{"product_id":"the-loop","title":"The Loop","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe year’s most brutal, cinematic thrill ride is also one of its most critically acclaimed novels.\u003ci\u003e Dazed and Confused\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003e28 Days Later \u003c\/i\u003ein this “wickedly entertaining,” (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e) “volcano of a book” (Nathan Ballingrud, author of \u003ci\u003eWounds\u003c\/i\u003e) 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Best Book of the Month for \u003ci\u003eDen of Geek\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOmnivoracious\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMystery \u0026amp; Suspense\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTor\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGoodreads\u003c\/i\u003e’ 2020 Readers Choice Nominee for Best Horror, and one of the Best Books of 2020 for \u003ci\u003eThe Lineup\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBooked\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eUnsettling Reads\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTurner 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Loop\u003c\/i\u003e is a “wild and wonderfully scary novel” (Richard Chizmar, author of \u003ci\u003eGwendy’s Magic Feather\u003c\/i\u003e) that offers a “hilarious and horrifying” (Brian Keene, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rising\u003c\/i\u003e) look at what one team of misfits can accomplish as they fight to live through the night.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“[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.” —\u003ci\u003eRue Morgue\u003c\/i\u003e (featured “Dante’s Pick” Review)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“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…” —\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Loop\u003c\/i\u003e 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.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Big Thrill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Unputdownable...Fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Twilight Zone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe X-Files\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStranger Things\u003c\/i\u003e will be especially thrilled.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“A satisfyingly dark satire of, well, everything...[a] heart-pounding and deeply unsettling tale.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Loop\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkably propulsive novel, cinematic in the best way, with perfectly tuned tension and excellent character choices…a headlong, straightforward pleasure.” —\u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Loop\u003c\/i\u003e is the Cronenberg film we never got.” —Nathan Ballingrud, author of \u003ci\u003eNorth American Lake Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWounds\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Simon and Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48846120583412,"sku":"9781534454293","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/1491\/7108\/files\/8793073482734.jpg?v=1783729979","url":"https:\/\/batsamore906.com\/products\/the-loop","provider":"Bats Amore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}