William W. Johnstone doesn’t ease you into horror — he hands it to you wrapped in pulp gloss and lets it unravel from there.

THEM follows Jake Silver, a brilliant but isolated teenager whose anger and alienation make him the perfect conduit for something watching from beyond. Promised power and revenge, Jake opens a door he doesn’t fully understand — and what steps through isn’t subtle.

This is late-80s Zebra sci-fi horror at its most direct: alien influence, psychological corruption, escalating catastrophe, and that unmistakable mass-market urgency that defined the era. It reads fast, hits hard, and doesn’t apologize for its pulp roots.

This copy shows honest age. The pages have heavy tanning typical of vintage Zebra paper stock, and the covers show cosmetic wear from shelving and handling. Structurally sound, fully readable, and a solid copy for readers or collectors of Johnstone’s standalone science-fiction horror work.

First printing Zebra edition.

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