Eat Them Alive: Difference between revisions

Dyke is betrayed and beaten within and inch of his life by the others when he tries to run off with their money ([[Protagonist-Centered Morality|so actually he betrayed them first]]). In particular, they [[Groin Attack|castrate him]].

 

 

That's the plot, such as it is. What Pierce Nace's novel is remembered for though are its shocking levels of [[Gorn|violence and depravity]]. Although there are plenty of nastier books out there, ''Eat Them Alive'' is renowned amongst "gorehounds" for being nothing but violent death after violent death, with many victims' demises taking several pages to describe. Nace does this to the point of actually making intestinal ravaging and throat-ripping at the mandibles of giant praying mantises repetitive. Clearly, what the novel lacks in substance it makes up for in sheer quantity.

* [[Asshole Victim]]: Kane, Pete, Ryan and Zeb. {{spoiler|Also Dyke at the end.}}

* [[The Atoner]]: Ryan tries to be this with Dyke, but Dyke is beyond listening to reason by this point.

* [[Crazy Prepared]]: Dyke just happens to have very nearly everything he ever needs for any given situation, such as tons of stocked up meat to feed Slayer ''and'' and a cage to keep him in, when he initially captures him.

* [[Cruel and Unusual Death]]: Virtually every''one'' and every''thing''.

* [[Hero Antagonist]]: Fritch, Ryan's brother.

* [[Hero of Another Story]]: Fritch again. {{spoiler|He brought his ''own'' pack of killer mantises to avenge his murdered family.}}

* [[I'm a Humanitarian]]: After watching the mantises eat so many people, Dyke repeatedly toys with the idea of sampling human flesh, himself.

* [[Infant Immortality]]: Brutally, horrifically subverted. [[Would Hurt a Child|Again]] and [[Eats Babies|again]] and [[Serial Escalation|again]].

* [[Kill'Em All]]: ''No one'' ever survives a run-in with Dyke and his mantises. {{spoiler|Dyke also does eventually bite it, too.}}

* [[King Mook]]: Dyke paints Slayer's head red to tell him apart from the other mantises.

* [[My Car Hates Me]]: Why Dyke fails to escape with the loot.

* [[The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything]]: Prior to Pete's plan to rob old Mr. Shield, the supposed gang of thieves just sat around not doing much.