{"product_id":"the-troop","title":"The Troop","description":"\u003cb\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Troop\u003c\/i\u003e scared the hell out of me, and I couldn’t put it down. This is old-school horror at its best.” —Stephen King\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLord of the Flies\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003e28 Days Later\u003c\/i\u003e in this “grim microcosm of terror and desperation haunting” (Christopher Golden, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author) following a scout troop on a terrifying fight for survival when they come across a mysterious—and deadly—stranger in the Canadian wilderness.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce every year, Scoutmaster Tim Riggs leads a troop of boys into the Canadian wilderness for a weekend camping trip—a tradition as comforting and reliable as a good ghost story around a roaring bonfire. But when an unexpected intruder stumbles upon their campsite—shockingly thin, disturbingly pale, and voraciously hungry—Tim and the boys are exposed to something far more frightening than any tale of terror. The human carrier of a bioengineered nightmare. A horrifying contagion that spreads faster than fear. A harrowing struggle for survival with no escape from the elements, the infected…or one another.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part parasitic horror, part survival thriller—and all-consuming—this tightly written, edge-of-your-seat thriller takes you deep into the heart of darkness, where fear feeds on sanity…and terror hungers for more.","brand":"Marissa's Books \u0026 Gifts","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46137304383687,"sku":"P9741S","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0077\/9010\/0553\/files\/marissasbooksandgifts-9781501144820-the-troop-1218580479.jpg?v=1769653117","url":"https:\/\/marissasbooks.com\/products\/the-troop","provider":"Marissa's Books \u0026 Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}