THE HUNT HAS BEEN SOUNDED The ghoulish horsemen of the Wild Hunt are cursed to ride forever as part of the Furious Host. Criminals and sadists in life, their savagery knows no bounds in the afterlife. Their leader, the hellish Lord of the Hunt, has come to reclaim what was stolen from him so many decades ago . . . A TOWN FROZEN IN FEAR The village of Wodanfield doesn't celebrate the holidays. Its citizens stay locked indoors during the yuletide. Only a few are old enough to know why, because they remember the evil that is returning. When Erik and Allie Herne move to Wodanfield, they consider the natives' odd habits to be charming small-town quirks. Until their neighbor, Ivan Hertz, reveals the truth . . . A PAYMENT IN BLOOD As mutilated corpses stack up and the body count rises, the Hernes become aware they're connected to the ongoing violence. Because now the Host is after Allie, and they won't stop 'til she's dead. Forced to transform herself into a warrior from a bygone era, she confronts the undead menace. Only then does she realize there's no escaping . . . THE WILD HUNT