The five people are "creepers," the slang term for urban explorers: city archeologists with a passion for investigating abandoned buildings and their dying secrets. On this evening, they are joined by a reporter who wants to profile themâanonymously, as this is a highly illegal activityâfor a New York Times article.
Frank Balenger isn't looking for just a story, however. And after the group enters the rat-infested tunnel leading to the hotel, it becomes clear that he will get much more than he bargained for. Danger, terror, and death await the creepers in a place ravaged by time and redolent of evil.
The darkest secrets live in places youâre not supposed to be.
âChilling.â âStephen King, New York Times bestselling author of Doctor Sleep
âCrack this novel, and itâs like an alien abduction of your brainâforget resuming your normal life until itâs finished. This will be a classic.ââDouglas Preston, New York Times bestselling co-author (with Lincoln Child) of White Fire
âWith its nonstop cascade of ingeniously contrived dangers and assaults, culminating in an apocalyptic finale, Creepers provides the essence of all thrillers, an intense emotional effect that will leave readers drained.ââWashington Post
David Morrell wrote First Blood, the award-winning novel in which Rambo was created. Often called âthe father of the modern action novel,â he holds a doctorate in American literature from Penn State and was a professor in the English department at the University of Iowa. His numerous New York Times bestsellers include the classic Brotherhood of the Rose spy saga, the basis for the only television mini-series to be broadcast after a Super Bowl. An Edgar, Anthony, and Macavity nominee, Morrell is the recipient of the prestigious Thriller Master award from the International Thriller Writers organization. He is also a three-time Stoker-award recipient from the Horror Writers Association.