Cancelled after a drunken, ill-advised post, TV-star Willow McKenzie is sent to Camp Castaway – a retreat in the woods where you hide from your mistakes.
Spoiler #1: there’s nowhere to hide.
That first night, fellow campers gather round a fire, telling ghost stories. And Willow hears the tale of Knock-Knock Nancy – a beheaded local woman whose spirit still roams the woods.
Spoiler #2: she takes her victim’s heads.
Willow doesn’t believe in ghosts – until next day, a camper vanishes. And, that evening, Willow hears it:
Knock. Knock. Knock.
Spoiler #3: It’s already too late . . .
I’m setting this aside because it’s not getting any traction with my imagination.
The prose is smooth and accessible. The characters are relatable. It’s mildly amusing, mostly in its pop culture references and its commentary on the peculiarities of cancel culture.
The main character is bland, even though she talks to herself in the voice of the TV character she’s been playing for years.
I’m not finding it in the least bit scary. It isn’t so much slasher-lite as slasher-zero.
It’s possible I’m just too old and jaded for this book.
