Mordock's Cave is one of the wonders of the world: a place where thousands of sightseers every year take an awe-inspiring boat trip on a lake deep beneath the earth's surface and marvel at Nature's handiwork. But the darkness is also the home of things Nature never intended - things violent, bestial and obscenely evil. And when a sudden power failure traps a group of tourists underground, the unnatural creatures who dwell there emerge from the depths… *** From Publishers Weekly Fast-paced and tightly constructed, this novel by the author of The Stake combines the best elements of psycho-slasher thrillers, disaster epics and classic supernatural horror tales. When a power failure traps a tourist group deep in Mordock's Cavern, tour guide Darcy Raines leads a small team that attempts to break through Ely's Wall, a man-made barrier sealing off one end of the cave. Creepy Kyle Mordock, teenage descendant of Ely, the wall's builder, and son of the attraction's current owner, is along on the tour because of his morbid erotic fascination with the beautiful Darcy. Flashbacks reveal that he has recently inherited a longstanding Mordock family trait, namely, the propensity to rape and murder female guests of the Mordock Cave Hotel and dump the bodies in the sealed-off part of the cave. Laymon adds fiendishly clever topspin to this gruesome revelation, placing on the other side of the wall a danger grislier and more bizarre than any natural disaster or psychotic killer. Horror fans will relish this highly entertaining tale.

McCoy has been on some pretty strange jobs before, but this one ... this job is spooky. Working with a rookie like Harris doesn't make it any easier--it only makes it more dangerous.

The phone's ringing, Cora. Answer it. So what if it's that same strange voice again. You can always hang up. Or can you?

Meet the SOS---the Strange Occurrence Squad. This is the government's weapon against forces it won't admit to and can't explain. Theresa's a psychic, Clint's a tough cop, and Malcolm's an expert on everything weird. You won't read about them in the paper, but any werewolf could tell you their names. They're the ones we call on when our nightmares turn real.

It seemed like an easy way for Janice to make $500. Just spend a night alone in an empty, deserted house. There's nothing to be afraid of. It's only another one of Lyle's silly night games. Or is it?

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