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Grim Root

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Embark on a darkly humorous journey of reality TV meets the macabre. On the set of The Groom, a group of women must compete for the heart of Midwestern bachelor Tristan by spending a week in a haunted house. Divorcee Linda, resigned to her role as the show's underdog, finds her resolve cracking when she begins to fall for fellow castmate Charity. Meanwhile, Sabrina, groomed by her witchy mother to deliver their family from poverty by marrying a rich man, sees winning the competition as her predestined path.


But after a shocking demise, the game takes a sinister turn. As the remaining contestants grapple with their desires for love and survival, they uncover dark secrets within and without the house's walls. Trapped in a twisted new competition, they must confront their own demons or face elimination.

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      April 22, 2024
      In this acidic meta-horror novel from Stufflebeam (Glorious Fiends), the inherent horror of reality TV mixes with more otherworldly terrors as a dating competition show descends into madness. The final four contestants competing for the hand of folksy Iowa bachelor Tristan on the The Groom are surprised to learn that their next filming location will be a secluded haunted house. Stuck together, they grapple with classic genre tropes like dramatic reveals, constant surveillance from a ruthless producer, and a house whose walls may or may not be teeming with evil. When bodies begin to pile up and the house’s menace can no longer be ignored, dynamics between the contestants shift and twist. Each must come to terms with the darkness of their own pasts if they hope to stay alive. Stufflebeam’s dialogue shines, and the tone is pitch-perfect as the story bounces gothic horror and reality TV conventions off one another, exploring the ways in which women’s bodies and minds are manipulated by agendas not their own. Occasional pacing issues mean Stufflebeam’s narrative ambitions sometimes hit a wall that prevents them from being fully explored, but the grand finale will satisfy horror fans who don’t like neat endings. This is gory fun. Agent: Kristopher O’Higgins, Scribe Agency.

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