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I was expecting more cheese from this book. Instead, I felt it tried to take itself too seriously. I was also annoyed by the number of typographical and grammatical errors that increased in number as the book progressed. I finally gave up on this book.
I wish there had been a bit more diversity in the stories. There were a lot of giant bugs and big things in the water, but I did enjoy it. I only skipped one story (after one paragraph, I was done), but I LOVED Present Tense, Future Imperfect by D.L. Snell. I think he is fast becoming my favorite writer in these anthologies. He is so amazing and I am definitely fangirly about him. I will be a guest author along with him at a convention in September and I will definitely get my books signed by hi...
I must admit there has always been a place in my heart for the old creature features I used to watch as a kid, before the days of cable TV, that the networks would show sometimes on Friday Nights, Saturday Afternoons, and once a year, weekday afternoons (the Japanese monster collection-Godzilla, Gidorah, Monster X, etc). Before VCRs and cable movies saturated us with a constant flow of these old flicks it was a treat to discover a rare old gem with some soggy monster or genetically enhanced or n...
A series of delightful reads about embiggened animals and the people who were really not ready to encounter them.
I’m not sure how I got my hands on this one but I do know that wicked cover sealed the deal even before I clutched it in my greedy hands.I ate this stuff up. All kinds of giant creatures mucking about. As with a lot of collections, some were okay, and some were wicked good. I’m not going to play favorites. but several stories in here have me adding some new authors to my must read list.Fans of creature features will have fun with these like I did. They are short stories so character development
"Those who like this sort of thing will find this the sort of thing they like"Sunday afternoon sci-fi in book form.
Enjoyed all the stories except the last one. Some were creepy, others sci-fi(ish), and still others just down right funny.
“Six-Legged Shadows” is my second collaboration with David Conyers and I think it’s a cracking good tale, but I may be a bit biased.
There is every tpye of 'big' creature here. from reptiles, crabs,ticks, rats to prehistoric creatures, they are here to gobble, kill and spread mayhem. There are a few whwere teh creature is the bac story but in most, they are center stage. The best are: Lost In Time, The Enemy Of My Enemy, Savage, Extinction, The Cove, and The Island Od Dr. Otaku. This is the best anthology of giant creatures tales.
Came for the Steve alten story which is a decent slice of creature horror but most of the other stories are fairly standard horror. It's ok.
Even better the 2nd time around!
Most of the stories I enjoyed. One I especially enjoyed was by Jeff Strand titled The Big Bite. It was about a sixty-five foot vampire.
3 AND 1/2 STARS. Overall, this is a very satisfying collection. I found a few typos that I wish were corrected during the editing phase - (hint, hint, Mr. Thomas!) ...but I would definitely recommend this for horror lovers and, of course, fans of giant creatures everywhere. While the average score for this collection is a 6.5 out of 10 -- which is certainly above average -- I've broken down the highlights for fans to jump right to the great ones... PRESENT TENSE, FUTURE IMPERFECT by D.L. Snell =...
Fun and fluff and a good ride. See my in depth review on Lurid-lit.com
This is a fun little anthology. Yes, there are some clunkers in here. Nearly every anthology I've ever read has had a few. But there are some good stories as well, including a few images that will haunt my dreams. The theme of the stories in this book is "Giant Creatures." I picked this up mainly for the Steve Alten story promised on the cover--I'm a big fan of Alten's work--and his offering, "Lost In Time", doesn't disappoint. You can see the ending coming from a mile away, but it's still fun.
Maybe 3 or 4 original enjoyable stories, rest unfortunately all follow basically the same formula of monster shows up, monster eats everyone, the end. Also the publisher either doesn't have a copy editor or they're not great, half the stories have basic copy errors, they instead of the, were instead of we etc.
A unique and diverse collection of Sci-Fi monster short stories that is imaginative and out of the ordinary; from Nate Kenyon’s “yellow eye” thing at the bottom of a lake to Steven Shrewsbury’s “500-foot Porn Star”, these tales are across the board and always fresh and new. So whether it’s giant crabs or itchy things on the battle field, I’m sure you will find something that will entertain you and make you look over your shoulder…
I am normally not too much of a fan of anthologies, but I liked this one very much. Some of the stories herein are "meh", as some stories in collections are wont to be, but most are pretty decent or even very, very good.I do not regret reading this book at all! Very entertaining!
Well this book was unique and it aint for everybody that's for sure. If you like giant monster tales, and really off the wall stories, well this one might be right up your alley. It has a very well rounded mix of writers and the subject matter goes from one extreme to the other. Permuted Press really has some gumption going out on a limb to release books that are strange and unique.Danny
An unspoken follow up to the Daikaiju series. Hit and miss but there were enough to make it worthwhile.
