I Will Kill Your Imaginary Friend for $200
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4.4 • 19 Ratings
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
To bright and anxious eight-year-old Kay Washington, the worst thing in the world is being alone with the quiet. That’s why Eddie Video makes the perfect imaginary friend: He’s smart, he’s loud, he loves pulling pranks, and he’s always there to chase away the silence.
To mid-forties, down-on-his-luck Ivan, the worst thing in the world happened when he lost his imaginary friend. Now cursed with the ability to see everyone else’s, Ivan makes a living by killing the imaginary friends of adults who couldn’t let go. But when one of Eddie Video’s “pranks” goes too far, Ivan agrees to make an exception and help Kay.
Only Ivan will soon learn that Eddie Video is nothing like the talking ostriches, star bears, and goblin princesses he’s encountered in the past, and it’s going to take a lot more than clumsy haymakers and steak knives to bring him down. A balance of comedy and catharsis, this dual-narrative tackles both the fear of growing up and the scars our childhood leaves behind.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Stephen King meets Sesame Street in this delightfully unhinged, mind-bending horror novel from Brockway (The Vicious Circuit). Maksim "Ivan" Ivanov has the unique ability to see other people's imaginary friends. Desperate for cash, he decides to put this skill to use and offer his services as a hyper-specific kind of medium. Enter Mack Washington, whose eight-year-old daughter, Kay, has a deranged imaginary friend based on an internet animation named Eddie Video. When Eddie's increasingly volatile antics result in Kay being seriously injured, a desperate Mack hires Ivan to dispatch him. But Ivan soon realizes that he's up against much more than his usual foe, and a battle for Kay's psyche begins in earnest. The result is an unfiltered scramble through the power of children's imaginations, a fun and frantic carnival ride that leaves the reader a little dizzy. Brockway uses the outre stuffed animal–based gore and outright evil villain to craft a smart and surprisingly touching metaphor for growing up. This thoroughly original tale has heart, menace, and just the right blend of fluff and guts.
Customer Reviews
Loved it
A comedy horror novel that’s very funny and very horror.
Imaginative Horror Comedy
Somewhere around the halfway point I couldn't stop reading! It's imaginative both in a literal and figurative sense. It's a bizarre premise of imaginary friends with consequences.
There was palpable dread for characters. Some parts were hilarious. I was surprised how heartfelt and uh, therapeutic this was.
I had a great time reading the lunacy unfold until the end.