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The Forest
2020
First Published
3.56
Average Rating
420
Number of Pages

One of Amazon’s Most Popular Horror Authors, #1 bestseller Michaelbrent Collings brings you his most thrilling story… and invites you to get lost in The Forest. Three kids went in. Now, twenty years later, the two survivors are going back… For Tricia and Alex, the idea is find and rescue their friend, Sam, from his insane mother. “Nightmare fuel… intense and downright scary.” – Horror Geek Life But when they enter the forest, they discover that their idea is anything but simple. Because this forest isn’t like any other. “I loved this crazy ride of a novel!” – The Reading Nook In this forest, a silver mist cloaks the truth. In this forest, a simple trip of a few miles can turn into a nightmare. In this forest, the monsters are real. “I found myself drawn into the terror and confusion…. Nicely done.” – Rae’s Reading Lounge Twenty years later, Tricia and Alex remember nothing of what happened that day they lost their friend. They know only that three kids went in, but only two came out. “Impressive, engrossing… I read it within one sitting.” – Scared Sheepless Now, they are going back. To find their lost memories. To discover what happened to Sam that day. "It was intriguing, it was original, it was... a mind-f***." - Well-Read Beard To encounter fear itself. “A wild ride…” – Guildmaster Gaming The forest, as Alex and Tricia will discover, is a place where madness reigns. A place where a simple path becomes an ordeal. A place where the past comes to life, and the future is anything but certain. Because the dead don’t stay dead… in The Forest. CRITICAL PRAISE FOR COLLINGS' OTHER "Collings... has a gift for conjuring unsettling atmospheres and subverting readers' expectations." - Publishers Weekly publishersweekly.com/978-1-08-115988-7 "I knew I was in for a treat when I opened [Collings' book]." - ScreamFix screamfix.com/book-review-terminal-by... "Collings is a master." - Scream Magazine screamhorrormag.com/twisted-book-review/ "I read [Collings' book] at one sitting, kept changing my mind who I was rooting for, and gasped aloud several times at expertly-done twists." - The Horror Fiction Review thehorrorfictionreview.blogspot.com/2... " I've been a fan of Michaelbrent Collings' books for a long time... but I have never been disappointed in any of them." - Horror Novel Reviews horrornovelreviews.com/2019/05/02/mic... "If you want excitement, don't miss this one." - Monster Librarian monsterlibrarian.com/TheCirculationDe... "Collings excels at building good characters—and by 'good characters' I mean unspeakably awful but deeply interesting ones." - Hellnotes hellnotes.com/book-review

Avg Rating
3.56
Number of Ratings
632
5 STARS
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3 STARS
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Author

Michaelbrent Collings
Michaelbrent Collings
Author · 45 books

One of the most versatile writers around, Michaelbrent Collings is an internationally bestselling novelist, produced screenwriter, and multiple Bram Stoker Award finalist. While he is best known for horror (and is one of the most successful indie horror authors in the United States), he has also written bestselling thriller, fantasy, science fiction, mystery, humor, young adult, and middle grade works, and Western Romance. In addition to being a bestselling novelist, Michaelbrent has also received critical acclaim: he is the only person who has ever been a finalist for a Bram Stoker Award, a Dragon Award, a RONE Award, and a Whitney award: and he and his work have been reviewed and/or featured on everything from Publishers Weekly to Scream Magazine to NPR. He is also a frequent guest at comic cons and on writing podcasts like Six Figure Authors, The Creative Penn, and Writing Excuses. Find more about him at his website, WrittenInsomnia.com, or sign up for his mailing list (and get a free book!) at http://writteninsomnia.com/michaelbre....

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