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Reviews of Killer Animal Horror Fiction

 
Bats, rats, crabs, and spiders:  whether they are big or small, they can create fear and terror. These stories play upon our basic fear of some of nature's neatest little critters. There have been a number of British authors n this subgenre, the end result being that England is second only to Japan in the category of "most stomped on island by various beasties" in the world of horror and sci-fi.

Dogs by Nancy Kress*New Review

Tachyon, 2008

ISBN: 9781892391780

Available: Pre-Order(July,2008)

            In the small Maryland town of Tyler, a virus is causing household dogs to suddenly turn vicious, killing men, women, and children in a violent frenzy. Former FBI agent Tessa Sanderson must discover the meaning of cryptic e-mails sent to her that seem to be tied to the dogs’ behavior.   While Tessa works to solve the puzzle, Jess Langstrom, Tyler’s Animal Control officer, attempts to round up all dogs, infected or not, before the disease spreads outside of Tyler. In the process, he must face down pet owners who aren’t willing to give up their pets. Tessa is the main driver of the thriller aspect of the novel, working to discover who is behind the virus and what connection he has with her recently deceased husband.  Dogs  is a very good crossover book that will appeal to more than one audience. It could easily get those who normally read killer animal books hooked on thrillers and vice versa. The writing is solid, and the book is a page turner. Dogs is a step above the usual killer animal book in character development and overall writing, and the combination of the killer animal story with a thriller is unusual and refreshing. Highly recommended.  

Contains: Minor gore.

Dragon of the Mangroves by Yasuyuki Kasai

iUniverse, 2006

ISBN: 0595390269

Available: New 

    Dragon of the Mangroves takes place during World War II. The story tells of the desperate fight of Japanese soldiers against overwhelming British forces on the island of Ramree, near Burma. Another group of Japanese soldiers are sent on a rescue mission to retrieve their compatriots. When the soldiers are finally able to evacuate, their route leads them into a swampy, desolate area and, eventually, a river full of crocodiles. Told from a Japanese perspective, Dragon of the Mangroves reminds the reader that the guys on the other side are humans with hopes and fears. These soldiers aren’t the faceless army of a monolithic enemy: they are ordinary guys, with families back home, doing what they can to stay alive.  Unfortunately, the author’s dry and journalistic style means that the characters come across as somewhat flat, making it difficult for the reader to relate to them. Kasai’s dialogue and action read almost as if they’ve been reported in a newspaper. The author does a fine job writing about the crocodiles, giving the story a breath of life in the last few chapters, but it is simply too little too late. It’s as if he didn’t really get into the book unless the crocodiles were involved. The story really falls more into a tale of the desperate struggle of war more than horror fiction, but the twist of the crocodile attacks adds a layer of terror that horror fiction readers will appreciate. Dragon of the Mangroves would make a nice addition to a war/horror section of any library.

Contains: Violence, Gore

Review by Bret Jordan

The Cage by Jason Brannon

Black Death Books, 2007

ISBN: 0976791498

Available: New

      Readers looking for a new tale of the oddities of nature run amok need to look no further than The Cage.  Captain Omaha owns a traveling side show of deadly cryptozoological wonders, including the Wendigo, the Jersey Devil, the Chupacabra and others.  In the town of Crowley’s Point, he sets up shop in the local zoo, known as The Preserve. At the same time, the Peters family is on vacation trying to regroup as a family, and Teddy Archer, who has been double-crossed by Omaha, has joined forces with a psychic former nun, Sister Mary. All of these people collide at The Preserve on a night when a severe storm has cut power and communication and the animals and Omaha’s creatures have been set free.   The Cage is a fun creature feature, offering a nice variety of man-eating creatures for the reader’s enjoyment. While the Peters family doesn’t feel real,  Omaha and Teddy Archer are interesting characters who  capture the reader’s imagination, both breaking away from the typical two dimensional characters common to this genre .   In addition, Sister Mary’s “hitchhiking” in Teddy’s head is a clever way of providing background on creatures and events in the story. Ultimately,  The Cage is a wonderfully entertaining killer animal/monster book. Recommended for public library collections.  Contains: violence and gore   

