High School Can Be a Real Killer Break a mirror Walk under a ladder Step on a crack Innocent childhood superstitions … But someone at the secluded Trask Academy of Performing Arts is taking things one deadly step further when the campus is rocked with the deaths of some of its star students. Layna Curtis, a talented, popular senior, soon realizes that the seemingly random, accidental deaths of her friends aren’t random—or accidents—at all. Someone has taken the childhood games too far, using the idea of superstitions to dispose of their classmates. As Layna tries to convince people of her theory, she uncovers the terrifying notion that each escalating, gruesome murder leads closer to its final victim: her. Will Layna’s opening night also be her final bow?
Author
Thommy Hutson is an award-winning screenwriter, producer, director, and best-selling author. He has written or produced critically acclaimed film and television projects—holiday, thriller, horror, and documentary—that have aired on Hallmark, Lifetime, Netflix, Hulu, Syfy, Chiller, Shudder, Bio Channel, and more. As an author, Thommy crafted the definitive book on the making and legacy of Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street and his debut novel, the teen thriller Jinxed, is the award-winning debut of a trilogy that has been called, “A must read. Hutson could easily take on the mantle as the next Lois Duncan.” His next novel, the holiday fantasy Write Christmas, releases December 2020. A member of the Producers Guild of America, a Saturn and Home Media Magazine award-winner, a lover of Christmas films, and an aficionado of teen movies from the 80s and 90s, Thommy continues to develop unique and compelling projects across multiple genres for film, television, publishing, and home entertainment.
