Because genre books about genre movies are all the rage now, here comes Reaper.
The thing is, being a fan of all those things, I rather enjoy these books, and this one was no exception. Inspired heavily by both Wes Craven’s Nightmares and his lead, Englund, the author introduces us to a classically trained aging actor, Browning, whose only claim to fame is a famous lead of cheesy scary movies, who is kind of like Freddy Krueger in farmer drag. The franchise has been retired after 8 movies. Browning, now in his 60s, is a tired old man with nothing but sad convention appearances to pass the time. And then he hears that the producer of the original is bringing Reaper back. Only they don’t want the same lead. They want to go fresh with the in-and-out-of-rehabs former child star Trevor Mane. Thus, the great power struggle begins. Not only for who will be the next Reaper, but for who the next reaper will be. I promise that sentence will make more sense when you read the book. All I can say is that the character of the Reaper is very central to the narrative here. So … it’s nothing really like Scream or The Shining, outside of the fact that it seems to be how books are sold these days to audiences who can’t be bothered to read the actual description. But it is a slasher and a rather fun one at that. The author, to his credit, tried to cram some character development into what otherwise would have just been a puddle of melted cheese. Much like the movies themselves with their hokey one-liners and gotcha tricks. The writing's pretty good in general, though the characters may annoy you after a while. All in all, a fun ride. Recommended for genre fans.
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4/21/2024 05:51:41 pm
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