Smile for the Cameras

This is a perfect start to Slasher Summer. Smile for the Cameras is a slasher within a slasher, as we are told the story of what happened 20 years ago during the filming of teen slasher “Dead Night” (and parts of the film’s script) along with the events “now”, 20 years later, when they all return to the cabin where it was shot for a reunion.

Miranda Smith is obviously a horror fan writing for other horror fans, who will delight in identifying references to their favorite films like Evil Dead and Scream.

Though packed with tropes from these and other slasher films, Smile for the Cameras is a quick-paced, fun read.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House - Ballantine for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review. Pub. date: 6/24/25

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