You know a writer kicks ass when they can stretch your imagination to the point where, when you look back, you can’t believe how much of the story you were buying. Curran does that in spades with Monstrosity. Monstrosity takes your typical rural Midwest setting and turns it on its ear in this dystopic tale.
Tremors begin happening in rural Wisconsin and out of the formed cracks oozes out what is called The Food. It looks white, marshmallow fluff and the wildlife and plants are “feeding” off of it. This isn’t good because all of a sudden the animals and plants undergo a metamorphis that Lovecraft on acid couldn’t have come up with. And they aren’t the cute, cuddly critters either. Mother Nature has had enough and she’s out to get rid of us.
That’s Monstrosity in a nutshell. Sounds dumb and unbelievable, doesn’t it? Not so fast, my friends. Monstrosity is probably one of the top 3 best stories I’ve read all year. Curran makes the unbelievable SOOOO believable. I bought into the whole story from start to finish and then couldn’t believe that I did. But Curran is sneaky. He pulls the wool over your eyes by using such likable characters that you can’t help yourself but to follow them blindly. He also paints such a vivid picture of the monstrosities that come out of every nook and cranny, it feels like you’re there with the protagonist. He also brings you along with the ride so close to everything that you run the gamut along with the characters of the emotional rollercoaster that is Monstrosity. Curran really has been on the top of his game with his last few tales. If you’re not familiar with his work, you need to be and Monstrosity is a great place to start.
4 1/2 Magic Mushrooms out of 5
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