Title: Bird Of Prey
Author: Griffin Hayes
Format: Ebook won from Library Thing Giveaway
From Goodreads:
Nestled in the warm belly of the abandoned Keisel Steel Works, an ancient creature has begun to stir. A one-hundred-year cycle is drawing to a rapid close and with it the time when the beast must lead her newly hatched young to the feeding grounds.
A handful of the oldest folks in town remember that time well. A time when the sky was clotted with flapping, leathery wings and monsters driven mad by the smell of human blood. They also know of the feeding grounds. They know them as the backyards in which their kids play and the streets of the tiny Alaskan town they call home.
Buck Sanders didn’t know any of this the day he arrived at the steel works to pilfer a length of siding for the roof of his crumbling bar. And neither did his friend Tommy Hodgkins. But they are perhaps the only ones who can stop a curse that has been playing out for centuries. At stake is more than their lives. At stake is everything.
A handful of the oldest folks in town remember that time well. A time when the sky was clotted with flapping, leathery wings and monsters driven mad by the smell of human blood. They also know of the feeding grounds. They know them as the backyards in which their kids play and the streets of the tiny Alaskan town they call home.
Buck Sanders didn’t know any of this the day he arrived at the steel works to pilfer a length of siding for the roof of his crumbling bar. And neither did his friend Tommy Hodgkins. But they are perhaps the only ones who can stop a curse that has been playing out for centuries. At stake is more than their lives. At stake is everything.
So as the synopsis says, Buck goes to the
abandoned steel works to steal some siding to use on his leaky roof. While there he cuts his hand pretty
badly. The scent of his blood brings
about this giant…bird, wait no, moth, wait…man?
Who knows what it is, but it has a wingspan of like, nine feet. He barely makes it away and gets back into
town.
His friend Tommy says they will go back
together, along with a couple others.
Allan, Tig, Tommy and Buck armor up and go after this thing. Little do they know, the monster Buck fought
off has a momma. And she is much much
larger. Think a wingspan more like thirty
feet!!
For such a short story there was some really
vivid imagery within. I completely felt
like I was right on the outskirts of this little Alaskan town at an abandoned
steel factory. It felt cold and sparse,
and quite eerie. Then the Winter Moth shows its face, and it turns
down right scary.
“We’re gonna need
some help. And guns, lots of guns.”
This was a great little horror story. It quickened my pulse and the author really
has a great way of explaining and painting the scenery for you. There is a bit of gore and gross, so be
prepared. However it totally sets the
scene for you, and completely lets you know – this is friggin serious!
I surely would recommend this to my friends who were into
monster movies, those who liked a touch of horror into their fright. I look forward to reading more from the
author!
