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Development Hell

by Mick Garris



      We all wish for a second chance at some wonderful goal that we somehow missed out on, and this novel chronicles a young man's efforts to reach a seemingly impossible dream. We follow his shenanigans in this wicked Hollywood satire through his own set of unique experiences. He discovers a strange mutant baby in the arms of a Mexican news dealer in downtown Los Angeles that he hopes will be his ticket back to the top. But, no...it's a disappointment...a dud.

The trials of this young hot-shot are told from an insider's interpretation of what it takes to rise to the top in the Hollywood film industry. His resolve to only work for the Big Screen dissolves as he takes on Television. His personal exploits sometimes make you wonder why you are reading this book as he pays out a cool one-hundred-thousand dollars for one night in the arms of a re-animated Jean Harlow, who died in the 1930s...a disappointing experience at best.

He tries reality television, resulting in his on-film death, sending his spirit searching for a body to occupy. Dancing in and out of bodies that are not his own, the explicit paranormal aspects of this shocking story of a trip to hell and back will haunt your dreams.

Garris' exceptional skill with words and his sense of humor carry you through one shocking experience after another. He explores the dark side of an imagined Hollywood, baring the kinky sex and gore with a chilling realism that keeps you reading up to the unexpected ending... guaranteed to give you a strong emotional reaction.

The Book

Cemetery Dance Publications
August 2006
Limited Deluxe Hardcover
1-58767-134-4
Fiction/Horror
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The Reviewer

Beverly J. Rowe
Reviewed 2006
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