- Fiction, FICTION / Horror, Hiking, Canada, fiction
"When four old University friends set off into the Scandinavian wilderness of the Arctic Circle, they aim to briefly escape the problems of their lives and reconnect with one another. But when Luke, the only man still single and living a precarious existence, finds he has little left in common with his well-heeled friends, tensions rise. With limited experience between them, a shortcut meant to ease their hike turns into a nightmare scenario that could cost them their lives. Lost, hungry, and surrounded by forest untouched for millennia, Luke figures things couldn't possibly get any worse. But then they stumble across an old habitation. Ancient artefacts decorate the walls and there are bones scattered upon the dry floors. The residue of old rites and pagan sacrifice for something that still exists in the forest. Something responsible for the bestial presence that follows their every step. As the four friends stagger in the direction of salvation, they learn that death doesn't come easy among these ancient trees . . "--
Log it
Sign in to log this.
Character
Classical in form, grave, earnest and bleak.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- warmbleak
- unpretentiousprestige
Who loves it, who doesn't
No profiled raters yet.
Ask the title
A yes-or-no question, answered from what people wrote here, on TMDB and on Wikipedia. Never made up.
Reviews
No reviews yet.
About the book
- Author
- Adam Nevill
- First published
- 2012
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Griffin
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780312641849
Where to read
Libraries first: a card gets you most books for nothing. Each opens that service’s page for this title.
On Open Library, 5 have read it and 42 want to.
Adam Nevill (also known as Adam LG Nevill) is an English writer of supernatural horror, known for his book *The Ritual*. Prior to becoming a full-time author, Nevill worked as an editor. **Source**: [Adam Nevill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Nevill) on Wikipedia.
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Tastebuds Other media included when they land close.
The haunting of Ashburn House 201988% alikeBoth grave, classical in form, earnest.
Dead Silence 202287% alikeBoth grave, classical in form, earnest.
From Below 202285% alikeBoth grave, classical in form, earnest.
The September House 202384% alikeBoth grave, classical in form, earnest.
The Ruins 200584% alikeBoth classical in form, grave, earnest.
Never Lie 202283% alikeBoth grave, earnest, classical in form.
The troop 201482% alikeBoth grave, classical in form, earnest.
The Overnight Guest 202282% alikeBoth classical in form, grave, earnest.
The Offering 202286% alikeFilm · Both grave, classical in form, earnest.
Insidious: Chapter 2 201386% alikeFilm · Both grave, classical in form, earnest.