Heads Will Roll

A BookBub Best New Horror Pick

“I enjoyed Heads Will Roll, with its compelling, complex characters and inventiveness in how it engaged politically with its horrors.” —Paul Tremblay, New York Times bestselling author of Horror Movie and other novels

“I really enjoyed the way Heads Will Roll plays with all the horror/slasher tropes, while also taking aim at the pitfalls of social media and cancel culture. A whole lot of bloody fun with a serious message at its heart” —C.J. Tudor, author of The Gathering

“Taking an axe to smart phones, celebrity, and cancel culture, Heads Will Roll is a slasher that is both bloody and uplifting. And fun! Every copy should come with a bucket of popcorn.” —Gus Moreno, author of This Thing Between Us

“Beautifully written and impossible to put down.” —Fiona Cummins, bestselling author of All of Us are Broken

“With pacing that demands you keep turning pages, Heads Will Roll is the perfect summer slasher . . . it’s your favorite urban legend, wrapped in your worst social media nightmare, topped with absolute pandemonium.” —Scream Magazine

“Winning’s latest is a warm love letter to slasher flicks… [he] masterfully builds a story that will leave readers breathless…. The pacing is frenetic and captivating…Recommend to those who enjoyed My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones, The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix, or Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare.” —Library Journal

“Winning takes cancel culture to terrifying extremes in this gruesome yet surprisingly upbeat horror novel… Between the frequent jump scares and blood spillage, Heads Will Roll is packed with an awful lot of heart. Readers will be on the edges of their seats.” —Publishers Weekly

“[A] slasher for the new generation with a big ol’ millennial heart.” —Fangoria

“Gather ’round the campfire but watch your neck because Josh Winning is swinging through with his red right hand to deliver another classic slasher for the modern age.” —Brian McAuley, author of Curse of the Reaper

“Paying homage to summer-camp-horror classics, Winning offers a new take, using tweets, texts and other found media between chapters to build the story while still giving readers the jump scares and twists that they love. Great fun, especially for readers who enjoy the gorier, campier side of horror.” —Booklist

“If you have never read one of Josh Winning’s books before, treat yourself. I’m serious. Winning is an auto-buy author in my household…” —Book Riot

“If you’re missing ’80’s slashers and the Friday the 13th franchise, this is for you. Scares, gore, laughs, heart and just enough social commentary, fans of Grady Hendrix, Brian McAuley and Stephen Graham Jones unite, there’s a new slasher in town, and yes, HEADS WILL ROLL.” — FanFiAddict

“Frightening, heartfelt, and darkly funny, Heads Will Roll is a gleefully violent homage to the horror genre. In this modern summer-camp slasher, Winning wields wit (and an ax) against the complexities of cancel culture and trauma. Power down your phone, take a seat by the fire, and try not to lose your head.” — anya Pell, author of Cicada

“This thrilling summer camp slasher horror had us hooked, eagerly turning the pages to uncover its next chilling twist.” —Capes and Tights

“Combining heart-in-mouth scares with a wicked sense of humor, Heads Will Roll explores how social media makes monsters of us all” —Matt Glasby, author of The Book of Horror

“Heads Will Roll puts a slasher spin on cancel culture. Delivering fast-paced thrills and chills, this is a story about shame, guilt, and our current age of “social media justice,” in which a single mistake can ruin your life.” —Dallas Voice

“A brilliantly fun horror concept, expertly executed by a blossoming talent in the genre – if you like your thrillers dark, funny, clever and bang up to date, then this is the book for you“ – Susi Holliday, author of The Party Season

“A thrilling read…I really enjoyed this book. So chilling. It would make a great film.“ —Michael Wood via Twitter, author of Last One Left Alive

“This book is incredible! A gripping slice of 80s-inspired horror with a rattling good plot, terrific characters and zingy dialogue, and with something important to say about the world today. I can’t recommend Heads Will Roll enough.” —William Hussey, award-winning author of Killing Jericho