James Kisner (1947–2008)

Let me start off first that this is going to be a completely conflicting and confusing review and rating. I gave this 4 stars on the sole basis that this book reminds me of the old-time glory days of the cheesy B-rated low budget gore horror films of the 70's and 80's. This would have fit right in with the bad but oh-so-good classics such as Basket Case, The Wizard of Gore, Dead Alive, and Re-Animator. I am a huge fan of the Leisure Books line of horror, and this follows suit with the show more typical story you would find in such a catalog.
Otherwise... i have to say, this is not my favorite author from the Leisure catalog. I've had my fair share of eye-rolling moments, struggling through implausible situations and reading line after line of completely useless sentences ("The toolbox Shannon had discovered was around the corner from a space in the building that was being remodeled. She had not seen the box during her rounds because she had no reason to go into that area.")... wow, really?!? Just pointless.
There were some parts in the author's writing that had a very small glimmer of hope, then just went straight down the toilet.
Due to the nature and content of a book such as this, there really is no use in describing in detail any of the characters in the story (i won't go into why, as that would be somewhat of a spoiler). So needless to say, the parts where he does go into description were superficial and two-dimensional. Every... and I mean EVERY... female character had their breasts described, one instance even describing her nipples, when she wasn't even unclothed. Tell me, why is that even necessary? I have thick skin and I am not offended by much of anything, but all I'm saying is this was just completely unnecessary.
So, maybe I should really give this 3 stars, but I'm sticking with my original rating because it would just totally kick ass as a poorly made splatter horror film. show less