Lusus Naturae by Chris Coppel

With its brightly painted houses, tucked between narrow, cobbled streets, the sleepy Kentish seaside town of Deal was considered one of the most photogenic places in England.

Little did the population know that, one fateful summer, they would be visited by something far more horrifying than hoards of tourists; something that didn't care for Deal's beauty or tranquillity.

All it cared about was feasting.

Feasting on human flesh.

Chris Coppel was born in California and has since split his time between the USA and Europe, living in California, Spain, France, Switzerland and England. Following in his father's footsteps (Alec Coppel wrote Vertigo among many other successful movies) Chris has written numerous screenplays, as well as the novels Far From Burden Dell, Luck, The Lodge, Legacy, Lakebed, Liner, Lucy, Logistics, Lingering, Lifetimes, Lunacy, Last Light, and in 2024, Latency.

Outside of writing, Chris has held senior operations positions for both Warner Bros. and Universal Studios, and the position of Director of Operations for UCLA's Film School, where he also taught advanced screen-writing. Chris was also President and Managing Director of the Home Entertainment Division of Testronics in Los Angeles for a time, after which he and his wife, Clare, spent many years helping the animal rescue service Best Friends Animal Society, in Utah. He and his wife currently live in the UK.