Yvette lives in Axe Falls—a town of mysterious disappearances, terrifying visions and unusual events. Everyone’s heard the urban legend of the deadly blueback spider. But when Yvette sees a real one at school, she starts to wonder if the whispers might be true. Was the victim’s agonised screaming, grotesque disfiguration and disappearance more than just a campfire story? What’s really lurking in the shadows? And will anyone survive long enough to find out?