Nick Cutter

When a seemingly miraculous healing agent is discovered in the Pacific in the wake of a devastating plague, a team of brave heroes descends through pitch-black waters to an incommunicado research lab in the ocean deep. By the author of The Troop. 60,000 first printing.

The Deep

Ryan Mateyk

Probably 3.5 stars. Some juicy body horror and goopy stuff but it was wrapped up too quickly for my taste.

tori 👻

"In the Pacific Ocean, a special research lab has been built eight miles below the surface to study a newly discovered substance that initial reports indicate may be a universal healer. But now the station is incommunicado, and a brave few descend through the lightless fathoms hoping to unravel the mysteries lurking at those crushing depths"--

A Novel

Good read. Slow in some parts. Lost a star bc dogs die

Ry J-W

Kayla Sitton

As usual, Cutter’s body horror is top notch. I felt this book started very strong but as it continued I began to enjoy it less. Certainly not bad enough to DNF but it felt scattered. I’m not sure that I enjoyed the ending very much - but it was a bold choice. 

Christy Faun 

Several depictions of body horror and gore. If animal death, experimentation or abuse is not something you want to read, I would not recommend this story.

I have very mixed feelings about this book. I thought it had a brilliant concept, and the writing is superb, but there were several times I had to drag myself into the next chapter or page. There are several flashbacks that do add to the story, but also took me out of the present and arguably, more interesting setting. There were also several pages that were just journal entries that I hated to read. But it does a great job at building an eerie setting and posing questions that you need the answers to. The author does a great job at creating an eerie, claustrophobic and unsettling scene.

Several depictions of body horror and gore. If animal death, experimentation or abuse is not something you want to read, I would not recommend this story.

I have very mixed feelings about this book. I thought it had a brilliant concept, and the writing is superb, but there were several times I had to drag myself into the next chapter or page. There are several flashbacks that do add to the story, but also took me out of the present and arguably, more interesting setting. There were also several pages that were just journal entries that I hated to read. But it does a great job at building an eerie setting and posing questions that you need the answers to. The author does a great job at creating an eerie, claustrophobic and unsettling scene.



Jessica Lynn

the best part about this book was that I got to torture everyone in the car with it while on a road trip and i didn't have to share the pain alone.

Sierra Bradley

Some creepy vibes and imagery, but ultimately nothing much happens, and half the book is dream sequences or flashbacks to Luke’s FAT OBESE HUGE abusive mother. Did I mention she’s fat???? Fat as HELL! Just so FAT! And EVIL! And FAT!!!!!! Is this scary enough for you yet??? FAT!

Also don’t read this if you’re interested in the concept of the “gets” disease because it serves almost no purpose in the plot, is barely explored, and is irrelevant after the first couple chapters anyway.

From the acclaimed author of The Troop—which Stephen King raved “scared the hell out of me and I couldn’t put it down.…old-school horror at its best”—comes this utterly terrifying novel where The Abyss meets The Shining. A strange plague called the ’Gets is decimating humanity on a global scale. It causes people to forget—small things at first, like where they left their keys…then the not-so-small things like how to drive, or the letters of the alphabet. Then their bodies forget how to function involuntarily…and there is no cure. But now, far below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, deep in the Marianas Trench, an heretofore unknown substance hailed as “ambrosia” has been discovered—a universal healer, from initial reports. It may just be the key to a universal cure. In order to study this phenomenon, a special research lab, the Trieste, has been built eight miles under the sea’s surface. But now the station is incommunicado, and it’s up to a brave few to descend through the lightless fathoms in hopes of unraveling the mysteries lurking at those crushing depths…and perhaps to encounter an evil blacker than anything one could possibly imagine. Part horror, part psychological nightmare, The Deep is a novel that fans of Stephen King and Clive Barker won’t want to miss—especially if you’re afraid of the dark.

Sasha Mann

The first several opening chapters give you a brief overview of what exactly is so fatal about The 'Gets and how it affects everyone, not just those infected. We get to learn a bit about Luke and what his home life was like, which cones into play when he finally meets with his brother-the sole reason he is being asked to descend into the dark waters in the first place. Nick Cutter does a great job of writing tense scenes that have the reader feeling the same terrifying emotions that the characters experienced. Very descriptive style of writing. Every word painting a very vivid picture.
Chapters are kept relatively short, making this a story to breeze through in practically no time. Plenty of strange happenings to keep the reader wondering what is real and what isn't.  There are a lot of flashbacks in this novel. Sometimes they add to the story, other times they pull me out of the narrative. There is very much the theme of madness down in the deep. How your mind can turn against you.

Birta Ösp

A book with a good plot but lousy storytelling. 

Caitlyn C

Very Stephen King-esque. I love a good under water horror. This was very unique and super creepy. Wierd ending though.

Erin Russell

I will say this book did elicit a very strong emotional response from me, only for one part though. I ugly cried. It was traumatic lol.

Denyse Mercer

I would pick up the book and read a little and put it back down for a while. It seemed written for young adults but it’s not. I had a hard time getting past the experiments on animals and I should have put it down for good when Luke told how Clayton experimented on the mice. 

Soumia Abdallah

Chantale

I haven't read it yet but my husband said it is really good.

Leafling

Way too overcrowded with ideas, never scared me, and did not need to be nearly as long. And if I have to read that something is "ancient"/"ageless" with no further explanation one more time, I don't know what I'm going to do.

Anna Oeltjenbruns

Taylor Nuzzolo

Lena’s Library

Samantha cooper 

Gina Crane 

Now in mass-market paperback from the national bestselling author of The Troop—which Stephen King raved “scared the hell out of me and I couldn’t put it down.…old-school horror at its best”—an utterly terrifying novel that pits the mysteries of The Abyss against the horrors of The Shining. A strange plague called the ’Gets is decimating humanity on a global scale. It causes people to forget—small things at first, like where they left their keys…then the not-so-small things like how to drive, or the letters of the alphabet. Then their bodies forget how to function involuntarily…and there is no cure. But now, far below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, deep in the Mariana Trench, an heretofore unknown substance hailed as “ambrosia”’—a universal healer, from initial reports—has been discovered. It may just be the key to eradicating the ’Gets. In order to study this phenomenon, a special research lab, the Trieste, has been built eight miles under the sea’s surface. But when the station goes incommunicado, a brave few descend through the lightless fathoms in hopes of unraveling the mysteries lurking at those crushing depths…and perhaps to encounter an evil blacker than anything one could possibly imagine. “Fans of unflinching bleakness and all-out horror will love this novel….Each new shock is freshly disturbing” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).

Paige E Schneider

From the acclaimed author of The Troop—a book that is “utterly terrifying” (Clive Barker). “Fans of unflinching bleakness and all-out horror will love this novel….Each new shock is freshly disturbing” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). A strange plague called the ‘Gets is decimating humanity on a global scale. It causes people to forget—small things at first, like where they left their keys, then the not-so-small things, like how to drive or the letters of the alphabet. Their bodies forget how to function involuntarily. There is no cure. But far below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, a universal healer hailed as “ambrosia” has been discovered. In order to study this phenomenon, a special research lab has been built eight miles under the sea’s surface. But when the station goes incommunicado, a brave few descend through the lightless fathoms in hopes of unraveling the mysteries lurking at those crushing depths…and perhaps to encounter an evil blacker than anything one could possibly imagine.

The Deep

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