![]() ![]() Written as an almost satirical answer to Herbert's wildly popular "The Rats," this absurd entry into the animals-running-amok genre of Horror that was very fashionable in its day is both a self-aware satire that is ahead of its time, and an unapologetic attempt to cash in on the hype. But if you want a taste of what the paperback horror craze of the 70s and 80s was like, here is a fine example that will leave you satisfied. The books runs for a mere 160 pages and was released through the New English Library.Ī three star rating is about the highest praise a pulp escapism adventure horror like this deserves. But still, if like me you love to read these pulp/trash horror novels, then this is a must. ![]() The characterization is flat and underdeveloped. The dramatic ending comes out of nowhere, as if the author just wanted to get the book over and done with. With such clumsy and badly thought out ideas, you can’t help but laugh at what is written. Smith and John Halkin, the sheer trashy nature of the novel is the joy of reading such a book. Once this is done, the story picks up speed, delivering some poorly written splatterpunk horror. Like in so many of these “animals vs mankind” horror novels, the storyline is simple with the plot quickly explained in some ridiculous and unlikely fashion early on in the tale. First released back in 1977, Nick Sharman’s debut pulp horror novel “The Cats” was yet another book to try and cash in on the huge success of James Herbert’s 1974 splatterpunk masterpiece “The Rats”. ![]()
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