Hollywood, Dead Ahead
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · October 7, 2014
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- Who it’s for
- Hollywood ambition meets ghostly mischief in a story with a wry eye for stardom.
- Themes
- Fame and its effects, Exclusion from the script
- Genres
- Ghost Stories, Funny Stories, Paranormal
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In this fifth volume from 43 Old Cemetery Road, the trio at Spence Mansion leaves Ghastly for Hollywood, California . . . and for a shot at stardom! The film producer Moe Block Busters wants to make the 43 Old Cemetery Road story into a movie—and he promises it will be a sure-fire hit! Lured by the lights of Tinseltown, Ignatius B. Grumply, Olive C. Spence, and Seymour Hope pack their suitcases.
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But when they arrive in Hollywood, Olive has a sure-fire fit when she discovers how quickly fame changes Iggy and Seymour. Even worse, Olive has been written out of the script! “Little old lady ghosts are so yesterday,” says Moe. “What America wants is a terrifying ghost named Evilo.” Well, if it’s Evilo they want, it’s Evilo they’ll get. And Olive knows just the femme fatale to help her scare Hollywood’s most despicable director half to death.
Fame Gets Ghostly
Hollywood ambition meets ghostly mischief in a story with a wry eye for stardom.
Come here for
- A spooky take on Hollywood’s hunger for the next big thing
- Olive’s sharp response to being written out of the movie
Expect
- Fame unsettling old friendships
- A ghostly answer to a director’s bright idea
Where it sits
| Ghost Stories | 97% |
|---|---|
| Funny Stories | 60% |
| Paranormal | 42% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
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- Adoption Stories
- Halloween Stories
- Horror & Ghost Stories
- Funny Stories
- Authors
- Kate Klise
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- October 7, 2014
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Fame and its effects · Exclusion from the script
- Reading lane
- Dog Stories