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    Horror Movie: A Novel
    Horror Movie: A Novel
    Horror Movie: A Novel
    Audiobook7 hours

    Horror Movie: A Novel

    Written by Paul Tremblay

    Narrated by Ari Fliakos, Dani Martineck, Micky Shiloah and

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Instant New York Times bestseller!

    A chilling twist on the “cursed film” genre from the bestselling author of The Pallbearers Club and The Cabin at the End of the World.

    In June 1993, a group of young guerilla filmmakers spent four weeks making Horror Movie, a notorious, disturbing, art-house horror flick.

    The weird part? Only three of the film’s scenes were ever released to the public, but Horror Movie has nevertheless grown a rabid fanbase. Three decades later, Hollywood is pushing for a big budget reboot.

    The man who played “The Thin Kid” is the only surviving cast member. He remembers all too well the secrets buried within the original screenplay, the bizarre events of the filming, and the dangerous crossed lines on set that resulted in tragedy. As memories flood back in, the boundaries between reality and film, past and present start to blur. But he’s going to help remake the film, even if it means navigating a world of cynical producers, egomaniacal directors, and surreal fan conventions—demons of the past be damned.

    But at what cost? 

    Horror Movie is an obsessive, psychologically chilling, and suspenseful feat of storytelling genius that builds inexorably to an unforgettable, mind-bending conclusion

    Editor's Note

    A cursed film…

    When the only surviving actor from a 1990s horror film is asked to help with the reboot, he begins to reflect back on the strange events surrounding the first movie’s creation. As the plot moves between eerie past and troubling present, Tremblay (“A Head Full of Ghosts”) explores the idea of cursed films (“Poltergeist,” for instance) and whether truth is scarier than legend.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateJun 11, 2024
    ISBN9780063070042
    Author

    Paul Tremblay

    Paul Tremblay is the multiple award-winning, critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of eight previous novels (Horror Movie, The Pallbearers Club, Survivor Song, The Cabin at the End of the World, Disappearance at Devil's Rock, A Head Full of Ghosts, No Sleep Till Wonderland, and The Little Sleep) and two short fiction collections (The Beast You Are and Growing Things). He lives outside of Boston with his family.

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    Reviews for Horror Movie

    3.5/5

    388 ratings28 reviews

    What our readers think

    Readers find this title to be a mix of opinions. Some appreciate the brilliant execution, the eerie plot, great performances, and interesting concept. Others find it boring, with a predictable story and a movie within the book that is lackluster. Overall, it is recommended as a good summer read with a unique storytelling style.

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    • 3/5

      Jul 6, 2025

      Interesting premise, great narrators, but omg the characters are just so dull and one-dimentional.
    • 2/5

      Jun 28, 2025

      Dnf. I'm not sophisticated enough to understand the reasoning behind presenting the audiobook with a narrator, and then also a separate script reading, and it felt like it wasn't heading towards a good payoff at the end, so I didn't want to waste more of my time. I did hang in for 3/4 of it, but was just getting more and more frustrated
    • 1/5

      Jun 24, 2025

      This wasn’t a horror book to me. This was more of a philosophical book… I didn’t like it at all. It was hard to follow and really boring. Not one thing scary/creepy about it all.
    • 3/5

      Mar 14, 2025

      Entertained throughout and enjoyed the format but a little contrived. I’m a little too stupid to understand an unreliable narrator though.
    • 2/5

      Feb 12, 2025

      Excellent narration, but had to DNF as the plot was leaning on shock factor.
    • 5/5

      Sep 23, 2024

      Such a fun listen. Genuinely eerie plot and a stroke of genius in its use of voice actors. Love!
    • 5/5

      Sep 4, 2024

      Wow the audiobook of this book is amazing, the different characters really come to life throughout the story. The end of the story is not what I expected but it was great in the way that horror movies are when you think you know what is going to happen and are surprised by it being different.
    • 1/5

      Aug 19, 2024

      Not very good. Not for me. Happy reading and enjoy your book. What else an I supposed toaay
    • 4/5

