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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

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
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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

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Heartwarming Slasher

The story went by quickly, but it was really good. I enjoyed the POV of the slasher narrator and the ending was great.

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surprisingly good.

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

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Drips with as much empathy as it does blood

Just finished SGJ’s newest, and as always, I’m blown away. Mfer really knows how to make me tear up at an ending. If you’re somebody that hasn’t gotten too into some of his other stuff, I’d still recommend giving this one a shot. It’s one of his best, and maybe the most accessible. The man just doesn’t miss.

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Favorite SGJ so far!

I’ve come to realize one of the reasons I love his novels is how he develops characters. I’m always left want to know what’s next for these interesting people. Great story.

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Blew me away

The story.. The characters.. The buildup.. The narration.. WOW! It has a slow buildup but it’s just so enjoyable through and through.

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Had potential but...

It's decent but man does the author ramble too much at times. The story tends to get lost in the weeds.

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My Favorite so Far

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.

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Meandering

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.

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Another great perspective!

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!

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Unexpectedly Beautiful

I assumed I'd enjoy the book, but I was not prepared for how the writing grabbed me and still has not let go. It's definitely a gory horror and yet, while not pretty in any way, is still so beautifully written. I know I'll come back to this book again.

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