The Troop by Nick Cutter Summary
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Five Boy Scouts on a wilderness trip encounter an emaciated stranger carrying a bioengineered nightmare. Stephen King proclaimed: "The Troop scared the hell out of me." James Herbert Award winner that's being adapted by horror maestro James Wan - but are you brave enough?
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Into the Wilderness: When Isolation Becomes a Nightmare
Imagine being stranded on a remote island with something unspeakable lurking beneath your skin. On Falstaff Island, ten kilometers off Prince Edward Island's coast, Scoutmaster Tim Riggs leads five fourteen-year-old boys on what should be a routine wilderness retreat. The island is completely isolated-no inhabitants, just a single winterized cabin. These boys-Newton the intellectual, Kent the aggressive jock, Ephraim the wild card, Max the level-headed one, and Shelley the oddly emotionless observer-have no idea they're about to face a horror beyond comprehension. Their peaceful camping trip shatters when a stranger arrives by boat in the middle of the night. The man is unnaturally emaciated-skin stretched tight over bones, face like a death's head, yet with a grotesquely swollen belly. When Tim steadies him, he feels something moving beneath the man's skin. The stranger begs for food with desperate intensity, even stuffing soil into his mouth when nothing else is available. Despite his unease, Tim's medical ethics prevent him from turning the man away. It's a decision that will cost them everything.
The Parasite Unleashed
Civilization Crumbles
The Science of Suffering
Desperate Measures
The Final Escape
When Horror Lingers
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