      Jul 19, 2024

      Solid, kept me involved, a little too much that could have been left out, but over all a great summer read
    • 5/5

      Jul 11, 2024

      The give stars rating is for the quality of the audiobook, because it is brilliant! It’s a full cast audiobook with sound effects, executed amazingly! It was like I was at the movie set with the cast!
      The novel is not so good, predictable story, sometimes a bit boring, I only listened until the end because the audiobook was so enjoyable.
    • 5/5

      Jul 10, 2024

      Great story, great performances, incredible editing that really brought the book to life. Highly recommended
    • 5/5

      Jul 5, 2024

      Wow that’s probably the best audiboook I’ve ever listened to!
    • 5/5

      Jul 4, 2024

      Brilliant!
      IMO, this is Tremblay's best work ever. A masterpiece!!
    • 4/5

      Jun 30, 2024

      I always get mixed feelings after reading a Paul tremblay book. I never actually love the book on initial finish, but it isn't until later that I've realized the book is in the back of my mind and I actually did really like it of its making me feel this way. His books are always slow burns and you know something bad is going to happen at the end. Another mindf*ck and unsettling tale.
    • 4/5

      Oct 14, 2024

      5 stars for the audiobook, 3.5 stars for the book. Really good multicast performance, great mixing. Story is very entertaining but I wanted more answers.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5

      Jun 21, 2024

      Not bad. Kinda weird with the script reading. Strange tale.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 1/5

      May 18, 2025

      I love Paul Tremblay's other work, particularly A Head Full of Ghosts, and this was so awful I only finished it because I was already too far in. It was boring, the characters were forgettable; by the time something happened to anyone I didn't care about them anyway. It didn't pack a punch. I feel disappointed and it's the only 1 star rating I've given any book in a while.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 3/5

      Jul 13, 2024

      Interesting concept, but it was minimally horrific, considering the title... I felt it was way too mild and almost boring.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 2/5

      Jan 21, 2025

      It was just ok. If it wasn’t audiobook I would not have finished it.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 1/5

      Oct 23, 2024

      This was the worst audiobook I have ever listened to. What in the world was the random skipping back and forth to the unedited narrators? I don’t understand if that was for effect of the book or what but it was so horrifically bad that it made the book unbearable to listen to.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 1/5

      Nov 20, 2024

      This book and how it's crafted is very unique, and this performance by multiple readers is very intriguing... at first. By the end, I was looking for something pretty big to happen and I'm left thinking it was a missed opportunity. I don't feel the book knew where it was leading us, and then something was tacked on as an ending. I don't think it honors the characters we met along the way.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5

      Oct 23, 2024

      As an Intro to Paul Tremblay, this was just not my preferred style of writing. I audiobooked this and can appreciate a movie script being read to me. It made me feel part of a movie script. I enjoyed the elements of a haunted school house or more of a haunted mask. Otherwise there is no substantial plot to this book. There is no thriller no major development. I really struggled finishing this book.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 1/5

      Jul 14, 2024

      The concept is stronger than the execution. The “movie” within the book is quite boring. The audiobook version is also quite strange. If you’re looking for a scary read this isn’t it.

      4 people found this helpful

    • 1/5

      Sep 25, 2024

      I can’t say there was a single part of this book that was enjoyable. Awful enough that I wanted to write a review to save someone else from a terrible read.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 2/5

      Aug 26, 2024

      Was well written but felt like I was reading a poor rip off of Joe from the YOU series, specifically the books. It wasn't enjoyable to read and honestly I had to reread several chapters because they made no sense and I still don't know what I read fully.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5

      Jun 26, 2024

      A huge wtf. Completely surreal and I felt like I was watching a car accident and couldn’t look away.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 2/5

      Oct 18, 2024

      I loved the narration by the Thin Kid, but repeating the lines over and over again towards the ending got rough. I found the switchhing from Then and Now was awkward, and confusing.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5

      Aug 30, 2024

      Certainly horrific, jumping from timeline and point of view, I enjoyed the listening but something kept me from loving it. I'll see what's the final take once I've sat with it.

      1 person found this helpful