Tribesman by Adam Cesare

Adam Cesare has managed to capture the same spirit and feel of the eighties ultra-violent Italian splatter films that the novel pays homage to. Set in a small Caribbean island that years before had been cursed when a group of white men had arrived and slaughtered the villagers, a tiny film crew arrives hoping to exploit the natives while making a cannibal movie. The spirits of the island grip some of the members of the crew into veering off script and making a movie that involves actual cannibalism and murder, not the pretend type that was supposed to be included in the movie. This sets off a wave of violence as the crew members not swept up by the spirits on the island try to survive for the weekend.
Tribesmen is a gritty, intense novel. Cesare has done a tremendous job of creating a visual novel. As I was reading the book, I kept picturing it unfolding on the screen. The novel is fast paced and often brutally violent. Needless to say that if you’re squeamish, this may not be the book for you. The flavor and style is unique to much of the horror fiction that I have read recently. The writing is competent and professional. I was thoroughly entertained as I read this novel and you will undoubtedly be as well. This is a must read.