The Loop by Jeremy Robert Johnson

The Loop

Jeremy Robert Johnson, Inés del Castillo, Simon & Schuster Audio

S&S/Saga Press · Print & ebook · August 10, 2021

A Horror pick for readers exploring The Loop.

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Who it’s for
For horror that pairs frantic survival with dark humor and a sharply escalating sense of danger.
Genres
Horror, Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic, Suspense
Published
S&S/Saga Press, August 10, 2021

About this book

Dazed and Confused meets 28 Days Later in this “wickedly entertaining,” (Kirkus Reviews) “volcano of a book” (Nathan Ballingrud, author of Wounds) 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. A Best Book of the Month for Den of Geek, Omnivoracious, Mystery & Suspense, and Tor.

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A Goodreads’ Readers Choice Nominee for Best Horror, and one of the Best Books of the Year for The Lineup, Booked, and Unsettling Reads. Turner 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. The Loop is a “wild and wonderfully scary novel” (Richard Chizmar, author of Gwendy’s Magic Feather) that offers a “hilarious and horrifying” (Brian Keene, author of The Rising) look at what one team of misfits can accomplish as they fight to live through the night. “[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.” —Rue Morgue (featured “Dante’s Pick” Review) “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…” —Los Angeles Review of Books “The Loop 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.” —The Big Thrill “Unputdownable...Fans of The Twilight Zone, The X-Files, and Stranger Things will be especially thrilled.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “A satisfyingly dark satire of, well, everything...[a] heart-pounding and deeply unsettling tale.” —Booklist “The Loop is a remarkably propulsive novel, cinematic in the best way, with perfectly tuned tension and excellent character choices…a headlong, straightforward pleasure.” —Locus “The Loop is the Cronenberg film we never got.” —Nathan Ballingrud, author of North American Lake Monsters and Wounds

Chaos After Dark

For horror that pairs frantic survival with dark humor and a sharply escalating sense of danger.

Come here for

  • A science experiment gone wrong and a town overtaken by violence
  • Outcasts facing one dangerous night together

Expect

  • A fast-moving, anxiety-laced ride through an outbreak
  • Gore, suspense, and misfit camaraderie

Where it sits

Horror87%
Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic49%
Suspense37%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Horror
  • Genetic Engineering Sci-Fi
  • Supernatural Thrillers
Authors
Jeremy Robert Johnson, Inés del Castillo, Simon & Schuster Audio
Publisher
S&S/Saga Press
Published
August 10, 2021
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Horror