Human Monsters
Published on 2. April 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-1-60542-730-0 (ISBN)
Description
The epic conclusion of The Jake Helman Files! For two years, private investigator Jake Helman has battled powerful supernatural forces at great physical and emotional cost to himself. He's stopped a serial killer who collected the souls of his victims, destroyed a mutant octopus god, battled zonbies on a Caribbean island, and stood toe to toe with angels and demons. If Jake has learned one thing, it's that he can't run from his past. New York City lies in ruins in the wake of Jake's battle with Lilith, the storm demon. Jake wants nothing more than to lead a normal life with NYPD detective Maria Vasquez, but that is not yet possible: one of his closest allies has betrayed him, and he must locate her before she uses his secret files to unleash unholy hell on earth. In his most pulse-pounding life-or-death adventure yet, Jake tackles adversaries who have aligned to destroy him. He must solve a mystery, destroy a hive of monsters, and confront the most diabolical minds he has ever encountered--to save his own soul.
The epic conclusion of The Jake Helman Files! For two years, private investigator Jake Helman has battled powerful supernatural forces at great physical and emotional cost to himself. He's stopped a serial killer who collected the souls of his victims, destroyed a mutant octopus god, battled zonbies on a Caribbean island, and stood toe to toe with angels and demons. If Jake has learned one thing, it's that he can't run from his past. New York City lies in ruins in the wake of Jake's battle with Lilith, the storm demon. Jake wants nothing more than to lead a normal life with NYPD detective Maria Vasquez, but that is not yet possible: one of his closest allies has betrayed him, and he must locate her before she uses his secret files to unleash unholy hell on earth. In his most pulse-pounding life-or-death adventure yet, Jake tackles adversaries who have aligned to destroy him. He must solve a mystery, destroy a hive of monsters, and confront the most diabolical minds he has ever encountered--to save his own soul.
The epic conclusion of The Jake Helman Files! For two years, private investigator Jake Helman has battled powerful supernatural forces at great physical and emotional cost to himself. He's stopped a serial killer who collected the souls of his victims, destroyed a mutant octopus god, battled zonbies on a Caribbean island, and stood toe to toe with angels and demons. If Jake has learned one thing, it's that he can't run from his past. New York City lies in ruins in the wake of Jake's battle with Lilith, the storm demon. Jake wants nothing more than to lead a normal life with NYPD detective Maria Vasquez, but that is not yet possible: one of his closest allies has betrayed him, and he must locate her before she uses his secret files to unleash unholy hell on earth. In his most pulse-pounding life-or-death adventure yet, Jake tackles adversaries who have aligned to destroy him. He must solve a mystery, destroy a hive of monsters, and confront the most diabolical minds he has ever encountered--to save his own soul.
Reviews / Votes
"... plenty of strong moments of action and horror. The confident conclusion will satisfy both new and longtime readers." --Publisher Weekly "There's a great story here, and the final payoff more than justifies embarking on the journey. Lamberson's passion is likely to infect you, and this is actually one infection that is fine to bear. Lamberson hits a home run here, and his brief nod to The Cabin in the Woods earns an extra point or two from me!" --Matt Molgaard, Horror Novel Reviews "For a book that is full of excitement, monsters of all types, and a great story, pick up Human Monsters." --Fresh Fiction "While 'clone' stories can be tiring, Lamberson works it well here, especially when a bioengineered version of [Jake's] murdered wife appears, not to mention a duplicate of the soul-stealing serial killer who took her life. "Fans of the series should be satisfied, as old friends make appearances, imaginative monsters attack at full force, and the action level gets amped up to 11, making this final chapter a violent blast of pulp action horror that sends Helman out on top." --The Horror Fiction Review"... plenty of strong moments of action and horror. The confident conclusion will satisfy both new and longtime readers." --Publisher Weekly "There's a great story here, and the final payoff more than justifies embarking on the journey. Lamberson's passion