DEAD MALL (2022)

The Penn Mills Galleria is about to be demolished. Five teens sneak into the mall to take a last look around before it's gone. However, while Penn Mills has been closed for years, the mall is far from abandoned. A night of exploration becomes a shopping spree from hell. The teens must contend with the sprawling, transformative cosmic horror of Penn Mills or be trapped forever within the Dead Mall. oAdam Cesare is a critically acclaimed horror author and is a leading voice in the emerging genre of contemporary YA horror. o Clown in a Cornfield, earned a 2020 Bram Stoker Award nomination, multiple starred reviews, and has been optioned for film.

In the aftermath of last issue's violence, the teens find themselves separated into two groups. Scared, injured, and bloody, they try to reunite and escape, but the danger is far from over. More strange creatures emerge from the shadows. It's the mall itself sending these monsters, and it wants to ensure none of its shoppers will ever leave . . . "...this is one I definitely recommend to readers new and old whether you're a fan of Grey's Anatomy or the Underworld films-or both!" -But Why Tho? Podcast

As the survivors try to evade the grasp of the Mall Walkers, reality begins to bend within the mall. Past and present bleed together, unleashing creatures from across the history of Penn Mills. And just as the teens think they may have found a way out, they come face to face with an all too familiar horror.

The surreal reality of the mall continues to morph as the survivors struggle to escape. WIth their surroundings becoming a distorted living architecture they must fight their lost friends . . . now monstrously mutated. Will our heroes make it out alive or will they be forever entombed within the Dead Mall?