A Dark Breed

While the Jacksons find themselves in a struggle to survive in an abandoned cabin in the cold, harsh mountain winter; they find a young pregnant woman that needs help. As they begin to nurse her back to health, they quickly realize that the elements are not their biggest enemy . This book gets scary pretty quick as the Jackson family comes together in a fight for their lives.This story starts a little slow for the first 20ish percent as it builds the atmosphere. But stick with it - once it gets going, it is fast paced and will have you on the edge of your seat. I loved this story, it was creepy, unsettling, dark, and gave me goosebumps from the sheer terror the Jacksons were experiencing. I really enjoyed the way that this story ended and cannot wait to read more of the Monsters and Mayhem Collection.Thank you to @patrick_mcnulty_author for the gifted copy of this book.

I was gifted early access to this gem! Omg this book was so scary! I read this alone in the dark and I was actually freaked out. A Dark Breed has a snow ball effect and once it starts, it does not stop! Patrick McNulty does a great job with explaining each scene and paints such detail, I felt I was in peril along with the Jackson family.This story takes you on a journey up into the mountains with the Jackson family. What the find, you would never believe. And after reading, you’ll never forget. This is a story that is definitely going to stick with me as it scared the hell out of me, in the best way.Definitely will be reading more of Mr. McNulty’s work! Thank you so much for the thrilling, grotesque and frightening ride!

A Dark Breed is a creature feature that doesn't reinvent the wheel, but definitely has a lot going for it. The pacing is great and the writing is cinematic. I didn't feel like I knew the characters well enough to really care about them. The creatures themselves aren't described super well, and maybe that's on purpose, but the rest of the writing was so descriptive that I felt a little cheated there. Overall, a good read that would make a great movie. 3.5 stars

This book gave me REC vibes, so if you're itching for that, this is the right read for you. As an author, I gotta appreciate the writing style and the descriptives, but character development doesn't fall short, either.Although the first half of the book is slow, it does a good job portraying how quickly and expectedly everything can change in a horror story.Finally, the book has a good amount of scenes that will satiate your hunger for gore.

Interesting book; the story idea could easily have been one conceived by the late great Richard Laymon. But unfortunately, this book is in serious need of a good editor/proofreader. Incomplete sentences abound, and there are shifts between past and present tense as if the writer couldn't decide which he preferred. This all was extremely jarring for this old typesetter/proofreader. Three stars for a decent story, nicely gory for creature horror fans, but it deserved better in execution.