Scream your hearts out, Horror fans — Josh Winning’s newest novel has lots of nods to your favorite movies and is perfect for anyone who loves books by Grady Hendrix and Riley Sager. A former actress of a cursed horror movie arrives in L.A. to cover its remake as a journalist, and things immediately go awry. As the body count rises among the cast and crew (just like it did in her movie), she finds herself on the run, and trying to end the curse once and for all. Certain to send shivers down your spine, Burn the Negative is a fast-paced slasher that will leave you reaching for the popcorn and double checking that your doors are locked. Keep reading for a guest post from Josh Winning about how pop culture has influenced him and what horror movies he recommends you watch after finishing his book.
Dark Crystal meets About a Boy in a race against the clock to save the world in this nostalgia-infused adventure!
Jack Corman is failing at life.
Jobless, jaded and on the "wrong" side of thirty, he's facing the threat of eviction from his London flat while reeling from the sudden death of his father, one-time film director Bob Corman. Back in the eighties, Bob poured his heart and soul into the creation of his 1986 puppet fantasy The Shadow Glass, a film Jack loved as a child, idolising its fox-like hero Dune.
But The Shadow Glass flopped on release, deemed too scary for kids and too weird for adults, and Bob became a laughing stock, losing himself to booze and self-pity. Now, the film represents everything Jack hated about his father, and he lives with the fear that he'll end up a failure just like him.
In the wake of Bob's death, Jack returns to his decaying home, a place creaking with movie memorabilia and painful memories. Then, during a freak thunderstorm, the puppets in the attic start talking. Tipped into a desperate real-world quest to save London from the more nefarious of his father's creations, Jack teams up with excitable fanboy Toby and spiky studio executive Amelia to navigate the labyrinth of his father's legacy while conjuring the hero within––and igniting a Shadow Glass resurgence that could, finally, do his father proud.
Dark Crystal meets About a Boy in a race against the clock to save the world in this nostalgia-infused adventure!
Jack Corman is failing at life.
Jobless, jaded and on the "wrong" side of thirty, he's facing the threat of eviction from his London flat while reeling from the sudden death of his father, one-time film director Bob Corman. Back in the eighties, Bob poured his heart and soul into the creation of his 1986 puppet fantasy The Shadow Glass, a film Jack loved as a child, idolising its fox-like hero Dune.
But The Shadow Glass flopped on release, deemed too scary for kids and too weird for adults, and Bob became a laughing stock, losing himself to booze and self-pity. Now, the film represents everything Jack hated about his father, and he lives with the fear that he'll end up a failure just like him.
In the wake of Bob's death, Jack returns to his decaying home, a place creaking with movie memorabilia and painful memories. Then, during a freak thunderstorm, the puppets in the attic start talking. Tipped into a desperate real-world quest to save London from the more nefarious of his father's creations, Jack teams up with excitable fanboy Toby and spiky studio executive Amelia to navigate the labyrinth of his father's legacy while conjuring the hero within––and igniting a Shadow Glass resurgence that could, finally, do his father proud.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781789098631 |
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Publisher: | Titan |
Publication date: | 03/22/2022 |
Sold by: | Penguin Random House Publisher Services |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 400 |
Sales rank: | 448,422 |
File size: | 10 MB |