The third installment of a cinematic horror-LitRPG series: Die in the story, and you'll be back; break the story, and you're gone for good.

Since the day they unwittingly found themselves in the horror show of Carousel, Riley (the Film Buff), Antoine (the Athlete), Kimberly (the Eye Candy), Camden (the Scholar), and Anna (the Final Girl) have learned the rules of their horror-movie world. They've fought through story after story and come out alive-or at least preserved the storyline enough to come back to life.

But their biggest challenge yet lies ahead. While the vets who've been there longest want to travel to the mountain they believe to be the source of Carousel's power, Riley is more concerned about something else: the murderous man with an axe who follows their every move to ensure they play by the rules. But even knowing the secrets of Carousel can't save them from the real horrors to come . . .

The longer they stay in Carousel, the more Riley and his friends wonder: Who's running the game? Where does it end? And why don't the vets seem to know any more than they do?