Cover illustration by Marc Vuletich. Cover design by Alan Lastufka.

Candy Cain Kills Again: The Second Slaying

Praise for the first book:

“A perfect book for gorehounds to devour on a cold Christmas night.”
Library Journal

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Publication Date

November 12, 2024

Print Length

~140 Pages

ISBN

978-1-959565-44-4 (Paperback)
978-1-959565-45-1 (eBook)

About Candy Cain Kills Again

She’s making a list… and chopping it twice!

After surviving the horrors of Christmas Eve at the Thornton house, Austin, Mateo and Fiona head to the Church of Nodland to get some confessions from Pastor Wendell and his congregation. Little do they know that Candy Cain is coming to town to wish one and all a very merry axe-mas!

Praise

Praise for the first book:

“A perfect book for gorehounds to devour on a cold Christmas night.”
Library Journal

“A masterclass in slasher fiction.”
FanFiAddict

“Sublimely drawn characters fuel a slasher romp that delivers the goods.”
Kirkus Reviews

Candy Cain Kills Again News
May 20, 2024
Today, we are revealing the cover for Brian McAuley’s CANDY CAIN KILLS AGAIN, the fifth novella in our Killer VHS Series…
March 6, 2024
Today we are announcing the acquisition of Candy Cain Kills Again: The Second Slaying, a new novella by Brian McAuley…
About the Author

Brian McAuley is a WGA screenwriter who has written everything from family sitcoms to horror films for major studios and networks. His debut novel Curse of the Reaper was named one of the Best Horror Books of 2022 by Esquire. In 2023, his holiday slasher novella Candy Cain Kills earned praise from Kirkus, Booklist, and Library Journal, birthing the sequel Candy Cain Kills Again: The Second Slaying. His short fiction and nonfiction have appeared in Dark Matter, Nightmare, Shortwave, and Monstrous Magazines. Brian is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Screenwriting at ASU’s Sidney Poitier New American Film School.

brianmcwriter.com

About the Series

A series of books where movie monsters come to life and old VHS tapes summon long-buried evils. You’ll probably survive, as long as you remember to be kind and rewind.

View the Killer VHS Series.

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