Publisher's Synopsis
Author Andrew Gates's first foray into the horror genre is a claustrophobic shock to all five senses. With only sporadic memories of the last several hours, two American pilots in World War II awaken to find themselves in a sadistic Japanese deathtrap. With no knowledge of how or why they came to be here, the two strangers must band together to survive. Struggling to escape, both men break free from their captors and retreat to a nearby island. The island's shores are as black as night and their pursuers dare not follow them to it. Something about the sight of this place fills the hearts of the Japanese with paralyzing fear, forcing them to call in an aircraft to eliminate the escaped prisoners by air.Knowing that the aircraft is on its way, the escaping men hide inside a deep cave at the heart of the mysterious island. Falling into it, they are soon lost within the cave itself with no way to climb back out. Deep inside, they are cut off not only from the world, but also from light itself. Blinded and lost in the pitch-black darkness, both men must rely on their other senses to navigate the treacherous caverns.But they are not alone. A predator rules this cave. And unlike the men, the darkness cannot slow it down, for darkness is all it has ever known.
