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Night of the Mannequins

by Stephen Graham Jones

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A prank turns into a slasher horror story

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Awards & Recognition

  • Award recognition

    2020 Shirley Jackson Award winner

    The book is described as a winner of the 2020 Shirley Jackson Award.

  • Critical praise

    Praised by The New York Times

    The New York Times is quoted praising the book as a fairy tale of impermanence and noting Graham Jones's signatu...

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A prank turns into a slasher horror story

A summer prank involving a mannequin becomes the starting point for a small-town horror story when the figure wakes and begins killing. Sawyer, one of the teenagers involved, decides he must save the others, even if doing so means crossing a line himself. The setup links familiar teenage mischief with slasher-horror danger and raises a question about the cost of trying to act as a hero. The supplied description keeps the focus on the escalating threat and Sawyer’s response, without revealing how the conflict ends.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in slasher horror and supernatural threats.
  • Those drawn to horror centered on teenagers, pranks, and small-town danger.
  • Fans of Stephen Graham Jones’s horror fiction.

Themes

Pranks and unintended consequencesHeroism and moral compromiseSupernatural menace

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Book overview

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, 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

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