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A Vietnam veteran living alone in the woods mistakes weekend campers for enemies in the jungle. As his wartime terror returns, the visitors face a deadly threat.

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A battle-scarred Vietnam vet has been living alone deep in the woods, but when a group of weekend campers enter the area his fragile grasp on reality breaks and he believes he’s back in the jungle…surrounded by an enemy he needs to kill.

This novel contains graphic content and is recommended for regular readers of horror novels.

First published: 1987
Publisher: 47North
Pages: 272
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Content warnings

Child Abuse
Child Death
Child Harm
Gore
Graphic Violence
Mental Illness
Racism
Sexual Abuse
Sexual Violence
War / War Violence

Missing warnings do not mean other content is absent.

Horror profile

Scary: 4 out of 5
Creepy: Not rated
Gore: Not rated
Disturbing: 4 out of 5
Weird: Not rated

How we calculate this

These are editorial estimates of intensity, informed by reading and review evidence, then checked before publication. They aren't star ratings, reader-vote averages or a measure of quality.

Each dimension runs from 1 (low) to 5 (exceptionally intense). A 5 is reserved for strongly consistent evidence. People experience horror differently.

Scary: Fear, tension and immediate threat.
Creepy: Unease, dread and an uncanny atmosphere.
Gore: Graphic injury, blood and bodily detail.
Disturbing: Upsetting ideas and lingering psychological impact.
Weird: Surreal, strange and reality-bending elements.

We draw a filled profile only when all five scores have been reviewed. Unrated does not mean mild. Missing scores are not estimated from genre tags or your saved taste. This profile isn't a complete content-warning guide.