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Mutate
“Sharp, visceral, with masterful tension, Rempel continues to be an exciting new voice in Canadian Horror.” —
Blank Spaces
After months of inoculating virus-infected townsfolk, Andrew Stone resumes his studies overseas while half-brother, Xavier, and cousin, Evelyn, settle into a new normal. But evil lurks in the shadows. There are whispers the antidote is waning while a frightening mutation is spawning a breed stronger, smarter, and more violent than anything seen before.
Tracking this new terror, Xavier and Evelyn lead a hack team of cops to a remote barn. But the group is quickly overtaken, plunged into clashes of carnage and butchery. As casualties mount, the survivors take refuge in a deserted motel where
old friends unite and new threats surface.
As Andrew and Xavier begin to lose hope in finding their parents, they learn a haunting secret about the virus that could lead to a final cure, once and for all.
Dripping with tension, horror novelist, Benjamin Rempel, ratchets up the stakes in this terrifying sequel.
After months of inoculating virus-infected townsfolk, Andrew Stone resumes his studies overseas while half-brother, Xavier, and cousin, Evelyn, settle into a new normal. But evil lurks in the shadows. There are whispers the antidote is waning while a frightening mutation is spawning a breed stronger, smarter, and more violent than anything seen before.
Tracking this new terror, Xavier and Evelyn lead a hack team of cops to a remote barn. But the group is quickly overtaken, plunged into clashes of carnage and butchery. As casualties mount, the survivors take refuge in a deserted motel where
old friends unite and new threats surface.
As Andrew and Xavier begin to lose hope in finding their parents, they learn a haunting secret about the virus that could lead to a final cure, once and for all.
Dripping with tension, horror novelist, Benjamin Rempel, ratchets up the stakes in this terrifying sequel.
312 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 15, 2025
About the author
Benjamin Rempel
3 books2 followersBenjamin Rempel is a Canadian writer and essayist. Widely published, his work has appeared in The Toronto Star, Our Canada, Blank Spaces, Streetlight, Fifteen Stories High Anthology, and others.
Celebrated for his dark and gritty tone, his fiction has been nominated for several honours including the Pushcart Prize, the McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize, the John Kenneth Galbraith Literary Award, and the Rising Spirits Writing Award. In 2025, he was awarded literary grants from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council.
His first novel, INFECT, was released in 2024 through Chicken House Press. His second novel, MUTATE, launched November, 2025.
Celebrated for his dark and gritty tone, his fiction has been nominated for several honours including the Pushcart Prize, the McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize, the John Kenneth Galbraith Literary Award, and the Rising Spirits Writing Award. In 2025, he was awarded literary grants from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council.
His first novel, INFECT, was released in 2024 through Chicken House Press. His second novel, MUTATE, launched November, 2025.
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January 3, 2026
Totally captivating and surprisingly plausible given our recent history with viruses! The characters are relatable and make the reader want to champion their efforts.
I read Rempel’s first book, Infect, which drew me into his twisted plot and he left me wanting more. Mutate absolutely delivered and once again I am craving his conclusion in the third book of his trilogy.
Kim R.
I read Rempel’s first book, Infect, which drew me into his twisted plot and he left me wanting more. Mutate absolutely delivered and once again I am craving his conclusion in the third book of his trilogy.
Kim R.
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