OK, so Blood Island is no Jaws. It's not even on par with Moby Dick, but it is worthy of 5 Stars for the simple reason it succeeds in doing exactly what it sets out to do. And that is to entertain in the way a classic B-Movie like "Hell Comes to Frogtown" or "It Came From Beneath the Sea" did back in the day.
"The Mass will eat well this day. It will add the ur-tadpoles’ substance to its own and grow larger and stronger. It will save several of the ur-tadpoles to serve as Hunters until such time as it can find better – and bigger – servants. Life here at the dawn of time is extremely good for the Mass.
And it’s only going to get better."
Fast-forward 600 million years.
In an effort to capitalize on the events detailed in Waggoner's previous Severed Press novel Teeth of the Sea a film crew, led by director, Inez Perry is filming a B-Movie, Devourer of the Deep. Little does the cast and crew realize there is more lurking in the waters offshore than the mechanical beast the propmasters have designed for this low-budget masterpiece.
Wonderful action sequences right from the start. There are few throw-away characters. Most of them well-developed and in mortal peril. It's time to shut off your sense of disbelief and prepare for one wild ride. Think Sharknado without the bad weather.
Both Teeth of the Deep and Blood Island are published by Severed Press and are available now.
From the author's bio - Tim Waggoner's first novel came out in 2001 Since then he's published over forty novels and five collections of short stories. He writes original fantasy and horror, as well as media tie-ins. He's won the Bram Stoker Award, been a finalist for the Shirley Jackson Award and the Scribe Award. In addition to writing, Tim is also a full-time tenured professor who teaches creative writing and composition at Sinclair College.
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