IMPRACTICAL JOKERS’ Murr Announces New Horror Novel AWAKENED
Mike Sprague
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There’s something living beneath New York City, and it’s not happy that it’s been woken up…
James S. Murray—better known as “Murr” of truTV’s immensely popular Impractical Jokers has teamed with veteran sci-fi and horror writer Darren Wearmouth for a new novel of terror called Awakened.
Harper Voyager will publish this new novel, set in New York City, in which a beautiful new subway system unearths an ancient dark horror…bent on the city’s utter destruction.
“I’ve been a huge fan of science fiction and horror my entire life,” Murray says. “And Awakened draws inspiration from movies that scared the hell out of me like Alien, The Thing, Event Horizon, and The Descent. When I wrote the thriller, I wanted it to feel like an edge of your seat TV show or movie. It took over a year to finish and thirteen years to get published, and I’ve never been more passionate about a project in my life!”
Murr connected with Darren Wearmouth, who was already a die-hard Impractical Jokers fan and the two developed Murr’s original idea into a full-fledged trilogy. As Wearmouth says, “I’ve loved the experience of working with James. We clicked straight away through our mutual love of genre fiction, and I’m excited about the plans for the trilogy!”
This thrilling new novel is the launch of a series in the vein of Guillermo Del Toro’s The Strain and hits June 26, 2018. For more info, including a list of public events with Murray and Wearmouth, visit HarperCollins.com.
Synopsis:
After years of waiting, New York’s newest subway line is finally ready, an express train that connects the city with the burgeoning communities across the Hudson River. The shining jewel of this state-of-the-art line is a breathtaking visitors’ pavilion beneath the river. Major dignitaries, including New York City’s Mayor and the President of the United States, are in attendance for the inaugural run, as the first train slowly pulls in.
Under the station’s bright ceiling lights, the shiny silver cars gleam. But as the train comes closer into view, a far different scene becomes visible. All the train’s cars are empty. All the cars’ interiors are drenched in blood. As chaos descends, all those in the pavilion scramble to get out. But the horror is only beginning. High levels of deadly methane fill the tunnels. The structure begins to flood. For those who don’t drown, choke or spark an explosion, another terrifying danger awaits—the thing that killed all those people on the train. It’s out there…and it’s coming. There’s something living beneath New York City, and it’s not happy that it’s been woken up.
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