by Joe Lansdale
A group of friends arrives at the world's largest drive-in theater for a horror festival. They settle into their cars with popcorn, ready to watch bloody murders and rampaging madmen unfold safely on the big screen. Saturday night at the drive-in should mean nothing more than enjoying good old-fashioned monster movies from the comfort of their vehicles. Then something goes wrong. A mysterious force seals the drive-in shut, trapping everyone inside. The patrons cannot leave. What started as entertainment becomes reality as the worst aspects of human nature surface among the trapped moviegoers. The friends who came for simulated thrills now face real dangers. The drive-in transforms from a place of entertainment into something far more sinister, where the line between what happens on screen and what happens in the parking lot disappears completely.
Genres: fiction, suspense, horror, thriller
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: friends-to-lovers, trapped
Setting: Drive-In Theater
Period: 20th-Century, 21st-Century
Hardcover · Doubleday
Content warnings: gore, violence