A Top Secret virus infects the water supply of a mountain town. Two mercenary soldiers, a retiring doctor and a handful of terrified patients struggle to defend a remote ER against a mob of the living dead. Through one long, harrowing night the living will learn there are many different kinds of... PAINBONUS CONTENT: contains the short story The Name of the Wicked from the author's collection A Host of Shadows. "Harry Shannon's Pain is filled with razor-sharp wit and insights into human suffering that cut all the way to the bone. Highly recommended!" - Jonathan Maberry, NY Times Bestseller, Multiple Bram Stoker Award winner "Shannon's impeccable pacing and eye for the terrifying will leave the reader shaken and unsettled." - Publisher's Weekly "Writing that is controlled, assured, and filled with the kind of spooky atmosphere that used to make you hide your head under the bedcovers on wind-wracked nights." - Tom Piccirilli "A writer who is not afraid to walk into the shadows and drag the things living there kicking and screaming into the light." - Brian Keene