The Loop
Fantômes et horreur (récits), Science-fiction
Audio avec voix de synthèse, Braille automatisé
Résumé
Dazed and Confused meets 28 Days Later in this &“wickedly entertaining,&” (Kirkus Reviews) &“volcano 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&’ Readers Choice Nominee for Best Horror, and one of the Best Books of the Year 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 &“The Loop is a remarkably propulsive novel, cinematic in the best way, with perfectly tuned tension and excellent character choices…a headlong, straightforward pleasure.&” —Locus &“The Loop is the Cronenberg film we never got.&” —Nathan Ballingrud, author of North American Lake Monsters and Wounds