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A review by books_with_mana
Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones
Remember what it's like to be in a movie theater?
Honestly, I could vaguely remember until reading this book.
In this novella, our narrator Sawyer is an immature, tall-tale telling, teenager who isn't quite ready to grow up. It's clear by his fixation with a mannequin he and his friends found in the swamp when they were kids, that Sawyer is still fixated by childlike things and with his childhood group of friends. After a final prank with said mannequin goes awry and one of his friends dies in a freak accident, something shifts in Sawyer.
Sawyer starts to believe that the mannequin came to life. He believes that the mannequin, that he calls Manny, got up from the movie theater at the scene of the prank and walked away. After all, they couldn't find him. And the night of the prank one of his friends died and a bunch of mulch is mysteriously "eaten" in the middle of the night. The most logical explanation for Sawyer is that Manny has come to life and is getting his revenge on the gang. The mannequin has no remorse and will kill the family and friends who get in his way.
After watching one too many superhero movies, Sawyer decides to become the anti-hero in this horror novella. What happens in this book is so strange and bizarre and horrific that it has to be experienced. This is a unique horror novella that will be perfect for the upcoming Halloween season!
Because
Honestly, I could vaguely remember until reading this book.
In this novella, our narrator Sawyer is an immature, tall-tale telling, teenager who isn't quite ready to grow up. It's clear by his fixation with a mannequin he and his friends found in the swamp when they were kids, that Sawyer is still fixated by childlike things and with his childhood group of friends. After a final prank with said mannequin goes awry and one of his friends dies in a freak accident, something shifts in Sawyer.
Sawyer starts to believe that the mannequin came to life. He believes that the mannequin, that he calls Manny, got up from the movie theater at the scene of the prank and walked away. After all, they couldn't find him. And the night of the prank one of his friends died and a bunch of mulch is mysteriously "eaten" in the middle of the night. The most logical explanation for Sawyer is that Manny has come to life and is getting his revenge on the gang. The mannequin has no remorse and will kill the family and friends who get in his way.
After watching one too many superhero movies, Sawyer decides to become the anti-hero in this horror novella. What happens in this book is so strange and bizarre and horrific that it has to be experienced. This is a unique horror novella that will be perfect for the upcoming Halloween season!
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