Librarian note: An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here. After a woman bangs at the door in the middle of the night, and promptly dies from her injury, a couple's remote cabin getaway becomes a psychological night of terror as they are hunted by an unknown assailant. Now they must go far beyond what they thought themselves capable of if they hope to save their young children and survive until morning.

In 1954, at the start of the Cold War, the Soviet military offered four political prisoners their freedom if they participated in an experiment requiring them to remain awake for fourteen days while under the influence of a powerful stimulant gas. The prisoners ultimately reverted to murder, self-mutilation, and madness. None survived. In 2018, Dr. Roy Wallis, an esteemed psychology professor at UC Berkeley, is attempting to recreate the same experiment during the summer break in a soon-to-be demolished building on campus. He and two student assistants share an eight-hour rotational schedule to observe their young Australian test subjects around the clock. What begins innocently enough, however, morphs into a nightmare beyond description that no one could have imagined—with, perhaps, the exception of Dr. Roy Wallis himself.

Are you a fan of Stephen King and Dean Koontz? If you're looking for something fresh and new, join the millions of readers who have already delved into the heart-pounding World's Scariest Legends. "Bates skillfully unwinds a complex tale of suspense, mystery and intrigue. A roller-coaster ride full of emotions"— Kirkus Reviews Ever been to Taured before? No? In fact, you’ve never heard of it? Well, neither had the rest of the world when in July of 2020 a European businessman showed up at Tokyo International Airport claiming not only to hail from a non-existent country but showing a legitimate passport to prove it. What follows is a breakneck tale full of mystery, intrigue, and action that will keep you turning pages well past your bedtime. Praise for Jeremy Bates: "Old-school horror story reminiscent of Stephen King " ★★★★★ "Best book I've read to date" ★★★★★ "Perfect for Laymon fans!" ★★★★★ "Definitely recommend to all fans of modern horror" ★★★★★ "A master storyteller!" ★★★★★ "I sort of fell into Jeremy Bates by accident, and I'm so glad I did. He's one of my new favorite writers, and I urge everyone to check him out" ★★★★★ "The most chilling book I’ve ever read!" ★★★★★ "Absolutely loved this book" ★★★★★ "Non-stop adrenaline rush from beginning to end" ★★★★★ "Any Stephen King or Dean Koontz fan will love it" ★★★★★ "I was hooked from the first page!" ★★★★★ "Binge worthy!" ★★★★★ "This is one of the best books I have ever read!" ★★★★★ "A very juicy, scary ride" ★★★★★ " Suicide Forest is up there with Joe Hill's Heart Shaped Box " ★★★★★ "Scariest book I've ever read" ★★★★★ "Huge fan of Mr Bates! You won't be disap-pointed" ★★★★★ "Edge-of-my-seat experience! I felt I was indeed living the horror" ★★★★★ "Page-turner with a twist! I was hanging on to every word!" ★★★★★ "One of the greatest suspense-filled books I have ever read" ★★★★★ "If you enjoy Richard Laymon, you'll love reading Jeremy Bates" ★★★★★ "A true edge-of-your-seat thriller...I couldn't put it down!" ★★★★★ "Startlingly Spooky!" ★★★★★ "A non-stop page-turner!" ★★★★★ "Early Stephen King, Robert McCammon, Jeremy Bates is a must read!" ★★★★★ "As usual Jeremy Bates has done it again... Give him a try, you'll not regret it" ★★★★★ Although in a series, this is a STAND-ALONE novel. For fans of Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Richard Laymon, Bentley Little, as well as other horror and mystery authors such as Dan Simmons, Jack Ketchum, Robert McCammon, Brian Keene, Darcy Coates, Amy Cross, Jeff Strand, Ambrose Ibsen, Jeremy Robinson, Nick Cut-ter, Blake Crouch, Joe Hill, Iain Rob Wright, Jeff Menapace, Matt Shaw, Heather Graham, Jack Kilborn, James Herbert. We hope you enjoy!

From USA Today and #1 Amazon bestselling author Jeremy Bates comes the latest book in the bestselling WORLD'S SCARIEST LEGENDS series. A cave-diving expedition on a mysterious island goes horribly wrong for a renowned marine biologist and his fellow divers when they become hunted by a deadly breed of predators that, until then, had only been known in myths and legends.

"Those who enjoy Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and other masters of supernatural suspense will relish The Dancing Plague' s ability to move through time, relationships, and intrigue to question the roots of mass hysteria and paranormal experiences." —Midwest Book Review What would you get if you smashed together Stephen King's coming-of-age tale The Body (aka Stand by Me ) with Richard Laymon's The Traveling Vampire Show ? Give The Dancing Plague a read to find out! In the sixteenth century hundreds of residents of Strasbourg in Alsace (now France) danced uncontrollably for days on end, many dropping dead from their exertions. Nearly four hundred years later “the dancing plague” has returned, this time afflicting the residents of an idyllic Cape Cod town. For twelve-year-old Ben Graves and his two friends, the inexplicable dancing mania is only the beginning of the horror to come. AUTHOR'S Although The Dancing Plague can be read as a complete, stand-alone, full-length novel, it has been conceived as a two-part story. This is Book 1. It is set in 1988 and tells the story from the perspectives of three 12-year-old children. Book 2 will be set in the present day and continue the story from the perspectives of the same three children, only as middle-aged adults. So please stay tuned! The release date for Book 2 is late 2022.