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A John Carpenter inspired post-apocalyptic, body snatching, martial arts, shanghai slasher, wrapped up in a gaudy 1980's package. Set in New York in the year 1985, we find our protagonists, Sakura and Katsuki wide eyed and ready to immerse themselves in the neon glow of western culture. Parachute pants, double denim, blazers, fishnet, jumpsuits, fanny packs and all leather everything meet them at every turn. However, as the two Japanese friends soon discover, America has a new trend. Body wearing, mind controlling and death. Five times kumite champion, Sakura has to use her combative skills to keep them from the parasites grasp and as she soon becomes the most desirable vessel in New York, her struggle to protect herself and Katsuki dominates her every action. Sakura must deliver deadly justice without a second thought and Katsuki must use her optimism and adaptability to outwit the legions of Infected New Yorkers.If you are looking for something undiluted by publishers and a whole load of 80's, then this is your ticket to an unadulterated world of slasher inspired action. Put some synthwave on your speakers, sit back and find yourself thrust back into a time without limits, a story without a publishers meddling and an undeniable thirst for good old fashioned violence, 80's style.J.S Hughes writes without limitation, taking the slasher genre of the 80's by the scruff of the neck and shaking it until all the goodies drop and explode in crimson and neon patterns, decorating the sidewalk with unashamed vigour. You have to imagine a John Carpenter film that never was because of budgeting costs. A book so intrinsically connected to slasher/ martial arts movies with miscast westerners in Asian roles, product placement, the admiration of the female form and misplaced humour, that this feels and smells as true a homage to 80's style bad taste as you will ever find. A must read for lovers of the decade and the slasher genre.