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Don't Fear the Reaper

By: Stephen Graham Jones
Narrated by: Isabella Star LaBlanc, Jane Levy, Alexis Floyd, Pete Simonelli, Timothy Andrés Pabon, Marni Penning, Dan Bittner, Corey Brill, Matt Pittenger, Jesse Vilinsky, Migizi Pensoneau, Lee Osorio, Gail Shalan, Alejandro Antonio Ruiz, Angela Goethals
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 A Locus Award Finalist
NATIONAL BESTSELLER

The electrifying sequel to My Heart Is a Chainsaw and book two of The Indian Lake trilogy from the master of modern horror Stephen Graham Jones finds Jade Daniels returning to Proofrock, Idaho, on the same day as serial killer Dark Mill South launches his gruesome vendetta.

Four years after her tumultuous senior year, Jade Daniels is released from prison right before Christmas when her conviction is overturned. But life beyond bars takes a dangerous turn as soon as she returns to Proofrock. Convicted Serial Killer, Dark Mill South, seeking revenge for thirty-eight Dakota men hanged in 1862, escapes from his prison transfer due to a blizzard, just outside of Proofrock, Idaho.

Dark Mill South’s Reunion Tour began on December 12th, 2019, a Thursday.

Thirty-six hours and twenty bodies later, on Friday the 13th, it would be over.

Don’t Fear the Reaper is the “adrenaline-filled” (Library Journal, starred review) sequel to My Heart Is a Chainsaw from New York Times bestselling author Stephen Graham Jones. Horror Suspense Thriller & Suspense World Literature Scary Native American Exciting Heartfelt Reaper

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"A talented cast of narrators performs a horror story involving the survivor of a small-town massacre. Four years after Proofrock, Idaho, was devastated by the horrific murders, Jade attempts to put her traumatic past behind her. When a serial killer escapes during a prison transfer in a blinding storm, another massacre may be on the horizon — unless Jade and her friends can stop it. Every character is voiced by a distinct and capable performer, and a few stand out. Isabella Star LaBlanc imbues Jade with a haunted but headstrong tone and shoulders the bulk of the story with aplomb. For what is essentially a slasher story about a hook-handed killer, the performances are filled with surprising heart."
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I don't have words. I love it, narrators did great job, it had so many cinematic scenes, hillarious moments and heartbreak. but the ending killed me. not as much as the end of the chainsaw but it still crushed me.

amazing sequel

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The follow-up to My Heart is a Chainsaw absolutely nails it, for me. That wonderful mix of supernatural and slasher, the lore and references, the action and creativity, it all lands. And is there anyone who can turn a film into a verb quite like SGJ?

Of course, I couldn’t review this book without mentioning someone in particular: Jade. Fucking. Daniels. As enigmatic as ever, full of wit, heart, and abrasiveness in equal measure, she holds everything together, is the reluctant star of the show. Despite this book being the middle in a trilogy, it feels like she has a full arc, learns more about herself, evolves into something else. Jade Daniels is my final girl.

So, please, go get this book. Read Chainsaw, then read this, then sit impatiently for The Angel of Indian Lake.

Superb, blood-splattered sequel

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As brilliant and enthralling as it's predecessor, this one continues the winning themes of Chainsaw and ramps up the threat level and kills

A superb sequel

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Like one of the other reviewers, I occasionally found this a bit hard to follow. The wider cast and some twists make it a more demanding listen than Chainsaw, and somewhat lacks the laser focus from Jade's perspective in the previous book, but the ending is magnificent. I'm excited for the final part of the trilogy and will definitely be picking it up.

Overall very enjoyable sequel, anticipating part 3

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The continuation of Jade Daniels' story and the horror of living in Proofrock, Idaho is a masterful example of a slasher novel. It's steeped in horror cinema, drawing on-its-sleeve inspiration from the movies Jones loves, but it's the characters i love here. Jade, fresh out of prison after the events of the first novel (My Heart is a Chainsaw), trying to make sense of who she is after both saving and killing people, and what she should do about the very real threat of Dark Mill South. Letha struggling with the physical toll she carries while being a wife and mother. Hardy, ever the reliable father/grandfather figure for Jade, still haunted by his daughter and wife's deaths. And of course, Cinnamon and Ginger, dealing with trauma in their own unique ways. Which all makes the book sound far more po-faced than it is - a blood-and-guts-soaked romp through a town cut off by a blizzard, with a serial killer on the loose. If you love Scream, Halloween, Friday 13th and the like, then get reading this already.

Superb slasher sequel

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