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Tentacle Death Trip [Paperback]

Jordan Krall
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

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Book Description

April 9, 2012
Five drivers. One race. Millions of tentacles.

It's the year 2025 in the neon-colored nuclear wasteland that was once the United States of America. The remaining inhabitants are at the mercy of mutants, freaks, marauders, gangs, and the last millionaire in the country, the mysterious Mr. Silver. Now, five drivers must compete in a life-or-death race that will determine the fate of the planet. There's Samson, a lone wolf who buried his life in racing after he lost his wife and son. Gabby Peppermint, a cold-hearted bitch with a huge pink sledgehammer and an unrivaled thirst for blood. Junko, a cross-dressing ex-sex slave in a 1987 Honda Civic. Mama Hell, a God-fearing Christian who wears a shawl made of tattooed human skin. And Drac, a glass-skulled madman who drives a tentacled car possessing eldritch powers.

Something timeless and beautiful has risen off the Eastern Seaboard, the ancient city of R'lyeh and these five racers have been called together for the most epic race in history. Tearing through a post-apocalyptic New Jersey landscape rife with mind-bending terrors, Drac, Samson, Gabby, Junko and Mama Hell will encounter things far more dangerous than each other. A tooth-tornado, nuclear mutants, cannibal Christians, a gargantuan ejaculating marionette, a friendly crab dealer, and the great city itself: the city of R'lyeh, either their doom or their salvation.

It's Death Race 2000 meets H. P. Lovecraft in bizarro author Jordan Krall's best and most suspenseful work to date.


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"The literary equivalent of the Hot Wheels Octoblast track set and a hip-flask of Motor Whiskey, Tentacle Death Trip is pure post-apocalyptic, ultra-violent muscle-car madness. Think Death Race 2000 meets Mad Max by way of William S. Burroughs' The Place of Dead Roads on the way to H. P. Lovecraft's R'lyeh, but with Krall's unmistakably bizarro pulp sensibilities." -Ross E. Lockhart, editor of The Book of Cthulhu

"Feelin' drab and norm? Need dazed? Shoot up with this hell-poppin' BIZARROization of 5 post-apocalypso drivers/1 DEATHrace/FreAkS.s./mutants/mystery/and more tentacles than Cthulhu, and WHAM!-CRASH!-ThrAk! all yer ills are cured!"-Joseph S. Pulver, Sr. author of The Orphan Palace

"Krall has quite a flair for outrage as an art form." -Edward Lee, author of THE BIGHEAD and THE DUNWICH ROMANCE

Product Details

  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Eraserhead Press (April 9, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1621050254
  • ISBN-13: 978-1621050254
  • Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.5 x 8.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,690,318 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jordan Krall writes horror, weird fiction, crime fiction, apocalyptic literature, bizarro, and non-genre fiction.

His newest books include PENETRALIA and NIGHTMARES FROM A LOVECRAFTIAN MIND.

He has had four books published by ERASERHEAD PRESS including SQUID PULP BLUES which has been praised by horror authors Edward Lee and Tom Piccirilli.

His book FISTFUL OF FEET was called "a great homage to the spaghetti western" by the SPAGHETTI WESTERN DATABASE.

One of his most acclaimed books BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE APOCALYPSE DONKEYS was recently published by COPELAND VALLEY PRESS and is an enigmatic descent into murder, infidelity, rare films, and a bizarre identity crisis. Think David Lynch meets Russ Meyer. .

Jordan Krall's upcoming books include:
-YOUR CITIES, YOUR TOMBS (Copeland Valley Press) coming Winter 2012
-NUDE WITCH, NUDE (Spectacular Productions) Spring 2013
-SHAOLIN SQUID (Dynatox Ministries) Spring 2013

His work is influenced and inspired by H.P. Lovecraft, Gnosticism, squid, Jim Thompson, Thomas Ligotti, J.G. Ballard, true crime, Andy Milligan, eschatology, Barry Malzberg, Philip K. Dick, William Burroughs, Current 93, Ginger Rogers, ancient astronauts, and pancakes.

You can get limited edition chapbook editions of his stories at http://dynatoxministries.wordpress.com


Contact him at http://jordankrall.wordpress.com


Customer Reviews

This book is fast. K. Sweeney  |  4 reviewers made a similar statement
Death Race 2000 is one of my favorite movies so it's pretty easy to say that I loved this book. Justin Coons  |  3 reviewers made a similar statement
So go ahead and strap in and enjoy the Trip!!! Buckeye Nick  |  2 reviewers made a similar statement
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars A Disaster...and Not The Good Kind January 5, 2013
By cbell
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
This was one of those books I forced myself to finish, hoping it would somehow be worth it in the end. It wasn't. It was full of typos, missing words, and improper verb tense...tons of it. Not to mention, Krall needs to widen his vocabulary beyond the words "wildly," "quickly," and "bulbous."

