[bksvol-discuss] Submitted: Horror
- From: Marilyn Beasley <mmbeagle@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2014 20:28:45 -0500
Title: The Summer Is Ended and We Are Not Yet Saved
Author: Joey Comeau
Pages: 219
Hint: Excerpts are taken from Comeau's 2010 book, titled "Bible Camp Bloodbath"
Summary: Martin is going to Bible Camp for the summer. He's going to learn
archery and swimming, and he's going to make new friends. He's pretty excited,
but that's probably because nobody told him that this is a horror novel.
Eleven-year-old Martin's mother works in the movie business, doing (what else?)
special-effects make-up for horror movies. She has a job in Toronto but doesn't
have the money to hire somebody to look after Martin, so he volunteers to ship
himself off to Bible camp, where someone is systematically killing off the
campers in various maniacal ways. The violence is right out of a 1980s-style
horror flick, as is the cast of characters: Martin and his fellow campers; Chip
and his fellow camp counselors; and affable Father Tony, the camp's leader.
Lean and mean and hugely entertaining, with no high-falutin' literary pretenses
note to fans of slasher flicks: yes, the villain is exactly who you think it is
but with a genuinely shocking conclusion, the book should be a big hit with
old-school horror fans.
Comments: All pages, page numbers and chapter headings have been counted and
formatted. Spell Check has been run and all indicated words were checked
against the print book. Write to mmbeagle@xxxxxxxxx with any questions.
Marilyn
mmbeagle@xxxxxxxxx
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