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The Night Boat
From the living hell of her watery grave she rises again...
THE NIGHT BOAT
Deep under the calm water of a Caribbean lagoon, salvage diver David Moore discovers a sunken Nazi U-boat entombed in the sand. A mysterious relic from the last war. Slowly, the U-boat rises from the depths laden with a long-dead crew, cancerous with rot, mummified for eternity.
Or so Moore thought.
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THE NIGHT BOAT
Deep under the calm water of a Caribbean lagoon, salvage diver David Moore discovers a sunken Nazi U-boat entombed in the sand. A mysterious relic from the last war. Slowly, the U-boat rises from the depths laden with a long-dead crew, cancerous with rot, mummified for eternity.
Or so Moore thought.
UNT...more
Mass Market Paperback, 346 pages
Published
October 1st 1988
by Pocket Books
(first published 1980)
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This isn't a bad horror novel, but it's a pretty forgettable one, which is probably why McCammon pulled it from circulation. I think that judgement a bit too severe, given it's genre writing in the first place (lighten up McCammon). But hey, it's his call. The book actually starts out well, with McCammon effectively mixing some exotic elements (Nazis, voodoo, zombies), into some decent dread. The problem is that once the zombies (or more appropriately, flesh eating mummies) show up, the wheels s...more
McCammon's The Night Boat, published in 1980, is no doubt one of those early novels that the author decided to take out of print. I always question why any kind of
artist decides to do this but once you read, see, or hear the item in question, you can usually tell. This book is a middle-of-the-road horror novel in my opinion with
an interesting plot and Masterton-style descriptions of violence and dead, rotting bodies, but it is not up to the standard of later McCammon work like stinger, Swan
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artist decides to do this but once you read, see, or hear the item in question, you can usually tell. This book is a middle-of-the-road horror novel in my opinion with
an interesting plot and Masterton-style descriptions of violence and dead, rotting bodies, but it is not up to the standard of later McCammon work like stinger, Swan
So...more
I enjoyed this book so much. Not only does McCammon deliver on a fun premise--undead Nazi submarine crew goes ape-shit in a sleepy Caribbean village--he complements the genre goodies with characters whose own stories invited my interest and my sympathies. McCammon even introduces the makings for some genre staples and then neatly sidesteps these cliches, offering up situations and relationships that belong to the tone and texture of the story.
The balance between plot and character depth in this...more
The balance between plot and character depth in this...more
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I had to read this one because I was intrigued and it had been out of print for so long before being re-released. I even purchased it the day it the same day it started being sold again.
Not his best book... Nazi U-Boat Zombies... A little out there even for Mr McCammon. The pacing was a little slow. The scares weren't really that scary. The twist was pretty obvious. And the ending was predictable and seemed to be clipped short.
That being said, I still love Robert McCammon's books and could only...more
Not his best book... Nazi U-Boat Zombies... A little out there even for Mr McCammon. The pacing was a little slow. The scares weren't really that scary. The twist was pretty obvious. And the ending was predictable and seemed to be clipped short.
That being said, I still love Robert McCammon's books and could only...more
Not a good novel. Too much head hopping, too much back story, not a plausible plot or situation, boring characters....
40 something years after WWII an American trying to escape his traumatic past finds a German U-boat along the reef of an isolated Caribbean island. The diver dislodges a depth charge that explodes and releases the sub from the bottom. Point 1. An underwater explosion of that magnitude would have killed a scuba diver. Instead, he is taken to the surface by the rising sub. Point 2....more
40 something years after WWII an American trying to escape his traumatic past finds a German U-boat along the reef of an isolated Caribbean island. The diver dislodges a depth charge that explodes and releases the sub from the bottom. Point 1. An underwater explosion of that magnitude would have killed a scuba diver. Instead, he is taken to the surface by the rising sub. Point 2....more
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I enjoyed this early in his career novel by Robert McCammon. A different take on zombies. With a Caribbean flavor to it. The Night Boat is a moody, spooky tale of WW II Nazis zombies who terrorize a small island in thee Caribbean.
