The Cotton Candy Massacre: The F-F-F-Final Chapter

by Christopher Robertson

The book you’re about to read chronicles the cataclysmic final act in a blood-drenched saga of crime, clowns, and carnage.

For those who survived the summer of slaughter, who walked away from Helloween, they think it’s over. They’re wrong. For Candy and Leigh, peace is just the calm before the scream. For Otis, curiosity’s about to drag him straight into the fire. And for Genie, the search for hope ends staring into the dark heart of hell.

The man—the monster—behind it all is back. Meaner. Madder. Ready to paint the world in red. He’s promising blood, revenge, chaos… and all of it for a live TV audience.

On New Year’s Eve, 1989, inside the decaying husk of Bonkin’s Bonanza, the decade would end in confetti and chaos. It would end in one of the most shocking televised nightmares in American history. It would end in what would come to be known as…

The Cotton Candy Massacre: The F-F-F-Final Chapter

Genres: Horror

347 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 1, 2025

About the author

Christopher Robertson writes cinematic pulp fiction that's often described as both wholesome and gruesome, sometimes in the same sentence. He won both the Gold award for Best Novel and Silver for Best Audiobook at the 2023 Godless 666 Awards.

Reviews

[Leo · Rating 5 out of 5]

The series is so extremely good with gore, killer clowns and great characters. Bit sad it's the end of the series but I can always reread the series in the future.

[Daniel · Rating 5 out of 5]

A huge thank you to the author Christopher Robertson for the early access to his book.
This book was absolutely amazing, I could not put it down. This series as whole was absolutely brilliant, I loved the different characters throughout this series. Christopher Robertson does such an incredible job writing his characters, a making them lovable, even the villains. This book had me laughing at moments and also making me feel scared for the main characters.
I absolutely loved this book series an every single character that was part of it, I am also very sad that this series has come to an end. I want more bonko the clown.
Hopefully one day there will be more cotton candy massacre books to come.
I also cannot wait to re-read the entire series.

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

what a f-f-f-final chapter. the gore and the heartache. Christopher Robertson did not disappointed. though i never want this story to end, i feel it tided everything up nicely. i was heartbroken and grossed out. so happy to see twizzler. And as a septum ring haver, Oh My God ow man!!

[RoseDevoursBooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

“𝐖𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞. 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐣𝐨𝐲, 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞. 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐢𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐨𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧.”

Please hold up those cue cards labeled APPLAUSE, because the big top lights have gone out on my all-time favorite killer clown series. The Cotton Candy Massacre: The F-F-F-Final Chapter is the grand finale, and what a finale it is!

I finished this right around New Year’s, which felt perfect since the story itself detonates on NYE 1989, exploding in a riot of fireworks and glittery blood. It left me with that bittersweet, post-curtain-call feeling of being completely satisfied, but genuinely sad it’s over. And no, I’m not just saying that because Robertson based a character on me - Rose, alongside her brother Angel (which is insanely cool) - but because I truly connected with these characters. Leigh and Candy especially stole my heart. Watching their growth over the course of the series was deeply rewarding, and I loved where they ultimately ended up.

If you’ve already survived the first three books, there’s a very high chance this final chapter will knock your clown shoes clean off. Familiar faces return, blood flows freely, and the wereclown mayhem reaches peak insanity with the resurrection of the one and only carnie crime lord: Bonko! Back, louder, and more unhinged than ever, he launches a twisted live TV spectacle where he and his wereclown children put on a grotesque broadcast packed with inventive, disgusting, and gleefully gory “tricks.”

The new clowns were an absolute blast, and Bonko’s inner circle of his clown cult adds layers of chaos that were thrilling to unravel. And of course, it wouldn’t be a proper send-off without Twizzler the raccoon making an appearance. That final twist near the end completely blindsided me. My jaw was on the floor, with popcorn everywhere! The post-credits scenes even tease the possibility of future spin-offs, and I’d honestly love to see that tent flap open again!

