Today Publishers Weekly and Stephanie Perkins announced her latest book deal, a horror novel in the vein of Scream.

Stephanie is best known for her contemporary novels Anna and the French Kiss and Lola and the Boy Next Door. While this new novel strays from from her current novels, Stephanie says that it will still be funny and have a hot guy in it. Some more facts about the new book: it’s contemporary, the killer is not a supernatural creature, it will have the traditional knife-wielding maniac, it will be bloody, it will be sexy and it will be scary.

Stephanie also sold a fifth novel which is her current work in progress. While she can’t share much about this novel, she does say that it is closer to her current novels, Anna and Lola.

To learn more about the novels and Stephanie’s work, check out her website. Also, for those of you going to LeakyCon, Stephanie is part of the literary track so be sure to check out her books.

What do you think of having a true horror novel released for YA readers?