Thirty years ago, Valentina, Cleo, Karson, and the book's narrator (known only as Weird Guy) started making a low-budget horror movie. Valentina directed, Cleo wrote the screenplay, and Karson did the makeup, and all three also acted in the lead roles. Weird Guy only acted, in a mostly silent role called "Thin Kid." They filmed the whole movie, but it was never released, for reasons we're not quite sure of. Now, however, Hollywood is interested in recreating the movie, using Cleo's original script, and with Weird Guy being the only surviving member of the original filmmaking crew, he's now involved in the remake.
Told in alternating chapters of then, now, and the screenplay, this book unfolds in an increasingly uncomfortable manner, and I mean that in the best possible way. Tremblay is a master of keeping his readers unsure of what will happen next, with slowly ratcheting dread. Weird Guy's narration keeps us on our toes, as we honestly don't know how much we can believe or trust about what he's telling us. It's an excellent short horror novel, and perfect for spooky season.
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