They all think it's a funny prank until Sawyer sees the mannequin walk out of the theater at the movie's end. Sawyer Grimes is one of five bored teens who decide to pose a discarded store mannequin as though it's a real patron in a movie theater in a suburb of Dallas, Tex. Jones (The Only Good Indians) tiptoes the border between supernatural and psychological horror in this weird and wild novella. "Suffused with questions about the nature of change and friendship, “Night of the Mannequins” is a fairy tale of impermanence showcasing Graham Jones’s signature style of smart, irreverent horror." - The New York TimesĪt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. That's the thing about heroes-sometimes you have to become a monster first. He'll do whatever he needs to so he can save the day. He'll save everyone to the best of his ability. Bringing a mannequin into a theater is just some harmless fun, right? Until it wakes up. One last laugh for the summer as it winds down. We thought we'd play a fun prank on her, and now most of us are dead. Award-winning author Stephen Graham Jones returns with Night of the Mannequins, a contemporary horror story where a teen prank goes very wrong and all hell breaks loose: is there a supernatural cause, a psychopath on the loose, or both?
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