Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad Science
Novels by horror writers where science may mean well but leads to horrific results . . . and the science that begins bad becomes very naughty indeed.
(This list is alphabetical by title.)
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The Home |
The HomeAuthor: Nicholson, Scott |
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From the Author: Little does Freeman know that his transfer was made at the request of Dr. Richard Kracowski, whose research into the brain’s electrical properties is revealing new powers of the human mind. Kracowski is working for a secret society called the Trust, but also has his own agenda in exploring the nature of the soul. His experiments have an unexpected side effect, though. The electromagnetic fields used in his experiments are summoning the ghosts of the patients who died at Wendover back when it was a psychiatric ward. Freeman simply wants to survive, take his medicine for manic depression, and deceive his counselors into believing he is happy. When he meets the anorexic Vicky, who may also be telepathic, he’s afraid some of his darkest secrets will be uncovered. But when the other children develop their own clairvoyant abilities, and insane spirits begin haunting the halls of Wendover, he can’t safely hide inside his own head anymore. Meanwhile, the Trust is installing sophisticated equipment in the home’s basement, aggressively probing the threshold between life and death. And they’ve brought in another scientist who doesn’t share Dr. Kracowski’s reluctance to push the limits. This scientist is a pioneer in ESP induction, and he performed most of his work on a very special subject: his son, Freeman Mills. |
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 Jurassic Park  |
Jurassic Park (A Jurassic Park Novel #1)Author: Crichton, Michael |
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An astonishing technique for recovering and cloning dinosaur DNA has been discovered. Creatures once extinct now roam Jurassic Park, soon-to-be opened as a theme park. Until something goes wrong . . . and science proves to be a dangerous toy. . . . |
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 Mount Dragon  |
Mount DragonAuthor: Preston, Douglas and Child, Lincoln |
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In this a fascinating and horrifying techno-thriller from the authors of Relic, a genetically engineered virus threatens to alter the future of mankind. Guy Carson is a brilliant scientist at GeneDyne, one of the world’s foremost biochemical companies. When he is transferred to Mount Dragon, GeneDyne’s high-security genetic engineering lab, his good fortune seems too good to be true. Carson soon finds that it is. He learns that GeneDyne geneticists are tinkering with a common virus with an eye on the enormous profit to be had from a cure for the flu. Their cure involves permanently altering DNA in humans, and Carson’s job is to stabilize the virus. But Carson starts to wonder if this is justifiable, even for the most noble medical cause. Altering genes is a risky job, and the possibility of creating another killer virus is very real. What’s more, Mount Dragon harbors another secret that puts the world at horrifying risk. |
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 Night Chills  |
Night ChillsAuthor: Koontz, Dean |
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The population of Black River, which has been selected as a testing ground for a deadly drug, is in the grip of an epidemic which drives its victims to perform frightening acts. From the Undead Rat: |
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Summary:
Title List:
1. The Home by Scott Nicholson
2. Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
3. Mount Dragon by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
4. Night Chills by Dean Koontz
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