How to Survive a Horror Story

Mallory Arnold

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Read Mallory Arnold for a sharp, relentless thrill-ride combining ingenious mystery and creeping dread, as seven authors navigate a deadly, locked-room game within a malevolent manor, daring readers to discover the grim sacrifices behind enduring horror.

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Seven authors, each carrying their own complex aspirations and often fraught relationships with the genre, arrive at the secluded, foreboding manor of the recently deceased, legendary horror author Mortimer Queen. They've been invited not for a straightforward reading of his final will, but to participate in a macabre last game meticulously designed by the master of terror himself. While they had anticipated inheriting a slice of his immense fortune or perhaps even his coveted literary mantle, they instead find themselves unwitting players in a deadly, locked-room scenario within the labyrinthine estate. Each writer, bound to Queen by various complex ties—some as former protégés, others as bitter rivals, or even hidden inspirations for his darkest works—must confront their own demons and the house's malevolence as they navigate a series of intricate, increasingly perilous riddles that unlock further chambers of the estate. Failure to decipher these dark puzzles results in more than just defeat; it means becoming a gruesome, permanent fixture of the manor, for the Queen estate itself is a living, hungry entity. Built upon the shadowed legacy and literal bones of Mortimer's family, this house yearns to consume the creative essence and very lives of those trapped within its walls, a monstrous character in its own right. Merging the ingenious, claustrophobic mystery of Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone with the atmospheric, creeping dread of The Fall of the House of Usher, How to Survive a Horror Story is a sharp, relentless thrill-ride, daring its audience to ponder the grim sacrifices and profound insights that forge the most enduring tales of horror.

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How to Survive a Horror Story, written by Mallory Arnold and published on 08-07-2025, is included in our catalog for information queries and ebook downloads in epub or pdf format.

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