Genre: Horror
Publisher: Great Old Ones Publishing
Publication Date: 4th July 2016
Pages: 131
REVIEWED BY NEV
A copy of The
Sludge was sent to Confessions of a Reviewer by the author, David Bernstein,
in exchange for an honest review. This is said review. This book is published
by Great Old Ones Publishing.
Sometimes this reviewing game throws you surprises. A lot
in fact. A lot of welcome surprises. One of them that never fails to amaze me
is the fact that, sometimes you read someone’s work and rave about it. Then you
pick up something else of theirs and it doesn’t do a lot for you. When you
review it, you automatically think that is the last you will hear from that
author. Think this reviewing lark is easy? It’s a minefield I tell you.
David Bernstein’s last book, A mixed Bag of Blood was a
collection that I didn’t really connect with. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed it,
but it didn’t grab me the way some of his other stuff has.
I was delighted when David sent me a copy of The Sludge to review. Firstly, because
he hadn’t fallen out with me, and secondly because…..well…..just look at that
cover! It screams old skool horror! I couldn’t wait to get my teeth into it.
This is what I thought.
Bull and John are removing some toxic waste. They should
dispose of it carefully but they are just going to dump it in Lolo National
Forest.
They throw it in a lake and it mixes with some stuff they
dumped years ago and starts a chain of events that will create a monster no one
thought could ever exist.
Cole and Derrick are brothers. They are about to rob a
bank with their friend, Dirk. The plan is to hide out in Lolo after the job is
done.
Edgar, June, Kim and Tyler are hiking in Lolo when they
stumble across the camp belonging to the brothers. Everyone is in for the shock
of their lives.
The
Sludge is brewing.
