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Slimer

By: Harry Adam Knight, John Brosnan, Leroy Kettle
Narrated by: Hannibal Hills
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When a yacht being used to smuggle drugs sinks, the six smugglers must seek refuge the only place they can - an abandoned oil rig in the middle of the sea.

But there's something strange about this oil rig. For one thing, it looks more like a scientific research facility. And for another, there are no people - only piles of clothes with no bodies in them.

It soon becomes clear that something is loose on the rig. Something deadly. It's stalking them, one by one, but it's not just a horrible death they have to fear - it's what comes after....

The basis for the cult film Proteus, Harry Adam Knight's first novel, Slimer (1983), is a wild thrill ride that mixes creature feature horror, fast-paced action, and a dose of black humor.

©1983 Harry Adam Knight (P)2019 Valancourt Books LLC Horror Scary Witty

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classic 1980s Horror Story short build up to the main event a collection of interesting characters you immediately start rating them in your head thinking who's going to die first.
There is a little bit of science but not too complicated and the story moves at a very good pace this was a interesting finding.

I would say this story is a bit like John Carpenter's The Thing by set on a oil rig in the North sea

the thing in the North Sea

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half decent story but terrible impressions by the narrator kinda ruined it for me. didnt finish.

not worth the price

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Slimer is a fun, fast paced scifi/horror gem from the early 80s. Very much in the same vein as Alien or John Carpenter's The Thing.
Hannibal Hill does a great job with the narration.
Highly recommended!

Fun '80s Scifi/Horror

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Stranded in the high seas,a group of young people take refuge on an oil rig.NOT a great decision! This was good,like a B movie.You know what is coming,but still cringe. Excellent narration by Hannibal Hills brings it up a notch. I was given this book by the narrator,author or publisher free for an honest review.

Slimer

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This was a nice short horror in the style of John Carpenter's The Thing but set in a more modern time. It also reminded me of Helix TV show first season. I had the classic horror elements of feeling trapped in a closed environment with not knowing what is happening. The characters felt quite real as there was one that the author made quite a awful person. There were quite bit of sci-fi aspect but without being bogged down by science jargon.

The narrator gave was good giving all characters distinct voices so it was easy to recognise who was talking. The pacing was good for both the book and the reading speed and appropriate emotion was given in the performance.

The book was a little short but if that's because I was wanting more.

[Note - I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.]

Modern Horror with a classic feel

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This audiobook has become one of my favorites now. The story is incredible from start to finish. The narrator really does a great job bringing the characters to life and pulls you into the story as well. This book was awesome.

"Legendary"

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Slimer

Disclaimer: I was provided a copy of this book, free of charge, in exchange for an honest review.

With a name like Slimer, you may be forgiven for expecting a fun story about a bunch of misfit-scientists trying to save New York City from green blobs with an insatiable appetite; unfortunately you would be wrong, very wrong.

Right off the bat I have to say the one thing that I really didn't like about this book, and that was the characters. Not one of the six-person primary cast was likeable nor did I feel any sadness or disappointment when any of them faced certain death.That said, this book was released in 1986 when all protagonists in movies and books were unlikeable and as such I have to accept that their style is very much a product of its time.

While the story is very much a monster book, I did feel that the story had a strong emphasis on the humans rather than the creature as, in reality, the monster gets very little screen-time for the majority of its near-6 hour runtime and most of the book is inter-fighting between this group of decidedly unlikeable characters. The kills that are here are always clever and well described and the monster itself extremely interesting as its methods are very different from most I've seen and the final revelations are ground-breaking in the genre and really did surprise me and this is all presented very well by the Narrator who gives each character a sense of individuality and voice, most of which are decidedly unlikeable.

So in closing, if you're looking for a slow monster story with a sense of atmosphere that encapsulates 80s horror, this is highly recommended.

One final fact is that there were times that while listening that I swore I recognise moments from the story and, only afterwards did I discover it had been made into a horror film in 1995 called Proteus.

A fun slice of 80s monster movie horror.

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When some friend find themselves cast adrift after their yacht sinks, they think they are saved when an oil rig comes into view. As you can guess, things don't go according to plan. There is quite a bit of violence and sexual content in this horror story and for me most of the characters were unlikeable. I still enjoyed the plot though with its twists and turns. It did remind me of "The Thing", so if you like that kind of story then this one might be for you. I thought the narrator did a good job of both the reading and the production.

Horror on an oil rig

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what on earth was that accent supposed to be? Scottish i think but it was awful. That’s the narration done with. The book itself was predictable. Alex especially is just your typical bad guy. You’ll see him in just about every good guy verses bad guy film and Paul is supposed to be the opposite. it’s hard to know how they aver truly got on. I made it to chapter 5 and just gave up on it. Boring, predictable, a waste of time and money or credit.

boring and predictable

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In which six bungling drug-smugglers find themselves adrift upon a mist-shrouded sea, take refuge in a seemingly abandoned oil-rig, and then fight for body and soul against the protean horror within. Not exactly original, but a great premise for some lurid pulp-horror hijinks (which this novel then pisses away). Credited to Harry Adam Knight, 'Slimer' is the debut collaboration between film critic John Brosnan and the Dickensianly-named Leroy Kettle. First published in 1983, the most obvious influence is John Carpenter's classic 'The Thing', which hit cinemas a year earlier. As with the pair's later book, 'The Fungus', this aspires to the killer economy of Carpenter's best works, but where 'The Fungus' succeeded this does not. Despite the relative brevity of the running time this audiobook drags in places worse than the slime monster itself; partly this is the fault of the writing and partly due to some unfortunate choices by the narrator. Hannibal Hills (for it is he) has a voice reminiscent of TV chef, Rick Stein; his omniscient narration is fine, as is the voice used for the main hero; however, many of the other characters' voices are problematic. The vapid drone used for the female characters is uniform and monotonous, an issue compounded by being the same voice he uses for the 'weak' male character, Mark. In fact, the voices of Mark and his girlfriend were so aggravating that it jarred me out of the story each time they appeared (presumably they weren't intended to sound as if they had learning difficulties). Similarly awkward on the ear was trite antagonist Alex, whose loud, ball-aching drawl sounded like a bad Rooster Cogburn impression.
Ultimately, a strong set-up let down by the execution and a fatal lack of atmosphere.

His monstrous appendage pulsated with evil!

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