![]() ![]() The third one is only tangentially related and just bogs down the main storyline. Two of the plots work well together and create a strong story. There ends up being three plot lines that are all woven together and they really muddy the waters. The problem with this being a love letter to horror movies is that Jones tries to honor all the movies in one book and it’s just too much. I thought I was a horror movie lover but I was lost most of the time during these exchanges and just moved past those parts. While this is fun to see how much the characters know about the horror genre, it’s a little confusing if you don’t know how those random titles and characters tie in. A great deal of the novel is characters throwing out the titles and dates of movies, with occasional lines of dialogue or character names, as a shorthand for discussing what’s happening in the book. His book reads like a love letter to the whole horror genre, but with a special eye to the slasher subgenre. Jones is obviously a horror movie groupie. But does she still have what it takes to be a final girl? Or is it time to pass the torch? Stephen Graham Jones writes a love letter to horror movies In fact, some of them have studied horror movies so they can spot the clues themselves.Īll Jennifer has to do is figure out which movie this is, which will let her know who the killer is, and how to stop them. She couldn’t get anyone to help her and a lot of people died. However something is different this time. Jennifer tries to convince herself that it’s not happening again. The last thing she wants to go through is another slasher film coming to life. She’s spent four years trying to leave the old Jade behind. Jennifer can’t believe that this is happening again. Not again, not a sequel, she’s not that girl As the blizzard takes down the electricity, phone, and cell towers, completely shutting off Proofrock from the rest of the world, Dark Mill South makes his way to town. However, as a true slasher figure, South doesn’t go down that easy. The storm leads to an avalanche that sweeps away Dark Mill South’s convoy. It promises to be one of the worst that’s been seen in a long time. Authorities thought they had accounted for every possibility but they forgot about one, the weather.Īs Jennifer arrives home and Dark Mill South is speeding towards Proofrock, a blizzard is bearing down on them all. But he claims to have killed many more and offers to lead law enforcement to the bodies.ĭespite Dark Mill South’s history of escaping, it was decided to allow him to do just that. Dark Mill South is accused of killing over 30 people and he’s finally in custody. A perfect storm brews in Don’t Fear the ReaperĪt the same time that Jennifer returns home, a serial killer is coming closer. Some residents of Proofrock (particularly the teenage ones) even revere her as a larger-than-life hero. ![]() Others still blame her for the events of four years ago and are not glad she’s back. Some old friends are overjoyed to see her again. Proofrock is unsure about how it feels about Jennifer as well. She’s less than happy to be home again but she doesn’t have much choice so home it is. She’s finally acquitted and returns to Proofrock to plan her next move. Jennifer spent the last four years in Boise trying to prove her innocence. Unlike in a movie though, law enforcement wanted someone to blame for everything that happened. But she proves herself a true final girl, slaying the culprit and living to fight another day. She tried to stop them but despite her best efforts, she can’t save everyone. Jennifer “Jade” Daniels was obsessed with horror movies and saw all the signs of the coming massacres. It culminates in the two separate mass murders that happen on opposite sides of Indian Lake in Proofrock, Idaho. My Heart is a Chainsaw takes place four years before Don’t Fear the Reaper. It’s a sequel, but is Jennifer still the final girl? She couldn’t wait to get out before the grisly events of four years ago, and never wanted to return after those events, but here she is. ![]() Jennifer “Jade” Daniels, horror movie aficionado and honest-to-God final girl, is back in town after four years in lockdown. Don’t Fear the Reaper is Stephen Graham Jones’ gruesome sequel to his award-winning horror novel My Heart is a Chainsaw. ![]()
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