Nightbooks

• Fantasy
• Horror
• Family

A darkly whimsical fantasy unfolds as a young boy’s fascination with horror stories becomes his unexpected lifeline when held captive by a reclusive witch in a strikingly ordinary New York City apartment. Unlike typical fairytale scenarios, the witch doesn’t seek malice but demands a nightly chronicle of original, terrifying tales, subtly revealing a lonely, complex character driven by a desperate need for connection rather than evil intent. This isn’t a story of escaping a monstrous villain, but of navigating a peculiar, evolving relationship built on shared storytelling, where each chilling narrative subtly alters the power dynamic and offers a path, not to freedom, but to understanding – a cathartic exploration of loneliness, creativity, and the transformative power of imagination.