Chuck Tingle takes this to places I never would have thought.
There's a lot of crackling, creative juices flowing here in this story about murder, horror stories, queer stories, Hollywood, writing, and tech that manages to be fun to read and also quite easy.
The book doesn't complicate itself going from set piece to set piece keeping us grounded with a rather down-to-earth protagonist with down-to-earth thoughts. He's just one gay guy trying to live his life enjoying the things that make him lucky. And I appreciate the book not just taking an obvious retro-horror approach to the story (which the bookcover suggests is another throwback but its not).

Without too many spoilers, if I had a small-big complaint about this one, it's that I wished the book took more time in the beginning to set up what's coming. The thing feels very episodic as a result with every few chapters needing an exposition dump to get us up to speed into that world. I get it, there's a lot to juggle here, but I feel the book would have been more fun if it didn't feel like we were witnessing a cross-over episode for a show we've never watched.

Lots of fun! Totally gonna read Tingle's other horror novel from last year for my spooky season TBR and for fans of the gays and the horror, this one's a treat.