Campfire

This spine-tingling YA horror asks the terrifying question: what happens when the scary stories you tell around the campfire start to come true? Perfect for fans of Scream and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. "Wholly chilling and unputdownable." -Kerri Maniscalco, New York Times bestselling author the Stalking Jack the Ripper series Be careful what stories you tell around the campfire ... they just might come true. While camping in a remote location, Maddie Davenport gathers around the fire with her friends and family to tell scary stories. Caleb, the handsome young guide, shares the local legend of the ferocious Mountain Men who hunt unsuspecting campers and leave their mark by carving grisly antlers into their victims' foreheads. The next day, the story comes true. Now Maddie and her family are lost in the deep woods-with no way out-being stalked by their worst nightmares. Because there were other, more horrifying stories told that night-and Maddie's about to find out just how they end ...

Shawn Sarles was born and raised in a small town in western Kentucky. After graduating from Wake Forest University, he moved to New York City. He has lived there and worked in the publishing industry for almost a decade. Campfire is his debut novel.