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trickster_goddess1's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
read_and_grow's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
trudilibrarian's review against another edition
3.0
For a tie-in novel, this one is pretty damn good. It turned out to be an excellent choice for my October reads. It's chock full of schlock, B-movie horror monsters and there are a few scenes that had me cringing and gagging
The writers for Supernatural the TV show are masters when it comes to presenting a ghoulish, creepy Monster of the Week. Author Passarella takes that formula and runs with it, giving readers a real monster-mash of just about every monster you could think of -- including Nazi zombies!!! I heard a spoilery rumor recently that this season may feature Nazi zombies, which makes me wonder if this tie-in novel will actually get adapted. I think it would make an awesome episode (who doesn't want to see Nazi zombies??? I do! I do!)
The one drawback for the book is that there just wasn't enough Winchester brothers, and what there is felt a little forced and stale. Still a great bit of fun though!
October Country 2011 #1
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The lady with a belly full of bugs who had them crawling up her throat and out of her mouth just about did me in. The attack of the rats scene was sublimely bloody and creepy.The writers for Supernatural the TV show are masters when it comes to presenting a ghoulish, creepy Monster of the Week. Author Passarella takes that formula and runs with it, giving readers a real monster-mash of just about every monster you could think of -- including Nazi zombies!!! I heard a spoilery rumor recently that this season may feature Nazi zombies, which makes me wonder if this tie-in novel will actually get adapted. I think it would make an awesome episode (who doesn't want to see Nazi zombies??? I do! I do!)
The one drawback for the book is that there just wasn't enough Winchester brothers, and what there is felt a little forced and stale. Still a great bit of fun though!
October Country 2011 #1
fandom4ever's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Supernatural: Night Terror released in 2011 and while I purchased it at that time I never read it until now. The previous five novels (of which this made number nine) were so bad that I was turned off continuing, they had really started pumping these books out in 2010/11. I also haven’t watched Supernatural in many years so the few mentions they made of what was going on in ‘show time’, in this case season 6, were foggy, but that made no difference here as it wasn’t about that. This is a completely fresh story, which was like watching an episode of Supernatural.
The book does a good job initially of switching between the people of Clayton Falls and the Winchester brothers as they try to figure out what is happening to this town. Though I enjoyed these back and forths I also felt this hindered the story early on, as it got into too much detail with the residents and their dreams, spoiling what the cause of all these wild attacks in town were. We knew what was happening before Sam and Dean which just took the mystery and ‘reveal’ out of the case. Also as the novel continues, these switches happened with more frequency, which I felt slowed down the pacing.
I don’t understand the reviews complaining that it took too long for the boys to figure out what was going on and that they should have called for Bobby’s help earlier. This book takes place over two days, the first night a ton of supernatural stuff happens that they react to and start developing a theory from. The next day they question people, do research, and figure out what’s really going on, including what’s causing the events (without Bobby’s help) before calling Bobby for any extra info he might be able to dig up. They are then prepared for this second night of attacks. How was that too slow??
My biggest complaint with this book is that Passarella spends far too much time describing all the gory details of these horrendous deaths. I don’t need to know exactly how the flesh is liquefying off a victim or how exactly bones broke. I literally skipped two chapters at the end: eight whole pages of rats eating people alive and another five with bugs doing the same. No thanks. Supernatural doesn’t go into these details and neither should the book. It’s enough to know they died in a supernatural fashion.
From what I remember of those previous five novels, this was far better. The creature was a new one not seen on the show and its power was really interesting, one that was impossible to halt without killing the creature. It would have made for a really cool episode. I don’t regret reading this book but I don’t feel there’s enough to make me want to revisit it down the road.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore
laurie_p's review against another edition
4.0
3.5
One of the better tie-in novels so far! Passarella's a good writer and definitely a good horror writer. This guy knows how to make up the creepiest things and to sell them on paper very well. I'll admit, some of the things were a bit over-the-top. (I mean, the guy with the spider really should have died earlier. And I'm pretty sure a human body doesn't get smashed to mush by a car that easily. Twice.) But everything considered, it was a great reading experience. In fact, the first night was so thrilling that near the end of it, I could practically feel some of Sam and Dean's exhaustion. It was a lot - in a good way.
Speaking of Sam and Dean, I thought the author handled their characters very well, as well as their dynamic. Wouldn't have minded Cas making an appearance though!! I also liked the more important side characters and wouldn't have minded if they had been fleshed out a little more. That being said, there are a too many side characters. I honestly couldn't remember who was who at some point. And I've read this book in less than a week, so it's not like it wasn't fresh in my memory. Especially towards the end, Passarella could have easily left out some of the parts from their perspectives. I think that was the only time during this book I got a little bored.
