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A summer prank goes wrong when a mannequin brought into a theater wakes up and starts killing. Sawyer plans to save his friends, though heroism may require becoming a monster.
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Good Indians , Stephen Graham Jones, comes a slasher story where a teen prank goes very wrong and all hell breaks loose in a small town. Winner of both the 2020 Bram Stoker and Shirley Jackson Awards!
We thought we'd play a fun prank on her, and now most of us are dead.
One last laugh for the summer as it winds down. One last prank just to scare a friend. Bringing a mannequin into a theater is just some harmless fun, right? Until it wakes up. Until it starts killing.
Luckily, Sawyer has a plan. He’ll be a hero. He'll save everyone to the best of his ability. He'll do whatever he needs to so he can save the day.
That's the thing about heroes―sometimes you have to become a monster first.
"A fairy tale of impermanence showcasing Graham Jones’s signature style of smart, irreverent horror." ― The New York Times
Primary listingAmazon US listing
FormatPaperback
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Cover statusCandidate edition cover
Record checkedSep 16, 2026