There is one particular scene that is very gory but I thought appropriate and does not go too far for me. Freddy VS Jason), saving victims and the coolest part of the book for me, becoming the killers and butchering the main characters (rather than letting them escape) were excellent ideas.

I'm a big fan of horror films myself and I thought using virtual reality to let the contestants act of the parts of the killers in epic fights (i.e. Once the contest gets started the book really moves into high gear. A few details of Bill's life could have been left out (his alcoholic mother for example) and perhaps would have been better used by some more development of Bill and Jamie. I enjoyed the little nods to other works, pay attention to the first line for nice shout out to the Dark Tower is just one example. I quite enjoy trivia and while there was a few questions I knew, the commitment (and level of knowledge) Joe has to write these questions is impressive. So the trivia contest to get in that Bill and Jamie enter, I loved it. The characters are all likable (and fun) and Bill's bloody past certainly adds a nice element to the story. As for the story, I was quickly drawn in. I have let the author know about it and hopefully we will have it fixed sometime. I have to admit that this did take me out of the story at times. First off this audio production has errors, there are lines repeated at least 6 times in several chapters, sometimes you can hear background noise, part of one chapter is very choppy and another chapter cuts off abruptly. Before I get too much into what I did love (and other parts I liked a lot) I should deal with the negative. This book is a tribute to a lot of other great horror books and movies and I loved that part of it. I have always enjoyed horror books and I was looking forward to this. I was thrilled when it became available as an audio book earlier this month and once I clued up my last listen, I got into this one on a long drive across the province (Newfoundland is big enough you can actually drive for 10+ hours in one direction, I did 7). This is a book I had been meaning to read for a while (almost a year) but I'll admit I've gotten very slow with print/digital copies.

Rabbit In Red by Joe Chianakas