Monster (Paperback or Softback)

They’re the only humans. But they’re not alone.

Adam Hayes pilots a small team to a remote Antarctic research station. Their mission: to investigate the loss of communications. Once there, the group of five find the station deserted, the radio smashed, and several strange piles of empty clothing. Forced to stay the night by a blinding snowstorm, they set out to solve the mystery of the missing crew. Eventually they will learn the horrifying truth—the station is not empty after all, and something unimaginable, dug up from the deep ice, roams the complex. Now they must fight for their lives against a cunning, thinking monster—and those who would unleash this terror on the rest of the world.

A cure worse than the disease.

Dr. Edward Hamline runs a clinic for terminally ill orphans. Over many years he has secretly experimented on the children using materials retrieved from Antarctica. He hopes to exploit the astounding healing properties while eliminating the fatal side effects. Unfortunately, without the correct DNA match, he has achieved only minimal results, which always turns to failure. He arranges to have Brandon Dahl, a boy whose past may lead to success, moved to his clinic. But others know of Dr. Hamline’s evil experiments and want to stop him and save Brandon and the other children. All the while, a monster is on the loose.

Keith Ferrario grew up in Duluth, Minnesota where he developed his love of horror, which goes back as far as he can remember. Watching Shock Theater on late Friday nights, he became a fan of Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney Jr, and Vincent Price. Shows like Dark Shadows, The Outer Limits, and Kolchak: The Night Stalker and comics like Tales from the Crypt and The Vault of Horror pushed him farther down this dark path. After receiving his BA Degree in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota, Duluth, he moved down to the Twin Cities of Minnesota and began his career as a Software Engineer. Now as a horror novelist, he gets to craft his own stories of monsters and things that go bump in the night.