Night of the Mannequins
Books | Fiction / Horror
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Stephen Graham Jones
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Good Indians, Stephen Graham Jones, comes a slasher story where a teen prank goes very wrong and all hell breaks loose in a small town. Winner of both the 2020 Bram Stoker and Shirley Jackson Awards!We thought we'd play a fun prank on her, and now most of us are dead.One last laugh for the summer as it winds down. One last prank just to scare a friend. Bringing a mannequin into a theater is just some harmless fun, right? Until it wakes up. Until it starts killing. Luckily, Sawyer has a plan. He’ll be a hero. He'll save everyone to the best of his ability. He'll do whatever he needs to so he can save the day. That's the thing about heroes—sometimes you have to become a monster first."A fairy tale of impermanence showcasing Graham Jones’s signature style of smart, irreverent horror." —The New York TimesAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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Author
Stephen Graham Jones
Pages
128
Publisher
Tor Publishing Group
Published Date
2020-09-01
ISBN
125075206X 9781250752062
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"3.5⭐<br/><br/>I'm going to be upfront and say that I was not sure about Night of the Mannequins for the first 30% or 40% of the book. I kept going, and I'm so glad that I did. I'm not going to say much else about it because you should just read it. I wasn't a huge fan of the narration style, but I enjoyed the story overall. This book made me really miss the movie theater. If you're looking for horror novellas, this is one to add to your list!"
"Okay I didn’t think I’d like this but I did. Was it amazing? No. Was it super well written? Also no. Was it creepy and fun and engaging? YES. I quite enjoyed it and would recommend it as light reading for those into thrillers and horror"
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"4 ⭐ <br/><br/>I really enjoyed this one! I'm glad I went into this book without knowing the premise or reading the synopsis. I love a good unreliable narrator story. This one is short and is easily consumable. I listened to this one on audiobook and the narrator did a great job!<br/><br/>I would say this is more of a psychological thriller than horror since you're in the mind of the killer and know what's to come for the most part. It left me wondering if soon he'd come to his senses and stop killing or if the police caught up to him. I did wish he picked a different way of killing each character instead of having the strangulation and same movie themed between them. In Sawyer's mind it made them all connected in the end. <br/><br/>My thoughts: he did it because he didn't want his friends to eventually drift away in life or go their separate ways when the friendship has run its course. It's just the natural way of life. I also was interested to know what kind of medication Sawyer needed to calm him. I'm still confused if he caused the 18 wheeler accident to drive through Shannah's house or if that was just a freak accident that set Sawyer's vivid imagination to run wild and make a reality with Manni. If it was Sawyer, I'm still confused exactly how he managed to get the truck to veer off the road. I'd have to go back and read or listen to it again.<br/><br/>This short novella kind of reminded me of the Netflix movie 'The Boy' (horror/suspense) and Jim Carrey's 1994 'The Mask' (dark comedy relief)"
"You wouldn’t have expected what happen to happen! It’s detailed in how ppl get killed. Makes you wonder how cold hearted one could be."
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