Under the Blade

By: Matt Serafini

Narrated by: Chloe Cannon

Some campfire stories are real.

It’s been 25 years since Cyrus Hoyt’s infamous killing spree at Camp Forest Grove. A quarter-century since teenage counselor Melanie Holden left him mortally wounded and escaped with her life.

Today, Melanie’s teaching career has bottomed out and left her with no choice but to return to the scene of the crime. Motivated by a lucrative publishing offer, as well as a desire to free herself from recurring nightmares, Melanie’s research into the murderer’s life brings resistance from all directions as she uncovers skeletons in Forest Grove’s past.

Because of Melanie, a long-held secret is about to be revealed - one that somebody is willing to kill for in order to protect. And Melanie is going to discover she has a lot more to lose than just her mind. The stalk-and-slash suspense of Friday the 13th meets the small town mystery of Sharp Objects in this white-knuckle horror story of a final girl’s revenge.

©2018 Matt Serafini (P)2019 Matt Serafini

Critic reviews

"Echoes of horror's paperback glory days, but spills new blood with a modern protagonist and style. I loved it!." (Brian Keene, author of The Rising and The Complex)

“A great book.” (Shock Waves Podcast)

“It takes you on one hell of a ride. I could go into more details, but it would be a shame to know more before you read it, and read it you should. This book gets a strong recommendation.” (Scream Magazine)

Good but not what I wanted

I wanted Friday the 13th and it seemed at first like I was going to get just that. But then the book took a different turn. I won’t say which movie it takes a turn after but you should be able to spot it rather quickly.

I enjoyed the book though. Narrator was good.

I would recommend this title.

An exciting tale with lots of twists and turns!

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

The first part of the book will lead you to believe that it will be a slasher in the vein of Friday the 13th but this story will take you on a roller coaster and leave lots of twists and turns! This book is not your typical serial killer/final girl story. It's very unique and the farther along I got the more intrigued I was, desperately wanting to know what happened next. I highly recommend this book!

Entertaining mix of mystery and slasher theme

I received a free copy of this book for an honest review and I honestly went into it thinking it would be cheesy or trying too hard to be 'horror-like', but the execution of the story and narration was extremely entertaining! I highly recommend.

Not What I was Expecting

It starts out like a murder mystery thriller until the last 1/3 of the book then becomes horror. Felt so bad for Melanie from beginning to end which is surprising with many twists and turns. I enjoyed it and 1st listen by author. I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review. THANK YOU

solid!

I definitely enjoyed this story and didn't anticipate the turn it took! I thought the narrator did a good job as well but in an average way. definitely recommend if you love a slasher story that goes differently than you'd anticipate.