Slugs

by Shaun Hutson

Book Overview

They slime, the ooze, they kill...One female slug can lay one and half million eggs a year- a factwhich holds terrifying consequences for the people of Merton. As thetown basks in the summer heat, a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0352312017
• ISBN13: 9780352312013
• Release Date: January 1982
• Publisher: Carol Publishing Corporation
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

BEST CREATURE NOVEL EVER!!!!!

SLUGS may not seem as scary as it looks, but the cover should give you an idea of what its about. Well, naturally, the plot isn't hard to figure out, the plot is that evil man-eating slugs who have apparently gotten tired of being considered garden pests and vegeterians and have decided to move up the food chain. In all of this our main character emerges, none other than that of the health inspector. Personally, there wasn't really any point of him being in the book, since he does nothing but try to save people. This book has awesome descriptions of people meeting their ends to the slimy little critters, and are very gory. The opening chapter is only a sign of bigger things to come. And I'm not joking. After all, what kind of author would exaggerate slug's body lengths for horror, particularly the one that is a foot long! This book also has lots of sex, and will be enjoyed by those with strong stomachs. My only complaint, HOW COME THEY DIDN'T JUST USE SALT! Salt is the ultimate enemy to slugs, and if you don't believe me, see it for yourself. Can't wait to read this book's sequel, BREEDING GROUND. Favorite scene: The restaurant patron whose eyeball blows out, revealing a swarm of baby slugs!

Pass the salt please...

Absolutely the best creature feature book I've read. The thought of long, black blood sucking and flesh chewing slugs. Icky. I remember the scene where the old fella is sat upon the throne, (toilet in england speak), and one slids right up his bottom! Egh! There is also the scene where the lovers are just finishing their afternoon frolics to find the floor is covered with them, as they try and get out they become engulfed. The film itself wasnt a bad adaptation for its time but the book presented the most vivid imagery. Fans of 'Rats' by James Herbert will love this one.

a true classic of the genre

You MUST have this book! You will then come back and order each and every one of his works. Or no; you might trow up alot and toss this sucker on a fire - whichever; I LOVED it!

A good Read

This book was very good. Once you have turned the first page you are unable to put it down. I recommend this book to any of his fans(those without a weak stomach). Any other Shaun Hutson fans please send me an e-mail.

One great horror novel!

Now, mind you, this is one disgusting book. But it's so much fun and filled with so much energy that you just can't put it down! The characters are completely alive (well, except when they're dead), and you will care about them so much that you'll forget they're actually fighting man-eating slugs. Well worth whatever price you can pay for it. The book is only hamperred by American editors trying to take out any British-isms from the text, and only catching half of them. (Now if only I could find a copy of Slugs II: Breeding Ground.