Movie Review Joyland Is A Crime Thriller Written By...

Bradley Ramsey English 1 Period 5 12/12/2016 You’ve just gotten your college summer job working at the theme park, Joyland. You hear the story of the girl that was murdered there years before, and the murderer was never found. Do you pursue the story or just get your money for college and get back to normal life? Joyland is a crime thriller written by Stephen King. It was nominated for the Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original. Joyland will keep you in suspense right until the end. Devin Jones, the new park employee, joins Joyland hoping to make a little extra money to help pay for his college expenses. He would much rather be spending his time with his long time girlfriend Wendy Keegan, but he needs the money. He joins the park staff and immediately makes some new friends, Erin and Tom. They are also college students hoping to make some extra money. He also meets two long-time park employees: Lane Hardy and Fred Dean. Soon, he hears the story of the park ghost, Linda Grey, a girl killed there 15 years earlier by a mysterious man that was never found. Devin takes an interest in the story and decides to look into the mystery. Joyland is mainly set in an amusement park of the same name, but it also takes place a few miles from the park at Devin’s apartment. His apartment is on the beach, as is Tom and Erin’s. They spend their first few days there talking about college and getting to know each other. As weeks go by, they become close friends and are given