What makes the novel even more frightening, beyond just the fear of the unknown, is that it feels as though the content could be ripped out of the latest newspaper headlines.
Here Myerscough exploits the fear of genetic experiments gone horribly wrong. Intentional or not, Bat Blood is a delectable homage to science-fiction B movies, like Day of the Triffids, Them, and The Blob, which were filmed during the early stages of the Cold War and inspired by the fear and paranoia of atomic warfare and fallout. Richard Myerscough's Bat Blood contains common themes found in techno-thrillers like Michael Critchton's Prey, medical thriller's such as Robin Cook's Coma, and horror/sci/fi in the same vein as John Saul's The God Project.
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