‘Skeeters’ – Williams, Frantz, Cuffe, Pangburn (Mad Cave Studios)

 


Wednesday evening was a bit of a blur (school parents evening and then moving furniture), and so was yesterday actually (work…), and that’s why there was no post. Sorry about that. Anyway...

When giant mosquito-like alien creatures invade a rural seaside community, a frustrated sheriff and two oddball exterminators end up being the town's only hope for survival. A comedic and gruesome story for fans of Slither, Arachnophobia, and other classic creature-features!

To be honest, I’m more of an ‘Eight Legged Freaks’ fan than ‘Arachnophobia’ (‘Arachnophobia’ is not a bad movie, it’s just that giant spiders will always trump any other kind of spider, simple facts) but I love ‘Slither’ and well, just ‘Creature Features’ in general really so the blurb still managed to sell itself rather well and… Here we are :o)

And…

There’s not a lot to say about ‘Skeeters’ really and despite what you’re thinking right now, that’s not a bad thing at all. ‘Skeeters’ doesn’t mess around, it knows what you’re here for and just gets on with the business of delivering just that; a couple of slightly inept ‘heroes’, a world weary sheriff, a shadowy conspiracy and of course, a horde of alien mosquitoes hell bent on taking a chunk out of anything meaty.

If you’re here for plot, ‘Skeeters’ is a little on the lightweight side but lets be honest, you’re not here for that, are you? The whole point is the spectacle and Williams, Frantz and Cuffe all combine to deliver that with frantic, pulp art driven along by a tight plot that doesn’t hang about. That’s what I want from a creature feature and this book more than delivered.

Sometimes, I don’t have a lot to say about a book, even if I really enjoyed it. ‘Skeeters’ is one of those books. It didn’t need to do anything more than be what it is and was all the better for it.

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