Midnight Projectionist at Starlight Drive-In

About this book:

Leo Vance knows every cough and sputter of a 35mm projector—but the digital age has made him obsolete. When a midnight flyer offers cash to run reel-to-reel at the long-abandoned Starlight Drive-In, he takes the job. Four massive Century projectors wait in a booth kept obsessively clean. The lot is empty. The concession boy has never sold a bag of popcorn. And the owner's only rule: *stay in the booth. Don't go outside. Don't answer the intercom.*

By the second night, Leo realizes the "private screenings" aren't for an audience. Something is watching from the dark beyond the screens. The previous projectionist didn't quit—he vanished, leaving behind a car he never owned. And the films Leo threads don't match any title in existence.

As the reels unspool, the line between projection and reality frays. Celluloid bleeds. Shadows move against the light beam. And the drive-in's rusted gates aren't keeping people out—they're keeping something in.