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Malignant Summer

(2021)
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It’s 1998 in Hooperstown, New Jersey and people are getting sick. Some citizens blame the local chemical plant. A select few believe something far more terrifying is responsible, a dreadful force that causes nightmarish visions and aberrant illnesses. Bad things are blooming in Hooperstown, and the stench of death is growing stronger...

Standing on the edge of summer break after the longest last day of eighth grade ever, Doug Simms and his two best friends join a group of older kids for an all-night scavenger hunt. It’s supposed to be a celebration, an evening of fun and freedom. But what happens that night will change their summer in the darkest ways imaginable. And not just their summer...but their entire lives.

MALIGNANT SUMMER is a coming-of-age epic where innocence is lost and the path through adolescence is painful. Where dreamscapes merge with reality. Where love seems possible, and the best season feels like it can last forever.



Genre: Horror

Praise for this book

"MALIGNANT SUMMER is a classic coming-of-age horror tale reminiscent of McCammon and Simmons, viewed through the lens of the 1990s, with the kind of horror that could only come from Tim Meyer's twisted imagination. Brutal, nostalgic, and full of heart, I couldn't put it down." - Todd Keisling

"A coming-of-age horror novel as good as any you'll ever read. The final 100 pages will leave you breathless." - Ronald Malfi

"Sprawling and immersive, Malignant Summer is like McCammon's Boy's Life or Simmons' Summer of Night but for the alternative-metal and grunge generation. A spooky, coming-of-age tale with tremendous heart!" - Lucas Mangum


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