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Preview — Night of the Chupacabra by Michael Hebler. Families move west to begin rich new lives, only some never make it. There is a creature that lurks in the vast open deserts of the west. It can only survive on blood and, although it prefers to prey on the weak and young, it will slaughter anyone or anything, once provoked. It is unnatural, deceptive, and difficult to kill. Word about the existence of this Post Civil War.
Word about the existence of this elusive beast has not spread since anyone who has crossed paths with it did not live long enough to tell of their account. Night of the Chupacabra is not only a gruesome regale of carnage, but a unique combination of science fiction bloodshed with a more poignant tale of lost love set against a Western backdrop. Night of the Chupacabra is an unflinching look at the impossible choices made for family, while knowing the consequences will ultimately lead to a fate worse than death.
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The attacks of the creature were written very well but I expected a little more violence ;. It was tough for me to read dialogues because I'm not a native English speaker and characters spoke in some sort of Southern manner or Night of the Chupacabra is a very compelling novel and an interesting start of the series.
It was tough for me to read dialogues because I'm not a native English speaker and characters spoke in some sort of Southern manner or something like that but I guess it made the story more realistic in its setting. It was a nice start to a series and I'm interested what will happen in the next book.
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Thanks for sending me a free copy from the Making Connections group. Oct 16, Laura Thomas rated it it was amazing. The men huddle around the campire. The glow from the flames refelcts on their faces. The animals are an early warning. They jerk loose and tear off into the desert.
Then an unholy roar comes from one of the wagons, soon accompanied by screams of terror. The brothers race to get their guns, but before they can reach the wagon, something too fast to follow leaps from one wagon to the next and the screaming starts again. The chupacabra easily leaps from wagon to wagon, killing in a blood lust.
Then they get their first look at the creature. He dives in after it. The wagon shakes, rocks and bursts into flames.
The creature bursts forth, engulfed in flames, and runs right into Gavin, pinning him to the ground. Gavin is being burned alive. Impossibly, the thing is alive and leaps up to run off into the darkness, leaving Gavin mortally wounded. Lucy runs away into the night, driven hysterical by the loss of her daughter.
All this Drake sees as he lies helpless on the ground, horribly burned. From the first sentence, you get to meet the Chupacabra and by the second chapter, he gets up close and personal. The thing is just too fast. Drake did survive the attack. He has traveled from dusty town to dusty town looking for his Lucy.
A strange welcome as the town is hidden in a valley, away from view. Something has followed him. I love scary stories of creatures in the night. I have for as long as I can remember. Michael Hebler is a fine writer. I can feel the heat of the flames, smell the reek of the Chupacabra, and taste the dust of the trail in my mouth. When Drake rides into Dillmore Valley it reminded me of Clint Eastwood appearing out of the desert and riding into town in the movie High Plains Drifter.
Drake has that same aurora around him. What I can tell you is they are a diverse lot, just like any small town. You have your nosy parkers, the town drunk, the belligerent bully and then you have the ladies. Each character brings a genuineness to the story, keeping you engrossed and curious. I love character driven stories. He is something else! He is very busy, rending, ripping and terrorizing throughtout the book.
Michael Hebler gave me more than I ever expected. It will be interesting to see where it goes next. Feb 04, Elke rated it it was amazing Shelves: This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This review may contain spoilers This book got me hooked from the first sentence, and I devoured every page. While I am not too familiar with the legend of the Chupacabra, I have a memory that this creature is always described vaguely and never met in full detail I remember watching an X-Files episode with it.
So as I understand, this book explores new territory by presenting the Chupacabra as one of its main characters. I liked the explanations the author presented for the legend's orig This review may contain spoilers I liked the explanations the author presented for the legend's origin and heritage, and also its overall appearance, which is very animalistic while at the same time retains the tiniest shard of its former humanity.
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Both plot and characters are well-developed and of course you feel for Drake and his dramatic fate while at the same time enjoying a worthy western plot. At the end, you even wish for Drake to somehow survive, though you know it will require the unavoidable return of the bloodhtirsty Chupacabra. I can't wait to find out what happens next! I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review You can read this review and more on my blog: Oct 16, Donald Armfield rated it really liked it Shelves: I'm new to the western scenes but plan on getting my boots dirty with some western reads.
In the late 's Drake's family wagon is ravished by something one night. They may have got away. Drake left to die. Five years later Drake finds himself disfigured looking for this monster who took the better part of his life. Drake comes to a town in the hunt of his lost family and the monster. The sheriff believes he is like his wife "Looney Lucy" Drake is out for revenge now more to the town, then the monster "The Chupacabra" Now with his sworn oath over his wife's grave he will get back there daughter being cared for sorta by a whore pimping out local woman as well.
