Body Count turns prom weekend into Codie Crowley's new YA horror release

Codie Crowley's Body Count released on May 5, 2026, sending a prom weekend at the Jersey Shore into a YA horror story about wishes, debt, and a waiting monster.

Codie Crowley's Body Count is out now from Disney Hyperion, with Penguin Random House listing the YA horror novel as published on May 5, 2026 . A prom weekend turns into a debt collection The official description follows Sundae Valentine, who made a deal with something at the bottom of a motel pool seven years earlier.

Now she has to return to Wildwood for prom weekend as the debt comes due. The pitch is direct: three wishes, one prom queen, the Jersey Shore, and a monster waiting to collect. Penguin Random House lists the book at 304 pages with an age range of 14 and up. The release gives YA horror a sharp May hook Crowley's

previous Here Lies a Vengeful Bitch already put her in the YA horror conversation, and Body Count leans into a similarly vivid lane. The book combines queer feminist horror, prom-weekend slasher energy, and boardwalk monster imagery in a way that is easy to understand at a glance. That matters in a crowded release

week. Body Count has enough premise, setting, and tone to stand out without needing a franchise name behind it. Read Penguin Random House's official Body Count page

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