Clickers 2: The Next Wave by Brian Keene and J.F. Gonzalez

Delirium Books, 2007

ISBN: n/a

Available: New

    Keene and Gonzalez continue the story from Clickers, A new hurricane threatens the eastern seaboard of the U.S. and this time the dread crab creatures are not just attacking a small town- they are attacking the East Coast of the United States. Even worse, is that these Clickers are larger than last time and cause destruction on a massive scale.  Colonel Livingston, from the first book, has been called up from retirement to deal with the invasion of deadly crab creatures. However, his dangerous mission is made even more difficult as he conflicts with the President, who has a different perspective on the invasion.  The icing on the cake is that behind the Clickers are the Dark Ones who have come to seek more victims.   Clickers 2 delivers the same fun and gore that the original Clickers gave us, only on a grander scale.  The pacing is good and the story starts off with quick action and does not quit until the last page. The one stumble is an attempted gay rape/molestation scene that doesn’t advance the plot- it is like a speed bump to the reader looking for good killer animal fun. Other than that, Keene and Gonzalez deliver a worthy sequel to Clickers, and fans of the classic nature gone amok movies and books will enjoy it immensely.   Contains: Gore, violence, attempted rape. 

The Shell Collector by Christopher Golden

Cemetery Dance Publications, 2006

ISBN: 158767114x

Available: New and Used

    In the small fishing village of Gloucester, Massachusetts, local painter and part-time lobsterman Richie Feehan comes across a strange creature comprised of sea shells and haunting eyes when he attempts to haul up his trap.   Richie doesn’t tell anyone about the creature, and soon encounters another mystery: bodies of the recently deceased are being dug up and devoured.  Richie’s brother, who runs the mortuary is trying to help the police track down the perpetrator.   Golden gives the reader a well written creature-feature novella.  While there is no origin story, Golden is able to give the reader a little history on the creature thanks to some usefully placed old men of the sea type characters.   The pacing is good and one truly feels the confusion and frustration of Richie Feehan as he has to face this creature from the sea and potentially lose the love of his life.  At 128 pages, The Shell Collector makes for an easy excellent read for someone who doesn’t have the time or desire to get in a longer book but is still looking for a good monster tale.  Contains: creature violence, a little gore.

The Flock by James Robert Smith

Five Star, October, 2006
ISBN: 1594143773

Available: New

    Huge intelligent carnivorous predatory flightless birds have survived thousands of years, living  on a large, undisturbed parcel of land in Florida which once belonged to the army.   However, development has finally come to the flock’s territory, with competing forces looking at the land.  The Berg Brothers, a mega corporation, has developed a planned community, Salutations, USA, with expectations for expansion.  Vance Holcomb, an eccentric billionaire, wants to preserve the pristine environment. Finally, Colonel Grisham, a retired Colonel, is forming his own private militia on the land.   Ron Riggs from the Department of Interior is caught in the middle when he is sent to Salutations to investigate the disappearance of various pets.   The players will feel familiar and are not fully developed.   Smith’s book actually seems to have two protagonists.  Ron Riggs is fleshed out with more history and personality than most other characters, and Walks Backwards, a member of the flock, who must deal with a rogue member of the flock and with the increasing human encroachment. What makes The Flock an original read is that Smith has actually interspersed chapters about Walks Backwards and the flock through the rest of the story.   Instead of taking the easy way out and just saying that the flock is intelligent, Smith provides insight into the structure and history of the flock.  Those looking for mass murder by Smith’s predators will be disappointed, as humans do as much killing of each other as the flock does.  However, Smith has created an ultimate predator, and when it does kill it tends to be in impressive fashion. The care that Smith puts into describing the flock and developing the flock’s side of the story makes this novel a worthwhile read.  Contains: violence, gunplay, and a little gore

Slither by Edward Lee

Leisure, October, 2006
ISBN: 0843954140

Available: New  (The Shocklines version is a limited edition autographed copy, also available in paperback form)

