{"id":6172,"date":"2019-02-25T22:45:26","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T02:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/?p=6172"},"modified":"2019-02-25T22:45:51","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T02:45:51","slug":"book-review-brainchew-by-wol-vriey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/book-review-brainchew-by-wol-vriey\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Brainchew by Wol-vriey"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Brainchew <\/em>by Wol-vriey<\/p>\n

Burning Bulb Publishing, 2017<\/p>\n

ISBN: 978-0-9977-7304-0<\/p>\n

Available: Paperback, Kindle edition<\/p>\n

With Brainchew<\/em>, Nigerian horror author Wol-vriey has really hit his stride.\u00a0 He\u2019s toned down the sometimes excessive levels of blood and pain that could be found in his other horror fiction, created a new monster that fans will enjoy, and kept his dark sense of humor intact. \u00a0With Brainchew, he\u2019s created his most memorable creature to date : this is an excellent read, and one that should be on the shelves of any horror fan who delights in campiness and carnage.<\/p>\n

The plot: four small-time crooks who specialize in safecracking descend upon eastern Massachusetts with a deal for the “big score.” Their assignment: break into a mansion, crack the safe, steal two specific diamonds, then meet their employer at the Sunflower Motel in Raynham, Massachusetts, for the drop. One of the robbers gets killed during the heist, so his partners dump the body in a Raynham cemetery and then go to the hotel to wait to for the drop.\u00a0 Unfortunately for them, the hotel owners are sleazebags who have figured out what is going on, and have their own designs on the loot.<\/p>\n

Up to that point, the story is pretty standard.\u00a0 But then it takes a very different turn, and the fun really begins.\u00a0 Brainchew is a monster that somewhat resembles the creatures from the\u00a0Alien\u00a0<\/em>series, minus the stinging tail.\u00a0 \u00a0Awakened from slumber in the cemetery by blood leaking into the ground from the dumped body, Brainchew is hungry for\u2026brains, of course!\u00a0 Naturally, Brainchew proceeds to the Sunflower Motel to wreak havoc in the goriest method possible, throwing the plans of both the motel owners and the robbers into disarray.<\/p>\n

The story moves quickly, without wasting time on lengthy expositions or deep conversations.\u00a0 There is just enough backstory given on the protagonists to make them seem like more than cardboard cutouts. You might find yourself disliking many of them, as they have few redeeming qualities.\u00a0 That\u2019s what makes this such fun: you might find yourself rooting for Brainchew as he chews human genital regions, gulps urine, crushes skulls, and flings cranial carnage everywhere.\u00a0\u00a0 All of this is done with Wol-vriey\u2019s usual messy intensity, although it is toned down a bit from his previous books.\u00a0 There\u2019s enough bloodshed to keep gorehound readers happy, but not enough to enter the realm of excess that so many hardcore horror authors today seem to delight in.\u00a0 The real delight in the book is when Raynham\u2019s residents see Brainchew.\u00a0 They know who he is already: he is a secret that the town tried to bury years ago.\u00a0 Their reactions are priceless: it\u2019s not “oh my god, what is THAT?”\u00a0 but “oh no, that damn thing is awake and at it again!”\u00a0 It\u2019s nice to have a book where the characters don\u2019t react in the same fashion as usual when a monster is encountered.<\/p>\n

Brainchew<\/em> is a fast, messy, wild ride, with an entertaining and original monster.\u00a0 The only thing that may put some readers off is the graphic sex does seem excessive at times, and pulls away from the overall story thread.\u00a0 If you can overlook that, this is a story that most gorehound horror fans will enjoy.\u00a0 Recommended.<\/p>\n

Contains: graphic violence, graphic sex<\/p>\n

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Reviewed by Murray Samuelson<\/p>\n

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Brainchew by Wol-vriey Burning Bulb Publishing, 2017 ISBN: 978-0-9977-7304-0 Available: Paperback, Kindle edition With Brainchew, Nigerian horror author Wol-vriey has really hit his stride.\u00a0 He\u2019s toned down the sometimes excessive levels of blood and pain that could be found in his other horror fiction, created a new monster that fans will enjoy, and kept his<\/p>\n

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