The actual plot described in the synopsis really doesn't even start until 25-30% into the book with the beginning of the story being sort of a mashed up type of character building that I kept struggling to make sense of. Do you like seeing said Boy Scouts confront a vicious enemy on an isolated Island off the coast of Prince Edward Island? The Deep got by on sheer entertainment value, and I was willing to give it as pass for its knowing tributes to movies like Event Horizon, The Thing, and The Abyss. the Big Bad - my name, not Cutter's) I kept thinking of my favorite Twilight Zone episode, "It's a Good Life," where little Anthony Fremont, a 6-year-old, wishes anything he doesn't like into a cornfield, even the horrible creatures he makes to play with (like a three-headed gopher).

Rating 7: This book scared the living daylights out of me, but the ending was a bit too nihilistic for my tastes. Even early on, though, Cutter shows that he’s doing something different with the story, hinting that our characters didn’t just gain nightmares and trauma from that 1960’s encounter; they’ve gained something awful, some Faustian deal that’s hurt them more than helped. If you are intrigued by SFF books about cults, I recommend False Hearts by Laura Lam – there are actually elements from your comment about your parents that remind me of that book.

As much as I’ve enjoyed Nick Cutter in the past, sadly this one didn’t quite live up to my expectations, though of course that doesn’t mean it won’t work for you.

Not only did this novel have a rave review from Stephen King, but also from one of my favourite authors, Paul Tremblay. follows a group of mercenaries who are hired by a woman (Ellen) to look into the whereabouts of her nephew.

Tucked away in the forest, our intrepid fighters learn there are savage monstrosities hidden in the woods. Aside from the very beginning, the first quarter or so is mostly the background of some of the characters.

Once I finish welding the customized chain and shackles for him in my basement I’ll be just like Stepheny I’m pretty sure I’m his number one fan. I think it simply comes back to the fact that too much of the novel felt like "filler", and there were parts that just bored me completely. But of Micah, Eb, and Minny, I think that Minny is the one whose motivations I understood the most, as in her heart of hearts she most wants to take out Ebeneezer because of a tragedy in her life that he unknowingly caused. It's a character-driven tale in which none of the characters were developed enough for me to give a solitary flying fuck about any of them. He's especially good at detailing insects and critters in a way that keeps my skin crawling for days after putting down one of his novels.In the second act, fifteen years later, Eb, Minnie and Micah have to go back, because the thing in the woods has taken Micah's daughter.