This moody and unforgettable coming-of-age novella from acclaimed author Tyler Jones is set against the eerie backdrop of a traveling Halloween fair. Sixteen-year-old Clay hopes his beat-up first car will provide escape—from his parents' collapsing marriage, from the bleakness of his neighborhood, and from the confusion of first love. But on a misty November night, he and his friends sneak into the Fright Fair, a grimy, retro horror carnival packed with animatronic ghouls and flickering lights. In a forgotten maintenance tent, they discover an antique fortune-telling machine—an uncanny relic that should be broken, but speaks with chilling clarity. What begins as a joke quickly turns ominous as the machine reveals secrets and warnings that strike too close to home.
As tensions rise and emotions spiral, Clay is forced to confront his darkest impulses. Within four days, everything will change—and not everyone will make it out. This novella asks: What do we risk when we dare to see the future?
