ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ | ʜᴏʀʀᴏʀ | ꜱʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴇᴅʏ | ᴄʟᴏᴡɴꜱ | ʜᴇ ꜰᴇʟʟ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ , ꜱʜᴇ ꜰᴇʟʟ ʜᴀʀᴅᴇʀ | ʜᴀʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴇɴ Kettle Springs, Missouri, is a dying town with a past that refuses to stay buried. After losing her mother, sixteen-year-old Y/N Maybrook moves from Philadelphia with her widowed father, hoping for a fresh start. Instead, she finds a town divided by resentment, teenagers desperate to escape their parents' expectations, and a creepy clown mascot that should have been left in the past. Then she meets Cole Hill. Seventeen, dangerously charming, and infamous for burning down the Baypen Corn Syrup Factory, Cole is everything Y/N should probably stay away from. But between his rebellious smile and the secrets hidden beneath his tough exterior, keeping her distance becomes increasingly difficult. Unfortunately, romance is the least of their problems. When a party in the cornfields turns into a nightmare, Frendo the Clown begins hunting the teenagers of Kettle Springs. And the truth behind the attacks is far more terrifying than anyone could have imagined. Someone wants the younger generation dead. Trapped in a town where nobody can be trusted, Y/N and Cole must fight to survive a night of secrets, betrayal, and bloodshed. But as the line between life and death begins to blur, falling for each other might be the most dangerous decision they make. In Kettle Springs, the cornfields hide secrets, the adults wear masks, and not everyone makes it to sunrise.