Camp 1985
Matthew R. Corr
Slasherverse #1
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Cover and Synopsis
Camp 1985 Cover & Blurb
Enter the nostalgia-laced world of CAMP 1985
A bogus new summer program where parents send their social-media-addicted teens to unplug and make face-to-face connections without the help of a screen. Ander expects a fun weekend getaway with other influencers but instead finds himself trapped in a radical landscape without wifi. Just when Ander gives in to camp life and starts crushing on a cute gamer boy, a little fun with a spirit board unleashes a vengeful spirit of a bygone era. Now, with danger lurking behind every tree, Ander and his fellow campers must navigate a twisted game of survival against a retro evil determined to off them one by one. Who will survive?
Book Information
Camp 1985
Independently published June 2024 by Matthew R. Corr.
Genre : Horror
Pages : 240 pages, Kindle Edition
Camp 1985 Dedication
To all the horror loving kids carrying the Evil Dead VHS around in their backpack.
Review
Camp 1985 by Matthew R. Corr
It’s spooky season friends! I have zero idea how I came across Camp 1985 by Matthew R Corr but I figured October was the perfect month to finally read it.
Spoilers Sweetie : Jump down to my Final Thoughts to avoid them.
- Camp for Influencers.
- Sidelined.
- Not creepy at all.
- This is Camp Crystal Lake but for influencers.
- The Benefactor eh?
- Bestie?! You just met.
- Gabe, you suck my friend.
- Because you entered a 80s campy horror film my dude.
- The fuck kinda noise is scritch?
- A vegetarian yay.
- Ew Nate. Ew. Don’t.
- Nate and Gabe can be murdered first thanks.
- Should probably listen to Kate and her mom.
- Ol’Jerry is definitely dead.
- Again!?
- The killer is a bit more supernatural than I was thinking.
Camp 1985 Review
Minor Spoilers
Camp 1985 by Matthew R. Corr is the first book in the Slasherverse series. It is a campy 80s fueled slasher film, in book form. A group of tech-addicted influencer teens are sent to unplug at an 80s themed camp. The setting was nostalgic and atmospheric. I was there for it. From start to finish, it’s filled with 80s pop culture references. The camp may as well have been Camp Crystal Lake, the Friday the 13th vibes were so fun.
Camp 1985 is fairly quick paced. However, due to this quick pace, there is no room to connect with the characters. For me, there were no standouts and I think it was just too young adult for me. They lacked any real depth and were simply overly exaggerated stereotypes. That being said, it is typical of basically every slasher film ever. We experience the horrors of Camp 1985 through the eyes of dance influencer, Ander.
With not much else to do, Ander and his new camp friends decide to try their luck with a Ouija board one night. I mean, with no phones or internet, what else are a bunch of teens to do? Obviously, in doing so they unleash a vengeful spirit upon the camp. Enter the Evil Dead portion of the story. The combination of supernatural/paranormal and slasher tropes worked well. Personally though, I would have preferred a more grounded and real killer.
The death scenes were over the top and creative and I enjoyed the gory descriptions-even if I can’t see them. While the ending does set up the continuation of Corr’s Slasherverse, it just wasn’t it for me. Don’t get me wrong, the ending is fine. It just could have been so much better. Depending on my mood, I may or may not continue the series.
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