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About
The Book:
Author: Michael J.
Bowler
Pub. Date: October
26, 2021
Publisher: Michael J.
Bowler Publishing
Formats: Paperback,
eBook
Pages: 184
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What would you do if someone acted out—for real— the kill scenes from your student-made horror film?
That’s the dilemma facing high school seniors Cassie and Donovan. Best friends,
aspiring filmmakers, and hopeful romantic partners, they set out to complete a
feature-length horror film as a graduation project for their performing arts
high school. Using actors and crew from among their classmates, they aim to
finish the bulk of shooting over Spring Break. When several murders occur not
far from their locations—each one recreating a specific “kill” scene from their
script—they suddenly find themselves embroiled in a real-life horror movie
neither of them bargained for.
Cassie’s police officer dad and his ex-girlfriend—a homicide detective Cassie
once hoped would be her stepmom—allow the film shoot to continue because the
killer has threatened to murder Donovan’s mother if they stop. Traps are set
and arrests are made, but the killer—who might be a member of the cast or
crew—is one step ahead of their every move.
Can Cassie and Donovan help the police unmask the psychopath before more people
die?
The Theme from SWAT blasts through the
room like a blizzard, startling the kids. Edward looks sheepish as he pulls the
phone from his pocket.
“Sorry, I forgot to put it on vibrate.” He
glances at the number and frowns. “It’s the sergeant. Sorry, I have to take
this.” He stands and steps away from the table. “Yeah, Sergeant, what’s up?”
Cassie and Donovan exchange a look. Using
electronic devices at the table is forbidden in the Stewart home, but then, the
sergeant doesn’t usually call Edward at home. They watch as he listens, phone
pressed to his ear, standing a few feet from the table in front of a painting
of an enormous wave breaking against a pristine beach. Cassie loves that
painting. Her mom completed it shortly before she died.
Edward ends his call and absently slides the
phone back into his front pants pocket.
When he looks troubled, but doesn’t speak,
Cassie says, “Dad? Everything okay?”
“I have to work after all.”
“You promised we’d hang out tonight, the three
of us.” Cassie can’t hide her disappointment. He’s been working too many
nightshifts lately and she misses having him around.
Edward nods, his expression grave. “That was
before somebody decided to take Friday the Thirteenth too far.”
“What do you mean?” Donovan asks, his smooth
brows knitted with confusion.
“Somebody was spotted in one of those hockey
masks and overalls leaving Pierson Park just after dark.”
Cassie shrugs. “So? I’m sure lots of fans dress
up like that every Friday the Thirteenth.”
Edward nods. “But most of ’em don’t commit
murder.”
“What?” Shocked, she glances at Donovan, whose
olive skin pales.
“Sergeant didn’t give me all the details, but
the killing was pretty brutal, like in one of those Jason movies you guys watch.
He wants every officer out on patrol tonight, cruising the parks and keeping a
lookout for weird stuff going down.”
Cassie locks eyes with Donovan. “We just filmed
there last weekend.”
“Which is why I’m happy you’re not filming
tonight because it would’ve been canceled,” Edward asserts, his no-arguments
tone in full timbre. “You keep the doors and windows locked.”
“What about taking Donovan home?”
He shakes his head. “I don’t want either of you
out tonight. Donovan can crash on my bed. I won’t be back till morning anyway.”
He glances at Donovan. “That work for you, pal?”
Looking rattled by the development, Donovan
nods. “Uh, yeah, sure. Thanks.”
“I need to suit up and get down to the
station.” Edward hurries from the dining room and Cassie hears the door to his
bedroom close with a click.
A heavy silence settles over the dining room,
and despite the pleasant odor of freshly cooked food, it chills her to the
bone.
“That’s so weird, a Jason murder right after
we…” Cassie lets the thought trail off.
Donovan, as always, is on the same wavelength.
“Filmed a murder inspired by Friday the 13th in that same park.”
She nods, brushing some reddish curls away from
her eyes. “Except we didn’t film the kill scene at the park. We used your
backyard.”
“Yeah, but it’s supposed to take place in that
park.”
“I wonder if my dad’ll find out exactly how the
person was killed.”
“Are you thinking it could be the same? That’s
not possible.”
She considers a moment. “Ordinarily, no. But
what if…?
“What?”
“What if someone was spying on us when we
filmed that scene and then decided to act it out for real?”
That’s…” He meets her wide-eyed gaze. “Scary as
hell.”
About Michael J. Bowler:
Michael J. Bowler is an award-winning author
who grew up in Northern California. He majored in English/Theatre at Santa
Clara University, earned a master’s in film production from Loyola Marymount
University, a teaching credential in English from LMU, and a master’s in
Special Education from Cal State University Dominguez Hills. Michael taught
high school in Hawthorne, California for many years, both in general education
and students with disabilities. When Michael is not writing you can find him
volunteering as a youth mentor with the Big Brothers Big Sisters program,
volunteering within the juvenile justice system in Los Angeles, or caring for
his newly adopted son. He is a passionate advocate for the fair treatment of
children and teens in California, and hopes his books can show young people
they are not alone in their struggles.
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