Scream Queen

Everyone wants to be loved. Even the shambling, macabre mockery of a man who brings terror to the town of Rumson and leaves blood in his wake. But when he sets his sights on Molly, beauty queen of Rumson High, she's going to be more than he can handle! THE DAILY SHOW writer Brendan Hay brings a AMERICAN PIE-meets-FRIDAY THE 13th sensibility to his horror graphic novel debut!

From School Library Journal

Grade 10 Up–Nice girl Molly gets the opportunity to try out for the cheerleading squad after one of the girls dies. Dead bodies continue to pile up, and they have only one connection: they knew Molly. The identity of the killer is obvious to readers from the beginning, but Molly has no clue and even fears that she is doing it in her sleep. In a plot reminiscent of an &'80s horror version of Phantom of the Opera, Wrighty, the Phantom of the Mall, dreams of Molly being his girlfriend. To this end he gets rid of anything that makes her unhappy, with the hope that when she meets him, she will fall in love with him. His plan to win her over all culminates at the prom. Fans of horror films will know how the story turns out, but these are also the same people who will devour this story. Scream Queen is drawn in a realistic style but with the vivid colors, strong lines, and shading of superhero graphics, helping it evoke the atmosphere of a teen slasher film, which will engage the target audience.–Valerie Davis, Campbell County Public Library, Newport, KY Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

From the Publisher

"Flipping through it felt like I was watching one of those cheap '80s slasher films that cropped up in Halloween's wake...and I mean that in a good way." -Progressive Ruin"...a fun story and a sense of whimsy which makes it a good light read..." -Behind My Byline"The artwork is great, and the story also has a nice flow to it." - Project Fanboy"I was both impressed and entertained." - Weekly Wanderlust"The dialogue is good and the art does a good job of telling the story." -Comics Bulletin

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