The Cage

Good monster book

This is a gruesome tale about a traveling freak show. Creatures only thought to exist in legend are real. Omaha, a monster hunter, has found these creatures. Everything from the Loch Ness monster's babies to The Chupacabra is on display here. When these creatures get loose in a zoo full of people the carnage begins. It's fast paced, real fast. But upon reading the first page I was hooked and had to know how this ended.

While everyone is dieing the monster hunter himself and a family trying to mend broken hearts are the main characters. There are 2 other characters that put a good twist to the story, a cop gone wrong and a psychic ex-nun.

This book isn't for the squeamish and I must say, after reading it I have this urge to play Zoo Tycoon and let the animals out on the little zoo goers. It's a great book, it's easy to see it play out in your head and I'm sure it'd make a decent movie.

Very Cool!

The Cage by Jason Brannon is a brutal shocking horror story that entwines fantasy, fiction, and a whole lot of fear together to make an amazing read. Brannon¿s descriptions and details of his characters is like watching a movie. I can clearly picture all that is going on, and I have to say my favorite part is Sister Mary when she ¿goes along for the ride,¿ with Teddy. There were a few minor typo¿s but that didn¿t deter me from reading this great story, and let me tell you I really loved Jason¿s view of these creatures.

Captain Jack Omaha and his Cryptozoological Fair and Freak Show is out to mess up the lives of an uncountable amount of people. Jack himself had experienced such trauma when tracking a creature that was unknown to existence, that he sought out people who were looking for the thrill of the hunt to feed his own sick ego. After meeting 5 rich office type hunters, Jack unleashed the Sasquatch for the men to hunt down; unbeknownst to the men, he also let loose a second creature, The Dragon of Bone Island.

Grant Peters is trying to piece together his relationship with his wife and kids. They are now at The Preserve trying to have a nice family weekend. Jack Omaha has once again unleashed his creatures into the world, The Dragon of Bone Island tracked him down, releasing some of the most dangerous creatures in the world. The Windego, The Beast of Exmoor, and The Chupacabra are all wondering around in the zoo, maiming and eating whatever or whoever they can get a hold of. Now Grant¿s daughter, Crissy has been snatched up by one of the creatures and he¿s playing games with her¿ dangerous games.

All the while Teddy is trying to be a hero, he was one out of the group of guys that actually survived The Dragon and was now out to make this all come to an end. He must take down The Dragon, as well as the rest of Omaha¿s creatures. But he does have a little help, the ex-nun Sister Mary is along for the ride, providing him with the info he needs¿ only she is riding along in his brain. Curious? Get a copy and find out what I¿m not telling you!

4.5 Hearts

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Bold new steps on the imagination highway

Jason Brannon has taken bold new steps on the imagination highway. All of us have probably seen programs that talk about or show indecipherable pictures of creatures only known in a hypothetical or superstitious context. Take the Chupacabra for example. Now, imagine yourself trapped with him and many other ¿monsters¿ we thought only existed in our nightmares. Brannon has such a command of the language that we don¿t just see what he is describing¿.. we feel like we are actually there. Definitely an author to add to your list of favorite horror writers!

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