Welcome to my 31 Days Of Thrills And Chills!
I’ll be sharing all kinds of books, movies, and other spooky stuff for every day in October. Gots to
get those scares on for the 31st!
The Dover Demon
by Hunter Shea
Genre: Horror
My Review
Hunter Shea writes stories I can sink my teeth into. What’s more fun than getting scared, jumping at little noises, and after finishing one of his books, sleeping with the light on.
The author takes an urban legend and brings it to life. The Dover Demon is a big attraction in Dover, much to the annoyance to some and the delight to others. There’s money to be made from tourists flocking in to try to catch a glimpse of the elusive creature.
Back in 1977, an encounter with a strange creature changes several lives. In present time, a snow storm blows in, and once again the Dover Demon is on the prowl, taking victims. For what purpose? We can’t begin to imagine.
I’m not sure when it started, but this story started to give me the creeps. I felt unsettled, on edge. When a story can creep up on me and make me uncomfortable while reading it, there’s no way I can stop reading until I finish it. Even if that means continuing into the wee hours when it’s dark and every little noise seems magnified.
Once the storm blew in and the characters faced the demons again, it got kind of gory. Since it’s mentioned in the blurb I feel I’m not spoiling anything when I talk about the tunnels under Dover. What happened down there gave me a sense of vertigo. It was dizzying and relentless. The demons had a purpose and they weren’t cute little alien looking things.
What does this creature look like? Take a close look at the cover. Then imagine being in the dark and coming face to face with it. Is it a mutated animal? An alien? A government experiment gone horribly wrong? It could be any of those things.
Like urban legends? Like to be creeped out? Then you should read this book.
4 Stars
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Synopsis
The Dover Demon is real…and it has returned.
In 1977, Sam Brogna and his friends came upon a terrifying, alien creature on a deserted country road. What they witnessed was so bizarre, so chilling, they swore their silence. But their lives were changed forever.
Decades later, the town of Dover has been hit by a massive blizzard. Sam’s son, Nicky, is drawn to search for the infamous cryptid, only to disappear into the bowels of a secret underground lair. The Dover Demon is far deadlier than anyone could have believed. And there are many of them. Can Sam and his reunited friends rescue Nicky and battle a race of creatures so powerful, so sinister, that history itself has been shaped by their secretive presence?
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This sounds like a great one! Haven’t read this Shea book yet!
It was crazy, Stormi. Now what I was expecting and I got quite the treat.
Sadly I haven’t been able to get this book at all. Amazon UK doesn’t have an ebook or paperback of it available on the site which is annoying as I have most of his novels in paperback now. I’ve given up hope of reading it!
I bought this book quite a while ago. It’s hard to find it now. It’s a bit different from his other books.
I’ve not heard of The Dover Demon but this sounds like a fun read!
Tis was an earlier book of his. Had fun with it.Even his shorter stories get ya! LOL
I love urban legends and I love this cover. 🙂
I love them too. Hunter continues to thrill me with his stories.
OMG Does it get on the ferry and go to France? 🙂
Love the sound of this book!
You never know! LOL
I’ve read a couple of Hunter Shea’s stories, so I am not surprised you loved this.
sherry @ fundinmental
I’ve read a bunch now. Got more coming all week!