How to Survive a Horror Story

Horror authors are invited to the creepy estate of recently deceased Mortimer Queen - Arnold’s fictional stand-in for a Stephen King-like icon in How to Survive a Horror Story - for the reading of his will - and a game whose prize for the last author standing is the manor - and their life.

The characters are stereotypes, and the story - and the short stories within - were packed with horror tropes which could have made for dull reading, but it’s obvious how much of a horror fan Arnold is, and that made it a fun read for a fellow horror fan.

Thank you to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for the advance copy in exchange for my honest review. Pub. date: 7/8/25

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