like to get eaten by a tomato 🫠
I haven't seen the movie so I can't tell what's from it and what's from Jeff Strand except for the metafiction part. And if you give me metafiction, well, I'm in!
This book was somewhere between really stupid and really awesome 🤪
Now I do know what it's like to get eaten by a tomato 🫠
April 10, 2023
This one was a whole lot of fun! I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so much in a horror book. I went into this one a little worried I wouldn’t like it, but I shouldn’t have worried because I never stopped laughing.
February 25, 2025
We all knew Strand was going to snap someday. It's a lot of pressure, to write all those books. Maybe we should feel bad for witnessing his collapse into mental illness (or buying the audiobook of it). Should we have the slightest twinge of guilt for listening to Joe Hempel go full ham of this musical BLT of literature or should we could take a lesson from the tomatoes and embrace chaos? I laughed, I chortled, I made little Muttley-The-Dog wheezing snickers and, most importantly, rapid nostril inhales of amusement. This was a movie I'd seen multiple times twenty years ago and that's probably the ideal state. Strand scrubs scene by scene, and riffs on everything, expanding on the dumbest and silliest of jokes as only an adult man suffering a psychiatric collapse can. If I have any real complaint is that it starts to drag a little in the last hour but, arguably, that could be the fault of the source. Might be a good idea to break it up and not listen all at once. Impossibly silly monster movie nonsense.
April 14, 2023
As soon as I heard the announcement that Strand was writing the novelization for Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, I knew it was going to be great. His mix of horror and humor is perfect for this story. And then I listened to it… and it’s even better than I expected! The way Strand takes this and makes it his own all while being faithful to the absolute crazy plot is top notch. I laughed out loud many times and Joe Hempel added even more to it with his spot on narration. I can’t even imagine how much fun he had in the booth with this one. Highly recommended!
May 6, 2023
A Horror Bookworm Recommendation
Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes by Jeff Strand
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A very strange phenomenon is happening. Tomatoes have been appearing in random locations and seem to be multiplying at an unusual rate. The concern hits an all-time high when the tomatoes slowly begin to infiltrate and wipe out the human race. Military leaders, scientists and politicians all unite and prepare for a full blown war. The battle between Humans vs Tomatoes has officially begun.
Jeff Strand serves up his novelization of the classic 1978 parody film, Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes. Packed with adrenaline pumping vegetable action and strange characterization, Strand adds his own twisted humor to colorful heirlooms of death and gruesome carnages of the ketchup kind. Infiltrating the enemy and strategic combat power, this Roma and Beefsteak menace is real and of dangerous shapes and sizes.
I mean where else would you get a rousing sing-a-long-song, a full blown intermission and consistent witty banter from the author himself. Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes is a well rounded rolling piece of light hearted horrific fiction. Trigger Warning: animals are safe but the level of vegetable violence is relentlessly substantial. In the grand scheme of things, I admit, Jeff Strand put the god-fearing social satire in me from my head to-ma-toes.
In Heinz sight after reading this novel and having my time of silent reflection, I have several pondering observations. One is…what is it like to be eaten by a killer tomato, the other…do tomatoes have tummies? Put it this way, if Christopher Moore and Mel Brooks had a baby it’s name would be Jeff Strand and the birth announcement would be within the pages of Mad Magazine. This is a hilarious five star ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Horror Bookworm Recommendation.
Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes by Jeff Strand
https://horrorbookwormreviews.com/
A very strange phenomenon is happening. Tomatoes have been appearing in random locations and seem to be multiplying at an unusual rate. The concern hits an all-time high when the tomatoes slowly begin to infiltrate and wipe out the human race. Military leaders, scientists and politicians all unite and prepare for a full blown war. The battle between Humans vs Tomatoes has officially begun.
Jeff Strand serves up his novelization of the classic 1978 parody film, Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes. Packed with adrenaline pumping vegetable action and strange characterization, Strand adds his own twisted humor to colorful heirlooms of death and gruesome carnages of the ketchup kind. Infiltrating the enemy and strategic combat power, this Roma and Beefsteak menace is real and of dangerous shapes and sizes.