A team consisting of a national geographic explorer, two scientists, and an army guide fly down to a remote abandoned military base on a remote island to take pictures and study a small bristleworm . Upon arrival they find that a new breed of trichinosis worm that grows to gigantic proportions and breeds very quickly.  As if this weren't enough Lee throws in a pair of brothers, one a gator poacher the other a drug dealer who rape and kill women for fun, a "military" unit who is conducting an experiment, and some random students there at the island to party.   Lee throws in a fair amount of healthy exposition on the science behind his worms which ,depending on the reader, will either draw you into the story and make it more believable or put you to sleep like a high school biology lecture.   Lee adds his usual does of sex and sexual violence, which isn't necessary for the story to hold together, but will make fans of Lee's other work feel right at home.    While Lee's base story works just fine as killer animal horror, his additional plot twists are hit and miss. His character development is good and moves the story ahead at a decent pace.     Note: this book has nothing to do with John Halkin's book or the same name nor the horror film with the same name that came out in 2006.  Contains violence, gore, passages of rape and sex.

Blight by Mark Sonders

Ace Books, September, 1981
ISBN: 0441067093

Available: Used

    Millionaire John Stole decides to develop prime forest land into a a modern community. He proceeds to spray the area for with various chemicals to destroy the local insects.   After the community was built, Jack Vyner and his wife Kathy and their son Alan moved in. was build one night a swarm of flesh eating moths that release acid on their prey attack Stole's dream community and Jack's wife and child succumb to the moths leaving Jack to try to try to survive.  Sonder's killer moth books start fast and he keeps the action going.  He doesn't mind killing off his characters that he has worked to develop. At the end of the day there is nothing new and innovative about Blight, it is just good brain candy read.  This book would be finely paired with John Halkin's Squelch if you wanted to have a fun night's worth of killer catapiller/moth reading . Contains:  gore

Slither  by John Halkin

Critics Choice Paperbacks/Lorevan Publishing, March,1986
ISBN: 0931773636

Available: Used.

    In Slither, TV cameraman Matt Parker is attacked in the sewers by legless lizards while filming for a TV show.  He becomes obsessed with the lizards and tracks them as their attacks become more frequent. It is up to Matt  to mobilize help before the lizards lay waste to all England.  Halkin has written another fast-paced killer animal book. There is little attempt to discuss the origins of Halkin's killer lizards. He just jumps into action and doesn't stop.  After reading a few of his books, Halkin's formula becomes apparent, down to having his protagonist be involved in the television industry.  If you enjoy Halkin's other books you will appreciate Slither.  Contains: Some violence, gore, and a few sexual passages.

 

Squelch by John Halkin

Critics Choice Paperbacks/Lorevan Publishing, November,1986
ISBN: 1555471358

Available: Used

    A television producer has a flare-up at work, quits her job, and decides to move to a small cottage in the country. What she doesn't realize is that some experimental caterpillars have been accidentally released, and these caterpillars hunger for human flesh.  The caterpillars multiply and wreak havoc on the countryside. To make matters worse, some of the caterpillars have turned into poison spitting moths!   In the meantime, she is also embroiled in a variety of sexual relationships and involved in all kinds of psychological drama. After reading this third Halkin book, I have come to the conclusion that there is a hidden soap opera writer burning to get out.  Halkin doesn't skimp at all on the killer insect violence in the book but the reader will find that the typical relationships found in this subgenre do not exist: instead of following a straight and narrow path, expect some twists and turns. Contains: Violence and gore.

Blood Worm by John Halkin

Guild Press, 1988

ISBN:1555472478

Available: Used only

    Guy Archer searches an abandoned school for his missing daughter, only to be attacked by large flesh-eating beetles.  During the attack, Archer  sees something else, a giant white worm that feeds off human blood.  While the school is destroyed, the flesh-eating beetles and the blood worms spread throughout England. Archer helps a group of government employees try to stop the horde of insects before all of England is consumed.   A solid creature feature with some thought being put into the life cycle of the of the beetles/bloodworms.  If the thought of flesh-eating beetles creeps you out or of worms burrowing through your flesh gives you the willies then this book is for you.   Halkin has written other killer animal books Slither, Slime, and Squeltch.  Contians: violence and gore.

