While the “Scary Stories To Tell in the Dark” books had many stories that messed me up, the one that scarred me the most was that of “Harold”, in which two farmers create a scarecrow to be a joke of a friend, which then comes to life and wreaks havoc. Review: Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an eARC of this novella! Where Did I Get This Book: I received an eARC from NetGalley.īook Description: 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? trust Jones and enjoy the ride.Book: “Night of the Mannequins” by Stephen Graham Jones "Readers will delight more than once in the realization that they might be reading a different story from the one they thought was unfolding.
Balancing horror and humor, this novella puts a clever modern twist on a classic monster story." - Publishers Weekly "Jones tiptoes the border between supernatural and psychological horror in this weird and wild novella. Give to fans of slasher or serial killer tales." - Library Journal, starred review "A hotter voice in horror would be hard to find these days, and Graham Jones does not disappoint, delivering another masterpiece. Each new book of his gives his own take on a different facet of horror, and together they all add up to something really expansive and original." -Brian Evenson, author of Song for the Unraveling of the World In this novella he juggles-sometimes in very sly ways-slasher stories, coming of age horror, traditions of madness and unreliability, and Kaiju to create an amazingly speedy, voice-driven read that's tons of fun.
"Stephen Graham Jones’s range and his understanding of horror in fiction and film is staggering. "Propulsive and poignant, capturing the mundane terror of adolescence, and adding that ever-so-essential dab of killer mannequin." -Sarah Langan "Wicked and wry, this is a terrific story by one of my favorite writers, Stephen Graham Jones.
"Sly, surprising psychic sleight-of-hand, in a tale of teenage madness where the next plastic face might be your own." -John Skipp " Night of the Mannequins is dark and twisted, funny, a little crazy, and unsettling as hell." -Christopher Golden "A funny and harrowing parable about adolescent alienation that shows Jones in top form." - The Toronto Star "Suffused with questions about the nature of change and friendship, “Night of the Mannequins” is a fairy tale of impermanence showcasing Graham Jones’s signature style of smart, irreverent horror." - The New York Times
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