I Was A Teenage Slasher

By: Stephen Graham Jones

Narrated by: Michael Crouch, Stephen Graham Jones

*USA TODAY Bestseller * Alex Award Winner *

The “viciously clever, over-the-top, genre-skewing” (The New York Times Book Review) classic slasher story with a twist from Stephen Graham Jones, the master of modern horror and bestselling author of The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, The Only Good Indians, and the Indian Lake trilogy.

1989, Lamesa, Texas. A small town driven by oil and cotton—and a place where everyone knows everyone else’s business. So it goes for Tolly Driver, a good kid with more potential than application, seventeen, and about to be cursed to kill for revenge. Here Stephen Graham Jones explores the Texas he grew up in, and shared sense of unfairness of being on the outside through the slasher horror Jones loves, but from the perspective of the killer, Tolly, writing his own autobiography. Find yourself rooting for a killer in this “playful, self-aware, and remarkably gory horror novel” (The New York Times).

Critic reviews

"Texas-born and raised, narrator Michael Crouch draws on his roots to bring the title character of this audiobook to life...There’s vomit and blood aplenty, but Crouch’s light touch leaves listeners remembering the love: for the small West Texas town Tolly can never return to and for his best friend, who tried to save Tolly from his fate. Unexpectedly sweet."

Heartwarming Slasher

The story went by quickly, but it was really good. I enjoyed the POV of the slasher narrator and the ending was great.

surprisingly good.

I loved getting answers to the why of slashers. My 80's heart is full. I'd love more stories of the slasher "infection"

This would make a great movie!

This book is the movie Scream but with a supernatural twist. Super lovable characters with dynamic relationships.. never have I wanted the slasher to win more!

Get into the mind of a killer

This was a unique read of what a serial killer thinks about. It was a fun, unique read into the controlled madness. Parts of the story felt redundant but there was no way I was putting this down.

Horror that broke me...

This one broke me, I still cry when I think about the ending. One of the best books I've ever read and I've read tons!! This has everything a horror fan wants, the Slasher genre rules, the gore and guts...all of it. This isn't just about the horror though. SGJ pulled every single heartstring to the point of almost snapping before letting go so you can feel it reverberate inside while you're wiping the tears from your cheeks. Love and friendship aren't something slashers really think about and yet our main character does, a lot and it makes this book an absolute must read.

Or must listen, the narrator brings this story to life so perfectly it gave me goosebumps. Seriously, you will do yourself a disservice if you don't give it a listen!