It's the scariest movie ever--and they're stuck in it An adventure thriller for young film fans.
Kip's dad owns the Paramount, an old-fashioned cinema that is struggling to survive. But when the new projectionist Mr. Lazarus arrives--very old, and a bit magical--he sets up his equipment and suddenly the images seem brighter and sharper, and business improves drastically. But one day Kip and his friend are watching Terror Island--a scary adventure set on an island full of saber-toothed tigers and hungry cavemen--when Kip's little sister Rose appears on screen Kip runs up to the projection room and confronts Mr. Lazarus, who demonstrates the Lazarus Enigma: a device that can project things, and people, into the world of the movie itself. When you're in the film, everything is real. Real bullets, real swords, real monsters. But beware--if you don't get out by the time the closing credits roll, you'll be trapped in the film forever Can Kip get to Rose before the saber-toothed tigers? And if he can, how is he going to get back?