Overall, this is a phenomenal ending to a wildly original series. It’s equal parts gore, heartache, and dark humor. If you love unique characters, outrageous kills, and a fresh, blood-splattered take on killer clowns, I can’t recommend reading the entire series enough. Huge thanks to Christopher Robertson for creating my favorite clown saga and for including me as a character among ones I came to truly love (villains included). I’m beyond excited to see what horrifying fun you unleash next. 🤡🩸🎪

[Ashley · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars

Thanks to the author for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I've definitely been grateful to have been gifted so many of these ARCs, because it has become my absolute favorite clown horror series to date.

The F-F-F-Final Chapter was such a fun conclusion to the series. I loved the callbacks to previously surviving characters. I love the character growth of Leigh and Candy. As usual, Christopher really knows how to elicit an emotional connection to these characters we have grown to love across the span of the series. There were also extremely violent and gory parts that left me cringing and made me want to throw up. I also LOVED the little post-credits scenes, and there were a few surprises there that (hopefully) left the door open for more spinoffs from this series. I do have to say, I was a little confused at times with who some of the characters were - the review of the previous novels were nice, but I feel like an index or glossary of the characters with their connection to Bonko might have been helpful. They did come back to me after a moment though, so it wasn't the end of the world.

I'm sad to see the series come to a conclusion, but I'm definitely glad it happened! As always, if you love or hate clowns, love extreme horror, and also enjoy stories with characters you fall in love with, check out this series. You won't be disappointed!

[Sara]

Its zorba dance at halwen summer
chaoe kill my hope and love
the same life can make us learn to love
to jump at our inside
to have a dream
just gd grow dream
help me watch every moment with y
make our war nt go forever
that crime maybe nt solved
kill clowen and run
tears dead also
but never ever nt be down
maybe late but will come
hope that can sing
bell that wishs to ring that gift come
that crim solved
its nurs of pain and horror
down will come soon
life can learn us at final chapter

[Babs | babs_reviews · Rating 5 out of 5]

F-f-f-fantastic! F-f-f-fun! F-f-f-final!

I love this series: the chaos, the clowns, the carnage.

The vibes scream nostalgia and make me ache for a time that is gone. Funny how even a horror can pull those emotions.

I loved jumping back into this world. The returning characters that survived the previous books had me on edge, I needed them to live.

We’ve been on a journey with Leigh and Candy since the beginning so watching them grow from book to book had me in my feels.

Twizzler 🥹 🦝

Smoosh 🥹

This is the conclusion and what a f-f-f-final chapter it was! I feel it wrapped up the story quite well, if a little messy 👀

I took my time reading this because I didn’t want it to end. 😭

✨ manifesting a spin off ✨

[L J Valentine · Rating 5 out of 5]

The BEST book series in the world - and that's the toot tootin' truth!

The perfect finale to the series, with the usual inventive kills, laugh-out-loud moments and enough gore make your stomach backflip.

Everything was wrapped in such a neat bow too!

You need to read this f-f-f-fuckin' series!

[Shannon Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

going into this book I knew there was no way it could be anything but a 5 star read.

[Rochelle Robbins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Chapter 1 done: Already enjoying it. Theories are already brewing!
21% in: the descriptive, grotesque gore 👌
23%... So... Much... GORE!!! ✂️😱🫣
30% TWIZZLER!!! 😄🤪🦝
32% or Chapter 8 ... "Running Up That Kill"!! Ok, I love the title, mostly because it reminds me of Stranger Things 🖤 & honestly I'm digging all the chapter titles so far!
39% what is the new guy doing?! Is he in on something?? I was thinking he was a good guy...
50% I have a bad feeling about this. I feel like something bad is going to happen to Leigh or Candy...
55% Chapter 13 👏 favorite so far! I now have a new theory involving Wanda!
62% TWIZZLER!!! 🤩🦝
65% Holy hell!! 😳 I thought we almost... Sheesh! That would have been crazy!! 😬🫣
68% the gore is insane!!! & I'm honestly shocked by what is happening!! 🫠
71% I'm convinced now that my theory is correct! Even though it has changed over time... 😅
75% wow... Ok, that title is fitting 🤢😆 lmao
84% I love Leigh, she is such a badass! (Also, original theory was correct, not the new one lol ...idk, I feel like this was something we already knew from Part Toots, but I forgot 🤔😅)
100% Great show!! 👏👏👏👏👌👌👌👌

This was an amazing book, and a great series! Truly enjoyed this read. I always HIGHLY recommend these books, and the author, Christopher Robertson, to everyone! This series reads like an 80's horror flick, all the way through.
Questions were answered, theories were proven, ending was perfection!
I hope everyone gets a chance to read these works of art! 🖤
Thank you again for the ARC opportunity, sorry I'm a day late from the release with my review. Your work is terrific! I'm not clownin' around 🤡😁 & "that's the toot-tootin' truth".

