Psycho Hose Beast From Outer Space by C.D. Gallant-King || Review

I received an ARC from the author, that doesn’t affect my opinion of the book, all my thoughts are my own and honest.

Gale Harbour hasn’t seen any excitement since the military abandoned the base there thirty years ago, unless you count the Tuesday night 2-for-1 video rentals at Jerry's Video Shack. So when a dead body turns up floating in the town water supply, all evidence seems to point to a boring accident.

Psycho Hose From Outer Space is the first book in the Gale Harbour series. It is set in Newfoundland, Canada, 1992. This book was very different from what I normally read, don’t get me wrong I want to read more paranormal/horror, but it isn’t my normal.

It starts out with a very interesting prologue that kept me wondering how it would be connected to the story. It’s a normal night when Niall and Pius go to the movies, with Pius's cousin Harper, they see the unusual lights on the same night as a body is discovered. Things just get more mysterious and creepy from there,

Gallant-King’s writing is very easy to read and keeps you engaged in the story the whole way through. I also loved his humour. I enjoyed the setting, it was creepy, dark and imaginative. I loved the 90’s feel, the slang they used, and what was in fashion at the time.

The characters were all different and realistic. We had the main characters, Niall, Pius and Harper, and also a few side characters. I really liked Niall and Pius, but didn’t like Harper, I was only just warming up to her in the last chapter. I found her to be like the girls at my school when I was younger, but have to admit, she was brave, and saved the day a few times. But she was rude and mean a lot of the time. I felt like I didn’t have enough time to get completely invested with the characters. There is a dementia rep in here, it goes into detail with one of the characters though not mentioned by name, I put two and two together. It was mentioned once, but with a different character. I felt like it was well done and very realistic.

I really liked this book overall, the plot was great, a creepy beast on the loose killing everyone, a crazy old lady and a mystery, that does get resolved. It had me engaged the whole way through. I wish the book was longer, but I also feel like it was the right length. Definitely pick this up if you feel like a quick, creepy read.

3 ⭐️

Thank you C.D. Gallant-King for the chance to review this book.

This book comes out on the 28th of September.