How to Survive a Horror Story

A Novel

By: Mallory Arnold

Narrated by: Gabra Zackman

Seven authors enter the manor
Can they survive the story within?
When legendary horror author Mortimer Queen passes, a group of writers find themselves invited to his last will and testament reading expecting a piece of his massive fortune. Each have their own unique connection to the literary icon, some known, some soon to be discovered, and they've been waiting for their chance to step into the author’s shoes for some time.
Instead, they arrive at his grand manor and are invited to play a game. The rules are simple, solve the riddle and progress to the next room. If they don’t, the manor will take one of them for itself.
You see, the Queen estate was built on the bones of Mortimer’s family, and like any true horror story, the house is still very, very hungry.
With the clever, locked-room thrills of Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone with the ghostly horror of The Fall of the House of Usher, How to Survive a Horror Story is a bright, biting, thrill-ride that begs us to contemplate how the best horror stories come to be.

I thoroughly enjoyed!

This was a really good book! Although, if I were invited to attend the reading of the will for someone that I know didn't like me, I'd graciously send me regards and carry on about my life. There's no way I'd go expecting something. I simply wouldn't trust it. Now, Melanie was the most intriguing of all the characters. Her interaction with Mortimer was quite fleeting compared to the others, yet she, too, received an invite. If I were in her shoes, I couldn't honestly say whether I would've accepted it or not. It was interesting also to hear each character's story told from their own perspective versus Mortimer's and deciding who to believe. Suffice it to say, the only real way to a horror story is to not be a horrible person.

The storyline and back stories were so good

I have never been so captivated by a horror book in my life. I’m a romance girl at heart, so this is out of my norm, but it is so worth the read!

Great ending, slog run

Great ending, boring book. Never seen a book wait until the last two chapters to really grab me. Not sure what to say about that, weird experience. Glad I read it?

This is a great and must read!!! I loved it!!! ❤️🙌🥰🖤

Read read read read read this book!!! And listen to it also if you can, but for real read this book 📖

Sensational

As if Monster house, Escape room, and If you dare decided to write a novel. This was a wonderful tale that brings out the classic archetype and still gives you a fresh perspective on classic tropes.