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A review by soobooksalot
The Axe Remembers by Marcus Hawke
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Take one of my favourite jump scares from a slasher movie and reverse it - that's what the opening pages of The Axe Remembers made me think of! (The og Friday The 13th. You know the scene.)
Thank you to Hawke Haus Books for my gifted ARC!
Horror readers and cinephiles should be all over this one. I could absolutely envision this story playing out on screen. And the Vancouver Island setting with nods to Canadiana throughout added to the appeal. (Yes, it would make a perfect July long weekend read!)
The Redwood Ripper, a long-deceased axe murderer (or thought by many to be just an urban legend) is back. And as axe murderers are wont to do, he's back to axe murdering.
The Axe Remembers is a fun, bloody horror novella. And according to the afterword, this isn't the last we'll see of him and his handiwork.
Bring us more, Marcus Hawke - recommended!
For release on July 2.
Thank you to Hawke Haus Books for my gifted ARC!
Horror readers and cinephiles should be all over this one. I could absolutely envision this story playing out on screen. And the Vancouver Island setting with nods to Canadiana throughout added to the appeal. (Yes, it would make a perfect July long weekend read!)
The Redwood Ripper, a long-deceased axe murderer (or thought by many to be just an urban legend) is back. And as axe murderers are wont to do, he's back to axe murdering.
The Axe Remembers is a fun, bloody horror novella. And according to the afterword, this isn't the last we'll see of him and his handiwork.
Bring us more, Marcus Hawke - recommended!
For release on July 2.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Gore, Racial slurs, Violence, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail