How to Survive a Horror Movie
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Chapter Book · Ages 13–17 · 2025

How to Survive a Horror Movie

Written by Scarlett Dunmore

Book #1 in the How to Survive series

A killer targets students; Charley must use horror film smarts to survive and clear her name.

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352 pages· ~720L
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Charley Ryan, a horror film enthusiast, faces a terrifying reality when classmates at her remote boarding school are murdered in ways mirroring her favorite movies. As she becomes the prime suspect, Charley must use her horror film knowledge to unmask the killer. With the help of her cinephile friend Olive and the ghosts of her classmates, Charley races against time to clear her name and stop the murders. Can she unravel the mystery before the school becomes a graveyard? This chilling tale promises twists that will keep you guessing until the end.

From the publisher

Horror movie buff Charley Ryan isn’t expecting much when she’s enrolled at a girls’ boarding school on a remote island. That is, until someone starts killing off the senior class. From elaborate scare tactics to severed heads in fridges, these gruesome murders are straight out of Charley’s favorite films. To top it off, she’s also seeing the ghosts of her former classmates. No one’s surprised when Charley’s taste in movies makes her the prime suspect. Determined to clear her name, she sets out to find the killer before her campus becomes more graveyard than school. She’s equipped only with her encyclopedic knowledge of horror cinema and the help of her trusty cinephile best friend, Olive–oh, and those pesky ghosts, if they can shut up long enough to lend a helping hand. With a plot twist sure to make you SCREAM, this is an addictive love letter of a slasher that will keep you guessing until the very last page.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
352
Reading age
13–17
Audience
Young Adult
Lexile
~720L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~4.6
F&P level
~Q
Publication
Published
September 9, 2025
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781454963332

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