{"product_id":"9781501144820","title":"The Troop","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Troop\u003c\/i\u003e scared the hell out of me, and I couldn't put it down. This is old-school horror at its best.\" --Stephen King\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLord of the Flies\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003e28 Days Later\u003c\/i\u003e in this \"grim microcosm of terror and desperation haunting\" (Christopher Golden, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnce 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.","brand":"Gallery Books (Author: Cutter, Nick)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49975712711013,"sku":"9781501144820","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0852\/0538\/5573\/files\/imageloader_ab05ac3f-0c9a-4e9c-9e0e-4f33bd9c5e57.jpg?v=1770206861","url":"https:\/\/paralleluniversebooks.com\/products\/9781501144820","provider":"Parallel Universe Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}