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Land of the Damned #1

Summary

A supernatural creature, on the brink of death owing to a violent confrontation in a remote corner of the uncivilized world, uses the last of its inhuman endurance to flee to the small town of Hoon, Nebraska, and gives itself over to the care of a tight circle of high school students who are deeply involved in the gothic subculture of the '90s. Needing to feed on their blood in order to heal its grievous wounds, the creature offers to grant the students powerful preternatural abilities in exchange. In turn, the students, having been bullied mercilessly in school by some of the more popular cliques, readily accept the deal--though the ultimate cost is more than any of the close friends bargained for. While the kids operate below the surface, exploring their newfound abilities--with often-violent side effects and hungers--bodies of the town's populace begin to stack up. Can the police chief, his deputy, and a dedicated reporter crack the case before a devastating plague wipes Hoon from the map?

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