Slime by John Halkin

Critics Choice Paperbacks/Lorevan Publishing, August, 1988
ISBN: 1555472613

Available: Used only

    Slime is a tale of an invasion of England by killer jellyfish where television actor Tim Ewing comes across a new species of deadly jellyfish.  It isn't enough that these jellyfish have a deadly poision- they can also move on land and have some sort of group instinct.  It turns into a battle of survival for the British as they try to survive the attack from a horde of the deadly jellyfish.   Slime  doesn't pretend to be an all time great horror novel. Halkin merely gives us a nature- run- amok story with an unlikely choice of creature.  Reading Slime requires significant suspension of disbelief, but if you can overlook the huge logical leaps, such as the jellyfish effectively attacking anything on land,  it is an overall fun story that challenges expectations.  Contains violence and a few love scenes.

Natural Selection by Dave Freedman

Hyperion Books, June, 2006

ISBN:1401302092

Available: New

    I have been looking forward to Natural Selection by Dave Freedman for some time.  Killer animal books haven't been able to get  much publishing love recently and it was nice to see a new entry.  Natural Selection is about a group of killer rays (rays as in sting ray/manta ray) that have lived in the depths of the ocean undisturbed by man.  When a virus starts to wipe out the rays' normal food supply they come to the surface and some of the younger ones start to evolve methods of finding another source of food that might end up making humanity next on the menu.  It is up to Jason Aldridge and his team of ichthyologists from the failed Manta World theme park, owned by opportunistic businessman Harry Ackerman,  to try to find the secret of the rays.    What makes this book different from many that you see on the list of reviews from books in this subgenre  is that  he spends a fair amount of time explaining the science of his rays and the ecological principle of how they came to be.  If you like scientific explanations in your horror fiction then you will be very happy. If you are just looking for another vicious animal kill, this is probably not your cup of tea.  Freedman's main characters in Jason Aldridge and Lisa Barton aren't very sympathetic and the plot isn't anything new and innovative.  If you have read much killer animal fiction or watch killer animal movies, you  have been down this road before, while not exactly the same in execution to anything out there it is very similar in feel.  Yet, the story is told well and captures the readers attention and doesn't let go also Freedman's killer rays are a new and different critter in this category of horror fiction which makes the book fun to read.   With Natural Selection, Freedman adds a respectable entry to the killer animal field and worth reading for those whole like this type of book.   Contains: violence.

Conqueror Worms by Brian Keene

Leisure Books, May, 2006
ISBN: 0843954167

Available: New

     When I finished reading Conqueror Worms I realized I had a dilemma on my hands, Brian Keene had managed to write a horror book that had an apocalyptic story that has some killer giant worms and Cthulhlu elements, and did it in such away that it would appeal to fans of any of those subgenres.  He weaves a tale in two parts about the end of the world. It starts to rain and doesn't stop, which causes  massive flooding putting most of the world underwater.  The first part of Keene's book is narrated by Teddy Garnett, who lives on top of an mountain in Appalachia, and who finds himself and his friend Carl besieged by giant killer worms.   Teddy and Carl are joined by Kevin and Sarah when their helicopter is shot down near Teddy's house by a deranged neighbor.  The second part of the book is Kevin telling his story of living with a small group of people in mostly underwater Baltimore being menaced by a group of religious fanatics, mermaids, and a beast right out of the Cthulhlu mythos.  The story concludes with Teddy, Carl, Kevin, and Sarah's battle with the worms.  Keene does a fantastic job of making Teddy Garnett come to life for the reader, so you care about his fate. Conqueror Worms is a solid, action- packed story, and whether you go for killer animals, Lovecraft, or tales of the end of civilization as we know it, give this book a try.  You won't be disappointed.

Crab's Moon by Guy N. Smith
HarperCollins Publishers, July, 1989
ISBN: 0586204946

Available: Used
    This installment of the Crabs series tells the tale of killer mutant crabs attacking a coastal town and oceanside resort and the military's attempt to turn them back. It is more good fun from Guy N. Smith with my favorite giant malevolent killer crabs on the march. A good tie-in movie would be “Island Claws." Recommended. Contains violence , a little sex.

The Origin of the Crabs by Guy N Smith

Dell Publishing, 1979

ISBN:0440200210

Available: Used

    This "origins" book, tells of the invasion of an English estate by giant killer crabs.   The crabs in this book are presented not as just animals but as evil creatures that hunt humans.  This is a fine addition to the series, Smith gives you just enough background on his characters that you care for them while they get diced up by the crabs. Contains violence.
 

