Creature of Lake Shadow

By: Michael Cole

Narrated by: Curt Bonnem

Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins

Publisher's summary

It was supposed to be a simple bank robbery. Quick. Clean. Efficient. It was none of those. With police searching for them across the state, a band of criminals hide out in a desolate cabin on the frozen shore of Lake Shadow. Isolated, shrouded in thick forest, and haunted by a mysterious history, they thought it was the perfect place to hide.

Tensions mount as they hear strange noises outside. Slain animals are found in the snow. Before long, they realize something is watching them. Something hungry, violent, and not of this world.

In their attempt to escape, they found the Creature of Lake Shadow.

©2019 Michael Cole (P)2020 Tantor

Wait the creature wins

Creature Of Lake Shadow by Michael Cole was a fun ride. The overall story was deff exciting cops vs robbers with the creature showing up to mess them both up. I actually really enjoyed all of the characters in this story. Now to the Creature. This is deff no normal creature honestly how it killed its victims it should be in a Mortal Kombat game. I really enjoyed the ending it’s not very often in a creature feature where we see the creature actually win so win it does happen it’s always a special occasion. All in all I would recommend this one to anyone who is a creature feature fan.

A lot of reaching and stretching

A protagonist bank robber who accessory to murder that the author paints as a guy with a conscience and maybe even a bit chivalrous. It did not work for me at all.

An alien that is attracted to a human female as a mate to replace the one that died from his species. That worked less for me.

Finally - the gore gets to a point where it’s so over the top it is comical. Way too much of that detail and detracted from an already struggling story line.

Bout Time !!t

the bad guy won !! It's. always Jim Dandy to the rescue ! Well not this time ll

great until the end

Was deep into listening until the ending great story but feel the end was a bit disappointing love Michael Cole books this one good book but not so good ending

Not all monsters are so easily defeated.

Bad people in a bad situation. The story has weird pacing but really ramps up towards the end.

Science fiction horror book Great!!!

I love it! There needs to be more books like this one. I want MORE!!!!

lousy ending

ii truly enjoyed the story. But it had the worst ending. The ending just drops it.

Worth a listen but wish it was better.

Don't get me wrong. I listened to the whole book, and enjoyed it, as I would an episode of some TV crime drama or SiFi Channel horror schlock. On the plus side he took a many times done premise and plotted it well enough to overcome any "been there, read that" nonsense. Furthermore the action scenes were well done, the suspense pretty well handled and ending a surprise.

Given these positives I was a bit disappointed when it didn't deliver more. The potential was there. The characters in particular had the could have made it a much better book. I wanted to care about them. But despite intriguing outlines they were for the most part not developed and painted in broad stereo typical strokes. And those stereo-types were jarring in places (how many times can the female lead scream and back away?)

Am I being too harsh? Perhaps. If so it's because the writer has real potential and the book didn't live up to my expectations. I will however try other writing by him to see how he develops.

Finally the bad guys win !!!

And then, and then He tied her to the railroad tracks,!!!!! and then and then, Sorry no rescue, welcome to the real world !

Ok Horror Story

Overall middle of the road horror story. The characters feel straight out of B movie or forgettable 80’s slasher flick. The dialogue reads like courtroom document with some dashes of originality and flair, yet I always found myself cringing at some of the lines spoken by the characters. I understand that the material was probably going for something like an 80’s slasher/ Horror flick, but the ending leaves little room for any catharsis or satisfaction that these old movies or books bring about. I understand the book is trying to bring something new into the genre, but the execution could have been far better. The narrator gave it his best with changing voices, but towards the end some of the characters blended together. Give this book a listen if you need something for a quick car ride or if you like old horror flicks. If you’re looking for something deeper, go back to the horror section.