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Slasher Summer

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THE SLASHER OF SUMMER '26. A LOVE LETTER TO ALL HORROR MOVIE FANS, SLASHER SUMMER IS THE PERFECT SUMMERWEEN READ . . . .

Perfect for fans of the Scream franchise, Friday the 13th and Halloween.

FROM SCREEN TO SCREAM

When Patrick invites his old high school friends to stay at the remote Portnoy cabin for the weekend, they couldn’t be more excited.

‘80s cult flick Slasher was filmed at that location, and the Horror Film Club has always wanted a peek inside. Preppy Patrick, jock Jason, cheerleader Tiffany, stoner Freddy, goth Jennifer, nerdy Michael, and good girl Carrie may have occupied different social strata in high school, but were united by their love of horror movies.

But when night falls, and the eponymous masked killer is spotted, the reunion takes a deadly turn. The friends discover their tires deflated and the phone line disconnected, and soon they’re being stalked by a mysterious assailant. Is someone trying to make their Slasher experience as authentic as possible?

One thing is for sure–this is one summer they’ll never forget.

Slasher Summer is a fun, twisty horror romp that pays tribute to classic slasher movies–and also affirms that the real horror is never being able to escape who you were in school.

© E.L Chen 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026

Critics Review

A sharp and disturbing homage to the slasher tradition, reimagined with contemporary teeth
Daphne Fama, author of House of Monstrous Women
A sharp and disturbing homage to the slasher tradition, reimagined with contemporary teeth. SLASHER SUMMER will stay with you long after the blood dries...
Daphne Fama, author of House of Monstrous Women
SLASHER SUMMER is a masterful tribute to the genre—weaving together hilarity and vicious murders before twisting the lovable formula on its head. Chen’s respect and love for the familiar tropes go much deeper than blood and gore. You could not ask for a better time. This is truly a slasher story after my own heart.
Vincent Tirado
E.L. Chen had me in my nostalgia feels with her latest, Slasher Summer. The characters lift off the page, each one somehow worth rooting for and against, as they navigate the picturesque setting for a classically gory slasher. The paranoia is high, the gore is abundant, and the twists are neck-breaking. It's everything a Scream fan could dream of, and also makes me think of the mystery gang in Scooby Doo, but with much higher stakes, deeper connections, and instead of a talking dog, you have....well, Freddy.
Mallory Arnold, bestselling author of HOW TO SURVIVE A HORROR STORY
Author E.L Chen
Narrator Griffyn Bellah, Austin Yang, Hunter Johns, Margarita Valderrama, Cameron Bernard Jones, Shin-Fei Chen, Georgie Sadler
Duration 9 hours and 30 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781405991186
Format Audiobook
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Genre Contemporary horror and ghost stories, Fiction: pastiche
Availability AU, GB, IE

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