{"product_id":"mutate-9781997584056","title":"Mutate","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter months of inoculating virus-infected townsfolk, Andrew Stone resumes his studies overseas while half-brother, Xavier, and cousin, Evelyn, settle into a new normal. But evil lurks in the shadows. There are whispers the antidote is waning while a frightening mutation is spawning a breed stronger, smarter, and more violent than anything seen before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracking this new terror, Xavier and Evelyn lead a hack team of cops to a remote barn. But the group is quickly overtaken, plunged into clashes of carnage and butchery. As casualties mount, the survivors take refuge in a deserted motel where\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eold friends unite and new threats surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Andrew and Xavier begin to lose hope in finding their parents, they learn a haunting secret about the virus that could lead to a final cure, once and for all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDripping with tension, horror novelist, Benjamin Rempel, ratchets up the stakes in this terrifying sequel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRempel, Benjamin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Benjamin Rempel is a Canadian writer and essayist. Nominated for several literary awards including the Pushcart Prize and the Rising Spirits Writing Award, his work has appeared in The Toronto Star, Our Canada, Streetlight, Blank Spaces, among others. Based on the merits of his debut novel, INFECT, he was awarded a 2025 literary grant from the Canada Council for the Arts. A graduate of the University of Waterloo, Rempel lives in Collingwood, Ontario, with his family. He can be found at benjaminrempel.com.","brand":"Chicken House Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749365022994,"sku":"9781997584056","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_71169010-2d4f-413e-9958-e48d362ad1f2.jpg?v=1764080927","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mutate-9781997584056","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}