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In a far corner of space, orbiting a massive black hole, the research ship DARC12 discovers a strange asteroid—one that seems to be … alive. After loading the rock onboard for study, the ship quickly descends into madness.
It begins with voices, whispers filling the shadows and the minds of the crew. A once sane man declares that their discovery is not just a rock, but a god. Then the killing begins, and a cult rises swearing allegiance to their newfound deity.
As the murders mount and the dead themselves begin to rise, a small group of survivors cling to the hope that they can somehow escape the hell they’ve been plunged into. But their problems escalate as they face an army of undead crew members, the reanimated corpses of hundreds of failed genetic experiments, the murderous cult, and—worst of all—the rapidly evolving creature in containment room 7.
Recently released by Permuted Press, author Bryan Hall takes us into space with his novel Containment Room 7. It is a fast paced thriller with just the right amount of horror to bring in the tension and hold you right on the edge of that black hole of fear.
Well thought out characters, many of whom I actually cared about and wanted to see survive or at least get just a bit further into the story and, of course, a few I wanted to see sent out an airlock, Containment Room 7 was a breath of fresh air…or would that be oxygenated air since we’re in space? Ah you get my drift. I loved the setting. The idea of being so contained, no matter how big the ship, in an environment where reanimated corpses and other things are hunting you down is frightening. I want to go on and on, but I seriously do not want to ruin anything about this book.
Containment Room 7 starts off with the discovery of a potential life form and from that point on the action and activity take off. The interactions with characters from each varying field of expertise was extremely believable and I loved getting to know a bit of backstory without having to have a huge flashback chapter. The gore and violence were there, but I’d have to say they were not overtly grotesque. Now don’t get me wrong, there were a few moments where I reacted to a death with that head pulled back and mouth all screwed up look because dang, that would have hurt and looked nasty in the process! So yes, there is some wonderfully detailed violence, but if you read zombie/horror novels then you’ll be fine.
My husband and I have been on a Star Trek kick, so this was a blast for me to read as I was watching the series. I highly recommend Containment Room 7, definitely go out and grab yourself a copy. It will be well worth your time.
Learn more about author Bryan Hall by checking out his blog The Online Home of Horror Author Bryan Hall
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Heather Faville
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