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A review by itshrewsbury
The Troop by Nick Cutter
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Absolutely disgusting in every way imaginable. It’s expertly told, weaving together interviews, scientific recordings, and first hand accounts of the horror of the mutated hydatid. I’m so glad I didn’t have to add “cannibalism” the the trigger warnings on this thing, and that’s all I can say about it, really.
Edit: after reading other reviews, yes, the boys fit a certain stereotype and yes, there’s nothing “new” brought to horror in this book. HOWEVER, if you enjoy gore and seeing how grossed out you can get, this is the book for you. It’s just another “science has gone too far” book, but it’s the expertly crafted existential horror and the mystery of who will and won’t survive that make it a good read.
21+
TW/CW: Body horror, disease, graphic depictions of overeating, internal parasites, graphic animal testing and death, homophobia, fatphobia, unreality, torture, graphic descriptions of decay
Edit: after reading other reviews, yes, the boys fit a certain stereotype and yes, there’s nothing “new” brought to horror in this book. HOWEVER, if you enjoy gore and seeing how grossed out you can get, this is the book for you. It’s just another “science has gone too far” book, but it’s the expertly crafted existential horror and the mystery of who will and won’t survive that make it a good read.
21+
TW/CW: Body horror, disease, graphic depictions of overeating, internal parasites, graphic animal testing and death, homophobia, fatphobia, unreality, torture, graphic descriptions of decay
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Torture
Moderate: Fatphobia and Homophobia