It's supposed to be just an ordinary camping trip, two old friends hiking through the wilderness toward a remote cabin in the woods of northern California.But the enforced isolation of the hike soon exposes long-hidden rivalries and resentments between the two men. The deeper they get into the primeval wilderness, and the farther from civilization, the greater the tension between them becomes—until the simmering hostility erupts into a terrifying life-or-death battle for survival. Author Biography: RICHARD MATHESON is an acknowledged grand master of horror and suspense. He has also won the Edgar, the Spur, the Writer's Guild Award, and the Bram Stoker Award for Life Achievement. He lives in Calabasas, California.