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Synopsis
Everyone has been waiting for the release of a long-awaited horror film directed by one of the masters, Miles March. Kids and young adults all over the country clamor to see it on opening night, and it brings in record numbers. But on the very same night it opens, someone murders a couple of kids who were walking home from the theater. A girl who survives tells police that the murders were identical to the first murder scene in the new movie.
Screamer flicks can be fun, but someone in California is taking the latest slasher hit just a bit too seriously. Someone is taking people out just like in the movie, and from the way it appears the killer has an agenda that no one understands. The killer starts offing victims by emulating the murders. Authorities initially think the culprit is just some kid who loves horror, but they soon discover they are looking in the wrong direction. Not only are the murders eerily similar to those which took place in the film, they are nearly identical.
This is a very slippery madman indeed. The murders begin occurring at random, unpredictable places, throwing police for a loop and making them run to stop things. Because of the copycat murderer this movie is fast becoming one of the biggest horror films of all time, and it's all because of the killer. Now the money the film is making is astronomical, and the studio refuses to shut down showings, and the killings keep on coming.
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Synopsis
From master storyteller RWK Clark, he presents another of his unforgettable and terrifying serial killer in a new psychological thriller.With a copycat butcher on the loose and a Hollywood studio reluctant to shut down the movie inspiring the killings, police are without leads to stop the Los Angeles slaughter.
As the investigation expands and horrifying details begin to emerge, no one knows when or where the madman will strike next, but they do know his itinerary: the newest horror movie to hit theaters.
Will the police ever be able to catch the killer, or will the studio's greed keep them from shutting down the showing of their hottest horror feature film despite the carnage that is left in their wake?
What readers are saying about Box Office Butcher:
*****'A story that'll simply blow your mind away ' - Kalpana Kucheria
*****'I found myself turning page after page trying to figure out who this serial killer was.' - Pamela Z. Crutcher
*****'Wow This book was brutal and evil and so good ' - Rhonda Kim Gulnac
*****'It kept you guessing till the end wondering who this psycho was.' - Kristina
*****'I love the storyline.' - Kay
*****'Bloody scenes, a very sick mind, and a twist-of-an-ending.' - Jerminator
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Synopsis
Master storyteller RWK Clark presents an unforgettable and terrifying serial killer in this psychological thriller.With a copycat butcher on the loose police are without leads to stop the Los Angeles slaughter.
No one knows when or where the madman will strike next, but they do know his itinerary: the newest horror movie to hit theaters.
Author CommentaryBox Office Butcher is my second psychological thriller about a copycat killer dubbed 'The Box-Office Butcher' by the press.
The Butcher is a very sick man, and it was essential to drive this home through a variety of methods. For him, these murders are rooted in a history of abuse and rage, and he feels the compelling need to take care of the issue. His actions are essentially a way to make right a past that has, unbeknownst to him, destroyed him from the inside out.
The hardest part of this psycho-thriller novel, for me, was keeping the real serial killer's identity from being given away during the investigation. It was difficult to give some hints here and there while still shining the spotlight on others. There was a fine line here that couldn't be crossed, at least, not immediately, and it was like a balancing act to walk that line.
Box Office Butcher, with all difficulties aside, was a fun novel to write. The psychological thriller genre which it falls under afforded me much freedom; I just had to sort my way through the murder mystery aspect, what was believable and what would appear to be smoke and mirrors to the reader. I had to reconcile the two to each other without giving away The Butcher's identity too quickly, and hopefully, I accomplished this properly.