The Deep

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They are called "Fig Men" and are very old and ancient and have been trapped at the bottom of the ocean for a very long time. How long? Don't ask. Where did they come from? Don't ask. Why are they trapped? Just cuz. Are they extraterrestrial, gods, girl scouts? Don't ask because you won't find out. As far as the comparisons to The Thing, Alien, and The Abyss, I would say this successfully rips off all three without adding anything new to the spirit of those films.

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John Carpenter's The Thing is sacred ground. The scene with the disembodied hand that had an arachnid-like appearance was straight out of the movie. Not a tribute. Just a repeat. I was more offended than disappointed. Holy crap was this book creepy. I’m talking nightmare fuel. Unleaded. A mounting sense of dread permeates every sentence. The setting couldn’t possibly be any more claustrophobic. It literally takes place in a laboratory 8 miles down at the bottom of the ocean, full of punishingly tight crawl spaces, segmented corridors with dead ends, extremely dim lighting, and something incredibly sinister that likes to play head games. There are some images in this book that I’m pretty sure will be permanently burned into my brain. There are also a couple of other scientists involved but we barely see them which leads to more not caring. Disturbing dreams begin on the descent...childhood nightmares of a cruel and disgusting mother, aka Battle-Ax Beth, and worse, the millipede memory, (for me the most disturbing part of the story) that brings with it a painful, guilt ridden and heartbreaking loss. "Come Home Daddy."

Enter his brother, veterinarian and all-around Nice Guy Luke Nelson. Luke is recruited to go down to Clayton's lab, the Trieste, and persuade him to return with his research. Accompanied by tough, kindhearted Navy sub pilot Alice "Al" Skyes, Luke descends into a cold, sunless world under the water... and it isn't long before he discovers that the horrors of the 'Gets are nothing compared to what lies waiting in the deep. Will Lucas complete his goal? Will there be a happy ending? Will anyone live to find out? I’m horrified… A strange plague called the ‘Gets is decimating humanity on a global scale. It causes people to forget—small things at first, like where they left their keys, then the not-so-small things, like how to drive or the letters of the alphabet. Their bodies forget how to function involuntarily. There is no cure.He is working on a research vessel, eight miles under the sea. When the station is no longer responsive, Lucas is called upon to get down there and see what is happening and get his brother and the other scientists to return. Many reviewers post warnings for any potential “triggers” that certain readers may want to avoid. If you suffer from any of the following, you might want to skip this one: And oh boy, a creepy good start introduces us to an atmosphere of unbearable heat, a crawling jungle and a man infected with the 'Gets disease..."a plague decimating humanity on a global scale."

Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2020-01-08 21:24:40 Boxid IA1755508 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifierLuke brings his own burdens with him: His little boy disappeared one day when they were playing hide and seek in the woods. He has yet to be found. Not to mention his own childhood trauma that stems from a mother straight from hell and a brilliant yet troubled brother who conducts unsettling experiments in the basement. I loved how Cutter made the Trieste feel like a character in and of itself, which reminded me of how The Overlook Hotel feels in The Shining. January Book Club Discussion: This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone 4 years ago Lucas is turned off from living. He’s been this way since his son mysteriously disappeared, many years ago. The Plague: "The 'Gets" (short for "forgets"). It causes people to experience short-term memory loss before they begin losing bigger chunks of memory, until their bodies literally forget how to function, resulting in death. When the story begins, thousands of people have already succumbed to it, resulting in the slow breakdown of society.

As with any good horror story, the book touched a nerve. It made me think of when my babysitter swam me out to the middle of our pond and dropped me off. This was pre-kindergarten and I only knew how to swim in theory. Her boyfriend saved me. It was sketchy. I'm talking, he is just a terrible, horrible human being that I would rate right up there with Professor Umbridge as one of my most hated characters of all time.They all of them, harbour their own fears and insecurities. Add enough paranormal elements to further exploit this emotional turmoil and the results are: