Yo, get ready for a totally tubular ride back into the 80’s with Don’t Watch Alone by Elisa D. Daniels. I kid you not when I say that Daniels brings grody to the max to a new, gnarly level in this gag me with a spoon horror/thriller. So take a chill pill, don’t be buggin’ and get ready for a bodaciously bitchin’ time! And if you don’t like it, you can eat my shorts!

OK, enough of my flashback to the 80’s slang there! But seriously, get ready for a ride to the 80’s you won’t forget in Don’t Watch Alone! Now, onto my review!

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🎥 The movie was just the trailer ….. the real horror starts when the lights come up. 🔪

Dont’ Watch Alone

~Elisa D Daniels

Blaiz (FMC) works at the mall, but lately, she can’t shake the feeling she’s being watched. A cryptic warning from her stalker, Andy, leaves her torn – take him serious or let it go. Her boyfriend, Tony, and their friends – Jade, Derrick, Eva, and Drew – say he’s just trying to scare her and to dismiss his warnings as infatuation.

It’s November 9th – the night of Don’t Watch Alone’s release and the group has plans to be there. Blaiz can’t seem to ignore the eerie undercurrent to the evening, but once the movie begins, she starts to relax. Reassurance from Tony as he wraps a comforting arm around her shoulder that nothing’s going wrong. Yet after the credits roll and bathroom stops are made, the real horror begins. The group of friends are locked inside the mall – starring in their own real-life, front row seat, slasher movie.

Will anyone make it out alive? And if so, how far will they have to go in order to survive? You will have to read Don’t Watch Alone to find out – and if you jump scare easily, maybe keep the lights on!

Daniels has delivered a masterclass in pacing and atmosphere. Instead of bogging readers down with excessive backstory, characters are given just enough detail to take root in your mind and then deepen as events unfold allowing your mind to wander. Blaiz is instantly relatable – balancing her relationship with Tony, the stresses of work and personal friendships – while the friend group dynamic feels so natural and cohesive.

Don’t Watch Alone pulls you straight into the story, immersing you with vivid imagery you won’t soon forget. While this isn’t a gore-fest from page one, the tension starts simmering from Andy’s first warning, building into a nail-biting crescendo once the real-life slasher movie begins. Some scenes – no spoilers here – will make you cringe. True fans of horror/slasher movies will appreciate how Daniels balances all aspects – dread, pacing and the grand payoff.

Daniels immediately engages you into a slow-burn starting slasher that tightens its grip with every chapter. Then once the chaos starts, she plunges you straight into the madness leaving you unable to put it down. It’s a read in one sitting kind of book that I highly recommend – I actually read it back to back twice.

Don’t Watch Alone isn’t just a title – it’s good advice.

I would like to thank Elisa D. Daniels for the opportunity to Alpha/Beta/ARC for Don’t Watch Alone. As always, ALL opinions and reviews are of my own volition. I have not been promised any compensation, current or future, by the author or publisher for leaving a fair and honest review of the book.

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