Award-winning author Stephen Graham Jones returns with Night of the Mannequins, a contemporary horror story where a teen prank goes very wrong and all hell breaks loose: is there a supernatural cause, a psychopath on the loose, or both? Praise for Night of the Mannequins “Reading Stephen Graham Jones is like sitting in the corner of a bar with an old friend, and everyone quiets down the moment they start telling a story. Night of the Mannequins is dark and twisted, funny, a little crazy, and unsettling as hell. The opening setup gets way under your skin, and then Jones takes the story somewhere much darker than you imagined. If there’s an heir apparent to the kind of no-rules, wild imagination, down home storytelling perfected by Joe R. Lansdale, it’s this guy right here. Read him.”—Christopher Golden "Sly, surprising psychic sleight-of-hand, in a tale of teenage madness where the next plastic face might be your own."—John Skipp "Wicked and wry, this is a terrific story by one of my favorite writers, Stephen Graham Jones. Tip-top with a twist of dead. The narrator's first person delivery is the most notable aspect of this surprising and creepy tale that nods to popular stalker-killer films of the past, but is so much better than the bulk of those films, and what an ending. You definitely need this."—Joe R. Lansdale "Stephen Graham Jones' has one of the most gripping, stream-of-consciousness voices in horror fiction. Night of the Mannequins is propulsive and poignant, capturing the mundane terror of adolescence, and adding that ever-so-essential dab of killer mannequin. You won't put it down." —Sarah Langan "That, my friends, is talent." —Blu Gilliand, Cemetery Dance At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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Spanning slasher fiction, Rez Gothic horror, and experimental narrative, modern horror fiction has been significantly shaped by novels such as The Only Good Indians and My Heart Is a Chainsaw. Stephen Graham Jones is an American author who has published over thirty novels, novellas, short story collections, and comic books since 2000. His short fiction has been selected for major anthologies including The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, The Best Horror of the Year vol.2, and The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror.
Recognized with honors such as the Bram Stoker Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, the Los Angeles Times Ray Bradbury Prize, and an NEA fellowship, Jones blends Indigenous life with classical subgenre mechanics. His storytelling provides fresh perspectives on slasher conventions and contemporary Native American experiences.
Born in Midland, Texas, on January 22, 1972, Jones grew up in West Texas. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Texas Tech University, a Master of Arts from the University of North Texas, and a Ph.D. from Florida State University. He launched his fiction career in 2000 with the novel The Fast Red Road. Early in his career, his work was nominated for the International Horror Guild Award and the Black Quill award. Jones currently serves as the Ineva Baldwin Professor of English and teaches in the MFA program at the University of Colorado Boulder.
Over his career, Jones has received accolades across multiple literary associations, including the Jesse Jones Award for Best Work of Fiction from the Texas Institute of Letters, the Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award, the August Derleth British Fantasy Award, the Independent Publishers Award for Multicultural Fiction, and the Western Literature Association's Distinguished Achievement Award. His biographical entries across trade releases include background material provided From publisher notes alongside academic citations.
Jones is known for his hybrid approach to horror, merging experimental narrative structures with meticulous subgenre mechanics. His writing frequently explores slasher film conventions, Rez Gothic atmosphere, and the lived realities of Native American characters navigating systemic hardship, cultural memory, and supernatural threats. Through meta-textual framing, fast-paced dialogue, and deep psychological immersion, his stories balance gory intensity with nuanced character studies.
