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The Asylum Confession Files #11
Summer Slashers
They arrive alive. They always leave dead.
But first, they give me their confessions.
My name is Jack Steen, and for those who arrive on my 'death' ward at the Asylum, I'm the last face many will see before they die. I am the night nurse at an Asylum for the Criminally Insane, and most of my patients know me as their Angel of Death. I know them as mass murderers, rapists, and serial killers - among other things.
Here's what they come on my floor, they give me their deathbed confession, and I help to make their death less painful. There's a catch, I want the real story, the one they haven't told anyone else.
The majority of these killers are expert manipulators. They could be playing their final game with me by messing with my head. Now, maybe they're messing with yours too.
Inside this book are 4 Deathbed
One patient spent nineteen summers at the same lake. He knows exactly what the water does with what goes into it.One patient was everyone's favourite camp counsellor for twenty-two years. The children loved him. Some of them didn't survive it.One patient worked the shooting gallery every summer on the travelling fair circuit. The targets he chose weren't always on the range.One patient managed the guest experience at a luxury Gulf Coast resort for sixteen years. Twelve guests never checked out. There is swearing in this book. These are dark, graphic confessions — gore, violence, and disturbing content throughout. Some stories may be a trigger for things you have a hard time handling. But these are the confessions of serial killers and mass murderers.
That's what summer is.
But first, they give me their confessions.
My name is Jack Steen, and for those who arrive on my 'death' ward at the Asylum, I'm the last face many will see before they die. I am the night nurse at an Asylum for the Criminally Insane, and most of my patients know me as their Angel of Death. I know them as mass murderers, rapists, and serial killers - among other things.
Here's what they come on my floor, they give me their deathbed confession, and I help to make their death less painful. There's a catch, I want the real story, the one they haven't told anyone else.
The majority of these killers are expert manipulators. They could be playing their final game with me by messing with my head. Now, maybe they're messing with yours too.
Inside this book are 4 Deathbed
One patient spent nineteen summers at the same lake. He knows exactly what the water does with what goes into it.One patient was everyone's favourite camp counsellor for twenty-two years. The children loved him. Some of them didn't survive it.One patient worked the shooting gallery every summer on the travelling fair circuit. The targets he chose weren't always on the range.One patient managed the guest experience at a luxury Gulf Coast resort for sixteen years. Twelve guests never checked out. There is swearing in this book. These are dark, graphic confessions — gore, violence, and disturbing content throughout. Some stories may be a trigger for things you have a hard time handling. But these are the confessions of serial killers and mass murderers.
That's what summer is.
329 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 25, 2026
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July 9, 2026
3.75 stars rounded up.
I really enjoyed this. Perfect read for summerween. I just really enjoy these collections and must remember to go back to them.
I really enjoyed this. Perfect read for summerween. I just really enjoy these collections and must remember to go back to them.
July 23, 2026
Such Detail
So glad I never went to summer camp except once I was made to attend a week of Girl Scouts Camp. These stories make the original Friday the 13th seem like a nursery rhyme. I've enjoyed all the books in this series and I rate this 4.5 stars out of 5 because the majority of the stories took place at either a camp or a fair. Additionally, there was less of Jack interacting with the patients than in prior books. Still a great read.
So glad I never went to summer camp except once I was made to attend a week of Girl Scouts Camp. These stories make the original Friday the 13th seem like a nursery rhyme. I've enjoyed all the books in this series and I rate this 4.5 stars out of 5 because the majority of the stories took place at either a camp or a fair. Additionally, there was less of Jack interacting with the patients than in prior books. Still a great read.
August 2, 2026
Jack is back again but this time it's summer slasher themed!
Some more patients give Jack their stories. This time around we have Eli, Walter, Eddie and Roy.
Eli thinks he's in a movie, a slasher movie where he is the camp councillor then the camp director to be precise. He "plays the role" but he also plays the real role in the real world too.
Walter is a Hydrologist who uses his career to benefit his sordid secret life.
Eddie is a carnie who travels from town to town seeing who is the fourth kind.
Then there is Roy. Roy is another camp director who spent 22 Summers at Camp Silver Pines, where he "helped" campers and ended some others.
I absolutely love this series so much, I can't wait to read more of these when they get released. One of the best series I've read.
Some more patients give Jack their stories. This time around we have Eli, Walter, Eddie and Roy.
Eli thinks he's in a movie, a slasher movie where he is the camp councillor then the camp director to be precise. He "plays the role" but he also plays the real role in the real world too.
Walter is a Hydrologist who uses his career to benefit his sordid secret life.
Eddie is a carnie who travels from town to town seeing who is the fourth kind.
Then there is Roy. Roy is another camp director who spent 22 Summers at Camp Silver Pines, where he "helped" campers and ended some others.
I absolutely love this series so much, I can't wait to read more of these when they get released. One of the best series I've read.
August 14, 2026
The stories themselves are great, but my god the change in writing style from book 8 onwards screams AI. I don't see it as poor editing, but a complete reliance on AI to structure the book. Paragraphs and sentences repeated constantly and the stories read more like LinkedIn posts. No human eye has looked over this book as it is very, very obvious and was consistent on most pages.
I accepted the "I don't use an editor I'm a storyteller" when the writing appeared flawed and overlooked, but it now comes across as soulless and a reliance on generic material rather than what made me fall in love with these books in the first place.
To get to book 11 was a struggle and it put me off the rest of his writing. Such a shame to have chosen convenience over true storytelling.
I accepted the "I don't use an editor I'm a storyteller" when the writing appeared flawed and overlooked, but it now comes across as soulless and a reliance on generic material rather than what made me fall in love with these books in the first place.
To get to book 11 was a struggle and it put me off the rest of his writing. Such a shame to have chosen convenience over true storytelling.
July 6, 2026
One of my favorites
Summer Slashers was one of my favorite Asylum confessions books. Jack Steen definitely has a story telling gift. The slashers in this book all had different reasons for killing. My favorite story was Roy's. I absolutely recommend reading Jack's entire Asylum confessions series. I can't wait to see what Jack writes next!
Summer Slashers was one of my favorite Asylum confessions books. Jack Steen definitely has a story telling gift. The slashers in this book all had different reasons for killing. My favorite story was Roy's. I absolutely recommend reading Jack's entire Asylum confessions series. I can't wait to see what Jack writes next!
July 14, 2026
This is probably my favorite so far of Jack Steen's Asylum Confessions
July 17, 2026
Amazing love all the Asylum books. Keep them coming.
July 30, 2026
Omg I love the asylum books ! Can't wait for the next one
July 31, 2026
obsessed with these books
I’m obsessed with these books, can’t get enough of them when I wait for a new one to come out I go back and start the series over again. Highly recommend!
I’m obsessed with these books, can’t get enough of them when I wait for a new one to come out I go back and start the series over again. Highly recommend!
August 14, 2026
Always a good read when we take a trip to the asylum.
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