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THE
VIDEO STORE MASSACRE
By Michael Grimala
Four horror-obsessed middle schoolers are about to awaken something far scarier than anything they’ve seen in the aisles of their neighborhood video store.
About The Author
MICHAEL GRIMALA
Michael Grimala is an author of horror and mystery fiction.
His debut novel, The Video Store Massacre, is a loving and gory tribute to neighborhood rental shops and grainy, R-rated VHS treasures.
The first horror movie he remembers watching is The Gate, playing on HBO in the upstairs bedroom. The first he thinks he remembers renting is Halloween III: Season of the Witch. The first he saw in theaters was definitely Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday.
Michael’s short fiction has appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Guilty Crime Story Magazine, The Vanishing Point and other publications.
During daylight hours, he is an award-winning journalist, having previously worked as a sports reporter at The Boston Globe, ESPN and the Las Vegas Sun.
“This is pure retro horror fun with a surprisingly heartfelt core.”
— Early Reviewer
“Perfectly captures the magic of wandering dusty aisles, judging VHS covers, chasing that next late-night scare.”
— Early Reviewer
“90s vibes mixed with small-town slasher and IT…Grimala really weaves us through some spine-tingling scenes.”
— Early Reviewer
About The Book
The Video Store Massacre
In 1979, a horror double bill at the Auburndale Drive-In turned into a real-life slaughter.
Fifteen years later, four horror-obsessed middle schoolers have made the long abandoned drive-in their clubhouse, unaware of the tragedy that occurred in their idyllic hometown.
Now Calbert, Ray, John and Denise have a wonderful summer plan: They are going to make their own movie, inspired by the VHS tapes they rent religiously from the local video store. But the kids don’t realize they are about to awaken something far scarier than anything they’ve seen in the pages of their monster magazines.
Soon their parents have gone missing, the lecherous principal is stalking them through the neighborhood, and the evil behind the original massacre is drawing them to a final confrontation inside the labyrinth of Sidewalk Video.
As the town’s darkest secret threatens to consume them, the kids must use their love of horror to survive The Video Store Massacre.
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