Horror Movie

It takes bravado and skill to layer overlapping narrative frames like this without sacrificing tension, but Horror Movie never once loses its momentum or its way. It's a smart book, smartly told, and should establish Tremblay as not just one of our great horror writers but one of our great fiction writers, full stop. -- New York Times Book Review
Slasher movies are seen by some as kitschy fun, but this is a seriously disturbing novel, delving into the sacrifices art demands, psychological trauma and how monsters are made. Sometimes painful reading, it's also incredibly gripping, smart and scary -- The Guardian
Through books like A Head Full of Ghosts, The Pallbearers Club, and The Cabin at the End of the World, Paul Tremblay has become one of the most acclaimed horror novelists working right now, weaving strange, very specific stories that only he could tell. His latest, Horror Movie, is another singular achievement from one of our finest weavers of scary stories, with lots of metafictional twists -- Paste Magazine
This captivating take is tailor-made for fans of Stephen King and Jordan Peele alike. A cautionary tale with elements of indie movie darlings The Blair Witch Project, Blue Velvet, and River's Edge, this chronicle of hometown kids trying to make a cheap slasher flick is shockingly memorable and deeply disturbing...Tremblay deftly sidesteps genre tropes and easy laughs for a truly disturbing experience inside some very troubled heads... A fever dream about despair and regret that will stay with you long after the credits have rolled. -- Kirkus
Unease and terror rapidly build in the book as readers learn details of what happened on the original set and how it threatens the present. The novel is as unsettling and gripping as a slasher while also managing to be funny and thoughtful... Balancing a terrifying cursed film with examinations of artistic creation, fandom, and truth, Tremblay's latest is smart and well-paced and will have broad appeal. Recommended for fans of Tremblay's The Pallbearer's Club as well as Clay McLeod Chapman's The Remaking. -- Library Journal, STARRED review
Tremblay returns with a terrifying novel about the creation of art and its effect on all it touches. Told with a strong Gen X perspective and dark humor, readers are led by, The Thin Kid, identified solely by his character's name in the 1993 cult film Horror Movie, a film marked by tragedy (he is the only surviving team member)... An immersive reading experience that will forever alter the way those who encounter it watch any Horror movie, ever again. For fans of the cursed film trope like in The Remaking by Chapman or How To Make a Horror Movie and Survive by DiLouie, but it pairs even better with the menacing, intricately plotted, and unputdownable storytelling of Catriona Ward. -- Booklist, STARRED review
Tremblay's best book ... It is clever but more importantly it's disturbing and unsettling, everything you could wish for from a horror movie. I mean novel. -- Ginger Nuts of Horror
Paul Tremblay is one of the most terrifying horror writers of his generation and his new chiller, Horror Movie, is a reason for excitement. -- Joe Hill, #1 New York Times bestselling author
In the hands of Paul Tremblay the story of a lost movie becomes a reflection on fear, the monsters we all are and an investigation on what is a horror novel. It's bold, fearless, a bit sad and very, very scary -- Mariana Enriquez, author of Our Share of Night and Things We Lost in the Fire
Horror Movie delves into the dark shadows of cursed movie lore and delivers the scary goods all whilst bringing something new to the table to keep you guessing right until the bitter end. -- Neil Marshall, director of Dog Soldiers and The Descent