The Spider Army (Scream #2: Black Edition)

It’s almost midnight in the middle of summer. A man calls triple 0. He says he’s been bitten by a blue-backed spider. No-one knows of any such creature. The operator asks for clarification, but now the man is screaming.

‘They’re coming out of the walls!’ he shrieks. ‘Help me! Somebody help!’

Axe Falls is a town of mysterious disappearances, terrifying visions and unusual events. Everyone there has heard the urban legend of the deadly blue-back spider. But when Yvette sees a real one at school, she starts to wonder if the whispers might actually be true.

Were the victim’s agonised screams, grotesque disfiguration and disappearance more than just a campfire story? What’s really lurking in the shadows? And will anyone survive long enough to find out?

The Spider Army forms part of the spine-chilling series, Scream #2: Black Edition, by Jack Heath.