Video Night

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Video Night
Video Night by Adam Cesare.jpg
Author Adam Cesare
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreHorror
Published2013, Samhain Publishing
Media typePrint, ebook
Pages248 pages
ISBN 978-1-61921-227-5
Preceded byBone Meal Broth 
Followed by The Summer Job  

Video Night is a 2013 horror novel by American author Adam Cesare. The book was first published on January 1, 2013 through Samhain Publishing and is Cesare's fourth book. [1]

Adam Cesare is an American author of horror novels and short stories. He has attended Boston University, where he studied English and film.

Contents

Synopsis

Teens Billy and Tom have had a ritual of meeting up for a movie night for a while now. The two couldn't be more different from each other, as Billy is the smart one while Tom comes from the poor side of town, yet they're the best of friends. That friendship has begun to crumble as of late with the impending threat of college and separation. Tom's habit of using their movie nights as an excuse to meet up with his girlfriend has also taken a strain on the friendship as well. However all of that changes in one night after aliens take over the townspeople one by one and the teens must rely on their horror movie knowledge to survive.

Reception

Critical reception for Video Night has been mostly positive and Fearnet called it one of their "Best Reads of 2012". [2] [3] [4] Dread Central and Fangoria both praised the novel, [5] and Fangoria noted that the book was "remarkably solid and assured". [6] Publishers Weekly gave a more mixed review, remarking "While Cesare nods to deeper ideas about body horror and class conflict, the plot careens along from set piece to set piece without paying much attention to its underpinnings." [7]

Fearnet

Fearnet was an American digital cable television network, website and video on demand service owned by Comcast. The network specialized in horror entertainment programming through a mix of acquired and original series, and feature films.

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Fangoria is an internationally distributed American horror film fan magazine, in publication since 1979. At the height of its popularity in the 1980s and early '90s, it was the most prominent horror publication in the world.

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References

  1. Gilliand, Blu. "Adam Cesare on the Video Nasties Behind 'Video Night'". Fearnet. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  2. DiVincenzo, Alex. "Book Review: Video Night – Author Adam Cesare". HorrorNews.net. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  3. Gilliand, Blu. "The Best Reads of 2012". Fearnet. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  4. Gilliand, Blu. "Book Review: The Visceral Thrill Ride of 'Video Night'". Fearnet. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  5. "Video Night (review)". Dread Central. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  6. Skipp, John. ""VIDEO NIGHT" (Book Review)". Fangoria. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  7. "Review: Video Night". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 13 December 2013.