It’s sad how little horror novels make it into my reading rotation, but I hope to change that with a subscription to Night Worms. They are a book box that focuses on the horror genre and elevating those indie publishers and authors. Their mission statement as a subscription box is what drew me to them in the first place. They aren’t as concerned with bookish merch as they are about sharing books with other book lovers.
“The very most important thing we want people to know is that we are not a subscription box in the same way people think about a subscription box.”
Not only are they using their platform to showcase worthy authors and publishers, but they expect each of their subscribers to review and share the books they receive each month. And that’s just what I’ll do.
Tribesmen was published by Deadite Press in 2014 and recently re-homed at Black T-Shirt Books in 2019. Set in the reign of 80s Italian cannibal craze in cinema, Tribesmen revolves around Tito Bronze and a small group of actors and crew when they spend 3 days at a remote Caribbean island making use of the setting local natives at no extra cost to the production. When being left on the island, the cast and crew don’t find locals but rather an empty village. Ever the improviser, Tito Bronze makes do with what resources they have and keeps the camera rolling through the mayhem that ensues.
The book shifts points of view through each of the characters as their minds are broken and madness descends. This gives us a 360˚ view and an insight into each character as they lose their sense of self, all in the name of cinema art, and defend themselves against the others. Adam Cesare’s writing gives us a glimpse into grindhouse filmmaking in literature style. Cesare doesn’t fluff out the dialogue or action with unnecessary scenes. It’s happening to us as it is happening to the characters and every page is filled with heart pounding action. I couldn’t put it down until the end.
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