The Scare Actor's Last Shift
A Slasher Novel

About this book:

Elliot just needed the rent money. *The Iron Maiden* offered twenty-two an hour for a few nights of jumping out at rich thrill-seekers in a converted meatpacking warehouse—extreme haunt, touch-permissive waivers, fake blood and foam cleavers. But on his very first shift, something warm and copper-scented drips from the ceiling onto his prop blade. A Tier-3 guest walks out with a real laceration and a lawyer. The building's century-old timbers groan with sounds that aren't on the cue sheet: wet dragging overhead, three sharp whistles from the dark places between rooms. The actors around him are vanishing mid-shift, and the manager's only fix is duct tape and rerouting.

Now reassigned to the Mirror Maze—blind corners, two-way glass, zero contact—Elliot realizes the haunt's most terrifying effects aren't scripted. The sub-bass drone vibrating through the floorboards isn't just for atmosphere. The animal blood in the overhead lines isn't just for show. And the guests paying three hundred dollars for the "VIP experience" aren't the only ones hunting in the dark. Somewhere behind the black rubber curtains, the line between performance and slaughter has been cut—and Elliot's standing directly in the gap.

Smart, visceral, and relentlessly paced, *The Scare Actor's Last Shift* drags you behind the scenes of an extreme haunt where the waivers don't cover what's living in the walls, the props have teeth, and clocking out might be the only way to survive. Perfect for fans of *The Cabin in the Woods*, *Hell House LLC*, and anyone who's ever wondered what happens when the scream you hear isn't acting.