How to Survive a Horror Story? The title has me hooked! The premise? Tantalizing, especially for those that enjoy horror and all its tropes. Mortimer Queen, a legendary horror author, has just passed. For the reading of his will, a group of other horror authors are invited to his eerie estate, Queen Manor. Each author is convinced Mortimer left them each something from his fortune and they are all too eager to get their hands on it. Unbeknownst to them, Mortimer had other plans. They find themselves trapped in a game of riddles. Each room will present them with clues and if they solve the riddle, they survive. But if they fail, the house will choose someone at random that will perish. Because as it turns out, the estate was built on a cemetery and like any true horror story, the ghosts are clamoring to get their hands on the living. 

This locked-room-meets-haunted-house thriller will give you all the chills and thrills of a blockbuster horror movie during Halloween. Told through seven POVs, this is a tense, creepy (and fun) story with sharp twists and turns that will have hungrily devouring every last bite. I loved the concept for this novel and do believe this could’ve given The Fall of the House of Usher vibes if it had been fleshed out a little more. How to Survive a Horror Story is a clever and creative take on revenge. 

If you’re looking for a popcorn thriller with horror vibes, pick this up on July 8th! 

 

Thank you Netgalley and Poisoned Pen Press for my eARC! 

Originally posted to BookshelfbyTori on Instagram!