In this YA slasher, a horror-obsessed girl joins a group of wealthy teens for a wild weekend in a remote house, only to discover that the local murder rumours may be far more real – and far closer – than she imagined.
She loved scary movies… until she had the starring role.
A spree of murders is haunting Cork city, leaving behind stories of ghost parties and dismembered janitors, of dead diner owners and folkloric entities.
Die-hard horror buff April ignores it all for one perfect weekend of debauchery with Carl and his group of rich, hot and dangerously irresistible friends.
Together, they head to the West Cork countryside for an unforgettable trip before college begins. But in a remote mountainside house with views to die for, the dream party turns into a nightmare. Because some stories don't stay stories. And someone, or something, inside the house wants more than fear. They want blood.
YA | Thriller | Horror
3 September 2026
288 Pages
My Rating ~ 3 bites and a nibble
I’m not a huge fan of horror, so I haven’t read a whole lot of it. I’m not sure if this plot is unique in general or only unique to me. In any case, I mostly like how it’s written. Some of it seems a bit cliché or maybe it’s meant to be that way? Like a tongue-in-cheek telling? And while I know this is fiction and horror on top of that, some of the things happening just stretch my believability to the very outer limits. Having said all that, it is an entertaining book. It had me turning the pages to see what could possibly happen next. Be sure to read on a dark stormy night with the lights off to get the full body creepy effect.
Cethan Leahy is an author and filmmaker from Cork. His debut novel, Tuesdays Are Just as Bad, was published to widespread acclaim, earning a shortlist nomination for the CBI Book of the Year Award and winning the Senior Category of the Great Reads Awards. Alongside his writing, Cethan works across film and animation. When he’s not writing stories, he’s usually thinking about them.
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