The Mountain King — Rick Hautala

The mountain stood proud and alone, shrouded in mist and snow, and surrounded by legends and fear. Some said a demon resided on the rocky slopes, an unholy thing that periodically emerged from the mist to claim a life. Mark Newman had hiked the trails to the mountain's peak many times. He'd heard the tales, but he didn't believe them.

Mark learned to believe the tales on the terrible day his friend disappeared in a sudden, blinding snowstorm while the two of them were on the mountain. On that day Mark witnessed something he knew couldn't be real, something hideous lurking near the summit…something that would kill again and again.