Mari L. Muhle

Archibald the Amazing, a ventriloquist nearing the end of his career, gives one final performance with his dummy, Chucklehead. After the show, he tragically takes his own life in his hotel room-but his negative energy inhabits Chucklehead, transforming the dummy into a murderous force of terror. From a class reunion to hotel staff to unsuspecting bystanders, Chucklehead embarks on a blood-soaked rampage, vowing to make it a night to remember.

Virgil is down on his luck. Working as a janitor at a local aquarium, the sharks in the exhibit are his only friends. It’s certainly not his boss, the flirty secretary, the violent co-worker, or his wise-guy supervisor. But when people around Virgil start turning up dead—killed by someone wielding a shark-handled blade—it becomes clear that something dark and dangerous is circling closer. He’s emotional. He needs support. And he’s surrounded by sharks.