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The Creed

by Luke Timothy Johnson

A relentless slasher horror novel with an otherworldly twist you'll ever see coming. Read at your own risk! A town divided. An unknowable evil. Actually, make that two evils. Seventeen years ago, a machete wielding masked maniac known as the Silver Fox terrorized Camp Creed, killing nineteen people on a night that became infamous as The Creed Falls Massacre. His bloody rampage ended when final girl Jamie Campbell fought back. At least, that’s how Jamie tells it. Today, the small town of Creed Falls can’t decide if the Silver Fox was the killer, or if Jamie used him as a scapegoat to hide her own crimes. With tensions between factions reaching their peak on the anniversary of the massacre, a new threat emerges, as well as a very old one. A strange meteor crashes on the outskirts of town, transforming townsfolk into hideous mutated monsters. Meanwhile, an old foe is somehow resurrected at the site of the old campground, the Silver Fox. With an unstoppable slasher carving his way from one side of town, and this mysterious infection spreading on the other, Jamie Campbell and her teenage daughter Claire find themselves caught in the middle of a double-feature of small-town cosmic horrors. Can they find a way to mend the town’s warring factions long enough to survive The Creed Falls Massacres? Find out in this chilling horror novel featuring an unforgettable slasher and a monstrous alien twist that will keep you reading deep into the night!

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?