The Sarvàn by Douglass Hoover is a historical horror novel set during World War I, blending the brutality of war with folk horror, mystery, and adventure as Allied POWs escape a German camp and encounter a mysterious, beast-worshipping village in the Alps. The story follows the prisoners and their German guards as they are forced to shelter in a remote, isolated community with strange traditions, leading to rising tension and a confrontation with an ancient, mythical creature known as the Sarvàn.
