Heads Will Roll
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Narrated by:
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EJ Lavery
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By:
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Josh Winning
About this listen
Brought to you by Penguin.
A chilling slasher from a razor-sharp new horror voice, perfect for fans of Grady Hendrix and the Scream franchise
If you hear her knock, it’s already too late . . .
Willow is in need of an escape.
A former sitcom star, she’s been publicly shamed on the internet after posting something she really shouldn’t have.
She checks in to Camp Castaway, an adults-only retreat based at an old campground in the woods.
It’s the first night and the campers gather round the fire to tell some ghost stories. That’s when Willow hears the tale of Knock Knock Nancy. A local urban legend about a witch, brutally beheaded in this very woodland.
They say her restless spirit knocks on doors late at night. If you answer, she’ll take your head.
Willow doesn’t believe in ghost stories. But the next day, a camper has vanished under mysterious circumstances. And then that evening, in her cabin, Willow hears it . . . .
Knock, Knock, Knock.
‘A slasher that is both bloody and uplifting. And fun! Every copy should come with a bucket of popcorn’ Gus Moreno, author of This Thing Between Us
Praise for Josh Winning
‘Be sure to make the popcorn and dim the lights’ Paul Tremblay, author of A Cabin At The End Of The World
‘Josh Winning has won my heart’ Clay McLeod Chapman, author of The Remaking
‘Wow! No one can make us feel so much childhood nostalgia and then so much terror as Josh Winning! Absolutely loved it. This one's a killer’ CJ Leede, Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of Maeve Fly
‘There was the impulse to binge just one more chapter before closing the covers, combined with layered characterization, sensitivity, and Winning's respect for and love of pop-culture’ Deirdre Sullivan, author of Perfectly Preventable Deaths
‘A relentless supernatural page-ripper that doubled as pure catnip for the horror connoisseur in me’ David Yoon, author of City of Orange
‘An all-consuming obsession…a perfect mash-up of Night Film and Harrow Lake’ Dawn Kurtagich, author of The Creeper Man
© Josh Winning 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024
Critic reviews
Slasher a book makes the cut
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Didn't anticipate the twist.
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The main character is likeable, and the twists genuinely blindsided me. I thought I had the whole thing figured out early on, but nope; the rug was pulled right out from under me.
The pacing is spot-on. The tone strikes a perfect balance between suspense and fun. It’s not just a barrage of jump scares, but a solid mix of mystery, tension, and breathless action.
Every character gets at least some depth; no one feels entirely like throwaway cannon fodder (okay, maybe one… but someone has to die early, right?).
One thing I really appreciated is how the book touched on LGBTQ+ themes without using them as a marketing crutch. The representation is there, it’s acknowledged, but it’s not treated as the sole selling point or exploited for easy points.
If you’re a horror fan, I recommend this one. You’re in for a sharp, entertaining ride that’s both self-aware and sincere.
The is slasher is a cut above the rest
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Awful!!
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Slow to start
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