Curse of the Reaper

Name: Curse of the Reaper
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Brian McAuley
ISBN: 9798350804683

Author: Brian McAuley

Narrator: Eric Altheide

Unabridged: 9 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/14/2023

Categories: Fiction, Horror

Synopsis

Decades after playing the titular killer in the eighties horror franchise Night of the Reaper, Howard Browning has been reduced to signing autographs for his dwindling fanbase at genre conventions. When the studio announces a series reboot, the aging thespian is crushed to learn he's being replaced in the iconic role by heartthrob Trevor Mane, a former sitcom child-star who's fresh out of rehab. Trevor is determined to stay sober and revamp his image while Howard refuses to let go of the character he created, setting the stage for a cross-generational clash over the soul of a monster. But as Howard fights to reclaim his legacy, the sinister alter ego consumes his unraveling mind, pushing him to the brink of violence. Is the method actor succumbing to madness or has the devilish Reaper taken on a life of its own?

In his razor-sharp debut novel, film and television writer Brian McAuley melds wicked suspense with dark humor and heart. Curse of the Reaper is a tightly plotted thriller that walks the tightrope between the psychological and the supernatural, while characters struggling with addiction and identity bring to light the harrowing cost of Hollywood fame.

About Brian McAuley

Brian McAuley is a WGA screenwriter who has worked on everything from family sitcoms to horror films. He received his MFA in screenwriting from Columbia University and he teaches at Mount Saint Mary's University in Los Angeles, where he currently resides. Curse of the Reaper is his first novel.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nicole on September 14, 2022

This was like an 80’s slasher tribute. It was predictable and dragged a lot for me. It was billed as The Shining meets Scream but in my opinion did not live up to those films. Howard Browning played the famous horror slasher named The Reaper in numerous films. He was committed to the role and took it......more

Goodreads review by Chelsea | thrillerbookbabe on October 20, 2022

Thank you so much to Talos and Brian McAuley for my copy of Curse of the Reaper. This was the perfect horror book to read for spooky season and I loved it! This book was about Howard Browning, an actor who has played an iconic serial killer in an 80s film franchise, who is now reduced to signing aut......more

Goodreads review by Amy Noelle on July 02, 2023

4.5 stars. What a fun time!! I went into this expecting a typical slasher and what I ended up with was something so much more!! I got characters I really cared about, addiction representation that was SO well done, and a wonderfully paced, super fun horror read. I can't wait to read more from this a......more

Goodreads review by Rachel (TheShadesofOrange) on November 22, 2022

3.5 stars This was fun, if not a little forgettable, slasher story. It's not the books fault that I've read too many of these kind of books. The plot and characters were decently well developed. At this point, it would just take a very special or unique slasher to fully grav my attention.......more

Goodreads review by Aimee on November 01, 2023

When I read the acknowledgments and the author mentions that it was initially written as a screenplay, I had to think long and hard about whether I would enjoy this story in a movie format, and the answer is....no. The slasher franchise is so oversaturated that any good twist will feel flat without......more