The Loop

The year`s most brutal, cinematic thrill ride is also one of its most critically acclaimed novels. Dazed and Confused meets 28 Days Later in this `wickedly entertaining,` (Kirkus Reviews) `. Volumecano of a book` (Nathan Ballingrud, author of Wounds) as a lonely young woman teams up with a group of fellow outcasts to survive the night in a town overcome by a science experiment gone wrong. A Best Book of the Month for Den of Geek, Omnivoracious, Mystery & Suspense, and Tor. A Goodreads` 2020 Readers Choice Nominee for Best Horror, and one of the Best Books of 2020 for The Lineup, Booked, and Unsettling Reads. Turner Falls is a small tourist town nestled in the hills of central Oregon. When a terrifying outbreak rapidly develops, this idyllic town becomes the epicenter of an epidemic of violence. The Loop is a `wild and wonderfully scary novel` (Richard Chizmar, author of Gwendy`s Magic Feather) that offers a `hilarious and horrifying` (Brian Keene, author of The Rising) look at what one team of misfits can accomplish as they fight to live through the night. `[A] harrowing thrill ride of the first order and an uncompromising page-turner, easily securing its spot as one of the best novels of 2020.` --Rue Morgue (featured `Dante`s Pick` Review) `Like the best of Crichton or Bentley, it is a great beach read, but it is infused with the neon blood of a brave new writer... [A] kind of literary roller coaster. It will take you to thrilling highs and terrifying lows...` --Los Angeles Review of Books `The Loop is the gore-soaked, anxiety-inducing, diabolically funny Richard Linklater/David Cronenberg mashup you never knew you wanted but can`t--or at least shouldn`t--live without.` --The Big Thrill `Unputdownable...Fans of The Twilight Zone, The X-Files, and Stranger Things will be especially thrilled.` --Publishers Weekly (starred review) `A satisfyingly dark satire of, well, everything...[a] heart-pounding and deeply unsettling tale.` --Booklist [...]