Well written but I felt the premise really fails to live up to its potential. Lot of extraneous characters and plotlines, and the ending feels like the writer lost interest and just wanted to wrap things up.

Not my usual reading fare but once I was into it, I couldn't put it down.

First off...Great book! The premise is pretty disturbing. The (dreaded) Government is at it again. They are developing a biological weapon to beat all biological weapons. They've hired this doctor, who is suffering from serious drug addiction, to develop a weapon that will make people sick, and then go into a murderous rage. This doctor isn't interested in testing on rabbits and mice. He wants the real deal. So, he hires men to take the homeless off the streets and into the labs. They are locate...

Wow, there are seven of these. I saw the Stephen King recommends...which has so often led me to terrible books, but some fantastic ones too. And well the title and cover--I would have to read something like that. Is the storm man-made by crazed scientist? Somehow imbued with evil a la Christine? Sentient? No to all of the above, but a massive hurricane is about to beat down on the California coast at the same time as a whole bunch of unfortunate incidents. A secret government lab has been kidnap...

Like many others, I found out about this because I read an article that listed 11 books that,"Scared the Hell Out of Stephen King", and this was one of the 11. Now over all years I've learned not to trust Stephen King's endorsements,( If I had a quarter for every johnny Come lately that he called "The Master of Macabre", I could buy a case of Blue Moon. But this one was actually really, really goodThe Bay area of Northern California is about to be hit by a monster of a hurricane,(Or is it a Typh...

I'm not sure where to start this review of "Frankenstorm". First off, the title will be enough of a grabber to at least get people to read the blurb on the back of the book where they will also see plugs from such notables as Stephen King and Dean Koontz. There's a LOT of stuff going on in this book. To begin with, there is a (rare) Category 4 hurricane that threatens to wipe the city of Eureka, CA off the map. Outside the city limits, there is a basement full of genetically altered homeless peo...

This book was listened as one of eleven books that's"scared Stephen King." He even wrote a recommendation himself and I fell for it because I have read a few of the books and liked them so why not? We'll, I should have skipped this one because it was AWFUL... So poorly written and even more poorly edited. It has a decent plot but that spins quickly out of control kinda like the massive hurricane the book is supposed to be about. Just skip this one.

Load of old tosh. Shallow characters, an irritating tendency to rely on cliffhanger chapter endings, and at the end he clearly got bored with his own story because he resorted to the easy option of killing off most of his characters. I'm embarrassed that I bothered to read this in the first place. In fact why did I?

Homeless people have been disappearing off the streets of Eureka, California and some conspiracy buffs are convinced they have been kidnapped, taken to a supposedly abandoned psychiatric facility and are now being used as guinea pigs in a very disturbing military experiment. The conspiracists decide to mount a rescue operation just as the worst storm in recorded history is bearing down on them. At the same time, in another part of town, a deputy sheriff with a decidedly psychopathic bent is havi...

Should have been called Franken-hopsital. The majority of the story is a Frankenstein type of doctor experimenting on the homeless.The storm itself is just in the background of the story.Otherwise, it's a simple story, not that scary, reminded me of a Richard Laymon story.

Have to admit I read this one because Stephen King himself recommended it, and I say, "Thank you, sir." I really enjoyed reading the story with the full characters, crazy weather, and scary plot.

This review is based on the serial novel as released in January & February of 2014. All in all, a pretty good read. I have read other Ray Garton books that I liked more but this one was OK. There are basically 3 or 4 major groups of characters involved in the story. The actions of one group can have a ripple effect on other groups, which is an aspect I did enjoy very much. However, for me, sometimes it seemed like there were almost too many characters to keep track of. That's certainly not to sa...

Frankenstorm by Ray Gorton is a fun book recommended by Stephen King. There is a massive hurricane heading for the West coast of the United States. There is a compound that is said to be working on vaccines but is actually using homeless people as guinea pigs in an effort to create a virus to be used as a chemical weapon. There is a veteran who cares for the homes who figures out what is going on and breaks in with a bunch of other men. There is a man trying to get his son back from his drug ad

After a decade of primarily reading academic books, 2018 was the year that I finally fell back in love with fiction. And I fell hard. Not that I haven't read fiction in the past ten years—I always pick up the new Stephen King and gorge on it—but to read voraciously is something that I have not had time to do, sad to say. Lying down for four hours and not moving, but, instead, being moved by story, is a luxury I shall never forget in a hurry. What do I read? I tend to nip at the heels at various

Stephen King recommended book. One of 11 Books That Scared The Master of Horror, Stephen King, And Will Terrify You, Too! He said: "Remember when paperback originals were cool? Sex, action, suspense? Try Frankenstorm, by Ray Garton. It's old school."I have no idea why this had so few ratings. Is no one reading this one? It's got great character-development and was very suspenseful. The book finished up a bit too neatly for my tastes; I always like when there is a lingering sinister moment at the...

The big problem with this book is the number of characters that we are following. There was the guy at the radio station, Ivan, who was investigating what illegal activities were going on at the old mental hospital. Ollie, defender of the homeless who is determined to rescue his people who are being kidnapped and experimented on. Fara, the doctor working on the experiments who is having a crisis of conscience and wants out. Latrice, who is delivering an illegal package to get money for medical b...

Fast paced and fun read. The characters were great and well thought out. The plot was great. I was not overly thrilled with the ending (it was too quick and, to me, came across as a ran out of time situation) but I’d definitely read a sequel if one were to come about.

Garton gives us a sprawling novel here with a host of characters but the title is somewhat misleading to be sure-- this is not a 'sharknado' story or something about a killer storm, but rather focuses upon a covert medical research center located in an old mental hospital in Eureka, California with a hurricane as backdrop. The story shifts POVs often and I would be hard pressed to name a lead character as there are so many leads here. We have, for example, a vloger and crew, a psycho cop and his...

Throwback style disaster story updated for the 21st century. Although the storm only plays a small roll in the mayhem that ensues. The story line revolves around an old mental hospital that is part of a secret project. Homeless people are disappearing and being infected with a maddening disease there. A crazy doctor, his moral assistant and a janitor are the main characters here. An internet talk show host and a wealthy right wing, pro homeless man with a militia that plans on rescuing said home...

Not as scary as the hype, but definitely action packed. Came with a bonus short story. A small town taken over by a pharmacy company working experiments, and a major category storm headed their way. What could possibly go wrong? Interesting concepts, full characters, and ultimately justice is served. A little graphic, but good read.