It took a while, but once the zombies made their first appearance then the body count rose very quickly. Pretty gruesome when it had to be. I loved the ending...Believe the hype about this thriller. Did McCammon get better as an author after this early tale? Yes he did...more
It took a while, but once the zombies made their first appearance then the body count rose very quickly. Pretty gruesome when it had to be. I loved the ending...Believe the hype about this thriller. Did McCammon get better as an author after this early tale? Yes he did...more
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I've watched a lot of zombie movies and read more than a few zombie-themed horror stories over the past ten years or so. Out of them all, only two really stand out.
The first was the short story A Sad Last Love at the Diner of the Damned in Book of the Dead for a particularly gross paragraph that likened castration to opening an over-stuffed Zip-Lock bag of ravioli; the second was The Night Boat, which didn't have any single passage that was a visceral as that, but collectively was every bit as...more
The first was the short story A Sad Last Love at the Diner of the Damned in Book of the Dead for a particularly gross paragraph that likened castration to opening an over-stuffed Zip-Lock bag of ravioli; the second was The Night Boat, which didn't have any single passage that was a visceral as that, but collectively was every bit as...more
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While most readers of this book felt it was not much, I actually liked it due to its strange mixture of maritime references, submarines, World War 2, Voodoo and Zombies, which seem more realistic than the sort Romero dished out (although I still love the 'Dead's)!
Maybe not such a great read for readers who would read just about anything, but could be great for horror fans.
Maybe not such a great read for readers who would read just about anything, but could be great for horror fans.
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Remember when almost every horror novel and thriller had Nazis in them?
Well, this is the book they were all trying to be.
A fast, fun horror tale featuring a cursed U-boat and undead Nazis, with a dash of voodoo to give it that authentic island flavor.
Well, this is the book they were all trying to be.
A fast, fun horror tale featuring a cursed U-boat and undead Nazis, with a dash of voodoo to give it that authentic island flavor.
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Great Beginning, slowing toward the finish. I don't know why so many people disliked this book. It isn't the best by any means but is certainly worth the time it took to read.
Excellent read. Ending a little abrupt, but still one of McCammon's early novels. But ANY McCammon is a good thing...
Loved this book! I really enjoyed the ending.
One of the worst and most boring novels I've ever read. McCammon is one of my favorite authors, however I've not read his earlier work. This book was really short, and that's the only way I got through it. I just didn't care at all about any of the characters and the story was pretty bland. I'll read some good stuff before I try and tackle his other notoriously bad books, "Baal" and "Bethany's Sin."
This was the first book I read by McCammon and it was very good, although not his best work I was to find. It did make me go out and seek more. The plot sounds cheesy. There are Nazi zombies from a U-boat, or something like that, but in McCammon's hands it still sings.
Digging up the past from the sea may have some terrifying consequences as sometimes it's best to leave the dead alone. This novel is a quick, fun read; a B-movie setting by an A-author. Not one of his best works, but still worth the time to read it.
Honestly, not McCammon's best book. But you really have to give it to anyone who writes about zombie Nazis. And there was some excellent gore mixed in. I believe I only need to find two more of his books, and I most certainly plan on reading them someday.
I actually really enjoyed this book as a none-committal horror. The gore factor was there, and as I'm a fan of anything un-dead in a book I think he did them justice.
This book has a ridiculously laughable premise -- Nazi zombies piloting a submarine -- but the story is well-told, compelling, and interesting.
I have read just about all of his books and have thoroughly enjoyed them all...he is right up there with King, Laymon, and Koontz.
This was a scary book.
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Robert R. McCammon was a full-time horror writer for many years. After taking a hiatus for his family, he returned to writing with an interest in historical fiction.
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my brain just imploded!!!!
Oct 14, 2012 05:23am