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I Was a Teenage Slasher

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I Was a Teenage Slasher

By: Stephen Graham Jones
Narrated by: Michael Crouch, Stephen Graham Jones
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A USA TODAY Bestseller

An Alex Award Winner

From New York Times bestselling horror writer Stephen Graham Jones comes a classic slasher story with a twist—perfect for fans of Adam Cesare and Grady Hendrix.

1989, Lamesa, Texas. A small west Texas town driven by oil and cotton—and a place where everyone knows everyone else’s business. So it goes for Tolly Driver, a good kid with more potential than application, seventeen, and about to be cursed to kill for revenge. Here Stephen Graham Jones explores the Texas he grew up in, and shared sense of unfairness of being on the outside through the slasher horror Jones loves, but from the perspective of the killer, Tolly, writing his own autobiography. Find yourself rooting for a killer in this summer teen movie of a novel gone full blood-curdling tragic.

©2024 Stephen Graham Jones (P)2024 Simon & Schuster Audio
Best of 2024 Editors Select Horror Suspense Thriller & Suspense World Literature Scary Texas
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Editorial Review

The sweetest little slasher in Texas
Our patience has been rewarded, because they’re finally here: summer, and I Was a Teenage Slasher! The bloodlust is real for Stephen Graham Jones’s new novel, an extra-personal work based on the horror legend’s West Texas upbringing and a love letter to outcasts and slasher films. Our antihero is 17-year-old Tolly Driver, who lives with a plot-pertinent peanut allergy in the podunk town of Lamesa, Texas, and is about to go on a murder spree that will see six of his classmates dead in the summer of 1989. (That’s no spoiler: Driver, typing out his memoir years in the future, says so at the outset.) The trick is how Graham Jones unspools the story, drawing you into Tolly’s voice and his world of hair metal, Dr. Pepper, bullies, unrequited love, tragedy, and a surprisingly sweet friendship you’ll root for. Texan native Michael Crouch is the PERFECT narrator for the story, which goes down like a gory yet heartbreaking coming-of-age—and don’t miss the blood-red cherry on top when the author reads his acknowledgments at the end. — Kat J., Audible Editor

Creative Story • Engaging Characters • Unique Slasher Lore • Vivid Horror • Emotive Performance
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The story went by quickly, but it was really good. I enjoyed the POV of the slasher narrator and the ending was great.

Heartwarming Slasher

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I loved getting answers to the why of slashers. My 80's heart is full. I'd love more stories of the slasher "infection"

surprisingly good.

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This book is the movie Scream but with a supernatural twist. Super lovable characters with dynamic relationships.. never have I wanted the slasher to win more!

This would make a great movie!

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This was a unique read of what a serial killer thinks about. It was a fun, unique read into the controlled madness. Parts of the story felt redundant but there was no way I was putting this down.

Get into the mind of a killer

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It was such a different take on the genre; the dynamic between Slasher and Final Girl. I loved the friendship between Amber and Tolly throughout. Well written, engaging, and heartbreaking.

My Favorite so Far

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Good narration, but it’s not easy to follow the story. I’m sure it works for some folks, but this writing style was not for me.

Meandering

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I have really come to enjoy how the author’s writing style has adapted, much like his characters do. I have been a fan of Stephen Graham Jones since I first discovered him and he just keeps getting better. I really enjoyed this story’s narrator as well. He is emotive while keeping a natural presence. I won’t go into details of the book. I’ll just say if you’re a fan of the author or the genre, this title needs to be in your collection!

Another great perspective!

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This one broke me, I still cry when I think about the ending. One of the best books I've ever read and I've read tons!! This has everything a horror fan wants, the Slasher genre rules, the gore and guts...all of it. This isn't just about the horror though. SGJ pulled every single heartstring to the point of almost snapping before letting go so you can feel it reverberate inside while you're wiping the tears from your cheeks. Love and friendship aren't something slashers really think about and yet our main character does, a lot and it makes this book an absolute must read.

Or must listen, the narrator brings this story to life so perfectly it gave me goosebumps. Seriously, you will do yourself a disservice if you don't give it a listen!

Horror that broke me...

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his southern accent was the perfect touch to the story.

This was a fun listen, like letting me into the head of all the great teen slashers i grew up loving.

i got a bit lost i the story and had to rewind it a handful of times, but overall i enjoyed it.

All the great Slashers…

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it reminded me if watching Scream for the first time. loved the way it flowed so smoothly but still kept you anxious for what was next.

very different in a good way

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