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Zero Lives Remaining

by Adam Cesare

An arcade haunted by its past

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An arcade haunted by its past

Set across two eras at FunCave Arcade, the novella links Robby Asaro’s fatal accident in 1989 to the arcade’s continued life as a gathering place for teens in 2014. Robby remains there as a ghost, watching over the regulars and becoming especially concerned for Tiffany Park. When he tries to protect her from a bully, the violence takes a turn he cannot control: he absorbs his victim’s rage, and more bodies begin to pile up as the arcade’s patrons are trapped inside. The retro gaming setting gives this slasher premise a confined arena, with the boundary between a protective presence and a dangerous one at its core.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Horror readers interested in slasher stories with a supernatural element
  • Readers drawn to retro video-game arcades and stories set across different eras
  • Those looking for a concise horror novella

Themes

Haunting and the pastProtection and violenceAnger and its consequencesTeen social dynamicsRetro arcade culture

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Book overview

It's gamers versus ghosts in this pulse-pounding novella from the USA Today bestselling author of Clown in a Cornfield.

"Cesare is a true master of fast-paced, fun, balls-out, over-the-top fear fiction, and those narrative talents are on full display in this video-arcade-set gore-o-rama ghost novel. -FANGORIA

It's 1989, and Robby Asaro is making FunCave Arcade's pizzas when his sleeve is caught on the pizza oven conveyor belt, and he dies a brutal death. But that wasn't the end for Robby, who is now a friendly ghost watching over the gamers of the arcade.

Fast forward to 2014, and this retro video arcade is still going strong as teens flock to both the new games on the main floor and the old classics on the second. What they don't know is that FunCave is now haunted by the man who died there in the 1980s. Robby cares about the regulars, especially Tiffany Park. When Robby tries to protect Tiffany from a bully, his first kill has unintended consequences as he absorbs his victim's hate and rage. He can't help what he does next as more bodies pile up and the patrons of the arcade are trapped inside.

Blood and ectoplasm fly in this new edition of the nostalgic slasher from the incomparable award-winning and bestselling author Adam Cesare.

"Adam Cesare solidifies himself as the Herschell Gordon Lewis of horror lit with Zero Lives Remaining, a dizzying fizz of kinetic energy, corn syrup blood and guts, and an added dab of pathos to warm our eviscerated hearts." -Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Ghost Eaters
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