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
Industry Reviews
"The Loop is a wild and wonderfully scary novel--a genuine thrill ride stuffed with conspiracy theories, science gone wrong, and brutal terror."--Richard Chizmar, author of Gwendy's Magic Feather
"The Loop is hilarious and horrifying."--Brian Keene, author of The Rising
"The Loop is the Cronenberg film we never got. It's a volcano of a book: violent, compassionate, relentless, and opulently strange."--Nathan Ballingrud, author of North American Lake Monster and Wounds
"A dazzling writer."--Chuck Palahniuk, bestselling author of Fight Club.
"A satisfyingly dark satire of, well, everything...Imagine Blake Crouch and Mira Grant re-writing Chuck Wendig's Wanderers (2019)--fans of all three authors are part of the wide audience who will flock to this heart-pounding and deeply unsettling tale."-- "Booklist"
"A shitload of fun."--David Wong on Skullcrack City
"A wickedly entertaining but also grotesque teen nightmare that's pretty much Stranger Things meets Rogue One."--Kirkus Reviews
"Genre-bending... Haunting and humorous."--The Washington Post on Skullcrack City
"Jeremy writes like his brain is on fire and he's in no rush to put it out." --Paul Tremblay, author of Survivor Song
"Unputdownable...Fans of The Twilight Zone, The X-Files, and Stranger Things will be especially thrilled."-- "Publishers Weekly, starred review"
