The Troop: A Novel
“The Troop scared the hell out of me, and I couldn’t put it down. This is old-school horror at its best.” —Stephen King
Lord of the Flies meets 28 Days Later in this “grim microcosm of terror and desperation haunting” (Christopher Golden, New York Times bestselling author) following a scout troop on a terrifying fight for survival when they come across a mysterious—and deadly—stranger in the Canadian wilderness.
Once every year, Scoutmaster Tim Riggs leads a troop of boys into the Canadian wilderness for a weekend camping trip—a tradition as comforting and reliable as a good ghost story around a roaring bonfire. But when an unexpected intruder stumbles upon their campsite—shockingly thin, disturbingly pale, and voraciously hungry—Tim and the boys are exposed to something far more frightening than any tale of terror. The human carrier of a bioengineered nightmare. A horrifying contagion that spreads faster than fear. A harrowing struggle for survival with no escape from the elements, the infected…or one another.
Part parasitic horror, part survival thriller—and all-consuming—this tightly written, edge-of-your-seat thriller takes you deep into the heart of darkness, where fear feeds on sanity…and terror hungers for more.
Lord of the Flies meets 28 Days Later in this “grim microcosm of terror and desperation haunting” (Christopher Golden, New York Times bestselling author) following a scout troop on a terrifying fight for survival when they come across a mysterious—and deadly—stranger in the Canadian wilderness.
Once every year, Scoutmaster Tim Riggs leads a troop of boys into the Canadian wilderness for a weekend camping trip—a tradition as comforting and reliable as a good ghost story around a roaring bonfire. But when an unexpected intruder stumbles upon their campsite—shockingly thin, disturbingly pale, and voraciously hungry—Tim and the boys are exposed to something far more frightening than any tale of terror. The human carrier of a bioengineered nightmare. A horrifying contagion that spreads faster than fear. A harrowing struggle for survival with no escape from the elements, the infected…or one another.
Part parasitic horror, part survival thriller—and all-consuming—this tightly written, edge-of-your-seat thriller takes you deep into the heart of darkness, where fear feeds on sanity…and terror hungers for more.
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Once every year, Scoutmaster Tim Riggs leads a troop of boys into the Canadian wilderness for a weekend camping trip—a tradition as comforting and reliable as a good ghost story around a roaring bonfire. But when an unexpected intruder stumbles upon their campsite—shockingly thin, disturbingly pale, and voraciously hungry—Tim 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 infected…or one another.
Part Lord of the Flies, part 28 Days Later—and all-consuming—this tightly written, edge-of-your-seat thriller takes you deep into the heart of darkness, where fear feeds on sanity…and terror hungers for more.
A disgusting portrait of body horror well executed by Nick Cutter. All characters were written to perfect and so specific that you never got two mixed up. So vivid, it felt like I was watching a horror movie while reading.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 4 stars
This book creeped me out and I'm all for it!
When I think of horror, this is the type of story that comes to mind.
A troop of young boy scouts are left abandoned and fending for themselves when a sickly stranger shows up at their door.
It's gore filled, edge-of-your-seat terror that moves along at a brutal pace leaving the reader uncomfortable, unsettled, and thoroughly grossed out.
This was the first book by this author that I have read, and I will most definitely read another by him in the future.
I listened to the audiobook via Libby and quite enjoyed the narration.
This book creeped me out and I'm all for it!
When I think of horror, this is the type of story that comes to mind.
A troop of young boy scouts are left abandoned and fending for themselves when a sickly stranger shows up at their door.
It's gore filled, edge-of-your-seat terror that moves along at a brutal pace leaving the reader uncomfortable, unsettled, and thoroughly grossed out.
This was the first book by this author that I have read, and I will most definitely read another by him in the future.
I listened to the audiobook via Libby and quite enjoyed the narration.
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