The Hunger

Shortlisted for the Bram Stoker Award for Best Horror Novel 'Deeply, deeply disturbing . . . not recommended reading after dark' STEPHEN KING 'Like The Revenant but with an insistent supernatural whisper . . . utterly chilling' SARAH PINBOROUGH Having journeyed west for weeks, they have reached a crossroads. Two diverging paths lead to the same destination. Desperate to cross the mountains before the weather turns, George Donner's decision will affect the lives of everyone travelling with him. Minor disagreements turn into violent confrontations as the ill-fated group struggles to survive. And then the children begin to disappear . . . And some begin to realize that the threat they face is something far more deadly - and more primal - than the fury of the elements . . . Based on the true story of one of the most infamous events in American history, The Hunger is an eerie, shiver-inducing exploration of human nature pushed to its breaking point.