It does have Stephen King's name on the cover, but just to attribute the compliment. "Deeply, deeply disturbing." My parents told me about the Donner Party around the time that Survivor: Australia was airing on TV. I was mortified. I always assumed that the Donner Party had Tribal Council. I still don't know much about how it actually happened. I don't think about the specifics. This story is much more sinister. What could be scarier than being hunted by your dad's creepy friends in the mountain wilderness?