Crabs: The Human Sacrifice by Guy N. Smith
ISBN: 0440203414

Available: Used
    Crabs: The Human Sacrifice, is the final book in the Crabs series. The series is about a group of malevolent man eating crabs that have been attacking England . This installment focuses on a psychopath who has started a death cult dedicated to the crabs and plans to sacrifice a young socialite to the crabs, and her lover's attempt to rescue her. This is probably my least favorite book in the series, as the focus is more on the demented leader of the death cult, his intended victim, and her rescuer, and less about my favorite group of marauding crabs. Out of print and hard to find. Contains violence.

Hunger by William Dantz
Tor, July 1, 1993
ISBN: 0812519574

Available: Used
    Ah, nothing like a killer shark book. This time it is a pack of genetically engineered super sharks bred by the Sealife Institute. It is up to dive boat operator Tom, his wife Sally, and their two dolphins, Lois and Clark, to stop the sharks. It is a good fun read, fairly formulaic but well written. This book was written well before the enhanced killer shark movie Deep Blue Sea, and gives us a new twist on the killer shark theme. A recommended read for an afternoon. Contains violence.

Bats out of Hell by Guy N. Smith
New American Library, June 1, 1979
ISBN: 0451089251

Available: Used
    Another killer animal book from Guy N. Smith, this is a quick little paperback of 153 pages that tells the story of bats infected with a deadly virus and accidentally released from a lab in England. Chaos ensues as the researcher responsible for the project tries to exterminate the bats and the body count keeps rising. This is a quick fun little read that is out of print but can easily be acquired at Amazon.com via the used section. Some fine tie-in movies would be the killer bat movies Fangs, Nightwing, and Bats. Contains: Animal violence, scene of rape.

The Spiders by Richard Lewis
Time Warner Books UK, August 20, 1987
ISBN: 0099383306

Available: Used
    Originally copyrighted in 1978, this fun little 170 pages of eight-legged terror is a quick read. It is about an invasion of our mutant eight-legged friends. A hoard of flesh-eating spiders converge on England , with only biologist Alan Mason and crew to find a way to stop them. The plot moves quickly and the keeps you turning the pages. Movie tie-ins: Eight-Legged Freaks, Arachnophobia and Earth vs. the Spider. Contains: violence, gore, and scenes of sensual references.

The Rats by James Herbert

New English Library, 1974

ISBN:0450053296

Available: New and Used

    Giant killer rats invade London, and it is up to a small group of government folk to find a way to stop them.    Herbert's style of writing is easy to read and the story is by far superior to the many killer rat movies made over the years.  Once it starts the plot moves very quickly and is engrossing.  It is followed by Lair  and Domain. Contains: violence.

Lair  by James Herbert

November 1999
ISBN: 0330376195

Available: New and Used

    Second in the killer rats trilogy by James Herbert, Lair continues the story of mutant killer rats invading England. The books doesn't break any new ground, but if you enjoyed The Rats then you will probably enjoy Lair.  Sometimes, when reading a sequel it isn't that you are necessarily looking for something new, but rather you liked the first book and just want more of the same. This isn't a bad thing at all, just be aware of what you are getting.  Contains: Rat violence.
 

Domain by James Herbert
Pan, July 7, 2000
ISBN: 0330376233

Available: New and Used
    Talk about having a bad day, the survivors of nuclear war in England have to face not only a lawless world with roving gangs of thugs but also a pack of killer giant black rats. This is a plain old-fashioned fun read. Herbert does a fine job of keeping his story moving along. It is a fine addition to his other giant rat books, The Rats and Lair. There is a movie tie-in, Rats. Contains: violence.

Slugs by Shaun Hutson
Time Warner Paperbacks,1990
ISBN: 0751514187

Available: New and Used
    When you think of slugs, you normally don't think "here is a creature to be feared." Yet, Shaun Hutson does a fine job of turning these normally slow-moving pests into a mass of flesh-eating terror. The slugs attack England, and it is up to our heroes to stop the slimy foes from eating all of London . Hutson keeps the action coming fast. The book is followed up with more slimy action in Breeding Ground. The book was made into a movie, Slugs. Contains: violence, sexual situation.

