NIGHT SHIVERS: He's Got a Vicious Streak

At Northgate Academy, the rugby team are kings, and their captain, Ollie, is worshipped like a god. He's charismatic, talented, and leads the team with a ferocity that has brought them a championship trophy. As the team's volunteer medic, Ben is the one who has to patch up the consequences of that ferocity. He's used to the bruises and the broken bones, but after a particularly savage game-winning tackle, he sees something in Ollie that no one else does: a flicker of something inhuman in his golden eyes, and a deep, bloody wound that seems to knit itself closed in a matter of moments.

What begins as a flicker of disbelief quickly spirals into a terrifying obsession. Ben's quiet observations reveal a pattern of impossible feats: bursts of blurring speed, displays of unnatural strength, and a monthly cycle of uncontrollable, explosive rage. His investigation, aided by the school's sharp-witted blogger, Keira, uncovers a dark and tragic secret from Ollie's past-a fatal "animal attack" that left him the sole survivor. But as they dig deeper, they realize they haven't just uncovered a secret; they've attracted the attention of a predator who knows it's being watched.

With the school's biggest event of the year-a massive Halloween party-set to take place on the night of a full moon, Ben and Keira know they are out of time. They discover that the party will be the first time the creature inside Ollie is unleashed in a crowded, public space. Trapped within the school's locked doors with a monster hiding among their unsuspecting classmates, Ben must rely on scraps of ancient folklore and a desperate, half-formed plan to survive the night. But in a battle against a creature of pure rage, what does it truly cost to win? And when you stare into the eyes of the beast for too long, what starts to stare back?