The October Film Haunt

A Novel

By: Michael Wehunt

Narrated by: Tim Lounibos, Zura Johnson

“The narrators, Tim Lounibos and Zura Johnson, escalate the unsettling atmosphere to full-blown terror, aided by well-placed music and synthesized creature voices.” — Library Journal (Starred Review)

Horror Movie meets the scope and emotion of Stephen King in this heart-pounding, magnetic tour de force novel, destined to become an instant classic, about a woman pulled into a cult horror film that is determined to have a sequel, by critically acclaimed author Michael Wehunt. This program features light sound design throughout.

Ten years ago, Jorie Stroud was the rising star of the October Film Haunt – a trio of horror enthusiasts who camped out at the filming locations of their favorite scary movies, sharing their love through their popular blog. But after a night in the graveyard from Proof of Demons – perhaps the most chilling cult film ever made, directed by the enigmatic Hélène Enriquez – everything unraveled.

Now, Jorie has built an isolated life with her young son in Vermont. In the devastating wake of her viral, truth-stretching Proof of Demons blog entry — hysteria, internet backlash, and the death of a young woman — Jorie has put it all, along with her intense love for the horror genre, behind her.

Until a videotape arrives in the mail. Jorie fears someone might be filming her. And the “Rickies” – Enriquez obsessives who would do anything for the reclusive director – begin to cross lines in shocking ways. It seems Hélène Enriquez is making a new kind of sequel…and Jorie is her final girl.

As the dangers grow even more unexpected and strange, Jorie must search for answers before the Proof of the movie’s title finds her and takes everything she loves.

This riveting and layered horror novel unleashes supernatural terror in a world where truth can be manipulated, and nothing is as it seems. Beautiful and horrifying, with an unforgettable cast of characters, The October Film Haunt will shock and delight readers all the way to its breathless final page.

"So unique and steeped in 21st century paranoia and dread you won't be able to read this alone at night." —Paul Tremblay

"The horror in here is palpable, but the writing itself is just as scary: How can one pen have this many good lines in it?" -Stephen Graham Jones

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press

it was ok

a bit disappointing. there was some hype about this book in the online horror community, so I trusted their take on it. it started out great but devolved into some weird meta crap towards the end. if you like that kind of thing, go for it, this book is for you. i couldn't wait for it to end already to be honest. narration was really good and the special sounds were super spooky and made my heart stop a couple times. other than that, it was just ok.

Good story but hard fallow

It was a hard fallow for me I did like the concept of the story and the characters but I just couldn’t dive into it .

Horror fans should know better than these characters do…

Pretty good narration. The story kept me interested. But, certain characters made STUPID decisions that, as horror fans in what is playing out like a horror movie, they should have known better. I also had a little trouble with all the break ins and home invasions going off without a hitch, and always timed ‘just right’. It just didn’t quite land for me.

Best for Danse Macabre Fans

Lots to chew on for fans of horror, writing, and film, because this is squarely in the intersection of a Venn diagram of the three. “Danse Macabre” is King’s non-fiction book that came iut ages ago which occupies the same space. But this is definitely not a King story or even very scary. it is, as other reviewers, highly “meta.” It is super tense, though, and reminds of Flanaverse versions of Poe, Jackson and James. On it’s own, it can be a tough go if you’re expecting blood, gore and jump scares. But put yourself in the role of someone who has to write a paper for a film class, horror tropes, the nature of reality in a social media age, narrative structures, in some mashed up form. Mein Gott, what a shifty, loopy, Ouroboros of a paper that would be!

A meta horror masterpiece

Every scare, every sentence, every reference was perfectly terrifying. A meta horror masterpiece that will haunt me for a long, long time.