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Splasher

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內容簡介 「純粹的痛快時光。」—— 紐約時報暢銷書《我的心是把電鋸》與《我曾是個青少年殺人魔》作者，史蒂芬·葛拉漢·瓊斯「露營風樂趣、怪誕恐懼與充斥氯氣殘殺的完美平衡。」—— 紐約時報暢銷書《看守人》作者，馬庫斯·克里維快進來吧，水溫剛剛好！2006年秋天。低腰牛仔褲正流行，油漬搖滾已退流行，而史賓瑟·華德唯一該擔心的，應該只有他在理查森大學擔任游泳隊助理教練的新工作。雖然距離他自己大學時期的那場悲劇已經過去了十年，但史賓瑟下定決心要埋葬他的秘密，專注於為他的隊伍贏得一個勝利的賽季。直到開訓第一天，兩名學生被發現死在泳池裡。當所有人都認為這是一場可怕的意外時，史賓瑟卻被一種不祥的既視感所壓倒。水裡有血，而這並空間僅僅是因為比賽賽季已經開始。隨著越來越嚴重的離奇致命意外折磨著學生，池畔也出現了扭曲的陰影，史賓瑟和他的游泳隊必須在為時已晚之前，查明究竟是什麼在獵殺他們。泳池裡迴盪著過去的鬼魂，在終於被世人聆聽之前，他們絕不罷休。「在這部浸透了恐懼的超自然砍殺小說中，《Point Horror》遇上了《靈病》，為『血洗』一詞帶來了全新定義。令人著迷。」——《人頭滾滾》作者，喬許·溫寧「沒有救生員值班能將讀者從這場充斥氯氣的血腥盛宴中解救出來。《Splasher》是一個充滿恐怖與心靈的詛咒漩渦，有些心臟仍在流血，在書頁間旋轉出精彩的動脈噴湧角色弧線與悲愴感。」——《醒來並睜開你的雙裝眼睛》作者，克雷·麥克勞德·查普曼'Nothing but a good time.' - Stephen Graham Jones, NYT bestselling author of My Heart is a Chainsaw and I Was a Teenage Slasher'The perfect balance of campy fun, eerie dread, and chlorine-drenched mayhem.' - Marcus Kliewer, NYT bestselling author of The CaretakerCome on in, the water’s fine!Autumn 2006. Low-rise jeans are in, grunge is out, and all Spencer Ward should be worrying about is his new job as Assistant Swim Coach at Richardson University. It’s been a decade since tragedy struck during his own college years, but Spencer is determined to sink his skeletons and focus on a winning season for his team.Until, that is, two students are found dead in the pool on the first day of training. While everyone assumes it was a horrible accident, Spencer is overcome with an ominous sense of déjà vu.There’s blood in the water, and not just because competition season has started. As increasingly severe freak accidents plague the students, and twisted shadows are seen by the poolside, Spencer and his swim team must work out what is hunting them before it’s too late. The pool echoes with the ghosts of the past, and they won’t rest until they are finally heard.'Point Horror meets It Follows in this dread-soaked supernatural slasher, which brings new meaning to the term 'bloodbath'. Obsessed.' – Josh Winning, author of Heads Will Roll'There's no lifeguard on duty to save readers from this chlorinated gorefest. Splasher is a cursed whirlpool of horror and heart, some still bleeding, swirling about the page in brilliant arterial character arcs and pathos. ' – Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Wake Up and Open Your Eyes

作者介紹

作者介紹 Billie HostBillie Host is the pseudonym for Morag Hannah and Erin Hardee, two geeky women living and writing together in Scotland. With backgrounds ranging from museum interpretation to web design, and from science communication to ghost tours, they are devoted to storytelling in almost every aspect of their lives and work. When they are not telling stories they can be found singing in choirs, foraging for fungi, and working on their 1880s fixer-upper. They also write historical speculative fiction as MK Hardy.

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最佳賣點 : 2006年復古校園驚悚風暴！《Point Horror》融合《靈病》，恐怖大師聯名強推。開訓首日泳池驚現雙屍，厲鬼陰影伴隨血腥意外接連襲來。當護城河化為含氯血池，無人值班的救生台，誰能活著上岸？