is likely to infect you, and this is actually one infection that is fine to bear. Lamberson hits a home run here, and his brief nod to The Cabin in the Woods earns an extra point or two from me!" --Matt Molgaard, Horror Novel Reviews "For a book that is full of excitement, monsters of all types, and a great story, pick up Human Monsters." --Fresh Fiction "While 'clone' stories can be tiring, Lamberson works it well here, especially when a bioengineered version of [Jake's] murdered wife appears, not to mention a duplicate of the soul-stealing serial killer who took her life. "Fans of the series should be satisfied, as old friends make appearances, imaginative monsters attack at full force, and the action level gets amped up to 11, making this final chapter a violent blast of pulp action horror that sends Helman out on top." --The Horror Fiction Review
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 127 mm
Weight
397 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60542-730-0 (9781605427300)
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Gregory Lamberson, dubbed "the hardest-working man in horror" by Fangoria magazine, is author of the first ever TREEbook(TM)-enhanced novel, The Julian Year. Using the groundbreaking TREEbook(TM) story-branching technology, Lamberson has crafted an intense horror novel with parallel story lines, seamless story branching, and multiple endings. Prior to The Julian Year, Lamberson introduced the world to his occult detective Jake Helman in the supernatural action series The Jake Helman Files, which won the Anubis Award for Horror and the IPPY Gold Medal for Horror. The books in the series are Personal Demons, Desperate Souls, Cosmic Forces, Tortured Spirits, and Storm Demon. Medallion offers a free illustrated overview of the series, The Jake Helman Files: Afterlife Project, for download. One of his earliest novels, Johnny Gruesome, also brought home the IPPY Gold, and his three-part werewolf series, The Frenzy Cycle, is set in modern-day New York and includes The Frenzy Way, The Frenzy War, and The Frenzy Wolves. The prolific author is also the award-winning filmmaker of cult films including Slime City and Slime City Massacre (coproduced by Medallion Movies).
Gregory Lamberson, dubbed "the hardest-working man in horror" by Fangoria magazine, is author of the first ever TREEbook(TM)-enhanced novel, The Julian Year. Using the groundbreaking TREEbook(TM) story-branching technology, Lamberson has crafted an intense horror novel with parallel story lines, seamless story branching, and multiple endings. Prior to The Julian Year, Lamberson introduced the world to his occult detective Jake Helman in the supernatural action series The Jake Helman Files, which won the Anubis Award for Horror and the IPPY Gold Medal for Horror. The books in the series are Personal Demons, Desperate Souls, Cosmic Forces, Tortured Spirits, and Storm Demon. Medallion offers a free illustrated overview of the series, The Jake Helman Files: Afterlife Project, for download. One of his earliest novels, Johnny Gruesome, also brought home the IPPY Gold, and his three-part werewolf series, The Frenzy Cycle, is set in modern-day New York and includes The Frenzy Way, The Frenzy War, and The Frenzy Wolves. The prolific author is also the award-winning filmmaker of cult films including Slime City and Slime City Massacre (coproduced by Medallion Movies).
Gregory Lamberson, dubbed "the hardest-working man in horror" by Fangoria magazine, is author of the first ever TREEbook(TM)-enhanced novel, The Julian Year. Using the groundbreaking TREEbook(TM) story-branching technology, Lamberson has crafted an intense horror novel with parallel story lines, seamless story branching, and multiple endings. Prior to The Julian Year, Lamberson introduced the world to his occult detective Jake Helman in the supernatural action series The Jake Helman Files, which won the Anubis Award for Horror and the IPPY Gold Medal for Horror. The books in the series are Personal Demons, Desperate Souls, Cosmic Forces, Tortured Spirits, and Storm Demon. Medallion offers a free illustrated overview of the series, The Jake Helman Files: Afterlife Project, for download. One of his earliest novels, Johnny Gruesome, also brought home the IPPY Gold, and his three-part werewolf series, The Frenzy Cycle, is set in modern-day New York and includes The Frenzy Way, The Frenzy War, and The Frenzy Wolves. The prolific author is also the award-winning filmmaker of cult films including Slime City and Slime City Massacre (coproduced by Medallion Movies).