Jeff Strand

Soo, Yeah, I slammed this book in 3 hours straight. I couldn't stop, I took it to the bathroom, kitchen, slammed it down at 3am, exhausted.
Jeff, people do need to get some sleep around here, and be productive. What you are doing isn't fair!
"One more chapter then I am going to bed"
::finishes book, flips off light::
::lays awake wondering what happens to that monster::
::flips light back on::

The truth is, I loved this story! It was poignant, and a truly horrifying account of a love shared show more between man and ugly beast. Humans are SO CRUEL. I wish the world had more beasts and less Humans.
There will be a huge gaping hole in the shape of a monster with long sharp talons in my heart forever... fondly remembering where Owen used to be. *tears*
That was the first time I actually enjoyed the ending of the book! show less

“A heartwarming story about a serial killer and his dog.” It’s a phrase you would never imagine yourself saying, yet I stand by this statement as it refers to Jeff Strand’s darkly comical book Kutter. This isn’t just a story about dead prostitutes and abandoned dogs, it’s also about the human condition examined through the point of view of someone completely removed from it, serial killer and socially awkward desk jockey Charlie Stanton. Watching Charlie discover empathy and show more emotional connection through the logic and reasoning of an introverted sociopath is both touching and amusing in Strand’s tight prose, enough so that the reader just might find themselves rooting for guy who occasionally disposes of body parts in a nearby lake. Most importantly, however, this is a story of how everyone is capable of redemption, no matter how many women they torture in their soundproof basement. Like I said, heartwarming.

The audio edition of Kutter is narrated by Jack Clancy, and Clancy does a great job of giving the main serial killer character of Charlie a nasally, almost whiny voice to the character that doesn't annoy, but successfully communicates the more naive or child-like personality traits of an emotionally bereft and socially inept sociopath. show less

Ok, I don't know where to begin describing this plot. It is a wild ride, full of mayhem and GORE. This is NOT your TWILIGHT VAMPIRES. They are LAND SHARKS! The story begins when an excentric billionaire buys what is supposed to be DRACULA's Skull, filled with shark like teeth. {Think 30 Day's of Night} He is old and dying and has a plan...to live forever. He grabs the skull and bites himself in the neck. And then is taken to the local hospital where he dies and transforms into a creature who show more is hell bent on drinking blood. He soon transforms other people in the hospital and it goes on and on. These are blood thirsty vampires who are more like Zombie vamps. they even turn on each other. All of the action takes place in the hospital, where certain characters fight for their survival amdist the bloodbath going on around them. I can't say the book is Scary, although there were certain scenes that were very, very creepy. There is a Clown that truly scared the hell out of me! And the book if filled with humor blending in with the gore.{a wheelchair vampire?} A very interesting combination. Alot of the plot is very over the top and seems written for the screen. This was written by 4 Authors who shared in creating this gorefest. It was alot of fun reading and gagging thru the gory scenes, but very worthwhile. I loved the ending. Would love to see a sequel. show less

Jeff Strand’s Wolf Hunt has been described to me as a horror comedy. Well, I don’t like horror comedies. With me it’s either or. Therefore, my first instinct was to pass over Jeff Strand’s Offering. But then I remembered having enjoyed reading Strand’s “Blisters” and decided to give this a chance. Within minutes I was hooked. Its comedic elements are delicate and well placed witticisms owned by the characters themselves; fortunately, the plot itself is kept free of parody or show more satire. From start to end, the protagonists, a duo of charming thugs, crank out a cornucopia of taunting remarks towards each other and their supernatural antagonist who skillfully returns the favor with character fitting ripostes of the macabre kind that are no less funny. For all of this, the author doesn’t forget to inject the plot with just the right amount of deadly seriousness. After all, our thuggish yet lovable heroes have to make it their business to hunt a werewolf whose razor-sharp claws and quips are equally vicious.Summa summarum, this is a solid hands-on werewolf story sans over the top fantasy elements that so often plague the genre; its noir-style dry humor only adds to it. show less