WINNER OF THE JAMES HERBERT AWARD FOR HORROR WRITING
âThe Troop scared the hell out of me, and I couldnât put it down. This is old-school horror at its best.â âStephen King
Once every year, Scoutmaster Tim Riggs leads a troop of boys into the Canadian wilderness for a weekend camping tripâa tradition as comforting and reliable as a good ghost story around a roaring bonfire. But when an unexpected intruder stumbles upon their campsiteâshockingly thin, disturbingly pale, and voraciously hungryâTim and the boys are exposed to something far more frightening than any tale of terror. The human carrier of a bioengineered nightmare. A horror that spreads faster than fear. A harrowing struggle for survival with no escape from the elements, the infectedâŠor one another.
Part Lord of the Flies, part 28 Days Laterâand all-consumingâthis tightly written, edge-of-your-seat thriller takes you deep into the heart of darkness, where fear feeds on sanityâŠand terror hungers for more.
WINNER OF THE JAMES HERBERT AWARD FOR HORROR WRITING
âThe Troop scared the hell out of me, and I couldnât put it down. This is old-school horror at its best.â âStephen King
Once every year, Scoutmaster Tim Riggs leads a troop of boys into the Canadian wilderness for a weekend camping tripâa tradition as comforting and reliable as a good ghost story around a roaring bonfire. But when an unexpected intruder stumbles upon their campsiteâshockingly thin, disturbingly pale, and voraciously hungryâTim and the boys are exposed to something far more frightening than any tale of terror. The human carrier of a bioengineered nightmare. A horror that spreads faster than fear. A harrowing struggle for survival with no escape from the elements, the infectedâŠor one another.
Part Lord of the Flies, part 28 Days Laterâand all-consumingâthis tightly written, edge-of-your-seat thriller takes you deep into the heart of darkness, where fear feeds on sanityâŠand terror hungers for more.