Don’t Fear the Reaper

This sequel to Jones’s My Heart is a Chainsaw is a textbook example of a sequel exceeding expectations. Four years after the Independence Day Massacre, Jennifer “Jade” Daniels returns home. She wants a fresh start, but there is still unfinished business in Proofrock, Idaho. When a snowstorm paralyzes the town and releases a serial killer with a passion for slashing, Jade must once again be the final person to save the day. Or, perhaps, is there someone else ready to take up the machete? If Chainsaw was Jones’s love letter to slashers, this story reaffirms that love with deep levels of callbacks and brutal kills. However, the story’s real draws are Jones’s dazzling prose and his compelling characters given life (and a series of unique perspectives) by a massive cast of voice actors, including Isabella Star LaBlanc and Jane Levy.