How to Survive a Slasher

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Theres a reason CJ Smiths hometown of Satterville, Ohio is infamously known as Slasherville: years ago, it was the site of not one, but two real-life Friday the 13th-style massacres. CJs dad survived the first attack; only CJ survived the second. And thanks to the mysterious writer Moon Satters two bestselling novels based on the events, the townand CJwill always be defined by its horrific past.

Then a third unpublished Moon Satter manuscript shows up addressed to CJ. But unlike the other two, its not based on the past. Instead, this one predicts new murders.

Fortunately, CJ appears only as an extra (chances of survival: high). But what are they going to do, just stand by as their classmates get picked off one by one On the morning that the manuscript predicts the first murder to occur, they set out to stop it. CJ succeeds in saving one classmate, but in her place, the story's intended final girl turns up dead. CJ and their friends have suddenly gone from extras to leadsand theyre going to have to use everything they know about the rules of horror movies to make it out alive.

Reviews

"A thoroughly modern thriller that's both a sharp slasher and a clever commentary on the genre." --Booklist

"Plays with horror tropes in entertaining and exciting ways and keeps the suspense up with twists aplenty." --Kirkus Reviews

Author Bio

Justine Pucella Winans (they/she) is a queer and nonbinary writer who lives in Los Angeles with their husband and incredible cats. Their YA debut, BIANCA TORRE IS AFRAID OF EVERYTHING, was an Indies Introduce title and critically acclaimed comedic murder mystery. Their MG debut, THE OTHERWOODS, is a spooky portal fantasy that received four starred reviews and was an Indie Next pick. When not writing queer, creepy, and fun fiction for kids and teens, they can be found training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, reading manga and webcomics, and actively avoiding real life scary situations.

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