Pack Animals
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- 4,49 €
Beschreibung des Verlags
Six men. One night. A ravenous evil. No way out.
Lost in a remote wilderness, a group of old friends trapped in a relentless blizzard are stalked and hunted by a pack of predators like no other. In one bloody and horrific night, in a dark forest of ice and snow, beneath an unforgiving full moon, the brutal fight for their lives against the elements and the evil, ravenous horde stalking them has begun…
Winter bites…
As the night unfolds and comes alive all around them, their fight for survival begins, and the realization of what they're dealing with drives them deeper into the dark, frozen forest, deeper into themselves, their longstanding relationships, and the lengths they're willing to go to survive not just for themselves, but each other. For any chance at survival, they must fight their way through miles of dark forest and treacherous frozen land, all the while being pursued and hunted by an enormous pack of predators that until then they have always believed lived only in folklore and fantasy. When they uncover the true nature of what's happening, and the rituals and history behind those hunting them, it's nearly too late to stop what has already been put in motion. What has existed in the shadows dating back centuries is not only defending their territory and secret way of life, but their literal hunting grounds.
PACK ANIMALS (similar to Gifune's highly-successful novel of island terror, SAVAGES) is an homage to the survival horror novels of the '70s and '80s, and the exploitation films and drive-in movies of the same era. Classic survival horror, with a folk horror twist and a new take on a timeless archetype, it's also a story of friendship and heartache among a group of middle-aged friends, a blend that makes it perfect for fans of such modern horror masterpieces like DOG SOLDIERS and THE DESCENT.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bram Stoker Award winner Gifune (God Machine) serves up a lean, mean supernatural thriller that moves at a breakneck speed and doesn't let up. It opens at a mental institution, where an unnamed man recuperates after surviving a horrific incident. The tale then flashes back to find depressed divorcee Truck having recently relocated to a patch of desolate land in the middle of winter. When he hears strange beasts circling his property one night, he calls up his friends in a panic. In response, his old crew—Mike, Elliot, Javon, Bart, and Dizzy—come to check in on their despondent friend. They believe their buddy is having a breakdown—until the sources of the strange noises make themselves all too clear. What follows is a pulpy and entertaining fight for survival that plays out over the course of a single night. Gifune doesn't waste too much time on backstories, which keeps the pace up but makes the relationships between the men feel somewhat sketchy, especially as their banter grows repetitive. Still, the deaths land and a twist ending shocks. It's a solid diversion for horror fans.
