The Ruins by Scott Smith
"The Ruins" is a gripping horror novel about a group of friends who, while vacationing in Mexico, decide to embark on a journey into the jungle to find a missing brother. The group soon stumbles upon an ancient Mayan ruin, and quickly realize they are trapped by a malevolent, sentient plant that begins to slowly pick them off one by one. As their situation grows increasingly dire, the friends struggle to maintain their sanity and survive in the face of a seemingly impossible escape.
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This book is on the following lists:
- 79th on Click If You Dare: 100 Favorite Horror Stories (NPR)
- 87th on The New Classics - 100 Best Reads from 1983 to 2008 (Entertainment Weekly)