Followers

You never know who is on the other side of the screen.Sidney, a single mother with a dull day job, has big dreams of becoming a full-time horror reviewer and risqué gore model. Between managing a cellphone store, honoring her soccer mom duties, and wrangling her hostile ex-husband, it seems building her following and interacting with her fans is the only authentic outlet she has—and the validation it gives her is proving to be a little addictive. She’ll overlook her responsibilities for it. She’ll neglect her real-life friendships for it. She’ll even pose nude in bathtubs of blood for it.If her growing pool of online followers is any indication, her efforts are working, and things are looking good for her Elvira-esque aspirations. Her website is gaining traction, and every day it seems more and more people are sliding into her DMs to chat with her and tell her how amazing she is. In fact, Sidney has so many followers that chatting with them is getting to be a job in itself. More than a job, it might even be getting a little risky….When Sidney travels to the mountains to attend a horror film festival, she is flattered to find that one of her followers has come to meet her. But he might not be the only one who has gone out of his way to get up close and personal with her. When Sidney is attacked on the way back to her hotel late one night, she learns that real-life horror is not a game, and being stalked isn’t flattering—it’s terrifying, and it could get her killed.Believing the incident to be a fluke, Sidney decides to forget the attack and focus on her life again. Only this might not be so easy. Because Sidney—and her loved ones—are in serious danger. This stalker isn’t just your average stalker. He knows her every movement, and he knows each step of her routine. In fact, he’s right behind her…and when he gets close enough, he won’t take no for an answer.Followers is a mystery and thriller with a strong female protagonist that blends women’s fiction with horror.Proudly represented by Crystal Lake Publishing—Tales from the Darkest Depths.

Uncomfortably Dark ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "What I really adore about Followers are the references to many horror films and what being a horror fan is all about. Additionally, I love how Sidney uses horror as a coping mechanism. As a horror fan, that is me as well."

★ ★ ★ ★ "This story takes the more disturbing side of social media and cuts it open to its core, displaying the terrifying reality behind it. Four stars for the chilling account of the Followers, in this shocking and hard hitting story of online stalking."

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