"So you're like a vampire? All we have to do is survive until morning?"
Silence settled over the apartment as everyone processed this. The Elder "You won't."
Tam is alone in their Savannah apartment when a hurricane blows in. Rain falls, streets flood. When water comes pouring into the building's lobby, it brings with it an old pine box. Inside that box is something ancient, something evil. It arises, and it begins its feast.
Now, as people are dying, the survivors gather together in one small apartment, desperate to live through the storm and live through the night. But the evil lurks right outside their door. It's hungry, it's patient, and it has all night long to kill every last one of them.
A diverse cast of characters with nothing in common except for the apartment building they reside in are brought together with one common goal... to survive the night.
Two life-threatening situations are occurring at once. The flood waters are rising, and so are the dead. Or should I say the undead? The hurricane is only one danger the residents will face. As the water rises, trapping them in the building with no way to escape and no way to call for help, it carries with it a coffin that has something hungry inside.
Storms are one of my favorite horror tropes. Nothing grabs my interest quicker than a dark and stormy night. When a supernatural element is thrown in, with no means of escape, it's an extra added bonus. This was a quick and intense read that takes place over the course of a single evening in the lives of people who probably would not normally have bothered with each other. The fast pace and clash of personalities drew me in right away. This "Elder" that has come out of the coffin seems to have a connection to one of the characters. I wish that had been explored in more depth, but otherwise I would not change a thing.
4 out of 5 stars
My thanks to Seann Barbour for the paperback copy
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