[Dave Musson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well, he only f-f-f-flipping did it...one of the most inventive and fresh series I've ever seen from an indie author all wrapped up in a very satisfactory manner - and with plenty of guts, gore and clowns thrown in.

This book isn't afraid to go big for its climax. The set-pieces are a mess in the most complimentary way - expect body parts, fluids, devious and unwinnable games, and a general feeling that all bets are off. It's like the most messed up carnival of your nightmares...and then a little bit scarier than that.

I was impressed at how the author pulled together all of the threads he'd been weaving throughout the previous entries to this series and made it all land, while still giving us a wholly new story that isn't simply treading back over old ground. Unsurprisingly, given what this author has shown us in the past, this book is highly cinematic yet the action still leaps off the page and slaps you in the face. It's technicolour, it's IMAX, it's bombastic and a hell of a lot of f-f-f-fun.

But all that action would only go so far without a cast of well-drawn characters that you want to root for, and we have them here. You'll go through a rollercoaster with them all - you might even feel sympathy for some of the clowns at some point too - and it's the potential fates of these folk that kept me coming back for more of this story.

Oh, and Twizzler the raccoon is back too, and he slams.

Overall, a highly commendable end to a bold, bloody and ambitious series. F-f-f-fantastic work!

[Jered · Rating 5 out of 5]

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to read an 80s style action/horror story starring a one eyed, smart mouthed, punk who once again has to deal with an invasion of cotton candy infected wereclowns? Well, you’re in luck, because that’s exactly what this is!

This book was everything I was hoping for. Witty banter, violent deaths, intense action scenes, a sugar loving raccoon, and some very touching and emotional moments.

I loved watching all of these plot lines coalesce into a wonderful send off to a series I’ve been following for years.

I can’t wait to see what he comes up with next.

[Shayla Sherwood · Rating 5 out of 5]

an absolute beautiful f-f-final chapter to bonko and his family! I loved the bringing back of familiar faces along with the new. such an honor to be able to read this before the release and to have a part in this book. (Love my character Mimzy). Thank you Christopher Robertson! my all time favorite series!

[H. Everend · Rating 5 out of 5]

*Review to Come*

[Samuel (Still Reading Sam) M. · Rating 5 out of 5]

A final fantastic farewell to a great series

[Pulp_Fiction_Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

As sad as it is to say goodbye to this world, it was fantastic to get to live in it one more time. While this isn't my favourite entry in the series, it's still a clown fuelled, carnage filled, rip roaring good time! It's got all the returning characters who have survived up to this point, including Twizzler (If you know, you know) along with some new deranged ones! There's also references to 'Sewer Sharks' in here that got me giddy as I always welcome a nod to another one of my favourite books ever. All in all this was a very fitting conclusion to one of my all-time favourite literary series... And that's the toot-tootin' truth. Ay-Yup!

[Christian Sloan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I didn’t know what I expected for the finale, but this was everything and more. All of my favorites are back, everything is at stake… this was wild! 10/10

[Erika · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am so sad this is the final book, and I sincerely hope there is a spinoff. The way this entire series is written is SO fun. The 80's slasher vibes are amazing. The writing is so unserious and it is just an overall phenomenally fun time.

This last one starts off with a very cinematic prologue that could honestly be a novella on its own. It also had QUITE the plot twist in there! I was expecting that connection to come back to someone else, but it wrapped up the series pretty nicely, actually.

I always find myself reading books and wishing they were longer! I am sure it is equal parts that I don't want to leave the story, but also, Robertson could drag this story out longer and still keep me super engaged. It felt almost too fast-paced to me, like it almost left me behind at times.

Either way, I recommend these to everyone who loves horror/80s slasher films, and I will absolutely be reading them all again from the top! Encore!!