I mean where else would you get a rousing sing-a-long-song, a full blown intermission and consistent witty banter from the author himself. Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes is a well rounded rolling piece of light hearted horrific fiction. Trigger Warning: animals are safe but the level of vegetable violence is relentlessly substantial. In the grand scheme of things, I admit, Jeff Strand put the god-fearing social satire in me from my head to-ma-toes.
In Heinz sight after reading this novel and having my time of silent reflection, I have several pondering observations. One is…what is it like to be eaten by a killer tomato, the other…do tomatoes have tummies? Put it this way, if Christopher Moore and Mel Brooks had a baby it’s name would be Jeff Strand and the birth announcement would be within the pages of Mad Magazine. This is a hilarious five star ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Horror Bookworm Recommendation.
March 1, 2023
Of all the movies to novelize, Jeff Strand chose this one, and I am so very glad that he did!
This book is laugh-out-loud hysterical, and if you think the theme song from the movie easily sticks in your head, wait until you read the lyrics. This song has been playing in my head for days! haha
This book officially releases next month (April 13th) I highly recommend pre-ordering yourself a copy. You will not be disappointed! Where else are you able to read about killer tomatoes fighting a giant squid?! and just wait until you read how China combats the killer tomatoes... hahaha
This may very well end up being my favorite book this year.
This book is laugh-out-loud hysterical, and if you think the theme song from the movie easily sticks in your head, wait until you read the lyrics. This song has been playing in my head for days! haha
This book officially releases next month (April 13th) I highly recommend pre-ordering yourself a copy. You will not be disappointed! Where else are you able to read about killer tomatoes fighting a giant squid?! and just wait until you read how China combats the killer tomatoes... hahaha
This may very well end up being my favorite book this year.
April 6, 2023
Wow, this was side-splitting. I was actually given a code for the audiobook to review and it was amazing.
Whether you have seen this movie or not, you need this book. It is so meta. The author talks to you, the cast talks to you, the narrator talks to you, and it is so well done.
I wasn’t sure what a movie novelization was going to be like, but if Jeff Strand is writing it then I’m all in
Whether you have seen this movie or not, you need this book. It is so meta. The author talks to you, the cast talks to you, the narrator talks to you, and it is so well done.
I wasn’t sure what a movie novelization was going to be like, but if Jeff Strand is writing it then I’m all in
March 25, 2023
Never has a book been more stupid, never has a book been more FUNNY! This book is absolutely rip-roaring laughing hysterical. It took me a minute to realize that this book was going towards a new level of ridiculousness. It not only took me there but I'm begging all of my readers to read this book. It's so silly, it breaks the fourth wall better than Ryan Reynolds playing Deadpool. The character of Sam Smith, master of disguise, made me want to cry I laughed so flipping hard. So I'm telling each person that reads this review, please for God and country, read this book before it's too late. The tomatoes......
Let it be known the reader of this book might have disappeared via the TIA (Tomato Intelligence Agency).
Seriously, check this out. Best novelization book I've ever read.
Let it be known the reader of this book might have disappeared via the TIA (Tomato Intelligence Agency).
Seriously, check this out. Best novelization book I've ever read.
May 2, 2023
Jeff Strand at his fruity best! (Oh, wait. I'm being pedantic.)
::Take 2::
Jeff Strand at his vegetable-y best! (That sounds dumb.)
::Take 3::
It's clear to me just how much Jeff Strand loves tomatoes. They go together like cottage cheese and mashed potatoes!
Seriously, I'm tired, and this review is stupid. But the book is not. It's funny as hell. You need to read it. Soon.
::Take 2::
Jeff Strand at his vegetable-y best! (That sounds dumb.)
::Take 3::
It's clear to me just how much Jeff Strand loves tomatoes. They go together like cottage cheese and mashed potatoes!
Seriously, I'm tired, and this review is stupid. But the book is not. It's funny as hell. You need to read it. Soon.
April 4, 2023
I was tempted to post unending satanic laughter instead of a review, but that would be unfair to the author (not to mention Encyclopocalypse Publications and BookSirens who provided the digital copy for review.) This will definitely go down as the best novelization EVER! It's a bit silly (squids vs tomatoes, China vs tomatoes, helicopters vs tomatoes, OK you get the idea) but you'll find yourself in hysterics. I've never read a novelization before, and 'Attack of the Killer Tomatoes' set the bar too high and probably spoiled me, but it's worth it. Strand is known for his horror comedy skills, but in this campy new book, he can't help showing his true colors straight from the preface. Not to mention such tidbits as "(Somewhere in the USA. They aren't paying me enough to keeep up with all of this geography)"! Now I'll go see the movie and get in tune with my tomatoes!
