A darkly hilarious contemporary realistic young adult novel about growing up and getting your place in the world, perfect for fans of Me personally and Earl and the Dying Gal and Jogging with Scissors.

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DARIO HEYWARD KNOWS ONE THING: He’s never going back to Moldavia Studios, the iconic castle that served as the set, studio room, and home to the about Scream All Night cast and team of a large number of cult classic B-horror movies. It has been three years since Dario’s even seen the area, after getting lawfully emancipated from his father, the infamous director of Moldavia’s creature features.

But then Dario’s sibling invites him house to a mysterious wedding ceremony involving his father and a tribute to his first film-The Curse of the Mummy’s Tongue. Dario swears his homecoming will be a one-time check out. A way for him to obtain closure on his past-and reunite with Hayley, his initial love and costar of Zombie Kids of the Harvest Sunlight, a creation fraught with real-life tragedy-and say good-bye once and for all. But the unthinkable happens-Dario gets sucked back to the twisted world of Moldavia and the horrors, both genuine and dreamed, he’s left there.

With only months to save the sinking studio and everyone who has built their lives there, Dario must confront the demons of his past-and the uncertainties of his future. But can he get away the area that’s haunted him his whole life?