The Babysitter Lives (preorder)

(preorder—to be published in June)

Dust jacket and interior illustrations by François Vaillancourt.

Published by SST Publications.

Note: Only those who bought the signed limited edition of The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones from us may preorder The Babysitter Lives at this time.

“It's a story full of so many frightening twists and turns that you'll be checking every nook and cranny of your own house by the end, just to make sure something terrifying isn't about to creep out from the dark.”—Paste

When high school senior Charlotte agrees to babysit the Wilbanks twins, she plans to put the six-year-olds to bed early and spend a quiet night studying: the SATs are tomorrow, and checking the Native American/Alaskan Native box on all the forms won’t help if she chokes on test day. But tomorrow is also Halloween, and the twins are eager to show off their costumes.

Charlotte’s last babysitting gig almost ended in tragedy when her young charge sleepwalked unnoticed into the middle of the street, only to be found unharmed by Charlotte’s mother. Charlotte vows to be extra careful this time. But the house is filled with mysterious noises and secrets that only the twins understand, echoes of horrors that Charlotte gradually realizes took place in the house eleven years ago. Soon Charlotte has to admit that every babysitter’s worse nightmare has come true: they’re not alone in the house.

Signed Limited Hardcover Edition:

• Limited to only 600 signed and hand-numbered copies
• Signed by Stephen Graham Jones and Francois Vaillancourt on a specially designed full-colour illustrated signature page
• 6.14” x 9.21” trim size
• 288 pages
• Offset printed on 100gsm Munken Print Cream
• Quarter bound in an imitation leather with a matte buffalo leather look over Brillianta cloth
• Head and tail bands
• Featuring six full colour interior illustrations printed on a special silk art stock & tipped into the book
• Hot foil stamping on the front boards and spine
• Full-colour endpapers
• Sewn binding
• Ribbon page marker
• Dust jacket and interior artwork by Francois Vaillancourt

Praise for The Babysitter Lives

“I enjoyed The Babysitter Lives very much. It's perfect for audio, as really scary stories always are, and this one is really scary. Perfect for a long car ride . . . especially when you're almost out of gas and you start wondering if maybe someone has gotten into the backseat and will lurch into the rearview mirror.”
—Stephen King

“A mind-bending haunted house tale from the Jordan Peele of horror literature.”
—Dread Central

“It's a story full of so many frightening twists and turns that you'll be checking every nook and cranny of your own house by the end, just to make sure something terrifying isn't about to creep out from the dark.”
—Paste

“Put simply, at this point every new Stephen Graham Jones release is an event.”
—Popverse

“The tale isn't merely told—it is vividly breathed to life, each emotion palpable, each twist tangible . . . A testament to the fact that horror is not just about scares but can be a mirror to society's deepest anxieties and suppressed histories.”
—Nightmare