The Forgotten Dinosaur Horror Book



There isn’t as much dinosaur horror media out there as people would like, but of the ones that are out there, they have some pretty weird and interesting depictions of dinosaurs. In this specific young adult story, we follow a pair of teenagers venturing inside a cave in search of a dinosaur-like legend, a large and bloodthirsty raptor with weird features.
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Chapter Selection
0:00 Intro
1:30 Background
3:10 The Story
25:32 Conclusion
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Want to read the book yourself? Check it out here!
https://www.amazon.com/Raptor-Paul-Zindel/dp/0786812249

Background Music Used
“Blessed”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5Xug1hZN5Y
“Metropolis”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abJHG4hESaY
“Absolute Terror”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzxmSwUm0-I
“Night Dweller”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fL1CztpWU4
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48 thoughts on “The Forgotten Dinosaur Horror Book”

  1. I read this in high school, it's quite good. Though one thing that always jumps on me in these old books and/or tv shows movies whatever, is why the hell do people think it's a good idea to take an egg from any nest? Especially a big one. Like, especially when the characters are scientists or something, like…. you should know that any animal, even a dinosaur is gonna be protective of it's young. You don't pick up a bear cub if you find one. So why would you pick up a giant dinosaur egg.

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  2. i remember this! i think this was actually my introduction to utahraptor as a species–i may have heard of it a few times before this, but this was where i first saw it (so to speak) actually featured

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  3. Why do people keep saying "anyways" these days instead of "anyway?" "Way" within that word should be singular, not plural. Because it is "any" way. If you pluralize "way" then it should be either "all ways" or "some ways." It's almost as grating as saying "whereat" instead of simply "where." "Where" does not need to be married to "at." Must be the "at" lobby at work.

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  4. The weird traits of the Uraps can easily be explained as millions of years of evolving and adaptation. How else would a family pack of raptors be able to exist undiscovered unless there was some kind of make you forget venom.

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  5. Oh this brings back memories. I read Paul Zindel's books in elementary and middle school myself as well. I still remember how graphically violent and gorey they were. The first one was Loch which I read in 5th grade. Then followed the Doom Stone. Reef of Death, Raptor, and Night of the Bat. Sadly Zindel passed away in 2003 from lung cancer at age 66. One thing I distinctly remember about this book is that during the Mother's home invasion, she catches Zack and essentially French kisses him. It was weird.

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  6. Something I like about this is the speculative abilities of the raptors. I love the idea of the dinosaurs possessing traits and abilities we simply could not know about through fossils. It's something I'm annoyed Jurassic Park didnt continue to do so outside the novels and side media without genetic meddling.

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  7. I remember really liking Paul Zindels other works, especially his pigman series (trust me, it's not a monster). He also wrote a loch Ness monster story called (You guessed it) Loch! Which is about a family of man-eating plesiosaurs in lake Champlain. You should definitely check it out!

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  8. Send you underage son to go look for ancient predator lair after set predator attacking you? Father of the year, everybody. If this was my son I would tell him do not go anywhere near this cave. Granted it probably make him be even more intriued, but still. Or maybe just don't say anything at all, but not send him to direct danger.

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  9. I only really remember the house attack, and one vivid description of a raptor crushing an otter's skull "like a grape."
    I ate lots of grapes as a kid, and the image of am animals skull popping like one freaked me out.

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  10. It seems like a decent read. I'm especially fond of the troglodyte dinosaur concept ; it has an interesting, yet untapped potential for a story about prehistoric animals

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