May 17, 2023
This was unlike anything I’ve read before. I will definitely be watching the movie now as I feel I need to see this bizarre film and then reread the novelization.
This story is funny, brutal, and full of red illy insides (human and tomato). At times I was laughing out loud, even the Preface was written in a joking manner.
The humour did feel a little over the top, but I think that’s just Mr Strand’s, I mean Ebeneezer Tomatobookewriter’s, unique flair and wit.
“Attaaaack of the killer tomatoes
Attaaaack of the killer tomatoes
They’ll beat you, bash you, squish you, mash you
Chew you up for brunch
And finish you off for dinner or lunch”
Thank you so much to the author & BookSirens for a copy
This story is funny, brutal, and full of red illy insides (human and tomato). At times I was laughing out loud, even the Preface was written in a joking manner.
The humour did feel a little over the top, but I think that’s just Mr Strand’s, I mean Ebeneezer Tomatobookewriter’s, unique flair and wit.
“Attaaaack of the killer tomatoes
Attaaaack of the killer tomatoes
They’ll beat you, bash you, squish you, mash you
Chew you up for brunch
And finish you off for dinner or lunch”
Thank you so much to the author & BookSirens for a copy
April 14, 2023
I have read several of his books and have loved them all! Definitely recommend! You honestly can’t go wrong with any of his books. ❤️
February 4, 2023
Ebeneezer tomatobookwriter-AHEM-Jeff Strand nailed this. Tomatobookwriter-AHEM-Jeff Strand gave me everything I wanted in a book based on 1978 award winning, life changing, and world inspiring film, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, and then some. If you’re buying this book or reading this badly written review you already know your world is going to be flipped upside down by this absolute classic of literature; but let me tel you about what I loved. Strand nails the tone and atmosphere of the beloved film, there isn’t a sentence here that didn’t make me smile. The fourth wall breaking from the films turns into fourth wall obliteration and I couldn’t be more happy. There’s a lot to love here, and really who didn’t want to know what was going through the library guys head after he said tomato? Behind all of this love, there is a tragic story of government coverup; one that the author, Tomoatobookwriter-AHEM-Strand theorizes may be more than a plot point, but something used to cover up the real on set tragedy of the movie. There’s also a giant squid fighting tomatoes. That should have been where I started and ended this review. Sorry ‘bout that. K thx.
April 5, 2023
I received this book, from the publisher in exchange for an honest review
Despite never having seen the movie, I was always in love with the concept of something so bizarre such as this being a movie. Like what were the creatives on to create this? With that out of the way, I want to say that this book was everything I wanted from the 70’s comedy to the bizarre confrontations this book had me laughing in some parts from just how aware of itself (meta) it was. If you’re in the mood for something Mel Brooksy (in terms of comedy / out of pocketness) Jeff Strand excellently captures this movie to book adaption. I cannot wait to read more from this author. Easy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from me.
Thank you Encyclopocalpse and Jeff Strand for this book!
Despite never having seen the movie, I was always in love with the concept of something so bizarre such as this being a movie. Like what were the creatives on to create this? With that out of the way, I want to say that this book was everything I wanted from the 70’s comedy to the bizarre confrontations this book had me laughing in some parts from just how aware of itself (meta) it was. If you’re in the mood for something Mel Brooksy (in terms of comedy / out of pocketness) Jeff Strand excellently captures this movie to book adaption. I cannot wait to read more from this author. Easy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from me.
Thank you Encyclopocalpse and Jeff Strand for this book!
June 30, 2023
Wonderfully ridiculous, comically insane, and the perfect meta-fictional companion to the film itself. Do not go into this expecting narrative satisfaction. Expect satire, parody, parody of satire, and satire of parody. With a dash of fourth wall breaking mirth that only Strand can bring to the page.
