Welcome to Camp Killer
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Descrizione dell’editore
Bestselling YA horror writer Cynthia Murphy makes her Barrington Stoke debut with a spine-chilling thriller about a summer camp gone deathly wrong.
When an American-style residential camp is set up in the grounds of an English stately home, the teenage camp counsellors are looking forward to a fun summer of activities.
But right from the outset, things don’t feel quite right at Camp Miller. Rumours circulate of a tragedy that took place in the grounds and there are unexplained sightings of a ghostly presence.
Then the incidents begin – a near-drowning out on the lake, a fatal fall from a cliff-face … Are these tragic accidents or is there something more sinister going on at Camp Killer?
Reviews
"I’m a big fan of 80’s slasher films and this book hits all the right beats, from the creepy story around the campfire, to the cabins, the mysterious figure, and the kids being picked off one … by … one. Kill-tastic stuff!" – Dan Smith
"A fun, fast-paced and atmospheric slasher that is perfect for spooky season." – Amy McCaw
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This fast-moving summer camp thriller by Murphy (Signed Sealed Dead) opens with eight counselors and their supervisor sitting around a fire at Camp Miller in the north of England, enjoying their last night alone before the campers descend. One of the counselors, Fionn, starts spinning a ghost story about the origins of the purportedly haunted gothic mansion that looms on the edges of the camp. He claims it was built by spice merchant John Miller in the 1800s for his wife Dorothea. When Miller arrives home one day from a lengthy trip with a new lover and their newborn son, Dorothea murders them, sets the house on fire, and dies after jumping from the roof. Following the tale, counselors Holly and Greyson return to their cabin, where Greyson finds that someone has put snakes in his bed; once the campers arrive, counselor Rich nearly drowns. After several more accidents and the death of another counselor, the teens fear that the ghost of Dorothea is behind the disastrous events. Thin characterizations and plotting that relies on standard tropes culminate in a familiar-feeling adventure. Most characters are coded as white. Ages 13–up.
