I was given an arc for review, thank you NetGalley!

Wow. What a creepy crazy read! I spent the entire book thinking "I know who it is" to get completely blown away at the end.

This book is a supernatural suspense more so than a thriller (while it had moments of that too), and gives a whole new meaning to "last girl surviving".

It's 100% worth the read, and perfect for scratching the "I need a spooky read" itch, especially in the fall.

Thank you net galley for the copy of this book I wasn't able to finish the book only because there wasn't a kindle version of this book available which is upsetting I had to start to read it on my phone and I can't read the whole book on my phone and I don't have anything else to read it on. From what I read I think it's perfect for the month of October it seems pretty spooky and like I said I was really disappointed when I found out I wasn't able to read it on the kindle

This had everything I loved about The Shadow Glass and took it to that next level. Think Exorcist meets The Shadow Glass, full of 70s/80s/90s horror movie flair that we all love mixed with thrills and chills.

Whoop! Whoop! This book is PERFECTION! It makes your blood cold! It forces you to compete with Jamie Lee Curtis as scream queen by testing your vocal cords! ( I don’t know how many times I screamed nonstop at the chapters Needle Man appears! )

This book brings out a villain that will give you horrible nightmares. A villain: Freddy Krueger meets Candyman. Once upon time he was an outcast and now he is an avenger ( not kind of cool Marvel heroes) Except unexpected and enjoy this bloody, scary, darkest and wildest ride!

Let’s take a look at the plot:
Journalist Laura Warren is reluctantly flying to LalaLand after her ex boyfriend/ new editor Mike sends her to write an article to their Zeppelin magazine about remake or recreation of 90’s gory horror flick Guesthouse! Normally she never wants to be near the studio or the entire production crew working on streaming series of the Guesthouse. But Mike is her boss and lately she isn’t herself after losing her father and dealing with her mother’s dementia. So she has to wear her big girl’s pants by taking control of her life including her career.

One thing she didn’t mention to Mike is her important connection with the cult movie ! She was the child star Polly who was playing 7 years old Tammy Manners but after the film completed and 8 people including actors and director started to die just like the ways they were dying in the film script and an unfortunate incident at the supermarket forced her parents to move to the UK. Little Poly changed her name as Laura and practiced a fake British accent.

And as soon as her plane landed to LA, she’s welcomed by PR assistant and climbing into a car, she sees s haunted man in the middle of the road, looking directly at her. Then the man commits suicide by jumping off the bridge behind her eyes. Is it a hallucination or strange things already start to happen as soon as she returns back to city of angels!

When Laura takes a tour at the studio, she meets with director, the leading actress who plays older version of Tammy character and the psychic who is hired by the director giving the creepiest vibes to her.

She plans to stay two days, finishing the interviews and getting out of there without looking back. But her plans to flee quickly fail when the vision of Needle Man starts following her in everywhere and Laura finds herself at the crime scene after dozing off at her hotel room. How did she get here? Did she start sleepwalking again? Did Needle Man find a way to transport her to the crime scene? How? Something really strange is going on!

Her sister Amy’s arrival and the psychic Beverly’s insistence to help her push Laura confront her dark past and face the secrets she’s buried.

I’m stopping now! There are so many jaw dropping and frightening captions keep your attention alert and you won’t want to put this addictive book down! Especially the smart twists and the shocking ending earned my ovation!
I loved this book and I’m looking forward to devour the next works of the author.

Many thanks to NetGalley and PENGUIN GROUP PUTNAM / G. P. Putnam’s Sons for sharing this digital reviewer copy with me in exchange my honest opinions.

An homage to slasher / horror films that will be embedded in your brain like an ear worm.

This is a fast paced novel that will grip you with every twisted bend and turn, and have you too running from the Needle Man.

Highly recommend to anyone that loves horror and old slasher movies. This will transport you right back to your younger self … the one that reads with the lights on and jumps at every bump and noise!

Thank you so much to #NetGalley, the publishers and author for this ARC in exchange for my honest opinions.

Full review to be posted on all my social media and blogs on release day!

4 stars

I loved this! I wasn’t quite sure what to expect going in, but it delivered!!
It was such a fun and upgraded homage to the slasher genre that I love. There wasn’t a full moment and all the characters were well written and worked well here.

I was very interested in reading this book, but it cannot be sent to Kindle and is therefore unreadable. If this can be fixed, please let me know so that I can provide a proper review. Thanks!

Burn the Negative by Joshua Winning had me devouring this book in one sitting.

Laura who is now a journalist used to be a child star on a horror flick The Guesthouse. She played Tammy who had a gift to tell others how the Needle Man would end up killing them.
When eight of the other cast and crew members start dying in mysterious ways, and the film becomes a dud—a cult classic of fictional horror that somehow summoned the real thing.
After this horrible incident Laura ends up changing her name, her looks and moves as far away as possible.
Now she is in the air on a plane when she learns the new streaming series she’s about to appear on is a remake of a 90s horror film. A cursed '90s horror flick.
The one that she originally starred in.... and has been running from her whole life.
Finally on set, Laura finds odd things are happening. Words carved in the wall. And people who are working on the show start dying.
Laura's worst nightmare brought to life, and she finds herself on the run with her sister and a psychic, hoping to find some answers—and now she must stay out of the Needle Man’s lethal reach.

I've always loved slasher horror movies/shows and this book brought back the best parts about the old slasher movies, but with a new twist and a great ending.
The setting was just brilliant. I mean who wouldn't love to read a story like this?!
Joshua Winning's horror is built perfectly for fans of horror genres. Besides being creepy and original, it moves with plenty of turns, not slowing for a moment once it gets started.
The cast is memorable and vivid, the plot is gripping.
Writing engaging and captivating I was hooked and honestly I didn't it to end when it did.
If you want a great piece of horror that proves itself a fast and interesting read, this really is a perfect choice.
This one will keep you guessing all the way to the very end.

An homage to slasher films with a fresh take on the true price of fame, Burn the Negative is a twisty thriller best read with the lights on.

"I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own."

Penguin & Putnam,
Thank You for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!

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