A Midsummer Night's Scream: Hamlet II

by David Bergantino, William Shakespeare

When two mismatched couples are paired off as part of a summer school "parenting" assignment, trouble erupts, a situation that is further complicated by the arrival of a mysterious carnival, complete with sideshow freaks, and by the machinations of dark occult forces, in a novel based on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Original.

Genres: Horror

256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published August 1, 2003

Reviews

[Jesse Bollinger · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received a copy of this book for an honest review.

I really had a fun time with the story. It was quite entertaining and had some laugh out loud moments along with some great horror. I feel like the mashup of Shakespeare and horror tropes was a great idea.

[C.O. Bonham · Rating 3 out of 5]

Like the first book in the Bard's Blood series Hamlet II this book should be taken as more of a sequel to the play rather than a retelling of it.

At first this book seemed to have more in common with Bradbury than The Bard. Stratford Ohio is a quite College town where the worst thing in the world is the boy you like being madly in love with your best friend. At least that was the worst thing in the world, until strange lights started hovering in the sky and a mysterious carniavel came to town.

But before you put this book down in favor Bradbury's timeless classic you should know that it ties back into Shakespeare's play with a satisfiying twist.