The scenes on the island had been becoming more and more out of hand as the situation devolves and the contagion spreads, but were far from the level of depravity shown in the mixed media with Dr. The scene is very graphic, and extremely disturbing. Once the recorded animal testing segment was introduced, I was out of there. Gross-out medical experiments consisting of awful, extended animal testing are not something I can read and keep going. Creepy psychological stories with stalking and murder and general unpleasantness? Give them to me. I can handle some varieties of horror fine. and then in the middle of "The Infestation" (aka around page 160-170) I was really, really grossed out. before The Troop went too far off the rails for me to follow.įor the first ninety pages, I was just plain bored. The comparisons to The Lord of the Flies have merit, as I was beginning to really see with the five boys. Adult horror is often not for me, and The Troop is a perfect example of why. I'm not a huge horror reader - especially outside of the YA genre for it. I had inklings that it wasn't going to work early on - the narrative starts very slowly, andthe characters are uniformly either awful or bland. Is a visceral burn of a read that combines boldly drawn characters withĪ fantastically rendered narrative-a terrifying story you’ll never “Lean and crisp and over-the-top.Disquieting, disturbing,” says Scott Smith, author of The Ruins and A Simple Plan, The Troop Troop learns to battle much more than the elements, as they are pittedĪgainst something nature never intended…and eventually each other.
Stranded on the island with no communication to the outside world, the Stranger will end up infecting one of the troop’s own with aīioengineered horror that’s straight out of their worst nightmares. When a haggard stranger in tattered clothing appears out of nowhere andĬollapses on the campers’ doorstep. On a small, deserted island, as they settle down for a weekend ofĬampfires, merit badges, and survival lessons. This group of young boys and their scoutmaster for what they encounter Scouts live by the motto “Be Prepared.” However, nothing can prepare Meets The Ruins in this frightening novel written in the bestselling traditions of Stephen King and Scott Smith.
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