HOW TO SURVIVE A HORROR MOVIE

A horror fanatic is forced to put her movie smarts to the test when a killer starts picking off students at her new school.

Charley Sullivan is looking for a fresh start and an escape from her checkered past when she transfers to Harrogate, an all-girls academy located in a former Franciscan monastery on a remote island in the Irish Sea. She quickly bonds with her roommate, Olive, over their shared love of horror films, a connection that proves useful when they stumble across a classmate’s dead body. The body count starts to rise, and all the deaths are ruled suicides. But Charley knows better. The dead students are haunting her, and they won’t rest until she finds their killer. With slasher movie tropes as their guides, Charley and Olive launch their own investigation while trying to avoid becoming the next victims. Charley and her crew of ghostly tagalongs make for a hilarious, offbeat team. A mix of dark humor, gory kills, and high-stakes action keeps the story moving at a brisk pace. The book doesn’t take itself too seriously while still delivering solid scares. Dunmore keeps readers on edge with a full roster of suspects and a twisty reveal at the end. The main characters present as white, and Charley is queer. Fans of Lily Anderson’s novels are sure to enjoy this debut.

Wickedly funny and suspenseful; tailor-made for horror fans.