The Slasher's Apprentice #2

by Justin Richards, Rebecca Nalty (Colorist), Buddy Beaudoin (Letterer)

When Riley doesn't give them much of a choice, the Hopton Valley Killer springs into murderous action, putting Riley to the test as she must dive knife-first into assisting with taking out an entire frat party. As HVK seems set to prove why they're one of the greats, Riley seeks to prove she's worthy to follow in their footsteps.

Kindle Edition

Published June 25, 2025

About the author

Justin Richards is a British writer. He has written many spin off novels based on the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, and he is Creative Director for the BBC Books range. He has also written for television, contributing to Five's soap opera Family Affairs. He is also the author of a series of crime novels for children about the Invisible Detective, and novels for older children. His Doctor Who novel The Burning was placed sixth in the Top 10 of SFX magazine's "Best SF/Fantasy novelisation or TV tie-in novel" category of 2000.

Reviews

[Muhammad Umair Adeem · Rating 4 out of 5]

The podcaster and the slasher go to house and kill the guys partying there.

[alejandro galvez · Rating 1 out of 5]

Went downhill fast.

First issue was cool. 2nd issue was farcical. I can't believe I paid 5 bucks for this. That was bad.