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Slasher Summer

A sharp and disturbing homage to the slasher tradition, reimagined with contemporary teeth. SLASHER SUMMER will stay with you long after the blood dries...

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Back in high school, seven unlikely students were drawn together over one shared love: all things horror. Years later they come back to their hometown of Cedar Lake Falls to reunite. The town happens to be the setting of a cult classic 80's slasher film and so what better place to stay than in the very lodge the movie was filmed in.But then ominous figures are spotted across the lake, members of the group are pulled underwater and a masked killer is unleashed.Suddenly they realise they're in the same kind of horror they love to watch, only it's not so fun being on the other side…

PRE-ORDER 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. 
 
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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.

… But this isn’t like the movies. 
 
 
Back in high school, seven students from across social stratas were drawn together over one unlikely love: horror movies. Preppy Patrick, jock Jason, cheerleader Tiffany, stoner Freddy, goth Jennifer, nerdy Mikey and the virginal Carrie played up their stereotypes reenacting Slasher, a campy ’80s horror flick filmed in their hometown of Cedar Lake. 
 
 
Years later, having drifted apart, they come back home for a reunion to end all reunions. And what better place to stay than in the very lodge Slasher was filmed in? 
 
 
But when night falls, and a familiar masked killer is spotted, the get-together takes a deadly turn. The friends discover their tires deflated and the phone line disconnected. Is someone trying to make their Slasher experience as authentic as possible? 
 
 
Suddenly they realise they're in the same kind of horror they love to watch, only it's not so fun being on the other side. All they have to keep them alive now are the rules they know by heart: 
 
 
Don't go in the basement. Don’t turn back. And whatever you do: 
Don’t. 
Split. 
Up.

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