Is it the "Chupacabra" that lives on or the curse. Get your copy of Michael Hebler's Night of the Chupacabra My overall thoughts on this novel is a great western horror but lack of suspense. The Horror is light for my liking, but he keeps you turning the page cheering on Drake hoping for his revenge. I will look forward to "Book 2" in Jul 31, Rose rated it liked it Shelves: I'm torn on this one. On one hand, it was written well. There were no loose ends. On the other hand, it just didn't do it for me.
I just never felt vested in it. It begins with several families who are all headed to "Frisco". They are all stopped for the evening with most families bedded down in their wagons. A creature attacks killing many of them and separating Drake from his family who ran off into the desert.
Drake was attacked and somehow set on fire. I should have re- I'm torn on this one. I should have re-read this part as I am still a bit confused on how the creature burned him. Fast forward a few years and Drake is still in search of his family when he comes upon a small town.
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Pretty standard issue Wild West town with everyone congregated in the saloon, playing cards, drinking, whores working the room, etc. We find out the original creature was a Chupacabra and there is one following Drake. Craziness ensues and the town ends up in shambles. I always thought a Chupacabra was Mexico's version of a Sasquatch but smaller and with an affinity for goats. In this story, it's more of an other-worldly entity created from spirits brought to this world by an Indian chief.
It was a good story but I just couldn't get into it. I'm sure many others will love it.
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Jun 10, Minerva rated it really liked it. Hi, I would like to thank the author for gifting me this book in exchange for a honest review. When I saw the title of this book it sparked my interest, This isnt my usual genre,but I've heard stories of the chupacabra and said why not. This book did not let me down, we meet Drake and his family traving to San Francisco after the Civil War, when they are attacked by the chupacabra.
Drake loses his wife and daughter and is left badly scarred and unrecognizable. This book was preety fast paced and I Hi, I would like to thank the author for gifting me this book in exchange for a honest review. This book was preety fast paced and I was never bored, lots of action, lots of gunfighting. I liked the twist on the chupacabra here, we learn how the chupacabra came to be. Drake has to deal with alot, who also discovers alot in the small town he ends up at. The town is not very welcoming and dislike strangers, the sheriff was something else.
I was a little sad with the ending, after everything Drake went through and now that. But overall great story. Dec 07, Karina Rapp rated it really liked it. This was an interesting read. It is rife with iconic old west scenes of wagon trains, boom towns, and saloons. The author came up with a unique twist to the Chupacabra myth. Some of the fight and confrontation sequences ran a bit long, but otherwise the unique theme kept me reading. Nov 27, Philip Dickinson rated it liked it Shelves: A great idea with a lot of promise and some great moments of high tension.
Oct 21, Matthew rated it liked it Shelves: Personally I had hoped the Western action was going to be a bit more gritty than it was and the Chupacabra aspect was not what I thought it would be. Oct 17, Diana Offbeat Vagabond rated it it was amazing Shelves: Night of the Chupacabra follows a man, named Drake, and his family traveling to west for a better life. One night while resting from all their travels with not too far to go, they end up meeting something terrible in the desert.
They don't know what it is. All they know is that it looks like a man, it is fast an Original post here: All they know is that it looks like a man, it is fast and it wants to eat something After tragedy strikes, Drake is on a journey. While he stumbles on a town, he gets more more than he bargained for, both from the townspeople and from the chupacabra he thought he left behind.
Wow, what a wonderful read this was. The story was very thrilling and well paced. Night of the Chupacabra is much more than a monster story. It is the story of a man who needs closure. Drake has lost so much, but he is on a mission. He is trying to find his lost wife. He doesn't believe she died when the chupacabra came and took out their camp.
He travels send him to a secluded town named Dillmore well valley , and as expected, everyone is frightened of Drake due to the scars on his face. Everyone is suspicious of him because they believe he is trouble. There are a few snags while he is staying at a bar, but things take a turn for the worse when it seems the chupacabra has followed him into town and a mistake was made with the locals.
I loved our main character Drake.
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He knows his looks make people rude, scared, and sometimes homicidal. But he doesn't let that faze him. He does what he can for his lost love. He doesn't let the stupidity or expectations of others stop him or make him into the monster they think he is. But my absolute favorite character in this book was the little girl Jessie. She has been taken in to work for the bar by selling matches, but she is such a tough girl. She has seen and heard enough that she has quite the backbone and a lot of street smarts. She is the youngest person in the book but she is smarter than most of the adults.
