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Reviewers from sites like WhatsGoodToRead and Goodreads praise the book for its sharp writing and relentless pacing. While some readers found the parallels to Jurassic Park a bit too close for comfort, most agree that the swap to human antagonists adds a layer of visceral horror that dinosaurs simply can't match.

If you enjoy authors like Stephen King or Richard Laymon, this installment in The Cursed Manuscripts is a must-read. Just a fair warning: according to the series lore, these manuscripts are cursed, and reading them might just lead to a sticky end.

The story follows Simon "Sim" Barker and his girlfriend Chrissy, a duo who run a massively successful True Crime YouTube channel. Their lives take a dark turn when they are approached by the enigmatic tech billionaire, Evers Nealy. Nealy offers them a massive sum to endorse his top-secret project: .

Wright introduces truly terrifying villains, most notably the Boxcutter Killer , a figure who haunts Sim’s past and present.