Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare

Quinn and her father move from Philadelphia to a small town for a fresh start. Upon arrival, she learns Kettle Springs, Missouri has a dark past that stems from a shuttered corn syrup factory with its mascot, Frendo the Clown, painted on its crumbling exterior. Frendo is a local legend, featured prominently at the annual Founder’s Day festival, during which, a few new friends invite Quinn to their annual barn party, deep in an ocean of cornfields. As the party rages, a serial killer dressed as Frendo unleashes murderous terror on the unsuspecting partiers, forcing Quinn and her friends to fight for their lives. Cesare’s novel is unadulterated, exhilarating slasher fare with an insanely high body count that delivers gory Halloween scares by taking classic horror clichés and stitching them into a bloody, pulse-pounding read.