Night of the Crabs (Crabs Series)

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That particular scene ends with Cliff exclaiming “we must still keep an eye open for those crabs” which is probably one of those things you’re not supposed to say during sex. I joy at 50’s horror movies and occasionally binge on campy horror and tie in books (Star Wars, Star Trek, etc.) so this book is right in my wheel house.

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The next crabs book in the series is `Killer Crabs' released just two years later. `Night' has set down the groundwork for this next outrageous pulp horror classic, where no time needs to be spent playing with the denial and disbelief of the military. From here on in its non-stop, blood soaked crab action. From the moment the crabs first take to the beach of Shell Island, expect nothing short of one onslaught after another.

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The author,Guy N. Smith, wrote seven of these crab books. This is the first, published in 1976. The last, Killer Crabs: The Return, was published in 2012. Thats an impressive load of crab-oriented fiction. Maybe that's my hang-up for expecting something of substance about a yarn concerning crabs the size of automobiles who are as intelligent as we are and hate us with a blinding fury. Klin, expert fisherman with a mysterious past and a serious tent-pole problem that may be low grade PRIAPISM; Oh goodness gracious, this is the most fun I'm had reading a book since I don't know when. Sorry Mr. Strand, you're just going to have to bow down to the author of Night of the Crabs.

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I know, you are wondering, “How can you make such a bold claim? What makes Night of the Crabs so different from all those other books about giant crabs invading Wales?” Curtain falls. Chapter ends. Ol Larsen, the most fleshed out and intriguing character in the entire series, is never heard from again. I just reread that chapter, and I still have no clue how in ties into the series. It's like Smith accidentally pasted the start of another book into his manuscript without noticing.The story finds itself located this time within the picturesque setting of Barbeque Bay on Australia’s beautiful Hayman Island. Everything is far from tranquil as the giant crabs once again emerge from the sea to wreak their bloodthirsty revenge on humankind.

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Of course, be advised that you will be cheering for the CRABzillas in this story as the human inhabitants are so hopelessly inept that by the time they get ripped into gory chunks of stupidity you're just sighing thankfully that they've been flushed out of the human gene pool before they had a chance to breed. That is, of course, except for our intrepid hero, Professor Cliff Davenport, whose genius and MacGyver-like ability to squeeze out of tight situations and develop “on the fly” solutions to seemingly unsolvable problems is a “groan inducing” joy to behold. Our hero Cliff Davenport from ‘Night of the Crabs’ is soon on the scene, joining forces with a local fisherman by the name of Klin. The battle is on to protect the local population from these giant ruthless crabs as the crustaceans wage war on the community. There is a certain type of joy that can only be experienced when genre fiction like this opens up the floodgates of possibility and just runs with it. The novel does not take itself seriously but it also does not engage in apologetic self-parody. It exists in a delightful plane of existence where you willfully accept big old crabs chopping off human limbs with foot-long pincers. It is a quite heady rush, all things considered. [Note: the four stars given to this book are given entirely in the context of your ability to accept such things as actually a joy to read. If not, then this review is probably not for you.] Damn you, I wanted to forget you, Klin." She raised herself up, and looked at him through tear-filled eyes. "It always happens the same way. I vowed I'd never take another husband."Night Of The Crabs’ was the first instalment in Guy’s signature ‘Crabs’ series, but should possibly be read after the later released prequel entitled ‘ The Origin Of The Crabs’ (1979). The prequelends exactly where ‘Night Of The Crabs’ takes off, bringing together a seamless and tight storyline to begin the crabs series off with.