Slasher Summer by E. L. Chen

Back in high school, seven unlikely students were drawn together over one shared love: all things horror. 
 
Years later they come back to their hometown of Cedar Lake Falls to reunite. The town happens to be the setting of a cult classic 80's slasher film and so what better place to stay than in the very lodge the movie was filmed in.
 
But then ominous figures are spotted across the lake, members of the group are pulled underwater and a masked killer is unleashed.
 
Suddenly they realise they're in the same kind of horror they love to watch, only it's not so fun being on the other side…
 
Don't go in the basement.
Don't turn back.
And whatever you do:
Don't. Split. Up.
 
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'A sharp and disturbing homage to the slasher tradition, reimagined with contemporary teeth.' - Daphne Fama
 
'Slasher Summer is a masterful tribute to the genre - weaving together hilarity and vicious murders before twisting the lovable formula on its head. Chen's respect and love for the familiar tropes go much deeper than blood and gore. You could not ask for a better time. This is truly a slasher story after my own heart.' - Vincent Tirado