Come Hell or High Water | Horror Review | AstraDaemon

HORRORICANE by Edward Newton (Grinning Skull Press) is the second installment in the Tempests of Terror series. However, this book and HORRORFROST function quite well as stand-alones, even though they take place simultaneously in two different US states.

While the residents of Montana are dealing with a monster in a blizzard, Florida survivors are attempting to escape from a hurricane with its own elemental Kaiju. The assortment of characters create several layers to the story, and, although the first few chapters are spent setting up the various POVs and backstories, the brutal action is nonstop once it kicks off.

I was so impressed with the first installment, I placed HORRORFROST on my Top 2020 list. With that in mind, HORRORICANE is much more thrilling. Newton has raised the bar yet again, and I'm looking forward to finding out what has been happening in California. Not only is the Tempests of Terror series making my Best of 2022 list, I am recommending this one to all fiction fans.

As always,

AstraDaemon

What You Can't See Will Kill You

HORRORFROST by Edward Newton is definitely making my TOP 2020 list! A blizzard falls upon a resort town, some unseen force is tearing apart the buildings, and an unknown predator is hunting everyone in the neverending whiteness...not to mention the plummeting temperature. Even if they escape the monster, they will likely freeze to death, unless they can get off the mountain.

Some of the survivors look to their phones for answers. Online conspiracy theories suggest something from another world is feeding upon them. Not knowing anything specific, while random characters disappear into the air at every attack, Newton keeps his readers captive with a crippling fear. As the suspense increases with every failed attempt at escape, survival seems unlikely for anyone.

I used to fear the fog after reading The Mist by Stephen King. Now I fear the whiteouts...

As always,
AstraDaemon