Jenny Fern reviewed Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones
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2 stars
Not my thing.
Paperback, 144 pages
English language
Published by Tor.com.
Award-winning author Stephen Graham Jones returns with “Night of the Mannequins,” a contemporary horror story where a teen prank goes very wrong and all hell breaks loose: is there a supernatural cause, a psychopath on the loose, or both?
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.
Not my thing.
haha. This book!! Afterword says he was thinking about Wolf in White Van. And I can see that. Totally.
This novella reminds me of a fav horror novel by Joey Comeau "The Summer Is Ended and We Are Not Yet Saved". Which I am very sorry I gave away. Another gem.
This book is not for everyone. Or maybe even most. But it aims for something and delivers. Zero complaints.