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The Night They Got Out
Don Girard has spent five years in captivity since the terrifying day a monstrous creature unleashed hell, butchering hundreds, and turning his life upside down. Consumed with grief, bitterness, and hatred he will experience a gauntlet of new emotions, as the people behind the beast are far from finished with their nefarious plans.
Deep in a military complex, experiments continue with eight of the powerful creatures, but not all goes according to plan.
Don discovers that not all humanity is wicked. As the body count explodes, Don and some new friends face horrifying danger around every corner. His life will be forever changed the night they got out. This is the stunning sequel to Patrick James Ryan's first runaway hit novel of Sci-fi horror, "The Night It Got Out."
Deep in a military complex, experiments continue with eight of the powerful creatures, but not all goes according to plan.
Don discovers that not all humanity is wicked. As the body count explodes, Don and some new friends face horrifying danger around every corner. His life will be forever changed the night they got out. This is the stunning sequel to Patrick James Ryan's first runaway hit novel of Sci-fi horror, "The Night It Got Out."
326 pages, Paperback
Published July 28, 2022
About the author
Patrick James Ryan
10 books74 followersPatrick Ryan is from Columbus, Ohio and started dabbling in writing after college. After marrying Molly and living through the sports and activities of their children for several years he reignited his passion for writing with the publication of the popular short story collection, "Blood Verse" in less than a year. He is known for writing riveting action scenes. He followed up Blood Verse with the number one best seller at Black Bed Sheet Books, "The Night It Got Out," the 70's period novella, "The Maggots Underneath the Porch," a poetry collection titled, "Blood Prose," a sequel to The Night It Got Out: "The Night They Got Out," and a second short story collection, "Out of The Shadows." Most recently, he launched a multi-series collection of novels with the inaugural book: "Demon's Wrath ~ Death in Caguas, A Michael Moretti novel." He plans to write at least 10 books on Michael Moretti and his cohorts as they fight evil across the globe. He is currently working on over a dozen projects, including a Martial Arts Biography, a mainstream detective thriller many think will be movie worthy when published, several novellas, and some horror/sci-fi novels. Patrick enjoys sports, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and most hard rock, and reading great authors. A practitioner of martial arts for over 30 years, he holds a second-degree black belt and is a huge fan of Bruce Lee.
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July 31, 2022
Bloody Monster Mayhem!
Backstory:
Don Girard (former police chief) has been gone from the public eye for a long time as he was held in captivity since all the creature carnage that took place in his town five years before.
This time the same people that were responsible for the last escape are back at it again with more creature experiments and once again they are not able to contain the creatures as they escape too thought with these creatures they have a higher level of intelligence that will make capturing them almost impossible!
The military complex that is suppose to be keeping the experiments under wraps decide to enlist the help of Don Girard along with some other people in the hopes of recapturing the creatures but as with any well laid plans nothing is foolproof. Before it is all said and done there is going to be blood and carnage with lots of bodies!
Thoughts:
Another awesome book by this author! The long awaited sequel has arrived to the first book of The Night It Got Out! There was tons of bloody carnage and monster mayhem which was worthy of my gore suit!
A fast paced book that kept me on the edge of my seat as the terror filled suspense kept my insomnia fueled a few nights! The creature action was not constant but the pace was a steady flow of not knowing what was going to happen next!
If want gore, blood, and creature feature then you need to read this book. I would suggest reading the first book "The Night It Got Out" so you know more about the characters, then read this one right on the heels of the first book. Giving this book five "Carnage Creature" stars!
Highly Recommend!
Backstory:
Don Girard (former police chief) has been gone from the public eye for a long time as he was held in captivity since all the creature carnage that took place in his town five years before.
This time the same people that were responsible for the last escape are back at it again with more creature experiments and once again they are not able to contain the creatures as they escape too thought with these creatures they have a higher level of intelligence that will make capturing them almost impossible!
The military complex that is suppose to be keeping the experiments under wraps decide to enlist the help of Don Girard along with some other people in the hopes of recapturing the creatures but as with any well laid plans nothing is foolproof. Before it is all said and done there is going to be blood and carnage with lots of bodies!
Thoughts:
Another awesome book by this author! The long awaited sequel has arrived to the first book of The Night It Got Out! There was tons of bloody carnage and monster mayhem which was worthy of my gore suit!
A fast paced book that kept me on the edge of my seat as the terror filled suspense kept my insomnia fueled a few nights! The creature action was not constant but the pace was a steady flow of not knowing what was going to happen next!
