OPTIONED FOR FILM BY LEGENDARY PICTURES (<i>Interstellar</i>, the <i>Dark Knight</i> films, <i>Godzilla</i>) <br> <br>"<i>The Damned</i> underlines Pyper's growing reputation as one of the most talented successors to the inimitable Stephen King." - <i>Daily Mail</i> (UK) <br><br>Most people who have a near-death experience come back alone...but not Danny Orchard.<br> <br>After he survived a fire that claimed the life of his evil twin sister, Ashleigh, Danny wrote a bestselling memoir about going to heaven and back. But despite the resulting fame and fortune, he's never been able to enjoy his second chance at life: Ash won't let him.<br> <br>She's haunted Danny for twenty years and now, just when he's met the love of his life and has a chance at real happiness, she wants more than ever to punish him for being alive - so she sets her sights on Danny's new wife and stepson. To save them from her wrath, he'll have to meet his sister where she now resides - and hope that this time he can keep her there forever.
