That’s right, ghouls. You read that headline correctly. Danger Slater’s much-anticipated STARLET is finally available for mass consumption.
If you’ve pre-ordered it, chances are likely you’ve already received your copy—and if you haven’t, KEEP CHECKING THAT MAILBOX. Camp out at the end of your driveway and demand results from your postal worker. Follow them home and make sure they haven’t stolen the book to read for themself. Refuse to leave until local police have filled your sweaty, desperate body full of bullets. You won’t find another small press encouraging their customers to engage in suicide by cop, and there’s a reason for that.
And if you didn’t pre-order it? Please don’t panic. There’s a very easy way to right this wrong. Simply order it NOW, either through our Webstore or anywhere else you buy books, such as Bookshop.org, Powell’s, B&N, and Amazon, to name a few.
Cover art by Matthew Revert.
In case you missed it last night, Danger was interviewed by our own Mindy Rose for another GHOULGAB session. Eavesdrop on their conversation HERE.
Starlet is already one review shy of 40 on Goodreads, with the latest one describing it as “Society meets MaXXXine.”
That last review is actually linked to a much longer blog write-up, and it’s really an outstanding review! Read the full thing HERE.
Here’s another excerpt from the above review (slight spoilers) that I think really sells the book:
Speaking of melting, there’s a lot of gross shit in this book. Once things turn towards bizarro land, there’s cannibalism, mutations, impractically captive wild predators, buckets of blood, dismemberments, human body parts as weapons, and of course– jellyfish. The rich and famous will do anything to keep their throne, which in lieu of talent, means they have to stay young and beautiful at any cost. Some readers might bristle at the bizarro element, which is clearly derived with skepticism from popular conspiracy theories. The genre is meant to prod, and the absurdity of the narrative is poking fun. The entire Hollywood ecosystem and its periphery are on the table here. Starlet is a splatterpunk weird horror-comedy with a real message about the limitations of determination for victims of the system, and the limitations of charisma for those abusing it.
Starlet has also been lucky enough to receive blurbs from two of the coolest horror writers currently pumping out books:
If you need more convincing, you can read a very unhinged excerpt over on Dread Central.
Buy Starlet and live the best life you deserve. Here’s Danger Slater doing exactly that:
