Post by Dreadlocksmile on Jul 29, 2009 14:37:05 GMT
Dreadlocksmile Review:
Following on from the tremendous success of `Night of the Crabs' is the next instalment for Guy N Smith's signature crab series entitled `Killer Crabs'. First published back in 1978 the sequel still found itself as an early novel within Smith's prolific writing career.
The story finds itself located this time within the picturesque setting of Barbeque Bay on Australia's beautiful Hayman Island. Everything is far from tranquil as the giant crabs once again emerge from the sea to wreak their bloodthirsty revenge on humankind.
Our hero Cliff Davenport from `Night of the Crabs' is soon on the scene, joining forces with a local fisherman by the name of Klin. The battle is on to protect the local population from these giant ruthless crabs as the crustaceans wage war on the community.
With the action packed, edge of the seat, crabs rampage now in full swing, a sexy nymphomaniac by the name of Caroline du Brunner is thrown into the equation to add a healthy dollop of sex to the mix. Du Brunner quickly seduces Klin delivering the standard insertion of graphic sex to break up the bloody gorefest that surrounds this over-the-top pulp horror tale.
Realising that the crabs must have a breeding ground of some sort, Davenport et all head to a remote and desolate island just off the mainland in an attempt to rid the crabs from Hayman Island. What was feared to be a deadly mission turns out to be even more harrowing than they could ever have dreamed as they make their way onto the crabs new home.
Taking up from where `Night of the Crabs' had left off, throws the reader straight into the uncompromising bloodshed as Guy's all time favourite monsters return in this unrelenting sequel. In true Guy N Smith style, `Killer Crabs' delivers bucket loads of gore mixed in with elaborate and almost preposterous subplots.
The characters are all highly comical in their delivery, with widely exaggerated personalities and clichéd roles within the storyline. The input of the character of Caroline du Brunner in particular is outlandishly amusing, but adds such a perfect injection of lust fuelled sex to thrill any pulp horror enthusiast.
For the sheer volume of unrelenting crabs action and juicy subplots keeping the pace throughout, Smith has produced one of his best pulp horror novels to date. `Killer Crabs' is possibly the highlight of the crabs series, mixing in so many over-the-top elements to the storyline that not a page goes by without an outlandish twist of the tale taking place.
For pulp horror fans, splatter-punk enthusiasts, and all lovers of Guy N Smith's other work, this novel is so much of a must that you should stop reading this review now and grab yourself a copy this very second.
Running for a mere 158 pages (somewhat of a standard length for a Guy N Smith novel), somehow so much action and laughable storyline is thrown into so few pages. This truly is a masterpiece of seventies pulp horror.
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