Published: March 07, 2010
Words: 21,845 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781452357461

Short description

When Bobby Lee shows up at Jasper's fruit stand with something big and covered in a tarp in the back of his truck, things start getting a little weird. From giant statues pulled out of the Great Dismal Swamp, to roadside attractions and ancient Lovecraftian-style gods, the two friends find themselves in way over their heads. Includes the novella DEEP BLUE

Extended description

When Jasper sees Bobby Lee driving up to his fruist stand with something big in the back of his beat-up pickup truck, covered in an old tarp, he has no idea what he's in for. Bobby Lee unveils a gigantic wooden cockroach he found sticking out of the swamp, and the fun begins. Roadside Attractions. Ancient Gods. Hot twins, beer, and BUGS ensue in this darkly funny romp through David Niall Wilson's "Old Mill, North Carolina," home of the Cletus J. Diggs Mysteries.

Also included is DEEP BLUE - the novelette first published in the anthology STRANGE ATTRACTION - which became chapter one of the critically acclaimed novel "DEEP BLUE"

Tags

ghosts, humor, guitar, blues, humorous horror, humorous book, lovecraft, redneck horror, roadside attraction, ancient idols, ancient gods, harmonica

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Review by: Archelle Baker on July 29, 2010 :
Really entertaining story.
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: Jonathan Condliffe on May 18, 2010 :
I'm a sucker (see what I did there?) for a good cockroach tale...memories of "They Nest", "Creepshow" and Roger Corman's "The Nest" all hold places in my heart.
Add a splash of Lovecraft and I'm in heaven. This relatively short tale takes elements from both and adroitly mixes them up with a smattering to genuinely pleasing "red-neck" humour. I read it in minutes but some of the imagery still lingers, a real sense of dread colours this nicely layered story and the end ing is not one I expected being somehow more subtle (if a tale of giant cockroach Gods can be subtle.
Highly recommended and works perfectly on my Kindle.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

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