Basilisk

<b>WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T </b><b>LOOK UP...</b><br/><br/>Nathan Underhill is right at the cutting edge of stem-cell research: attempting to recreate mythological creatures in order to cure medical conditions like Alzheimer's and MS.<br/><br/>After five years of research, he loses his funding. But Nathan suspects that somebody else has succeeded in breeding mythical hybrids.<br/><br/>He discovers that Doctor Zauber, owner of the local care home, has brought to life the basilisk, which could reputedly kill any living thing with a single stare.<br/><br/>When Nathan's wife, Grace, is put into a coma after nearly being killed, Nathan is forced to choose: lose Grace forever, or enter into an unholy alliance with Zauber to breed more mythological beasts, at the cost of many more human lives...<br/><br/><b>Praise for Graham Masterton:</b><br/><b><br/></b>'One of the most original and frightening storytellers of our time' <b>Peter James</b><br/> 'Suspenseful and tension-filled... all the finesse of a master storyteller' <b><i>Guardian</i></b><br/> 'One of Britain's finest horror writers' <b><i>Daily Mail</i></b>