The Nest by Gregory A. Douglas
Zebra Books, September, 1987
ISBN: 0821721666

Available: Used
    Gregory Douglas spins a yarn of killer mutant cockroaches that develop in a garbage dump on Cape Cod. The book feels much like the wonderful old killer insect movies  from the 1970's-1980's. It actually has two horror movie tie-ins, The Nest (1988) and They Nest(tv movie 2000). The book is fairly ruthless. No one is safe from these killer roaches, either children or adults. Contains: some gory passages.

Monster: Tale of Loch Ness by Jeffrey Konvitz
Ballantine Books, September 12, 1982
ISBN: 0345294475

Available: Used
    A fun little tale of Scotty Bruce, an adventurer who finds himself caught between a vicious developer and the monster of Loch Ness. The book asks: what is deadlier- greedy psychopathic human beings or a giant multi-ton prehistoric monster? A good old-fashioned giant monster book. At 378 pages it isn't a quick read, but it rewards at the end. Contains: violence.

Saurian by William Schoell
Leisure Books, Reissue edition March 1, 1992
ISBN: 0843932481

Available: Used
    Saurian is a tale of a young man who is the only survivor of a giant monster attack who later is haunted by the monster, on the rampage again. The twist is that this monster is intelligent and has been covering its tracks. What is the monster's secret, and can it be stopped?  This book has some nice twists on the typical giant monster horror novel. It carries on a fairly decent pace and will keep you reading through. Contains: violence.

Clickers by J. F. Gonzalez and Mark Williams
Darktales Publications, April 1, 2000
ISBN: 0967202973

Available: New and Used
    Clickers takes one part Guy N. Smith killer crab book, one part old sixties B-movie with a little Cthuhlu added for good measure and produces a hell of a fun story. A army of killer crab type creatures come to shore of a small fishing town and start killing off the local town folks.  However,  what follows the crabs from the depths of the sea is a horror unimagined.    I would consider Clickers to be part of the new critter horror core.  Contains: violence.

Vespers by Jeff Rovin

St. Martin's Press, June, 1999
ISBN: 0312969937

Available: Used

    Nothing like a good killer bat book.   After several unusual attacks by our favorite flying furry friends it is up to Detective Robert Gentry of the NYPD and Dr. Nancy Joyce from the Bronx zoo are out to discover why the bats are attacking and devise a way to stop them.   I recommend the book as a fun way to spend a couple of hours.  I note on the back of the book it was supposed to be a "Major Motion Picture From Touchstone". I tried to see if it ever was made into a movie and as far as I could tell it was not, which is a shame.  Contains: violence.

The Ants by Peter Tremayne

Signet Books, 1979

ISBN:  0722186142 (This is for the Sphere Books (June 25, 1987) rerelease)

Available: Used

    The Ants is about a horde of deadly army ants eating anything and anybody they come across, down to the bone. The heroine  of this little tale of terror is Jane Sewell, daughter of anthropologist working with a tribe in Brazil.  Upon returning to the tribal village from the city, Jane finds nothing but the skeletons.  Tremayne's story moves along swiftly, and the character development happens as the story moves along.  Contains: animal violence.

The Dragon by William Schoell

Dorchester Publishing, 1989

ISBN:  0843927585

Available: Used

     The Dragon is about an archaeological expedition of a lost city in the Mexican Mesa.  Our story follows Eddie Drake, a photographer with the expedition, as he follows the expedition deep into a subterranean city, where it runs across different sorts of horrors waiting for them.  A really good story that I enjoyed, though the cover art reminds me more of a pet iguana I had once instead of a dragon. Contains: violence. 

Mandibles by Jeff Strand

Mundania Press, 2003

ISBN: 1594260060

Available: New

    Giant fire ants are attacking Florida !!! What more can a critter horror book lover want?  Strand crafts a tale of evil scientists who want to destroy the world by unleashing a swarm of killer fire ants, and a small group of people who try to survive. Strand tells his story with an appropriate sense of humor which makes this is a fine addition to the genre. Contains: ant violence including little children getting consumed by ants.

