Parents' Guide to

Slasher Girls & Monster Boys

By Michael Berry, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 12+

Anthology delivers series of short, sharp shocks.

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Based on 1 parent review

age 17+
This book was checked out by my 10 year old at the school library. It goes into great details about sex, murder, school revenge on bullies, suicide, and perverts. It is a psychological thriller book that goes into graphic detail on how people die and look while dead. Most main characters in these short stories enjoy the deaths of their piers and take pleasure in their deaths.

This title has:

Too much sex

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
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Kids say (5 ):

A horror anthology can be a hit-or-miss proposition, but this collection serves up a majority of creepy winners. Most of the contributors find something new to do with such familiar trappings as serial killers, zombies, ghosts, and monsters. Highlights include "Hide-and-Seek" by Megan Shepherd, about a contest with Death itself, and "Stitches" by A.G. Howard, an intense tale about transplanted body parts. All in all, horror fans will find many spooky pleasures in this well-curated volume.

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