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Killer Demo
Welcome to Fall Point, a small coastal town with a big kids keep vanishing, one by one. Everyone's a suspect, and everyone's on edge-which is really cramping high school senior Mark Sinclair's style.
When the demo tape for a raucous local punk band ends up in his hands, Mark can't wait to listen. He's dying for an from the tragic loss of his mother, from his overbearing father, from the paranoia plaguing his hometown.
But after the final note rings out, Mark hears something the desperate cries of a girl, and a scream he just can't shake.
As the disappearances pile up, Mark is left to Are the sounds on the tape a harmless prank, or something far worse? Can he unravel the horrors spilling from his stereo, before it's too late?
When the demo tape for a raucous local punk band ends up in his hands, Mark can't wait to listen. He's dying for an from the tragic loss of his mother, from his overbearing father, from the paranoia plaguing his hometown.
But after the final note rings out, Mark hears something the desperate cries of a girl, and a scream he just can't shake.
As the disappearances pile up, Mark is left to Are the sounds on the tape a harmless prank, or something far worse? Can he unravel the horrors spilling from his stereo, before it's too late?
292 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Published October 13, 2026
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October 13, 2026
Terrorcore Rewind is 6/6 with this one!
The thing I loved most about Killer Demoby Kevin Higgins is how much it surprised me. I went in expecting a certain type of book/story and got something entirely different. The atmosphere the author creates is perfection. It's so easy to imagine Fall Point and these characters inhabiting it. Also, from being a musician myself and having played in bands since age 12, the punk rock aspect really spoke to me.
But what truly set this one apart was how much Higgins gives us of the missing kids, which is a central point to the story. They aren't names on a page. We get full-on scenes for each of them. We aren't even introduced to the main character of the book until Chapter 5. And the way this thing flows, it played out like a movie in my head. The twist was great and not something I was expecting, and though I would like to know even more about the villain, what we are given is more than enough to satisfy.
The thing I loved most about Killer Demoby Kevin Higgins is how much it surprised me. I went in expecting a certain type of book/story and got something entirely different. The atmosphere the author creates is perfection. It's so easy to imagine Fall Point and these characters inhabiting it. Also, from being a musician myself and having played in bands since age 12, the punk rock aspect really spoke to me.
But what truly set this one apart was how much Higgins gives us of the missing kids, which is a central point to the story. They aren't names on a page. We get full-on scenes for each of them. We aren't even introduced to the main character of the book until Chapter 5. And the way this thing flows, it played out like a movie in my head. The twist was great and not something I was expecting, and though I would like to know even more about the villain, what we are given is more than enough to satisfy.
October 24, 2026
"Just do me one favor… Don’t disappear on me."
A fun, spooky read for lovers of Point Horror!
A fun, spooky read for lovers of Point Horror!
October 27, 2026
Wow! Just finished reading this one and nothing was what I expected. In the best possible way.
I LOVE when a book surprises me like this and Kevin certainly delivered! Killer Demo is the latest offering in the Terrorcore Rewind line and in a stunning line-up of books this was a firm favourite.
The story wound me right back to my ever-so slightly wayward youth. Good times in the 90s. Punk bands and seedy mosh pits. Cherry red doc martens. Friday night house parties when my mum thought I was at the local youth group.
This book is a riot. It’s set in Fall Point, a small coastal town beautifully and chillingly described by Kevin who is an awesome writer. Kids are going missing and Mark Sinclair’s strict dad has him pretty much on lockdown.
But there are parties to go to! Punk ones at that! Mark is a great main character with a tragic twist in his past, and I was rooting for him all the way through. Kevin sets up a brilliant, creepy seaside mystery with a bunch of surprises and a deeply likeable set of characters. A fast paced, easy read and heaps of fun.
I LOVE when a book surprises me like this and Kevin certainly delivered! Killer Demo is the latest offering in the Terrorcore Rewind line and in a stunning line-up of books this was a firm favourite.
The story wound me right back to my ever-so slightly wayward youth. Good times in the 90s. Punk bands and seedy mosh pits. Cherry red doc martens. Friday night house parties when my mum thought I was at the local youth group.
This book is a riot. It’s set in Fall Point, a small coastal town beautifully and chillingly described by Kevin who is an awesome writer. Kids are going missing and Mark Sinclair’s strict dad has him pretty much on lockdown.
But there are parties to go to! Punk ones at that! Mark is a great main character with a tragic twist in his past, and I was rooting for him all the way through. Kevin sets up a brilliant, creepy seaside mystery with a bunch of surprises and a deeply likeable set of characters. A fast paced, easy read and heaps of fun.
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