allthings's review
3.0
3.5 stars for gory B-movie fun.
A group of friends find themselves at the mercy of a fungus that’s grown out of control and developed a taste for blood…
The Devil's Fingers is a fun and fast-paced read with characters who are decently well-established for their short page time, and don't make decisions that have you wanting to reach through the print and slap them silly. Plus our pint-sized protagonist Autumn Winters (who names their child that?!) is really likable. The story moves along at a rollicking place with plenty of gore that, while not too extreme, is still fairly gross. If, like me, your idea of a relaxing evening in is watching or reading about a group of teens dying gruesome deaths out in the woods, then this will be right up your alley!
Recommended for fans B-movie creature features.
A group of friends find themselves at the mercy of a fungus that’s grown out of control and developed a taste for blood…
The Devil's Fingers is a fun and fast-paced read with characters who are decently well-established for their short page time, and don't make decisions that have you wanting to reach through the print and slap them silly. Plus our pint-sized protagonist Autumn Winters (who names their child that?!) is really likable. The story moves along at a rollicking place with plenty of gore that, while not too extreme, is still fairly gross. If, like me, your idea of a relaxing evening in is watching or reading about a group of teens dying gruesome deaths out in the woods, then this will be right up your alley!
Recommended for fans B-movie creature features.
join_bookland's review
4.0
4.5 stars. This was the best of the three novellas in the One Size Eats All Graphic Audio production. The narration acting was terrific. The story is along the same lines as The Ruins, one of my favourite horror novels.
n0rmann's review
4.0
I absolutely loved this series. Each and everyone was so fun with some great violence from unexpected sources!
tweetyandy's review
5.0
This was awesome! I have to say that Hunter Shea has won me over with this series! This one is my favorite out of the three. It has the campy horror feel along with the "what is the hell is gonna happen?!" stress that a good horror book should give you. A great read!
nocturnalbookworm's review
challenging
lighthearted
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? No
3.0
This read just like a B-Movie creature feature which was exactly what I was looking for. There were a couple of troupes and moments of characters doing stupid or seemingly out of character things that kinda took me out of it at some points but overall i still enjoyed the story.
I received a free copy of this book through netgally in exchange for a fair and honest review.
I received a free copy of this book through netgally in exchange for a fair and honest review.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
catsluvcoffee's review
4.0
It's easy to see where Clathrus archer would be the influence for Hunter Shea's horror The Devil's Fingers. Native to New Zealand and Australia, the original land of Nope, the fungus looks like an alien hatching or the shrimp cocktail fingers a la Beetlejuice. I can't imagine what the first to happen upon it might have thought. Well... I guess we can considering they named it The Devil's Fingers. Watch it "hatch" here.
Hunter Shea creates a new nightmare for us in the third installment of his One Size Eats All novellas. Continuing the classic us against nature battle cry sung by the previous novellas Jurassic Florida and Rattus New Yorkus, The Devil's Fingers makes for a worthy addition and adversary.
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Hunter Shea creates a new nightmare for us in the third installment of his One Size Eats All novellas. Continuing the classic us against nature battle cry sung by the previous novellas Jurassic Florida and Rattus New Yorkus, The Devil's Fingers makes for a worthy addition and adversary.
Read more at Cats Luv Coffee
tuxedokitties's review
5.0
Wow... wow... wow... absolutely fantastic read from Hunter Shea. I don't thing he's written a bad book to be honest.
A group of college kids stumble across a field of fungus while hiking and it changes them.....
A fun, cheesy horror, hot chocolate and a roaring fire is perfect for this time of year.
Can't wait to read the next one by Hunter Shea.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this in advance in return for an honest, unbiased review.
A group of college kids stumble across a field of fungus while hiking and it changes them.....
A fun, cheesy horror, hot chocolate and a roaring fire is perfect for this time of year.
Can't wait to read the next one by Hunter Shea.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this in advance in return for an honest, unbiased review.
trish204's review
5.0
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Blood for the blood god!
This third story that I can only describe as a creature feature, introduces a killer fungus. In the tradition of any horror movie, a group of friends camps far away from civilisation when they stumble upon an Australian fungus. Unfortunately for them, it's not the usual fungus - something's altered it. Could it be chemtrails, a mad experiment by man or is that just a tinfoil-hat conspiracy theory and it's simply Mother Nature flipping us the bird so to speak?
In any case, there is a lot of anatomical as well as emotional horror along with gruesome handicaps and death death death. A wonderful feast for anyone enjoying people dying horribly.
Like I said when reviewing other books by this author: why hasn't anyone made movies out of these stories yet?
This third story that I can only describe as a creature feature, introduces a killer fungus. In the tradition of any horror movie, a group of friends camps far away from civilisation when they stumble upon an Australian fungus. Unfortunately for them, it's not the usual fungus - something's altered it. Could it be chemtrails, a mad experiment by man or is that just a tinfoil-hat conspiracy theory and it's simply Mother Nature flipping us the bird so to speak?
In any case, there is a lot of anatomical as well as emotional horror along with gruesome handicaps and death death death. A wonderful feast for anyone enjoying people dying horribly.
Like I said when reviewing other books by this author: why hasn't anyone made movies out of these stories yet?
wellwortharead's review
4.0
This was another creepy creature feature from Hunter Shea, this time in the form of a parasitic fungus that attaches itself (quite literally) to some friends that are camping in the woods of Washington. What was meant to be a scattering of ashes turns into a horrific discovery of a foul smelling growth that begins to infect the group. This was a quick read and a gross out good time.
I received an advance copy for review.
I received an advance copy for review.
biblioshark's review
3.0
*I received an copy of this book through Netgalley for an honest review*
I love Hunter Shea, and I think his books are generally great horror and a lot of fun. However, I have mixed opinions about this story. I am an environmental science major and I enjoyed the use of Devils Fingers as the source of the horror in this story. This had similar vibes to Scott Smith’s The Ruins which if I had to pick between the 2 I prefer this story, but overall I was not exactly into this story. I liked the characters okay enough but never found my self really sad for any of them, and then the ending I did not like at all, I was staring at the book saying “what, that’s it, what happened??” All in all I would give it a chance if you are a horror fan and I will still continue to read Hunter Shea!
I love Hunter Shea, and I think his books are generally great horror and a lot of fun. However, I have mixed opinions about this story. I am an environmental science major and I enjoyed the use of Devils Fingers as the source of the horror in this story. This had similar vibes to Scott Smith’s The Ruins which if I had to pick between the 2 I prefer this story, but overall I was not exactly into this story. I liked the characters okay enough but never found my self really sad for any of them, and then the ending I did not like at all, I was staring at the book saying “what, that’s it, what happened??” All in all I would give it a chance if you are a horror fan and I will still continue to read Hunter Shea!