![]() ![]() ![]() But what he does with the motifs of horror stories is unique and fairly brilliant. Under the Blade is a non-stop thrill fest which will keep you up late feeling like you are watching a marathon of 80s horror movies. ![]() ![]() Serafini sets off the slasher movie music in your head from page one, and he never lets up. When Melanie returns to the town from her nightmares, she learns that not only are her fears over never actually seeing Cyrus Hoyt die a little less irrational than they appear, but Cyrus Hoyt may actually be the least frightening monster in Forrest Grove. When her plans for tenure fall through, Melanie finally caves to peer pressure and heads back to Forrest Grove to write a tell-all book. The Forrest Grove massacre occurred in 1988, and since that time Melanie has struggled to move on in her life in any meaningful way other than her career as a college literature professor. Melanie Holden escaped the clutches of a slasher-style killer and local boogeyman legend, Cyrus Hoyt, who laid waste to a group of teenage counselors at Camp Forrest Grove, which will delight anyone who enjoyed a similar crime spree at Camp Crystal Lake in a certain movie from 1980. Early on in the book, protagonist Melanie Holden discusses teaching the epic and claims that the "first line is a succinct explanation for the poem at large." The first line of Under the Blade is "The killer was coming back." I'm pretty sure that's no accidental connection. ![]()
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