Night of Madness

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Age Range
14+
Release Date
September 29, 2026
ISBN
978-1665983044
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Mara is a horror buff whose only fond memories of her dad are bonding over movies by Jack Stanley—the producer of the eighties. Stanley’s campy slasher movies may have kept Mara’s fraught parental relationship on life support and gained a cult following, but the man himself has faded from the public eye…until he announces a contest centered around Asylum, his most terrifying film. Five teen influencers will be invited to spend the night on the fully constructed set; whoever sticks it out until morning wins a hundred thousand dollars.

Stuck in a dead-end job, Mara seriously needs that cash. She may not be a famous influencer, but there has to be a way to manufacture an online presence that will capture Stanley’s attention. With the help of her brother and best friend, Mara finds some creative solutions to her dilemma and lands herself onto the roster of the lucky chosen few by way of her engaging authenticity.

When Mara and the other contestants arrive on set, it’s a horror fan’s dream being immersed in the asylum setting, but as the night wears on, they realize the danger is more than movie magic… They’re not there to win or lose but to live or die. As Mara fights to survive, she discovers an inner ruthlessness she didn’t know she had. Just how far will she go to see the sunrise—and will she still recognize herself by the end?

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Night Of Madness
(Updated: June 24, 2026)
Overall rating
 
4.0
Plot
 
4.0
Characters
 
4.0
Writing Style
 
4.0
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What worked: Bone-chilling movie-themed reality show where influencers enter a contest at an abandoned asylum and find that not all is what it claims to be with deadly consequences.

This was one horror-filled ride! There's a reason I never went to the asylum's Halloween-themed haunted house while in college. Too creepy and realistic for even me!

Mara is one of the contestants in this reality show. She grew up with a father who loved horror, especially Jack Stanley movies. When the chance to win $100,000 comes up, she's all in. What is intriguing about this story is how Mara is excited to be part of the group chosen to go to the abandoned asylum, thinking the money will help her family. But even she's not prepared what is in store for them. It's the combo of her father's stories and Stanley's movies that ends up helping her.

Once the five contestants are inside the asylum, that's when this becomes one horrific race against time. Some of the challenges, like telling the truth, are kind of mild, but others? Wowza on the fast-paced trials that pit each of the contestants against each other. Some are more gruesome than others. Think 1990s FEAR FACTOR meets influencers in an asylum.

Each twist and turn inside the asylum is shown in vivid colors. A few times, I had to stop reading to catch my breath!

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory meets influencers and the deranged horror author with deadly results.

Warning: There are intense scenes of death.
Good Points
1. Twisted fast-paced horror ride
2. Reality show meets deadly consequences
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