April 14, 2023
I received an ARC of Attack of the Killer Tomatoes by Jeff Strand and omg. Do not take this book seriously. It's hilarious. The book is far too aware of itself in the best ways. It pokes fun at itself repeatedly and I really just can't say enough about it. It's a solid B rate movie book of a movie most horror fans should know. If you enjoy meta humor and some outright ridiculous humor poking fun at a known movie. Please read this. You won't regret it. I laughed for 3 days straight reading it.
April 5, 2023
‘Attaaaack of the killer tomatoes
Attaaaack of the killer tomatoes
They’ll beat you, bash you,
squish you, mash you
Chew you up for brunch
And finish you you off for dinner or lunch’
Attack of the killer tomatoes by Jeff Strand is so ridiculously hilarious. It’s Great!! I love the humor in his books. I definitely recommend reading this book. And now I need to go watch the movie.
And remember : don’t ask for ketchup.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Attaaaack of the killer tomatoes
They’ll beat you, bash you,
squish you, mash you
Chew you up for brunch
And finish you you off for dinner or lunch’
Attack of the killer tomatoes by Jeff Strand is so ridiculously hilarious. It’s Great!! I love the humor in his books. I definitely recommend reading this book. And now I need to go watch the movie.
And remember : don’t ask for ketchup.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
April 27, 2024
It's been a good thirty years since I watched the movie on which this book is based, but I remember enough of it to know that most of the very reasonable criticisms that could be levelled at this novelisation would more or less miss the point. It wasn't a good movie, obviously, and it wasn't meant to be; where the book is worse than it (and it is worse than it) it is mainly because it leans into that too much.
If you're the kind of person who could enjoy the movie, though, you'll also be able to find enjoyment in the book. I'm not sure why it needed to be written nearly half a century down the road.
If you're the kind of person who could enjoy the movie, though, you'll also be able to find enjoyment in the book. I'm not sure why it needed to be written nearly half a century down the road.
January 6, 2024
Satire at its finest. The humour overrides the horror in this cheesy and charming tale of terrorising tomatoes. The slapstick comedy ebbs and flows but has more hits than misses. Great for fans of the original movie (and readers seeking something a little different).
May 18, 2023
A hell of an emotional and mental pallet cleanser between heftier reads. I am pretty sure I own a Betamax tape of the original movie and must have seen it dozens of times as a kid. This novelization does justice to all of my memories of watching it while sneaking cans of beer from my friend’s dad during the summers of my youth. Great stuff.
May 29, 2023
I watched the movie and found it as funny ad a scab forming on my elbow.
The book is just silly...... silly good that is! I laughed more times reading this book than I had combined in my life before this book!! I will never look at a tomato the same again!!
The book is just silly...... silly good that is! I laughed more times reading this book than I had combined in my life before this book!! I will never look at a tomato the same again!!
May 1, 2023
Thank you to the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This is one of my favorite movies, and so I was super excited to read the novelization. I’m happy to say that I wasn’t let down! This novel is hilarious! The extra scenes just add to the story, and I loved my time with this. If you enjoy the movie, or even if you don’t, read this book! You won’t be disappointed.
This is one of my favorite movies, and so I was super excited to read the novelization. I’m happy to say that I wasn’t let down! This novel is hilarious! The extra scenes just add to the story, and I loved my time with this. If you enjoy the movie, or even if you don’t, read this book! You won’t be disappointed.
February 4, 2024
I rewatched the movie as I read this book and, like the movie, this book is an endurance test. Large swaths of it will make little sense unless you’ve recently seen the movie and large swaths of it deviate greatly, almost as if you’ve fallen asleep while watching and have instead dreamed a movie with a much larger budget. Strand’s trademark style is in full force, for better and worse.
Maybe I’m just bitter that he cut out my favorite joke.
Maybe I’m just bitter that he cut out my favorite joke.
April 23, 2023
I received an advanced copy for an honest review, and I loved this book, I haven't seen the movie in years, but this novelization was hilarious, it doesn't take itself too seriously. I found myself laughing out loud on multiple occasions, there's a few lines that stick with me still. No spoilers or anything but "it's an imperfect numbering system". Not funny here but while reading I cracked up, I would recommend this to any one that loves a quick fun read. It helped me get away from the everyday grind at work and life, it was so much fun!
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