Bram Stoker Award Best Novel Winner
Creepers
by David Morrell
Summary
A group of urban explorers and a tagalong reporter break into a sealed and decaying historic hotel on the New Jersey shore, intending to document its faded grandeur before demolition. What begins as a trespassing adventure turns deadly as the building reveals lethal hazards and they discover they are not alone inside. Morrell builds relentless real time suspense in a confined setting, fusing thriller pacing with horror dread.
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Historical Context & Significance
The novel won the Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel and was written by David Morrell, the author who created the character Rambo.