No matter how you categorize it, the stories all revolve around metal, science, horror, mystery, and dark comedy. The author has worked with celebrated painters from the realms of metal music - Dan Seagrave, Pär Olofsson, Joe Petagno, Mark Riddick, and Dan Lerner - to visualize the stories with unique, unnerving artwork. These are no more than appropriate for this part-fantasy, part-scientific work by Eriksson, a veteran paleontology scholar who has named prehistoric creatures after Tony Iommi, Cannibal Corpse bassist Alex Webster, Lemmy Kilmister, King Diamond, Tomas Haake, among others.
JP (Metal Rules) Rating: 4.5/5
"This modern horror compendium makes Stephen King creepy tales look pale in comparison."