Written with the narrative tension of The Road and the exquisite terror of classic Stephen King, Bird Box
is a propulsive, edge-of-your-seat horror thriller, set in an
apocalyptic near-future world—a masterpiece of suspense from the
brilliantly imaginative Josh Malerman.
Something is out there . . .
Something terrifying that must
not be seen. One glimpse and a person is driven to deadly violence. No
one knows what it is or where it came from.
Five years after it began, a
handful of scattered survivors remain, including Malorie and her two
young children. Living in an abandoned house near the river, she has
dreamed of fleeing to a place where they might be safe. Now, that the
boy and girl are four, it is time to go. But the journey ahead will be
terrifying: twenty miles downriver in a rowboat—blindfolded—with nothing
to rely on but her wits and the children’s trained ears. One wrong
choice and they will die. And something is following them. But is it
man, animal, or monster?
Engulfed in darkness, surrounded
by sounds both familiar and frightening, Malorie embarks on a harrowing
odyssey—a trip that takes her into an unseen world and back into the
past, to the companions who once saved her. Under the guidance of the
stalwart Tom, a motely group of strangers banded together against the
unseen terror, creating order from the chaos. But when supplies ran low,
they were forced to venture outside—and confront the ultimate question:
in a world gone mad, who can really be trusted?
Interweaving past and present,
Josh Malerman’s breathtaking debut is a horrific and gripping snapshot
of a world unraveled that will have you racing to the final page.