Brutal, unrelenting horror.

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Product Description

So much screaming. When Roger Huntington comes home from college for the summer and is met by his best friend, Tooth, he knows they're going to have a good time. A summer full of beer, comic books, movies, laughs, and maybe even girls. So much pain. The sun is high and the sky is clear as Roger and Tooth set out to shoot beer cans at Bobcat Mountain. Just two friends catching up on lost time, two friends thinking about their futures, two friends-- So much blood. --suddenly thrust in the middle of a nightmare. Forced to fight for their life against a sadistic killer. A killer with an arsenal of razor sharp blades and a hungry dog by his side. So much death. If they are to survive, they must decide: are heroes born, or are they made? Or is something more powerful happening to them? And more importantly, how do you survive when all roads lead to.death!

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #147946 in Books
• Published on: 2006-01-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 232 pages

Review
"An intense, bloody ride. I enjoyed it." -- Brian Keene, Bestselling Author of The Rising and City of the Dead

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Customer Reviews

A twisted but entertaining tale!
There are ways to die, and then there are ways to die...

"The Summer I Died," is a very unsettling book. Roger and his friend Tooth inadvertently interrupt an insane serial killer while he is in action. They are captured and become part of his fun. This serial killer engages in sick, twisted activities. My muscles were actually sore the day after I finished reading the book because I was so tensed up as I was reading what Roger and Tooth had to suffer through.

This depraved man makes his victims suffer horribly. The author really paints a vivid picture of what is happening to the victims. Just when you think it can't get any worse, it does. Everything that you can imagine as what your worst nightmare could be occurs in this story. The victims even have to live with body parts being hacked off and fed to his dog. This was very gruesome but entertaining. I definitely recommend this book to horror fans.

It is unnerving that such a twisted tale came from mind of the author, Ryan C. Thomas. Perhaps it is more twisted that I couldn't put the book down, I kept reading...I will say one thing, if I was to have a potluck and I invited Mr. Thomas, I would not let him bring a meat dish.

Five out of Five spaceships.


Reviewer: Paige Lovitt for Multiverse Reviews

A Chilling Read
This one is a page turner. Really hard to put down even if you might want to because the vivid depictions of violence and mayhem often leave you turning away from the sheer anxiety of it all.Underneath it all, though, is a genuine journey of discovery about our place in the world and the forces that might guide our every move. Not for the feint of heart. Or anyone with a heart condition.

It can always get worse
I can't remember the last time I read a book cover to cover in one sitting before, especially starting at 9:00 at night, but this book had me drawn in from the start.
It starts of nice enough, lulling you into a false sense of security by dealing with the sort of thing that we can all relate to: going back home after a long absence and catching up with an old friend.

Then, with one simple line describing the sound of someone screaming in the woods, the glass shatters and you're sucked through the rest of the book at a mind numbing pace.

This book was very well written, very disturbing, and if you think you've got the stomach for it, I can't recommend it enough.