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I loved this. A good old fashioned monster story. Well written and exciting. An earthquake releases the Crota from the underground cavern where it has been imprisoned for centuries. When some bodies are found horribly mutilated, people blame it on a bear. Then the sheriff has a run in with the Crota, but no one believes him.

I felt the story moved at a fast pace and was great. I definitely recommend this book.

My top book for May 2022 is Crota. A good old fashioned monster story.

I love this shoutout to my favorite mutant animal movie Prophecy 😍

My plans for a relaxing 3 day weekend. Currently reading Crota.

(1996) An earthquake in Missouri wakes an old and hungry creature, and our heroes scramble to stop it.

Earlier this year I read and loved Goingback's "Coyote Rage," so went looking for more. This is his first novel, which won a Stoker for Best First Novel, but it's a pretty conventional monster story, with bits inspired by Native American mythology. It delivers on its promises and the prose is energetic, but after CR I hoped for something more.

I enjoyed this book! It‘s like a horror movie from my childhood, complete with a scary monster, characters making stupid decisions, an abundance of gore, and too much testosterone, but it was fun. I loved the Native American mythology and the setting in nearby Missouri made it feel very familiar.

But @Reggie ... wtf does this cover have to do with anything? 😅 Sending it home to you tomorrow—thanks for sharing and sorry I‘m late! #LMPBC

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Rachel, the book arrived today! ☺️

Reggie, I love the postcard, and I‘m definitely going to read your book and send it back ASAP. And I‘m going to keep pushing you towards picking up an Austen someday. 🤣

“Okay, boy. I believe you. Let‘s say we go have a look outside.”

Dude, NO! That‘s the last thing you should do. It‘s probably going to be the last thing you actually do!

#lmpbc @Reggie - If the dog dies, I will not forgive you. 🥺🥺

In 1996, Owl Goingback won a Bram Stoker for best first novel for this book. It‘s a creature feature that is anchored with some great history about Missouri and Native Americans extrapolated into natural disasters and some gnarly dream sequences. The writing is pretty decent for all the senses he managed to touch on not even including the fear of being stalked by a monster. There is a lot of testosterone in here. Women are purely ornamental. 👇🏼

Straight up horror, which I appreciated... despite the fact that the female characters were just there for looks or screams. But thanks to a rather sexist monster, it went after the dudes first. I would definitely read more of Owl Goingback's books, especially in the future for Halloween reads! #Screamathlon2020 @StayCurious #TeamHarkness #Strangeathon for Not a Costume: Read a Book by an Indigenous Author. 16pts

This is really cool, a guide from NY Times of horror books categorized by the state they're set in!
nytimes.com/2020/10/21/at-home/50-states-50-scares.html?auth=login-google&skid=tw-share

Work was super stressful yesterday and will be again today 😱, but I still got some reading done (and then watched two episodes of Dragula last night). Litsy, as always, remains my happy place, I love you awesome nerds!

#Scarathlon2020 #Screamathon #ReadYourWay #ReadLikeHELLathon #TeamHarkness @StayCurious 161pts

Yesterday was a lovely, lazy day. I read, I watched a lot of tv, and then I read a little more before bed. 181pts
#Scarathlon2020 #TeamHarkness @StayCurious

🎧 Huh I liked this book. It‘s got lots of gore as the monster kills & eats people, animals, glow sticks ... a selfish bad guy that redeems himself & plenty of Indian lore. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Great book! It kept me interested the entire book. Great use of Native American folklore to create a good book.