Review: There's trouble down there, in the Pit
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 26, 2014
Lurker sees Gary Fry continue exploring his own sub-genre of Econo-Cosmic Horror with a creation that is more squamous than the abstract terrors of his previous Whitby-bound tales. The breakdown of a human relationship stands in very effective contrast to the breaking free of the grotesque horror. The latter also ties in a critique of modern capitalism, which is as much heartfelt as it is analytical, with an intuitive understanding of the id lurking in an individual's psychology and the frightening forms it may take. On top of that, the narrative takes us back to classic 'monster-on-the-loose' stories; the one which it most evoked for me being J.P. Brennan's Slime. All of these layers serve to acknowledge the twisted fun and enjoyment one can get out of the horror genre as much as its intellectual and philosophical pleasures.