"Fridays at midnight, long after the casual moviegoers filed out of the exits, the Starlight Cinema transformed into something dark and perilous. Theater One, the newer half of the Starlight, closed for the night, while the other half, Theater Two—the older, original theater—was plunged into a shadowy world of hauntings and serial killers, werewolves and cannibals, slaughter and mayhem. Witching Hour Theatre."

Larry Wilson's life was mundane. The thirty-something doesn't go out much, doesn't socialize, doesn't date. What Larry looked forward to each Friday was the Witching Hour Theatre. Three horror films are shown on a loop, back-to-back: a horror lover's delight. That is until when Larry realizes the movie goers are becoming less and less, less than the normal number to stay for feature three. An ominous energy envelops the theatre and Larry realizes there may be more bloodshed off screen than on screen tonight.

I really enjoyed this! Witching Hour Theatre was only ~85 pages, a small novella that is a great depiction of slasher horror. Janz's writing style is descriptive af which I felt to be impressive for such a little book. He was able to set the scene and take me there, while simultaneously ensuring the plot moved at an engaging pace. As stated by Larry himself, the events are bit formulaic but, in the endearing way that horror lovers LUV. The gore was disgusting (in a good way) describing in full detail the slasher scenes, down to the sounds. I realize this is a novella but, my only wish is that we got more information on the villains in the story. No motive is stated nor is the villains fate revealed to the reader. The ending was unexpected, which is (most) always enjoyable. I definitely recommend this, it's perfect if you're in the mood for a mindless movie theatre slasher.