The Rats

The classic horror novel "The Rats" is being reissued in a special 50th anniversary edition, featuring a foreword by Neil Gaiman. The story follows a high school teacher who becomes involved in a nightmare when a student arrives with a rat bite on his hand, and the balance of power between man and rat shifts as the rats develop a taste for human blood. The novel has been praised by Stephen King, Adam Nevill, and Grady Hendrix, and is considered a seminal work of British horror.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 208 pages
Publication date: 03 October 2024
Publisher: Pan Macmillan

‘The Rats is a horror novel that will make you laugh,cry,and scream‘ A special 50th anniversary edition of the classic bestselling horror novel "The Rats" is being released. Stephen King, the author of "The Shining" and "Carrie," has praised the book, calling it "splatterpunk deluxe" and a prime example of the British nasty. The first victim of the rats is a former paper salesman who is devoured by a black, writhing mass of giant rats. As London descends into chaos, high school teacher Harris is pulled into the nightmare when a student arrives with a rat bite on his hand. The rats have had their first taste of human blood and are hungry for more. "Lean, mean, and nasty as punk, The Rats are here! Capable of inciting riots and causing bloodshed," says Grady Hendrix, New York Times bestselling author of "How to Sell a Haunted House." "A seminal work from a king of British horror," says Adam Nevill, author of "The Ritual." With a foreword by Neil Gaiman, New York Times bestselling author of "Good Omens," "The Rats" is a horror novel that will make you laugh, cry, and scream.

Weight: 150g
Dimension: 197 x 130 x 13 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781035048090