Joey Leonard’s Last Horror Movie Marathon (2023) by Kevin Lucia
I was fortunate to receive an advance copy of the novella, Joey Leonard’s Last Horror Movie Marathon by Kevin Lucia for review. Little did I know that my commitment would cause me to read the entire 175-page tale in a single sitting (something I rarely do). I don’t say that as a begrudging by-product of compulsion to complete my review; I simply had to keep reading to find out the resolution to the central mystery of this propulsive page-turner. Right off the bat, I knew I was exactly the intended audience for this short book. It starts with a dedication of sorts that reads: To all of us who thrived during the age of Be Kind, Rewind . That was certainly me as I lived for those Friday night VHS video rental runs to acquire movies that inevitably kept me and my friends up all night. And much like our protagonist, Joey Leonard, I also was first and foremost a horror movie afi...