Whisper of Death
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Roxanne and Pepper are a teenage couple with problems. They leave their small town for a weekend to try and solve them. They don't really succeed, and when they return home they find their town empty.
They call other towns.
They find the whole world empty.
But eventually they find three other kids their age who are still alive in the town. They cannot imagine why the five of them seem to be the only ones left of the entire human race. They have only one thing in common. They were either directly or indirectly involved with the death of Betty Sue - the plain shy girl who committed suicide only a short time ago. Betty Sue - the quiet, brilliant girl who wrote short stories about each of them. Stories of hate, of revenge, of death in a dead world.
It makes them wonder who Betty Sue really was.
Or what Betty Sue was.
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Yo, I don't know how I missed this one when I was a kid (I could have sworn that I read all of his books- maybe 5th to 6th grade?). This one must have been released sometime after I had moved onto reading adult horror.
Remember Me will always be my favorite but this one is batshit crazy. Cra-zy!!! When I heard about the new Pikecast Podcast I had to read Whisper of Death and then give it a listen.
First of all, Roxanne is a bit of a badass, so the story is as blunt and outspoken as she is. It also sets women's lib back about 10 years, but that's me reading this with my 2020 lenses on.
It starts with a road trip to get an abortion and levels up to everyone in the world having disappeared except for 5 high school students (who all know each other). That's all I'm saying because I want to stay spoiler-free but it gets crazier.
I appreciated that it didn't take itself too seriously and cannot believe it was marketed to kids. Wait, yes I can. I can totally believe it. It just wouldn't be marketed to today's kids.
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