In a groundbreaking theatrical experience gone horribly wrong, a deadly night reveals the dark consequences of blurring the lines between performance and reality.
When Come Knocking came to Los Angeles, the interactive theater production that took over six floors of an abandoned building was met with raves, lines for tickets, and reviews calling it the ‘must-see experience of a generation’. After dozens of people were killed and hundreds injured during one bloody night of chaos during the show’s run, the nation was captured by one inescapable question: How could this happen?
As the dust settles, investigative reporter Adam Jakes is tasked with uncovering the truth behind the massacre. Through a series of gripping interviews with survivors, cast members, and witnesses, Jakes pieces together the chilling reality behind what was supposed to be the ultimate theatrical experience.
In Come Knocking, the enthralling and terrifying exploration of human nature under extreme conditions poses unsettling questions about the limits of immersive experiences and the true nature of reality.
Genre: Horror
When Come Knocking came to Los Angeles, the interactive theater production that took over six floors of an abandoned building was met with raves, lines for tickets, and reviews calling it the ‘must-see experience of a generation’. After dozens of people were killed and hundreds injured during one bloody night of chaos during the show’s run, the nation was captured by one inescapable question: How could this happen?
As the dust settles, investigative reporter Adam Jakes is tasked with uncovering the truth behind the massacre. Through a series of gripping interviews with survivors, cast members, and witnesses, Jakes pieces together the chilling reality behind what was supposed to be the ultimate theatrical experience.
In Come Knocking, the enthralling and terrifying exploration of human nature under extreme conditions poses unsettling questions about the limits of immersive experiences and the true nature of reality.
Genre: Horror
Praise for this book
"A microcosm, an x-ray, and an indictment of the moment we're struggling through right now, and our responses to it. Scary, yes. Because you know exactly who the monster is." - Stephen Graham Jones
"Mike Bockoven's Come Knocking is a chilling, mind-bending triumph that cements his place among the most daring horror novelists of his generation. The novel unfolds through a kaleidoscope of fractured, unforgettable voices--each recounting their experience with a mysterious theatrical event that promised transcendence and delivered terror. Evoking works like Max Brooks's World War Z, Come Knocking assembles a haunting oral history of disaster. Bockoven's dark wit and existential dread also bring to mind the satirical despair of works like George Saunders' "CivilWarLand in Bad Decline" and the visceral, surreal horror of Clive Barker. It's a cornucopia of dread and revelation--a daring, unforgettable novel that asks if readers have the courage to attend a mystifying and dangerous performance that may leave them forever changed." - Scott Kenemore
"Bockoven seems to have modern civilization's capacity to devolve into chaos and carnage on speed dial, weaving together another twisted, macabre and multilayered horror tale with Come Knocking. If you dug FantasticLand, you'll love this one!" - Duncan Ralston
"Mike Bockoven's Come Knocking is a chilling, mind-bending triumph that cements his place among the most daring horror novelists of his generation. The novel unfolds through a kaleidoscope of fractured, unforgettable voices--each recounting their experience with a mysterious theatrical event that promised transcendence and delivered terror. Evoking works like Max Brooks's World War Z, Come Knocking assembles a haunting oral history of disaster. Bockoven's dark wit and existential dread also bring to mind the satirical despair of works like George Saunders' "CivilWarLand in Bad Decline" and the visceral, surreal horror of Clive Barker. It's a cornucopia of dread and revelation--a daring, unforgettable novel that asks if readers have the courage to attend a mystifying and dangerous performance that may leave them forever changed." - Scott Kenemore
"Bockoven seems to have modern civilization's capacity to devolve into chaos and carnage on speed dial, weaving together another twisted, macabre and multilayered horror tale with Come Knocking. If you dug FantasticLand, you'll love this one!" - Duncan Ralston
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