The story is full with quite a bit of villains as well. One in particular named Charles. He seems to have the sheriff wrapped around his finger and wants nothing more than to put those he thinks are doing him wrong in jail or worse, for instance Raul. Raul plays quite the role in this book, but I must say, as helpful as he was, he rings some alarm bells for me. Same thing goes for the sheriff, but he was more upfront about it. Just wait until you hear their stories and how they connect to Drake, the sheriff is definitely something.
Goodness, it is hard not to spoil. This was an amazing. The story had me at the edge of my seat from page 1. With every chapter, something new is revealed. And even though this book is done, there is still more to uncover. The story is so action packed and heartfelt, there is something for everyone to enjoy in this story. I know of the chupacabra and this is the very first story I have read featuring the mythical creature. I am glad this was my introduction because Hebler really gave us quite the take on the chupacabra.
I love the story behind it and the mythology behind the creature. This is a horror story you shouldn't miss. I can't wait for book 2. I am officially a fangirl. Apr 27, Rich D. Night of the Chupacabra by Michael Hebler is the first book in a six novel series based on the mysterious cryptid known as the Chupacabra, a beast that is said to feast on the blood of goats and other livestock. The book focuses on Drake Byrne and his family as they head out west to San Francisco in search of a better life. Everything seems to be perfect for Drake at the start of the novel; he has a loving family and an exciting new adventure ahead of him.
Then one night a mysterious creature ra Night of the Chupacabra by Michael Hebler is the first book in a six novel series based on the mysterious cryptid known as the Chupacabra, a beast that is said to feast on the blood of goats and other livestock. Then one night a mysterious creature ravages the camp in a fit of bloodlust and Drake loses everything.
His family and friends are killed - with the exception of his wife, who fled the attack amidst the chaos - and Drake is left for dead while the camp burns around him. Five years after the attack, Drake is now hideously disfigured after his first encounter with the Chupacabra and finds himself in the town of Dillmore Valley, determined to locate his wife. Drake's disfigurement instantly puts him at odds with the residents of the town and quickly finds himself on the run after an incident at the town's saloon convinces the town and its sheriff that he is a murderer.
However, something far more sinister has arrived in Dillmore Valley and it will leave nothing but death and destruction in its wake. Initially, I had my doubts about the Chupacabra being scary enough to drive the novel as it is usually reported as being rather small, but Hebler managed to tweak the mythology to make the creature downright terrifying. Hebler's Chupacabra is roughly the size of a man with spikes that run from its head to its tail, red eyes and a stinger-like appendage that it uses to drink the blood of its victims.
It is also extremely fast, smart and can heal itself which makes it a lethal predator throughout the novel. I also loved the origin story Hebler created for the Chupacabra. Despite numerous reported sightings in real life, there is no real definitive explanation of exactly what it is or where it came from. This ambiguity allowed Hebler to create an intriguing background for the monster. I don't want to spoil the answers outright for any potential readers, but Hebler weaves in Native American tradition to explain one component of its origin. The other part is one of the biggest twists in the novel and I can honestly say I didn't see it coming!
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Drake's earlier interactions with the monster in Dillmore Valley were a bit confusing, but after it is revealed what the Chupacabra is, it all makes sense and makes Drake's struggle more complicated. I wish Hebler would have given more insight into these earlier interactions after the big reveal, but it is possible the issue could be explored in future novels. Night of the Chupacabra is a thrilling horror and western mash-up that I found almost impossible to put down. Despite a few spots that were a little confusing, the novel is an action-packed read with a great cast of characters and plenty of surprising twists and should appeal to fans of many different genres.
I am looking forward to checking out the other books in the series and it will be interesting to see where the series goes once it moves from the s into the 20th century. Aug 16, Grampy rated it really liked it. Reviewed by Lee Ashford for Readers' Favorite. The evil spirits all combined into a single Evil Spirit, which then usurped the body of the Shaman and morphed into a red-eyed being capable of running on two legs or four, at lightning-like speeds, to suck all the blood from its victims through a hollow tongue.
In this scenario, there exists only a single Chupacabra at any given time. When that being is killed, the evil spirit enters the body of another to usurp control once again. This man, Drake Byrne, was the spouse and father of the mother and daughter who escaped into the desert. He spent several years following tenuous leads, in an attempt to relocate his wife, Lucy, and daughter, Jessica.
At the same time, Dillmore Valley also comes to an end. Drake Byrne, whose face was horribly disfigured from the fire that ultimately destroyed the wagon train, rode into town following another lead that his wife might have come to Dillmore Valley. His reception was not pleasant, and Hebler did a superb job of elucidating that fact. Although the description of the actual Chupacabra varied from my own perception of what it should look like, Hebler nevertheless has described a superbly horrendous villain.
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