A review by novelinsights
Devil of Black Creek by Victor Methos

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This was a solidly okay cryptid horror story. Unfortunately, I found the characters a bit annoying going into the story, so I didn't really care that much about them, which is important when it's a horror and the basic premise of the story is that the characters are in danger and need to try to survive. I also didn't really feel like there was a major change in the characters between the beginning and the end; they go out into the world, have a traumatic experience, and then come back scarred but still relatively similar people. Additionally, we didn't get to learn a lot about the cryptid in question, so the lack of character arc wasn't even made up for with an interesting premise. The whole thing felt a bit like a stock horror story, so while nothing particularly stood out to me as bad about it, it wasn't very memorable, either.