The Hunger (G.P. Putnam & Sons, $27) by Alma Katsu takes the tragic tale of the Donner Party and infuses it with hints of witchcraft, vampirism, lycanthropy, cannibalism and zombiism in a tale that is fated to become the latest Donner Party-inspired horror movie.
The signs were all there: dreams, Indian legends, shadow figures and a trail of corpses. The Donner Party is in for a rough journey in this book, which postulates a virulent infectious disease that transforms many of its victims into ravenous monsters—as if those unfortunate emigrants didn’t have enough trouble.
—Terry A. Del Bene, author of The Donner Party Cookbook
https://truewestmagazine.com/the-walker-party-unraveled/
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