I also really liked the monster of the week, and the fact that it's something we don't see in the show. It added some mystery and urgency to the story as you try to put together the very few pieces the characters get while this thing is wreaking enormous havoc. This was definitely a hard case to crack for the Winchesters, which was nice because the show never has the time for that.
One of the better tie-in novels so far! Passarella's a good writer and definitely a good horror writer. This guy knows how to make up the creepiest things and to sell them on paper very well. I'll admit, some of the things were a bit over-the-top. (I mean, the guy with the spider really should have died earlier. And I'm pretty sure a human body doesn't get smashed to mush by a car that easily. Twice.) But everything considered, it was a great reading experience. In fact, the first night was so thrilling that near the end of it, I could practically feel some of Sam and Dean's exhaustion. It was a lot - in a good way.
Speaking of Sam and Dean, I thought the author handled their characters very well, as well as their dynamic. Wouldn't have minded Cas making an appearance though!! I also liked the more important side characters and wouldn't have minded if they had been fleshed out a little more. That being said, there are a too many side characters. I honestly couldn't remember who was who at some point. And I've read this book in less than a week, so it's not like it wasn't fresh in my memory. Especially towards the end, Passarella could have easily left out some of the parts from their perspectives. I think that was the only time during this book I got a little bored.
I also really liked the monster of the week, and the fact that it's something we don't see in the show. It added some mystery and urgency to the story as you try to put together the very few pieces the characters get while this thing is wreaking enormous havoc. This was definitely a hard case to crack for the Winchesters, which was nice because the show never has the time for that.
the_ber's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
tkat's review against another edition
2.0
As a rabid Supernatural fan, it is pretty much required for me to like this book. And don't get me wrong, I did enjoy it, there were just a few things off that make it 'okay' rather than 'good' or 'great'.
First off it took a little while to get to the meat of the story and figure out exactly what was causing the kerfuffle this time around.
This I think is mostly because it didn't really follow the flow of the show or the other books.
See, normally when people are dying around them and they realize they're stumped as to what's going on, Sam and Dean are a little bit quicker on the uptake to contact Bobby, figure out what's what, and ...y'know...SAVE LIVES!
I swear half of the people who died in the books could have been saved if they got off their butt faster....
Aside from that, it was a good story. Interesting concept. Nightmares are coming to life in small town USA and of course Sam and Dean need to save the day.
Not as good as the other books, but worth adding to your collection if you're a fan.
First off it took a little while to get to the meat of the story and figure out exactly what was causing the kerfuffle this time around.
This I think is mostly because it didn't really follow the flow of the show or the other books.
See, normally when people are dying around them and they realize they're stumped as to what's going on, Sam and Dean are a little bit quicker on the uptake to contact Bobby, figure out what's what, and ...y'know...SAVE LIVES!
I swear half of the people who died in the books could have been saved if they got off their butt faster....
Aside from that, it was a good story. Interesting concept. Nightmares are coming to life in small town USA and of course Sam and Dean need to save the day.
Not as good as the other books, but worth adding to your collection if you're a fan.
kbrsuperstar's review against another edition
3.0
Well, if you've ever watched a monster-of-the-week episode and thought, gosh, these episodes go by too fast... I wish they could take like, TEN TIMES as long to solve one, then this is the book for you. It is very much like watching an episode played in slow motion. That said, it's a fairly good episode, the characterization is largely on point, and I admit I've willingly read a lot worse. In brief, not as good as seasons 4 or 5, but still better than the Leviathan season.
saraleoni's review against another edition
2.0
I thought the writers for this series had figured out that fans want stories about Sam and Dean; Mr passarella apparently didn't get that memo. In that regard, this book is very much like witch's canyon. Actually, the two are quite similar in many regards. This is a horror story with the brothers shoehorned in so they could label it supernatural. The story line could've used more fleshing out, especially with regards to the factory fire, or that shouldn't have been there at all as they kept mentioning it but it didn't really apply. Also, why were the brothers so concerned with tracking the creature when they had the perfect way to trap it? The author would've been better served not trying to include so many potential story threads that went no where (but didn't even serve as red herrings) and chosen one to fully flesh out. If you aren't set on reading the whole series (like I am), I wouldn't waste my time. Or money if you have to buy it.