Publisher's Synopsis
It was a legend in Fear County...a hideous, flesh-eating creature-part snake, part earthbound demon-that feasted on the blood of innocent children in the cold black heart of the Tennessee backwoods.
But ten-year-old Jeb Sweeny knows the horrible stories are true. His best friend Mandy just up and disappeared. He also knows that no one has ever had the courage to go after the monster and put an end to its raging, bestial hunger. Until now. But Evil is well guarded. And for young Jeb Sweeny, who is about to cross over into the forbidden land of Fear County and the lair of the unknown, passage through the gates of Hell comes with a terrible price. Everlasting...FEAR! Also included in this edition, a new foreword from Brian Keene, and two novellas -- THE SEEDLING and BENEATH THE BRANCHES.