If want gore, blood, and creature feature then you need to read this book. I would suggest reading the first book "The Night It Got Out" so you know more about the characters, then read this one right on the heels of the first book. Giving this book five "Carnage Creature" stars!
Highly Recommend!
December 31, 2022
Totally fun follow up to The Night It Got Out. After the bloodbath of the previous novel we are now located at NORAD, a military base in a mountain. Our MC Don is now a prisoner in the facility being held unjustly basically to keep his mouth shut about the secret project with the killer creature. This time there are multiple creatures, some new characters that are absolutely evil human beings, some new characters that are good guys, and the possibility of a major earthquake predicted to strike the area at any time. And some characters are even able to have some fun sexy time before all Hell breaks loose.
Insanity ensues and Don and some new allies are fighting for survival in the mountain. Just like in the first book there are tons of bloody scenes showing the physical superiority of these beasts. Gore everywhere, lots of eviscerations and decapitations, and some engaging gun fights keep the pages turning from start to finish. Definitely recommend for lovers of creature features and survival horror!
Insanity ensues and Don and some new allies are fighting for survival in the mountain. Just like in the first book there are tons of bloody scenes showing the physical superiority of these beasts. Gore everywhere, lots of eviscerations and decapitations, and some engaging gun fights keep the pages turning from start to finish. Definitely recommend for lovers of creature features and survival horror!
August 10, 2022
THE NIGHT THEY GOT OUT (2022) Book Review
Author: Patrick James Ryan
Publisher: Black Bed Sheet Books
Originally published: July 28, 2022
Page count: 326 pages
Reviewed by Michael Juvinall – Horror Patch
The brand-new, highly-anticipated novel The Night They Got Out is a direct sequel to author Patrick James Ryan’s 2015 book, The Night It Got Out. I really enjoyed the original novel and was hoping the new book would be just as good. What did I think of the new book? Keep reading to find out!
To begin, there is a lot to like about Ryan’s TNTGO. The menacing creature from the first book was a nearly unstoppable killing machine. I didn’t think the amount of carnage and bloodshed from the first book could ever be replicated, but it has been - in spades! In his sequel, Ryan has upped the number of creatures from one to eight of the most cunning, brutal, and savage creatures to ever have been created. The body count and the amount of gore are also shockingly expanded in this new book. These ungodly creatures were created to combat the Mexican and Columbian drug cartels, in order to wipe them out, but things rarely go as planned.
It was really good to see the Don Girard character back in action again. If I recall correctly, Girard is the only recurring character back in the new novel, but he is joined by a mostly likable new group of cohorts to fight the creatures after their unlikely escape. They include Psychologist Molly Walker, University Professor Andy Simmons, and Park Ranger Bill Parker.
Also on tap are some really nasty and unsavory antagonists in the form of some military personnel responsible for creating and training these new creatures that are a perversion of God and science. These people will stop at nothing to ensure the success and advancement of the highly classified government program at any cost. At the top of the list of these unsavory characters is Major Charles Cronin, followed by Major Lisa Harmon, and Jeff Young.
As the main protagonist in the novel, the Don Girard character is the charismatic and affable former police chief who has been wrongly imprisoned for five years since the events of the first book. Girard has been incarcerated in the highly secure government facility, NORAD in Colorado. The facility is located deep inside Cheyenne Mountain. The government has locked Girard away on trumped-up charges to keep him quiet in their quest to squash rumors of their involvement in the events of Mangas Pass, Colorado that resulted in the deaths of scores of innocent civilians by the escape of the lone creature.
I thoroughly enjoyed The Night They Got Out. It turned out to be a very worthy successor to his fabulous first book. It was everything I hoped it would be and more. Ryan has taken much of what was great in the first book and given us even more. More creatures, more sex, more violence, more gore, and a bigger story.
Almost the entire story is contained deep inside NORAD, a government facility that is embedded deep within a Colorado mountain. The facility is meant to be so secure that it can withstand a nuclear blast, but it can’t contain these cunning and murderous scientifically created creatures.
TNTGO was a really fun, Summer read. I had a blast finishing it. I’m a huge fan of creature feature books. They are primarily all that I read and TNTGO checked all my boxes for a great book. Most of the characters are likable and believable, but not all though.
