by Peter Straub (Author), Elizabeth Hand (Afterword by)
"The quiet suburban town of Hampstead, Connecticut, is threatened by two evils. One is natural--a hideous experiment gone wrong. This unstoppable cloud of toxic gas will warp the minds of everyone it touches, spurring them to violence and insanity ... The other is not natural at all. Every thirty years it wakes, leaving death and destruction in its wake. And it makes the first look like child's play.."--Back cover
Author Biography
Peter Straub authored numerous bestselling novels, including Ghost Story, Floating Dragon, Shadowland, and Julia--as well as The Talisman and Black House, which he co-authored with Stephen King. He also published short fiction, poetry, and a graphic novel. A prolific Grand Master of Horror, he won the British Fantasy Award; ten Bram Stoker Awards; three International Horror Guild Awards; ten World Fantasy Awards; and was the recipient of several Lifetime Achievement Awards.
