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Anders is writing a college thesis on the “viral phenomenon��: what makes things go viral and the history of the phenomenon, specifically in the ages of the early internet. His research brings him across a relative named Piper and that’s where our story really begins as we flash back the year 2000.

Twenty-two-year-old Piper Lowery is the local library clerk in small-town Clover Creek when she comes across Avery, a young girl who just moved to town with her mother. Immediately, rumors about the odd young girl and her family’s past begin to circle. When Piper hosts a scary story contest for Halloween, Avery enters a particularly unsettling story, one that Piper can’t shake. Feeling some pity and amazement toward Avery and her stories, Piper takes Avery under her wing but soon realizes that there is something much darker within the young girl.

Similar to Juliano’s previous novel Dead Eleven, 13 Months Haunted plays out with some epistolary pieces. Rather than a focus on the 90’s though, this time Juliano focused his sight on the early 2000’s, complete with remnants of the Y2K scare, online blogging, dial-up internet, ask jeeves, and illegal music downloads for CD burning.

It’s a fast-paced, easy to consume novel that didn’t feel anywhere close to its 384 pages; combining the horrors of early internet and a fresh, unique twist on the supernatural, plus an ending that is so deliciously satisfying.

Thank you Dutton Books for the early copy in exchange for an honest review. Available Aug 12 2025
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