The Beast You Let In
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- 予約注文
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- リリース予定日：2026年4月7日
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- ¥1,300
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Everyone in the rural town of Ashling knows the tale of Veronica Green, a teen who was murdered in the woods. But did a party trick bring her back to claim her revenge? A fast-paced, suspenseful YA horror from the author of Summer's Edge and People Like Us.
There is no one Hazel trusts less than her self-centered twin, Beth. So when Beth abandons her at a party she didn’t want to attend in the first place, Hazel decides not to let it ruin her night. She throws herself into flirting and telling ghost stories over a Ouija board. Hazel might not be the popular twin, but she is going to have fun if it kills her.
Except Beth doesn’t come home that night, and Hazel’s anger morphs into anxiety. It only sharpens when Beth reappears a day later, disoriented and claiming to be Veronica Green, a teen who was murdered in their small town years before. If it isn’t a possession, Beth is really good at faking it. Did they accidentally release a vengeful horror during the party?
Hazel must uncover what happened to Veronica all those years ago if she’s going to save Beth. But the truth may destroy them both—if they don’t destroy each other first.
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The unsolved decades-old murder of local Ashling teen Veronica Green has long been treated as lore in the small rural town—until a Halloween party on the anniversary of her death sparks a chain of events that culminate in a quest for ruthless vengeance in this chilling thriller with a supernatural bent. After popular 17-year-old Beth Whitman persuades her self-described "loser" twin Hazel, who is queer, to attend the party, Beth vanishes, reappearing hours later claiming to be Veronica. Hazel indulges her sister's identity shift, but the longer Beth's strange behavior persists, the more uncertain Hazel becomes about whether Beth is pretending or possessed by Veronica's ghost. Teaming up with other students, Hazel seeks to uncover answers about Veronica's past and stop the source of the horrors haunting Ashling. Strategically placed diary entries from Veronica heighten tension and expose instances of brutal bullying and violence perpetuated by the town's conservative values. A rushed climax somewhat undercuts carefully built suspense; nevertheless, thoughtful portrayals of queer teens navigating small-town politics emerge as a standout strength of this unsettling murder mystery by Mele (Summer's Edge). The twins cue as white. Ages 14–up.
