Duncan Novak

A group of four amateur adventurers who specialize in exploring remote and forsaken places pay a visit to Shookum Hills, a town in the remote Appalachian Mountains which was abandoned decades ago due to a mysterious coal mine fire.

On a cold night in a recently closed shopping mall, disgruntled security guard Richard makes his final rounds, drowning his unemployment woes in alcohol and nostalgia. But when mysterious mannequins begin appearing throughout the deserted corridors, Richard discovers a hulking janitor lurking in the mall’s backrooms. Determined to turn Richard into his next plastic companion, the janitor transforms one final shift into a terrifying fight for survival.

When goblins attack and capture the king, the young princess escapes with a poor jester, returning to his village. Disguising herself as a peasant to conceal her true identity, she learns how the subjects of her father live. Meanwhile, her stepmother has taken over the throne and she must devise a plan with her new friends to rescue her father and restore peace to the kingdom once again.

Some may think the ability to recall entire conversations verbatim is a remarkable gift. But to fifty-year-old Dr. Richard Powell, it is a disruptive burden. He is being haunted by words. The words take him back to 1976, to the unforgettable summer when he and his friends of Boy Scout Troup 44 first witness an epic conflict between good and evil.

In an attempt to sneak out of his house, a high school senior will have to play a dangerous cat and mouse game to avoid his father.