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REVIEWING TODAY: BULWARK – A PARANORMAL THRILLER BY BRIT LUNDEN

Bulwark, by Brit Lunden, is self-described as A Paranormal Thriller … and it is … sort of. One might be tempted to describe it as A Paranormal Collage of Things You’ve Read Before. I know that sounds rather critical, and, were it not for the concise readability of Ms. Lunden’s supersonic prose, one might dismiss this book as derivative of its precursors in the horror genre. Except … there is that compelling pace, punchy prose, and accelerating plot that so easily hooks a reader and keeps him going. After all, who would not be sucked in, so to speak, by this:

“Something sucked the blood from that man.” Swenson pointed to the corpse in the next room. “I’m talking vampires and werewolves.” 

The effectiveness of Brit Lunden’s contribution to the horror genre, Bulwark, comes from its suggestive but basically grounded start: a couple passing through a small town bogs down in a soon to be evolving mid-road puddle, telling tales of supernatural things like witches. With the burgeoning of wolf howls and inexplicable attacks, you’ve got the ingredients for a paranormal thriller. Except, the town sheriff isn’t having it. Not right away. And it is his grounded nature coming to terms with increasingly unnatural stuff that lends interest to this story. We know he’ll soon have to reach an understanding about inexplicable terrors in this world. Too bad he also has to deal with his own gone-missing child, a disenchanted wife, and really badly timed interactions with a lustful stalker. Yes, the kitchen sink is here – namely, a water-challenged witch. Still, have fun. It’s over all too soon.

Joel R. Dennstedt – Top Reviewer for Readers’ Favorite

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