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Post by Dreadlocksmile on Aug 21, 2009 10:49:58 GMT
Dreadlocksmile review:First published back in 1978, the novel for "The Incredible Melting Man" was adapted from William Sachs's screenplay for the 1977 movie of the same title. The film draws heavily from both Robert Day's 1959 movie "The First Man Into Space" and Irvin S Yeaworth Jnr's 1958 sci-fi b-movie "The Blob". Not exactly the most complex of plots, Phil Smith attempts to work from a film screenplay that relied heavily on the very talented Rick Baker's gut churning special effects and make-up. With a simplistic and somewhat linear storyline to adapt, Smith takes on the job of thickening out the novel by developing the characterization to further extents than the movie managed to. With a mixture of over descriptive splatter and exaggerated dialogue, Smith brings a whole new life to this b-movie splatterfest. With a mind constantly on the predicted and obvious audience this book will attract, Smith keeps up a solid pace throughout this short novel via injecting gore into its pages whenever and wherever possible. With nothing more to expect from this tale than 159 pages of light hearted and not quite tongue-in-cheek science fiction horror, the reader will find this novel simply an enjoyable read, taking you back to the hay-day of b-movie classics. Incredibly, the novel is actually well written, with a good (although simplistic) structure that keeps the pace well. All in all, an enjoyable read that'll please the vast majority of splatter fans. www.amazon.co.uk/review/R11BYJZMA9XNEX/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm
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