"When Hunter is awakened in the night by a large insect on his window screen, he's fascinated...at first. He's never seen a beetle so big. However, it flies away before he has a chanced to get a good look at it. The very next day, Hunter's friend, Lindsay, has also had an experience with one of these large insects...and she's caught it in a shoebox! Unfortunately, it's chewed its way through the cardboard and escaped. Hunter, Lindsay, and Lindsay's cousin Joanna set out to find more of these strange beetles. Their search takes them deep into the forest, where night is quickly approaching. But with the coming night, something else is waiting for them: sinister creatures that have been waiting for the perfect time to emerge, the perfect time to unleash their dark horror upon North Carolina!"--Page [4] of cover.

"It's night time i the Tar Heel State, and you'd better be indoors!"--Cover.