The yearâs most brutal, cinematic thrill ride is also one of its most critically acclaimed novels. Dazed and Confused meets 28 Days Later in this âwickedly entertaining,â (Kirkus Reviews) âvolcano of a bookâ (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 Goodreadsâ 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 âwild and wonderfully scary novelâ (Richard Chizmar, author of Gwendyâs Magic Feather) that offers a âhilarious and horrifyingâ (Brian Keene, author of The Rising) look at what one team of misfits can accomplish as they fight to live through the night.
â[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.â âRue Morgue (featured âDanteâs Pickâ Review)
âLike 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 lowsâŚâ âLos Angeles Review of Books
âThe Loop is the gore-soaked, anxiety-inducing, diabolically funny Richard Linklater/David Cronenberg mashup you never knew you wanted but canâtâor at least shouldnâtâlive without.â âThe Big Thrill
âUnputdownable...Fans of The Twilight Zone, The X-Files, and Stranger Things will be especially thrilled.â âPublishers Weekly (starred review)
âA satisfyingly dark satire of, well, everything...[a] heart-pounding and deeply unsettling tale.â âBooklist
âThe Loop is a remarkably propulsive novel, cinematic in the best way, with perfectly tuned tension and excellent character choicesâŚa headlong, straightforward pleasure.â âLocus
âThe Loop is the Cronenberg film we never got.â âNathan Ballingrud, author of North American Lake Monsters and Wounds