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 themāanonymously, as this is a highly illegal activityāfor 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 youāre not supposed to be.
āChilling.ā āStephen King, New York Times bestselling author of Doctor Sleep
āCrack this novel, and itās like an alien abduction of your braināforget resuming your normal life until itās finished. This will be a classic.āāDouglas Preston, New York Times bestselling co-author (with Lincoln Child) of White Fire
āWith 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.āāWashington Post
David Morrell wrote First Blood, the award-winning novel in which Rambo was created. Often called āthe father of the modern action novel,ā 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.