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In November 1994, three girls visit their local movie theatre to see an obscure film. Only one of them is ever seen again. Thirty years later, Val McQueen has never forgotten the day she lost her little sister and best friend, but she's closed the curtain...
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A woman, haunted by the disappearance of her sister and best friend thirty years ago uncovers the terrifying urban legend behind the last film they watched together, in this chilling riff on the cursed film subgenre by the Bram Stoker award-winning author of Queen of Teeth.
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In November 1994, three girls visit their local movie theatre to see an obscure film. Only one of them is ever seen again.
Thirty years later, Val McQueen has never forgotten the day she lost her little sister and best friend, but she's closed the curtain on it, certain she's moved on despite her parents' resentment and hounding by true crime enthusiasts. That is until a stranger's murder brings it all screaming back—a terror she's tried to tell herself is only a movie.
Enlisting the help of cinephile and former classmate Roxie de la Fontaine to find the film, Val soon realises that hers is not the only pursuit. Someone, or something involved with the movie is on the hunt, too…
This Movie Doesn't End the Way We Want is for the girl who got away all those years ago.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781835411483
Publisher: Titan Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 15 September 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Titan Books Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 55.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 255g
Pages: 320
About the Author
Hailey Piper is the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Queen of Teeth, A Light Most Hateful, The Worm and His Kings, No Gods for Drowning, and other books of horror. She is an active member of the Horror Writers Association, with over 100 short stories appearing in various publications. She lives with her wife in Maryland, where their occult rituals are secret. Find her at www.haileypiper.com.
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