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Scott Smith

American
Born 1965
Scott Smith is a horror author best known for his 2006 novel The Ruins, a survival horror story about a group of tourists trapped on a remote Mayan temple in Mexico while hunted by a carnivorous plant. The novel became a defining work of visceral, biological horror and was adapted into a 2008 film.

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The Ruins follows two young American couples vacationing in Mexico who, along with fellow tourists, set out into the jungle to locate a missing friend. Their search leads them to an ancient ruins site, where they encounter a threatening presence that traps and imperils the group. The novel unfolds a

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