| Slugs | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Shaun Hutson |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Horror novel |
| Publisher | W. H. Allen |
| Publication date | 1982 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 208 pp |
| ISBN | 0491032714 |
| OCLC Number | 152733863 |
Slugs is a 1982 horror novel written by Shaun Hutson. In 1988 it was adapted as an American horror film of the same name. In this book, carnivorous slugs go on a rampage.
They Slime... They ooze... They kill...
One female slug can lay one and a half million eggs a year - a fact which holds terrifying consequences for the people of Merton. As the town basks in the summer heat, a new breed of slug is growing and multiplying. In the waist-high grass, in the dank, dark cellars they are acquiring new tastes, new cravings. For blood. For flesh. Human flesh...