Review: “Nobody likes a clown at midnight”
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 13, 2014
That is a Stephen King line so imagine instead of zombies that civilization faces an apocalypse where people are turned into laughing crazed killers. It is an intriguing premise. A virus that is transmitted by bites, blood, saliva, etc. infects and turns people into maniacal killing machines who collaborate and are lucid enough to operate machinery and handle weapons. This is a terrifying prospect so thankfully they can be killed like any human rather than just the zombie headshot. This series opens with a novella length outing that establishes the threat and introduces us to an army unit doing its best in a confused and besieged world.It starts with a bang by placing the reader in the middle of small unit action in the city of Boston. Character development in a featured squad was particularly appealing. I felt their fear and anxiety as they attempted to hold it together and pull off an impossible mission. As the world deteriorates the stage is set for the second entry in this series with what can only be called "strategic withdrawal". I am curious to see where this story will go.