The Rats (Rats Series #1)

‘Splatterpunk deluxe . . . I loved it then, love it still‘
– Stephen King

The brutal, masterfully gory classic of British horror, The Rats is the multimillion-copy bestseller from James Herbert.

The first victim was a former paper salesman drinking himself into oblivion down by the docks. Next a child and her beloved dog, then six drifters fighting over a bottle of gin - all devoured by a black, writhing mass of giant rats.

As London descends into panicked chaos, high school teacher Harris is p...