The Prometheus Syndrome — Steven E. Wedel

In the era of mullets, Reaganomics and Hollywood heavy metal, Josh Cooper and his girlfriend Rana set out from Florida to Tennessee to reunite with an old friend to form a new rockabilly band. What was supposed to be a scenic turnoff from the main highway turns into months of captivity, terror and unorthodox experimentation at the hands of a disgraced professor and his hillbilly followers. Arriving in Nashville months late, Josh finds that his friend has formed a band without him and refuses to change the lineup. Rana is suffering from the trauma of captivity and Josh might have to give up his musical dream for a workaday job. But then they learn that one of the Professor's experiments is following them. And he's angry.