{{short description|2013 novel by Adam Cesare}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox book <!-- |italic title = (see above) --> | name = Video Night | image = File:Video Night by Adam Cesare.jpg | caption = | alt = | author = Adam Cesare | title_orig = | orig_lang_code = | title_working = | translator = | illustrator = | cover_artist = | country = United States | language = English | series = | subject = | genre = Horror | published = 2013, Samhain Publishing | media_type = Print, ebook | pages = 248 pages | awards = | isbn = 978-1-61921-227-5 | oclc = | dewey = | congress = | preceded_by = Bone Meal Broth | followed_by = The Summer Job | wikisource = }} '''''Video Night''''' is a 2013 horror novel by American author Adam Cesare. The book was first published on January 1, 2013 through Samhain Publishing and is Cesare's fourth book.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gilliand|first=Blu|title=Adam Cesare on the Video Nasties Behind 'Video Night'|url=http://www.fearnet.com/news/interview/adam-cesare-video-nasties-behind-video-night|publisher=Fearnet|accessdate=15 April 2014}}</ref>
==Synopsis== Teens Billy and Tom have had a ritual of meeting up for a movie night for a while now. The two couldn't be more different from each other, as Billy is the smart one while Tom comes from the poor side of town, yet they're the best of friends. That friendship has begun to crumble as of late with the impending threat of college and separation. Tom's habit of using their movie nights as an excuse to meet up with his girlfriend has also taken a strain on the friendship as well. However all of that changes in one night after aliens take over the townspeople one by one and the teens must rely on their horror movie knowledge to survive.
==Reception== Critical reception for ''Video Night'' has been mostly positive and ''Fearnet'' called it one of their "Best Reads of 2012".<ref>{{cite web|last=DiVincenzo|first=Alex|title=Book Review: Video Night – Author Adam Cesare|url=https://horrornews.net/66587/book-review-video-night-author-adam-cesare/|publisher=HorrorNews.net|accessdate=13 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Gilliand|first=Blu|title=The Best Reads of 2012|url=http://www.fearnet.com/news/list/best-reads-2012|publisher=Fearnet|accessdate=15 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Gilliand|first=Blu|title=Book Review: The Visceral Thrill Ride of 'Video Night'|url=http://www.fearnet.com/news/review/book-review-visceral-thrill-ride-video-night|publisher=Fearnet|accessdate=15 April 2014}}</ref> ''Dread Central'' and ''Fangoria'' both praised the novel,<ref>{{cite web|title=Video Night (review)|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/video-night-book#axzz2yvPOgDzS|publisher=Dread Central|accessdate=15 April 2014}}</ref> and ''Fangoria'' noted that the book was "remarkably solid and assured".<ref>{{cite web|last=Skipp|first=John|title="VIDEO NIGHT" (Book Review)|url=http://www.fangoria.com/new/video-night-book-review/|publisher=Fangoria|accessdate=13 December 2013|archive-date=April 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416182042/http://www.fangoria.com/new/video-night-book-review/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Publishers Weekly'' gave a more mixed review, remarking "While Cesare nods to deeper ideas about body horror and class conflict, the plot careens along from set piece to set piece without paying much attention to its underpinnings."<ref>{{cite web|title=Review: Video Night|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-61921-227-5|publisher=Publishers Weekly|accessdate=13 December 2013}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{official website|https://adamcesare.wordpress.com/}}
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Category:2013 American novels Category:American horror novels