B-Movie Attack picks up where B-Movie Reels left off, only this time the main characters are a down-on-his-luck director, a parking meter maid, his live-in girlfriend, and his best friend. The scene also changes from a small town in Kansas to Chicago, where the possibilities grow, and the characters that survived from the first book (flying lesbian vampires, in case you're asking) devise a plan to put the living on the same level as the dead. It starts with the director playing one of his movies, and soon, flying lesbian vampires, a deranged baker, zombie construction worker with bulldozer, and several psychotic schoolgirls with weapons such as maces and axes, among other movie creatures come to life and begin taking out the citizens of Chicago. It is up to the director, parking meter maid, and his friends to stop the monsters from killing off Chicago before it is too late.
Alan Spencer follows the formula from B-Movie Reels and adds to it on B-Movie Attack, which is no easy task, considering that Chicago is much larger than Anderson Mills, KS (the scene of B-Movie Reels). Yes, the reason for the movie characters attacking the living is a little convoluted, but it falls in line with just about any B-movie you can think of, right down to the hokey logic. The gore is certainly there, and it is actually amplified in this novel, as Spencer gets outrageous with characters such as a guy who has his intestines attack people and a 500 foot hooker (undoubtedly inspired by an actual movie). If you enjoyed the first book, then you will enjoy B-Movie Attack, and even if you're unfamiliar with either book, if you watch a lot of B-movies, then reading the books should be high on your list.
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