{"product_id":"the-loop-9781534454309","title":"The Loop","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe year's most brutal, cinematic thrill ride is also one of its most critically acclaimed novels.\u003ci\u003e Dazed and Confused\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003e28 Days Later \u003c\/i\u003ein this \"wickedly entertaining,\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e) \"volcano of a book\" (Nathan Ballingrud, author of \u003ci\u003eWounds\u003c\/i\u003e) as a lonely young woman teams up with a group of fellow outcasts to survive the night in a town overcome by a science experiment gone wrong.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Best Book of the Month for \u003ci\u003eDen of Geek\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOmnivoracious\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMystery \u0026amp; Suspense\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTor\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGoodreads\u003c\/i\u003e' 2020 Readers Choice Nominee for Best Horror, and one of the Best Books of 2020 for \u003ci\u003eThe Lineup\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBooked\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eUnsettling Reads\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTurner Falls is a small tourist town nestled in the hills of central Oregon. When a terrifying outbreak rapidly develops, this idyllic town becomes the epicenter of an epidemic of violence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Loop\u003c\/i\u003e is a \"wild and wonderfully scary novel\" (Richard Chizmar, author of \u003ci\u003eGwendy's Magic Feather\u003c\/i\u003e) that offers a \"hilarious and horrifying\" (Brian Keene, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rising\u003c\/i\u003e) look at what one team of misfits can accomplish as they fight to live through the night. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" A] harrowing thrill ride of the first order and an uncompromising page-turner, easily securing its spot as one of the best novels of 2020.\" --\u003ci\u003eRue Morgue\u003c\/i\u003e (featured \"Dante's Pick\" Review) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Like the best of Crichton or Bentley, it is a great beach read, but it is infused with the neon blood of a brave new writer...  A] kind of literary roller coaster. It will take you to thrilling highs and terrifying lows...\" --\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Loop\u003c\/i\u003e is the gore-soaked, anxiety-inducing, diabolically funny Richard Linklater\/David Cronenberg mashup you never knew you wanted but can't--or at least shouldn't--live without.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Big Thrill\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Unputdownable...Fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Twilight Zone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe X-Files\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStranger Things\u003c\/i\u003e will be especially thrilled.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A satisfyingly dark satire of, well, everything... a] heart-pounding and deeply unsettling tale.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Loop\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkably propulsive novel, cinematic in the best way, with perfectly tuned tension and excellent character choices...a headlong, straightforward pleasure.\" --\u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Loop\u003c\/i\u003e is the Cronenberg film we never got.\" --Nathan Ballingrud, author of \u003ci\u003eNorth American Lake Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWounds\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gallery \/ Saga Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/10\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781534454309\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320","brand":"Jeremy Robert Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40494104051893,"sku":"9781534454309","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_89c35301-c357-49d0-83db-ea3a564dec56.jpg?v=1626157916","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-loop-9781534454309","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}