The Dorians

The Terrifying New Body Horror Spectacular Set On A Remote Island

By: Nick Cutter

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Paperback | 19 May 2026 | Edition Number 1

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The all-new novel of terror from 'one of the hottest horror authors on the planet' (Paste) and writer of the #HorrorBookTok sensation THE TROOP!

Five dying people: On a remote island in the Canadian wilderness, five elderly volunteers are offering themselves up to an extraordinary secret experiment: they'll take a miracle drug, one that promises to stall the human biological clock or even reverse it, to restore lost youth. The chance to put death on pause, perhaps forever.

One miracle cure: By harnessing an ancient and extraordinary biological agent, scientists can turn back time for their five patients. But this real-world fountain of youth is derived from the DNA of something with no heart, no mind and no conscience, something possessed with a single-minded purpose: the will to survive, whatever it takes.

What could possibly go wrong: And as the experiment takes on a terrifying life of its own, those few who are able to fight back will have to use everything they've got just to stay alive . . . and human.

A terrifying descent into mayhem, murder and madness from the twisted mind behind THE TROOP and THE DEEP.

Industry Reviews

A grisly squirmfest... Cutter drives it to a crackling finale that unfolds, appropriately, during a dark and stormy night. Horror fans with a taste for the gruesome will not be disappointed - Publishers Weekly

What if Nick Cutter, the viral horror mastermind who gave us the skin-crawling terror of The Troop, basically did his take on Cocoon? That's a juicy premise, but even that is underselling what's going on in The Dorians, Cutter's latest major novel... Don't miss this one - Bloody Disgusting

The Dorians is a grand slam, a major new work by a major author in the horror field, and one that will leave your reeling, and thinking, long after you've finished with it - Grimdark Magazine

Gripping, original, and existentially terrifying... For fans of retellings in the vein of Unwieldy Creatures by Addie Tsai or the immersive realism of sf-horror such as in Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep by Paul Tremblay - Booklist

What if you could stay forever young, like the popular tune suggests? Five elderly volunteers are given that chance, but the cost may outweigh the reward when darkness comes to light in this inventive horror tale - Barnes & Noble Reads

Nick Cutter brings a bone-chilling spin to a classic horror scenario in The Troop. It's Lord of the Flies meets Night of the Creeps - Mira Grant, author of OVER GROWTH

Utterly terrifying - Clive Barker on THE DEEP

Old-school horror at its best - Stephen King on THE TROOP

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