Are you a fan of Stephen King and Dean Koontz? If you're looking for something fresh and new, join the millions of readers who have already taken the journey to the World's Scariest Places. From USA Today and #1 Amazon bestselling author Jeremy Bates comes a bone-chilling descent into the tunnels beneath Paris where an unknown evil awaits. AHWA winner for horror. For fans of Stephen King and Dean Koontz. Paris, France, is known as the City of Lights, a metropolis renowned for romance and beauty. Beneath the bustling streets and cafés, however, exists The Catacombs, a labyrinth of crumbling tunnels filled with six million dead. When a video camera containing mysterious footage is discovered deep within their depths, a group of friends venture into the tunnels to investigate. But what starts out as a lighthearted adventure takes a turn for the worse when they reach their destination—and stumble upon the evil lurking there. A must-read for fans of The Haunting of Hill House and The Descent , as well as horror masters like Stephen King, Robert McCammon, and Dean Koontz. Praise for Jeremy Bates: ★ "Old-school horror reminiscent of Stephen King!" ★ "An adrenaline rush from beginning to end!" ★ "Perfect for fans of Richard Laymon, Joe Hill, and Dean Koontz!" ★ "A terrifying descent into darkness—Bates is a master storyteller!" ★ "The most chilling book I’ve ever read!" ★ "A true page-turner—I couldn’t put it down!" ★ "If you love classic horror, you need to read Jeremy Bates!" Discover why The Catacombs has been called “startlingly spooky” and “one of the best suspense-filled books I have ever read!” "Voracious readers of horror will delightfully consume the contents of Bates's World's Scariest Places books." —  Publishers Weekly "Reads like a combination of Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and Clive Barker." —  Midwest Book Review "Grabs and doesn't let go until the end." —  Writer's Digest "I simply adore Bates' no-nonsense, no frills, fast-paced writing." — Nuzo Onoh,  Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement Award  recipient "Jeremy Bates knows scary. You're going to have a good time with whatever he writes." — Jeff Menapace, author of  Bad Games "Will remind readers what chattering teeth sound like." —  Kirkus Reviews "Creatively creepy and sure to scare." —  The Japan Times "An ice-cold thriller full of mystery, suspense, fear." — David Moody, author of  Hater  and  Autumn "I have long been a fan of Dean Koontz, Stephen King, and Frank Peretti and I feel confident that I can now add Jeremy Bates to that list." —  Reader Views "A page-turner in the true sense of the word." —  HorrorAddicts "Will make your skin crawl." —  Scream Magazine "Shocking." —  Booklist "Told with an authoritative voice full of heart and insight." — Richard Thomas,  Bram Stoker-nominated author "Would make a great screenplay!" —  Suspense Magazine "Bates knows how to creep into his reader's mind and toy around." —  Horror Palace "Something to give you chills before you go to bed." —  San Francisco Book Review "Excellent!" — Andrew Peterson, international bestselling author of  First to Kill "Spellbinding." —  Bestsellersworld "Invites you to read it in one sitting." —  Hellnotes "A treat for readers who like their horror served up with a side order of what the hell is going on? Highly recommended." — Ronald Malfi, bestselling author of  Small Town Horror USA TODAY and #1 AMAZON bestselling author Jeremy Bates has written more than a dozen novels and novellas, which have been translated into several languages and downloaded more than one million times. Midwest Book Review compares his work to "Stephen King, Joe Lansdale, and other masters of the art." He has won both an Australian Shadows Award and a Canadian Arthur Ellis Award. He was also a finalist in the Goodreads Choice Awards, the only major book awards decided by readers. The novels in the "World's Scariest Places" series are set in real locations, and so far include Suicide Forest in Japan, The Catacombs in Paris, Helltown in Ohio, Island of the Dolls in Mexico, and Mountain of the Dead in Russia. You can check out any of these places on the web. Also, visit JEREMYBATESBOOKS.COM to receive Black Canyon, WINNER of The Lou Allin Memorial Award.