Benny Rose, the Cannibal King (Rewind or Die, Band 3)

Benny Rose, the Cannibal King (Rewind or Die, Band 3)

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Beschreibung

Blackwood, Vermont has one legend to its name—Benny Rose, the Cannibal King. Every local kid knows him and tells his stories, especially on Halloween. When a new girl moves to town in the autumn of 1987, the legend inspires high school junior Desiree St. Fleur and her friends to pull a Benny Rose-themed prank. A few laughs and screams, and they’ll have a Happy Halloween.But a vicious storm crashes into Blackwood and interrupts the festivities. Soon the girls find themselves trapped and hunted in a strange neighborhood where no one will help them. There’s nothing made-up about Benny Rose this Halloween night. The truth is coming, and it's hungry.“Hailey Piper is a major new voice in the horror genre, and Benny Rose, the Cannibal King is the perfect place to start with her work. A short and magnificent shock to the system, this one has got everything: great characters, fantastic vintage horror vibes, and a terrifying urban legend at the center of it all. Keep an eye on Hailey’s work; she is seriously going places.”—Gwendolyn Kiste, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Rust Maidens“A good urban legend has a way of seeping into your bones and refusing to crawl out; Hailey Piper’s Cannibal King is certainly one of those that will be creeping into my mind, late at night and unbidden, for a long time to come. Benny Rose is an unforgettable terror, rivaled only by the gutsy teens who dare to go up against him.”—Claire Holland, author of I Am Not Your Final Girl“I see your slumber party massacre and raise you a taste of human tragedy, a funhouse ride of plot twists, and a heaping side of gore. Hailey Piper has the audacity to write teenage mean girls as thinking, feeling, bad-ass human beings.”—Joanna Koch, author of The Couvade“Sometimes when we tell ourselves stories, we unwittingly awaken and summon the very monster we thought only lived in our minds…. Witness a brilliant cast of characters take a chomping bite out of a local folk story that proves itself all too real. With haunted hearts and burning teeth, Piper’s sharp prose delivers a whirlwind tale; here, we peel back the layers of our strong, female leads and root for them to conquer the night.”—Sara Tantlinger, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Devil’s Dreamland

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Halloween is a special time for Blackwood, a small town with no mall and nothing to do for bored teens but every year, near Halloween this little dull as dishwater town transforms. Every year, kids die and they all blame Benny Rose. Benny Rose is the towns’ urban legend, dating back to the 50s/60s, of a self-proclaimed Cannibal King. Over time, the stories have gotten wilder and wilder. Benny Rose didn't disappoint. The author wasted no time in creating a brutal backstory, nor is there any anticipating action. She cleverly gives just a taste of what's to come before she redirects the reader’s attention to the characters, a group of high school juniors deciding to prank the new girl in town. The trap is set swiftly as new girl, Gabrielle, is roped into having a slumber party at her house while her grandma's away. However, the Glade Street Retirement Community, the only street in Blackwood not decorated for Halloween, has its own secrets to tell. A wicked look at a particularly gruesome urban legend, Piper gives brushstroke backgrounds on the characters, providing the depth the reader needs to care about them, and to understand their actions and imperfections. However I loved that, in contrast to the typical 80s slasher movies, the characters didn’t made the typical headless decisions. Benny Rose, The Cannibal King is the perfect Halloween read. We had 80s nostalgia, a small town, legends and conspiracies, friendships. It reminded me much of Halloween, Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm street.

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