Night of the Mannequins
$27.99
- Paperback
128 pages
- Release Date
30 June 2026
Summary
We thought we’d play a fun prank on her, and now most of us are dead.
One last laugh for the summer as it winds down. One last prank just to scare a friend. Bringing a mannequin into a theater is just some harmless fun, right? Until it wakes up. Until it starts killing.
Luckily, Sawyer has a plan. He’ll be a hero. He’ll save everyone to the best of his ability. He’ll kill as many people as he needs to so he can save the day. That’s the thing about heroes-sometimes you have to …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781250412812 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1250412811 |
| Author: | Stephen Graham Jones |
| Publisher: | St Martin's Press |
| Imprint: | St Martin's Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 107g |
| Dimensions: | 10mm x 129mm x 250mm |
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Critics Review
WINNER OF THE 2020 BRAM STOKER AWARD FOR SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN LONG FICTION!
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“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 Times
“A funny and harrowing parable about adolescent alienation that shows Jones in top form.”
–The Toronto Star
“Night of the Mannequins is dark and twisted, funny, a little crazy, and unsettling as hell.”
–Christopher Golden, New York Times bestselling author of Road of Bones
“Propulsive and poignant, capturing the mundane terror of adolescence, and adding that ever-so-essential dab of killer mannequin.”
–Sarah Langan, author of Good Neighbors
“A hotter voice in horror would be hard to find these days, and Graham Jones does not disappoint, delivering another masterpiece. Give to fans of slasher or serial killer tales.”
–Library Journal, STARRED review
“Wicked and wry, this is a terrific story by one of my favorite writers, Stephen Graham Jones. Tip-top with a twist of dread.”
–Joe R. Lansdale
“Stephen Graham Jones’s range … is staggering. In this novella he juggles–sometimes in very sly ways–slasher stories, coming of age horror, traditions of madness and unreliability, and Kaiju to create an amazingly speedy, voice-driven read that’s tons of fun.”
–Brian Evenson, author of Song for the Unraveling of the World
“Jones tiptoes the border between supernatural and psychological horror in this weird and wild novella… Balancing horror and humor, this novella puts a clever modern twist on a classic monster story.”
–Publishers Weekly
“Readers will delight more than once in the realization that they might be reading a different story from the one they thought was unfolding… trust Jones and enjoy the ride.”
–Shelf Awareness
“Sly, surprising psychic sleight-of-hand, in a tale of teenage madness where the next plastic face might be your own.”
–John Skipp
“Nightmare whisperer Jones offers up an eerie, contrarian take on a teenage slasher’s daydreams… A scary story ripe for gorehounds who grew up reading about The Baby-Sitters Club.”
–Kirkus Reviews
Stephen Graham Jones
Stephen Graham Jones is the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Good Indians. He has been an NEA fellowship recipient and has received numerous awards, including:
- The Ray Bradbury Award from the Los Angeles Times
- The Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award
- The Bram Stoker Award
- The Shirley Jackson Award
- The Locus Award
- The Jesse Jones Award for Best Work of Fiction from the Texas Institute of Letters
- The Independent Publishers Award for Multicultural Fiction
- The Alex Award from the American Library Association
He is the Ivena Baldwin Professor of English at the University of Colorado Boulder.
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