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FLESH EATING ANCIENT SPIDER APOCALYPSE

The Hatching by Ezekiel Boone

August 4, 2019 by Caesar's Wife 3 Comments

Have you ever wanted to read a story where an overweight, Steve Jobs knockoff gets explosive diarrhea in the jungle and then has his face eaten from the inside by a horde of prehistoric spiders? … No? Then this book probably isn’t for you. In my case, from the very first chapter, I was All. In. It was like a lower-brow version of World War Z. I liked the many viewpoints, the world-wide scale, and the attempts at character development. Along the way, I found […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction Tagged With: Ezekiel Boone, The Hatching

Caesar's Wife's CBR11 Review No:15 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction · Tags: Ezekiel Boone, The Hatching ·
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Spiders…Why did it have to be spiders?

August 18, 2017 by ingres77 4 Comments

If this was a zombie book, I think I’d end up giving it 4 stars. If this was a zombie book, it would probably be more popular. If this was a zombie book, I’d have already gotten the sequel, Skitter (which came out in May). But this isn’t a zombie book. Which isn’t, of course, to say that this book isn’t fun – it is. Nor is it to say that you shouldn’t read this if you’re into post-apocalyptic horror stories – you should. But […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror Tagged With: Ezekiel Boone, spiders, The Hatching

ingres77's CBR9 Review No:55 · Genres: Fiction, Horror · Tags: Ezekiel Boone, spiders, The Hatching ·
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