Before this review begins to sound like a rant, though, I must point out some of the perks:

The character descriptions were interesting. What isn't there to love about a man with a glass skull full of gasoline, or a fire-and-brimstone breathing Christian wearing a vest of dead, tattooed skin? Of course I'd want to read that! Unfortunately, the characters didn't hold up to their descriptions. They were flat, and stupid, and just plain boring. They changed their minds way too abruptly, with no reason given for their sudden change of heart, such as when one character fights tooth and nail to preserve his/her life one second, only to allow another driver to kill him/her without much of a fight the next second, with no explanation given for it.

Many of the landscape descriptions were interesting, as well, but never lifted off the paper. I found myself having to fill in the blanks myself, which isn't always a bad thing, but in this case it left me frustrated. The writer obviously knows his world, knows what he is trying to convey, but fails horribly at it. As a writer myself, I find it infuriating that he didn't work harder to transfer the details from his imagination onto the page.

Altogether, this book reminded me of Creative Writing 101, where I was forced to read juvenile works from writers learning the tools of the trade. It's a decent first draft, but certainly not something that should be published material.

Side note: I have to admit the book cover is bad-ass and is a nice visual contribution to my Kindle's carousel. That reason--and the fact that Amazon's rating system doesn't allow negative votes--is the only reason this book got a 1-star rating from me.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Cult-Movie Action From Jordan Krall! August 24, 2012
Format:Paperback
I have to admit, when I first heard about this book, my initial thought was "how the hell do you turn a car race movie into a novel?"

Well, Krall has totally pulled it off, making it every bit as speedy and action-packed as the movies that inspired it, while also adding a whole new level of character development that you don't always see in those source movies.

The story takes place post-apocalypse, and involves a group of drivers in fully armored and weaponized vehicles that have been entered into a cross-country road race to the death... not all willingly.

The story is told through action sequences (accompanied by a sort of tv-show announcer), and punctuated with flashbacks into each of the main characters lives, including how they came to be entered into the race.

A super-fun read, there are all sorts of delightful things to be found in here, including the rise of R'lyeh, lots of tentacle action, a tooth-tornado, and a driver with a glass skull who drinks gasoline...

If you like tentacles and movies like Death Race 2000, you will love this book!

Highly recommended!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Lovecraftian Death Race! August 10, 2012
Format:Paperback
Tentacle Death Trip follows five racers in a post apocalyptic race...TO THE DEATH! Death Race 2000 is one of my favorite movies so it's pretty easy to say that I loved this book. Then add on the fact that it has a heavy Lovecraftian influence...Yowzah!

There are plenty of unique characters and interesting back stories to keep readers engrossed. Inventive landscapes, strange aquatic blasphemies and I'm pretty sure there was even some neon meat.

It's about time someone wrote a book about a death race and Jordan Krall does not disappoint. If you're a fan of Death Race 2000, Road Warrior or Bizarro Literature this is a must read.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Yowzah!!!
This was another great fun and weird read by one of the masters of the bizarro genre. This time Jordan takes us on a wild crazy ride in a post nuclear America, where Death Races... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Buckeye Nick
4.0 out of 5 stars I drink pee in this book
Jordan Krall has not left much hope for the future of humanity. It's bleak, desolate and teeming with atrocities. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Nathaniel Lambert
3.0 out of 5 stars Gory, tentacular fun
A good, fairly quick read. It's very much a post-apocalyptic, Car Wars type romp through a Lovecraftian landscape. The characters were pretty flat though. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Matthew Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars Blood On The Highly Radioactive Asphalt
Having been a Jordan Krall addict since Squid Pulp Blues I was glad to finally get my hands on his latest. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Adam Schemke
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun and fast
This was a great trip. Took a few savage turns, and played like watching a new sci-fi flic. could't put it down, so it didn't last long enough for my taste. Read more
Published 5 months ago by charles fulton
5.0 out of 5 stars A death race with a Lovecraftian twist
If you like books or movies about death races, you will definitely find this one entertaining. There's plenty of blood and violence (and tentacles). Read more
Published 9 months ago by Craig Meikle
5.0 out of 5 stars (Death) Races along to a strong and satisfying finsh
Truly inspired bizarro mash-up of "Death Race 2000" (the good one) and Lovecraft. The book races along at a brisk pace, taking the drivers and the readers through imaginative and... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Paul Cardullo
5.0 out of 5 stars ...and with strange engines even death may drive.
This book is fast. Very fast. It hits the ground revving, fishtailing out of the opening prologue with a squeal of bald tyres on cracked asphalt, and then roars towards its... Read more
Published 11 months ago by K. Sweeney
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Jordan Krall Masterpiece.
This book got me pregnant. But, Jordan Krall is an amazing writer and he more than delivers to us yet another masterpiece... in a race-car.
Published 12 months ago by jon117
4.0 out of 5 stars Buckle Up...
It's 2035, ten years after World War III unleashed nuclear, chemical, and bio terrors across the globe. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Nick Cato
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