The Molly Walker character seemed to be one-dimensional and not well thought out. Her dialog is pretty bad and her actions aren’t much better. I just found her to be a not believable character. She seems to be written only as a love interest and not much beyond that. She is a military psychologist but immediately breaks the doctor-patient barrier and falls in love with Girard, a patient. There is also a scene in the book after an important event where Girard asks Molly where the armory is. She answers, “Is that where they keep weapons and guns?” Really! I don’t know too many people who don’t know what an armory is and especially someone in the military and a psychologist would entirely know. To me, that’s unbelievable.
I also had a problem with the editing of the book as well. I find this problem all too often with independent books. There were so many instances of typos, missing words or letters, and transposed letters that I couldn’t count the numerous errors.
In the end, The Night They Got Out has everything a horror fan could want - sex, violence, a shit-ton of gore, and some of the most horrific creatures ever encountered! Highly recommended.
4 ½ out of 5 Pentagrams!
Author: Patrick James Ryan
Publisher: Black Bed Sheet Books
Originally published: July 28, 2022
Page count: 326 pages
Reviewed by Michael Juvinall – Horror Patch
The brand-new, highly-anticipated novel The Night They Got Out is a direct sequel to author Patrick James Ryan’s 2015 book, The Night It Got Out. I really enjoyed the original novel and was hoping the new book would be just as good. What did I think of the new book? Keep reading to find out!
To begin, there is a lot to like about Ryan’s TNTGO. The menacing creature from the first book was a nearly unstoppable killing machine. I didn’t think the amount of carnage and bloodshed from the first book could ever be replicated, but it has been - in spades! In his sequel, Ryan has upped the number of creatures from one to eight of the most cunning, brutal, and savage creatures to ever have been created. The body count and the amount of gore are also shockingly expanded in this new book. These ungodly creatures were created to combat the Mexican and Columbian drug cartels, in order to wipe them out, but things rarely go as planned.
It was really good to see the Don Girard character back in action again. If I recall correctly, Girard is the only recurring character back in the new novel, but he is joined by a mostly likable new group of cohorts to fight the creatures after their unlikely escape. They include Psychologist Molly Walker, University Professor Andy Simmons, and Park Ranger Bill Parker.
Also on tap are some really nasty and unsavory antagonists in the form of some military personnel responsible for creating and training these new creatures that are a perversion of God and science. These people will stop at nothing to ensure the success and advancement of the highly classified government program at any cost. At the top of the list of these unsavory characters is Major Charles Cronin, followed by Major Lisa Harmon, and Jeff Young.
As the main protagonist in the novel, the Don Girard character is the charismatic and affable former police chief who has been wrongly imprisoned for five years since the events of the first book. Girard has been incarcerated in the highly secure government facility, NORAD in Colorado. The facility is located deep inside Cheyenne Mountain. The government has locked Girard away on trumped-up charges to keep him quiet in their quest to squash rumors of their involvement in the events of Mangas Pass, Colorado that resulted in the deaths of scores of innocent civilians by the escape of the lone creature.
I thoroughly enjoyed The Night They Got Out. It turned out to be a very worthy successor to his fabulous first book. It was everything I hoped it would be and more. Ryan has taken much of what was great in the first book and given us even more. More creatures, more sex, more violence, more gore, and a bigger story.
Almost the entire story is contained deep inside NORAD, a government facility that is embedded deep within a Colorado mountain. The facility is meant to be so secure that it can withstand a nuclear blast, but it can’t contain these cunning and murderous scientifically created creatures.
TNTGO was a really fun, Summer read. I had a blast finishing it. I’m a huge fan of creature feature books. They are primarily all that I read and TNTGO checked all my boxes for a great book. Most of the characters are likable and believable, but not all though.
The Molly Walker character seemed to be one-dimensional and not well thought out. Her dialog is pretty bad and her actions aren’t much better. I just found her to be a not believable character. She seems to be written only as a love interest and not much beyond that. She is a military psychologist but immediately breaks the doctor-patient barrier and falls in love with Girard, a patient. There is also a scene in the book after an important event where Girard asks Molly where the armory is. She answers, “Is that where they keep weapons and guns?” Really! I don’t know too many people who don’t know what an armory is and especially someone in the military and a psychologist would entirely know. To me, that’s unbelievable.
I also had a problem with the editing of the book as well. I find this problem all too often with independent books. There were so many instances of typos, missing words or letters, and transposed letters that I couldn’t count the numerous errors.
In the end, The Night They Got Out has everything a horror fan could want - sex, violence, a shit-ton of gore, and some of the most horrific creatures ever encountered! Highly recommended.
4 ½ out of 5 Pentagrams!
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