The Montauk Monster [Dramatized Adaptation]

3.5 bloody stars. **montauk monster spotted in rhode island!** oh, god, remember back in 2008 when that dead thing washed up on long island and the whole city was united in "what the hell is that??" fever? and the authorities tried to pass it off as some partially-decomposed raccoon LIKE THAT WAS EVEN......more

Let’s see: Gore Monsters Mayhem Stoners Soldiers Innocent civilians A hero and a heroine Yes, these are the ingredients for a spectacular monster book. It would actually make a great monster movie. Montauk is ordinary town, a tourist magnet, but outside of the city lays an island called Plum Island. And......more

Creature Feature! B-Movie Madness! Evil bloated hairless raccoons who don't sound like Bradley Cooper! What's not to love? It's chaos! Start out with a sleepy tourist town like the one in Jaws, throw in a large cast of characters including toss away potheads, add conspiracy theories, disease, sharp c......more

Perhaps the best of the "animals-amok" sci-fi creature features I've ever read. Hunter Shea's narrative voice here is warm and inviting, sucking the reader in to a vast amount of stories concerning the citizens and police force of a Northeastern island town called Montauk, NY, during an outbreak of......more

An entertaining "monsters on the loose" story that, despite some location name-dropping, fails to establish a strong sense of place.(I am a Long Islander, and just didn't feel the vibe). Also, in a subgenre that is plagued by cliches, this story manages to hit all of them. Shea is a good writer, and......more