Heuvelt, Thomas Olde

Suggest to fans of popular horror/thriller series by Christopher Golden, Chuck Wendig, and Mira Grant.

There is enough body horror to turn away the faint of heart, but it’s all worth the shocking yet touching ending.

This Dutch horror novel was a huge hit in Europe and does clever things with the intersection of ancient evil and technology. The prose is rough in places, especially as the story gets up to speed, which could be owing to the translation. Yet once the teens start their experiments, the tension levels spike and remain high until the terrifying finish. [Previewed in "Editors' Spring Picks," LJ 2/15/16.—Ed.]