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Infected
by Scott Sigler
Having just put down INFECTED, a horror story by Scott Sigler, I must say that Mr. Sigler is a sick, sick man. In a good way. If you like horror stories. The first book in a trilogy, it was published in print by Crown Publishing in 2008 (before that it was a serialized podcast). I’ve had this book on my shelf since 2008 (no comments from the peanut gallery!). I saw that Mr. Sigler was appearing at a local bookstore next month, so I thought it was indeed high time I got around to reading this.
This book is for hard-core horror fans. If you are very squeamish, DO NOT READ THIS BOOK. It is jaw-dropping horror.
The story starts out in Michigan, with people getting sores, then scabs, then bluish triangles under the skin, then voices in people’s heads, then abnormal behaviors, then I can’t even go any further. It gets much, much worse until it’s practically Armageddon in a forest.
Although there are several people who are infected, we mostly follow the story of Perry Dawsey, a former football player, from his point of view. That lets us get into all of the mind and body changes that the infected people incur.
Sigler’s descriptions are so gruesome, so detailed in all of its horrific display, and the buildup is so great, that to my mind its almost a perfect example of horror writing. I won’t soon forget Perry Dawsey! Or look at chicken scissors without wincing!
INFECTED is so good in fact, I seriously don’t know if my nerves can take another book by Sigler!
RECOMMENDED
This book is for hard-core horror fans. If you are very squeamish, DO NOT READ THIS BOOK. It is jaw-dropping horror.
The story starts out in Michigan, with people getting sores, then scabs, then bluish triangles under the skin, then voices in people’s heads, then abnormal behaviors, then I can’t even go any further. It gets much, much worse until it’s practically Armageddon in a forest.
Although there are several people who are infected, we mostly follow the story of Perry Dawsey, a former football player, from his point of view. That lets us get into all of the mind and body changes that the infected people incur.
Sigler’s descriptions are so gruesome, so detailed in all of its horrific display, and the buildup is so great, that to my mind its almost a perfect example of horror writing. I won’t soon forget Perry Dawsey! Or look at chicken scissors without wincing!
INFECTED is so good in fact, I seriously don’t know if my nerves can take another book by Sigler!
RECOMMENDED