The Worms by Al Sarrantonio

Berkley, 1985

ISBN: 0425112721

Available: Used

    In the 1690's a group of Puritans killed Granny Brind for witchcraft, but not before she summoned a group of small white worms that were rounded up and sealed in an iron box and buried.  Hundreds of years latter the worms have escaped, grown, and are attacking the small town built upon the Brinds' land.  The worms have a sting that transform their victims into worms  as well.   It is up to Felicity, one of the descendants of Granny Brinds, and her fiancé Paul, to find a way to survive, which has to do with the worms' mystical origins. Contains: violence.

The Trench by Steve Alten
Meg: Primal Waters by Steve Alten
Meg by Steve Alten
The Loch by Steve Alten
Jaws by Peter Benchley
Peter Benchley's Creature by Peter Benchley
Beast by Peter Benchley
Keepers by Gary Braunbeck
The Dogs by Robert Calder
Squirm by Richard Curtis
Hunger by William Dantz
The Haven by Graham Diamond
The Nest by Gregory Douglas
Natural Selection by Dave Freedman
Crawlers by Ray Garton
Clickers by J.F. Gonzalez and Mark Williams
Clickers 2 by J.F. Gonzalez and Brian Keene
The Pets by Charles L. Grant
Slime by John Halkin
Bloodworm by John Halkin
Slither by John Halkin
Squeltch by John Halkin
The Rats by James Herbert
Lair by James Herbert
Domain by James Herbert
The Swarm by Arthur Herzog
Slugs by Shaun Hutson
Breeding Ground by Shaun Hutson
Conqueror Worms by Brian Keene
Pitfall by Ronald Kelly
Cujo by Stephen King
Monster:Tale of the Loch Ness by Jeffery Konvitz
Slither by Ed Lee
The Spiders by Richard Lewis
The Visitor by Chauncey Parker III
Vespers by Jeff Rovin
Fatalis by Jeff Rovin
Leopard by Alan Ryan
The Worms by Al Sarrantonio
The Dragon by William Schoell
Saurian by William Schoell
Jaws 2: A Novel by Hank Searls
Prophecy by David Seltzer
The Cats by Nick Sherman
Gila by Les Simons
Crabs on the Rampage by Guy N Smith
Killer Crabs by Guy N Smith
Crab's Moons by Guy N Smith
Crabs: The Human Sacrifice by Guy N Smith
Bat's Out of Hell by Guy N Smith
Locusts by Guy N Smith
Snakes by Guy N Smith
Night of the Crabs by Guy N Smith
Nightwings by Martin Cruz Smith
Blight by Mark Sonders
Mandibles by Jeff Strand
Wolfen by Whitley Streiber
The Ants by Peter Tremayne
Extinct by Charles Wilson


Aquatic Killer Animals

The Trench by Steve Alten
Meg: Primal Waters by Steve Alten
Meg by Steve Alten
The Loch by Steve Alten
Jaws by Peter Benchley
Peter Benchley's Creature by Peter Benchley
Beast by Peter Benchley

Hunger by William Dantz

Natural Selection by Dave Freedman
Clickers by J.F. Gonzalez and Mark Williams
Clickers 2 by J.F. Gonzalez and Brian Keene
Slime by John Halkin
Monster:Tale of the Loch Ness by Jeffery Konvitz
Saurian by William Schoell
Jaws 2: A Novel by Hank Searls
Crabs on the Rampage by Guy N Smith
Killer Crabs by Guy N Smith
Crab's Moons by Guy N Smith
Crabs: The Human Sacrifice by Guy N Smith
Night of the Crabs by Guy N Smith
Extinct by Charles Wilson

Killer Insects

Squirm by Richard Curtis
The Nest by Gregory Douglas
Bloodworm by John Halkin
Slither by John Halkin
Squeltch by John Halkin
The Swarm by Arthur Herzog
Slugs by Shaun Hutson
Breeding Ground by Shaun Hutson
Conqueror Worms by Brian Keene
The Spiders by Richard Lewis
The Worms by Al Sarrantonio
Locusts by Guy N Smith
Blight by Mark Sonders
Mandibles by Jeff Strand
The Ants by Peter Tremayne