THE BRO CODE #76
A bro always has his bro's back, especially when being hunted by subterranean cannibal mutants.
A handful of frat boys and their "girlfriends" (aka glorified f*ck buddies) decide to go spelunking in a little known cave system hidden deep inside a mountain range. Despite having zero experience (aside from watching cave-crawling documentaries on pay TV that is), the group's lack of know-how doesn't deter them. Their supreme confidence and extreme (Dean!) nature for living life to the fullest is all the knowledge they need to conquer the depths of the unknown - who knows, maybe they'll get famous after discovering a new cave dwelling species or something?
Yeah...no.
Clusterfuck is... well.. awesome.
There, I said it. Much like Apeshit before it, Clusterfuck has loads of over the top horror in the most macabre way, but somehow author Carlton Mellick III just makes it work...Sure, having a character who loves to bake her own faeces (and other bodily fluid) into cookies and meat pies for her friends is gross but somehow Mellick weaves this into the story so well that it actually feels natural (I kinda threw up in my mouth a little after writing that but it's the truth).
Strange baking techniques aside, Clusterfuck has similar survival horror themes to other cave dwelling horrors like Hell-O-Ween; a group of characters get stuck in a cave and have to survive an onslaught of horror troupes until day break. Unfortunately for these characters in Mellick's world, they're unable to leave the cave, even after besting their horrible foes...(read Apeshit, Clusterfuck's spiritual prequel, it'll all make sense).
To spice things up a little, one of the female characters has a hidden talent...turning into a jaguar when angry...who would've thought? Not the cave dwelling mutant/cannibals that's for sure! There's a lot to take in here, but, as mentioned earlier, it somehow fits the narrative perfectly.
Call it bizzaro. Call it splatterpunk, call it extreme horror. Whatever suits your fancy, Clusterfuck is pure, unadulterated fun. Read it, don't take it seriously, and have a blast!
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