MUTATE

After months of inoculating virus-infected townsfolk, Andrew Stone resumes his studies overseas while half-brother, Xavier, and cousin, Evelyn, settle into a new normal. But evil lurks in the shadows. There are whispers the antidote is waning while a frightening mutation is spawning a breed stronger, smarter, and more violent than anything seen before.

Tracking this new terror, Xavier and Evelyn lead a hack team of cops to a remote barn. But the group is quickly overtaken, plunged into clashes of carnage and butchery. As casualties mount, the survivors take refuge in a deserted motel where old friends unite and new threats surface.

As Andrew and Xavier begin to lose hope in finding their parents, they learn a haunting secret about the virus that could lead to a final cure, once and for all.

Dripping with tension, horror novelist, Benjamin Rempel, ratchets up the stakes in this terrifying sequel. 

Coming November 2025 through Chicken House Press: chickenhousepress.ca

We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.