Johnny Gruesome
, by Lamberson, GregoryNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781934755457 | 1934755451
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 10/1/2008
The upstate village of Red Hill is about to learn the meaning of fear. Johnny Grissom, nicknamed Johnny Gruesome by his high school classmates, is a heavy-metal hellion who loves to party, watch horror movies, and get into fights. His best friend, Eric, admires him, and his girlfriend, Karen, loves him. One winter night, Johnnys car, the Death Mobile, is discovered submerged beneath the icy surface of Willow Creek, with Johnnys waterlogged corpse inside. The residents of Red Hill believe that Johnnys death was accidental. Then the murders beginhorrible acts of violent vengeance that hint at a deepening mystery and terror yet to come. A headless body is discovered at the high school. A priest is forced to confront his own misdeeds. And a mortician encounters the impossible. One by one, Johnnys enemies meet a grisly demise, as the sound of a car engine and maniacal laughter fill the night. The students at Red Hill High School fear for their livesespecially Johnnys closest friends, who harbor a dark secret. If people thought Johnny had a bad attitude when he was alive, wait until they encounter him when hes dead!