Hollywood Daze
S. Moroni
language
(Dark Thrill, June 1, 2018)
Hollywood Forever Cemetery: a freshly dug grave.Eight months earlier, Mona arrives in Los Angeles. Mona is heartbroken and wants to be left alone. But her brother, Joost, a famous gay director, is about to hit it big in Hollywood. The problem; he won't sell out. Enter Elki Daniels-- a Hollywood insider, who spends her days stealing obscure movie memorabilia, healing a traumatized puppy, and acting as the leader of a group of defiant girls. Elki drags Mona out of her depression. So Mona can steer her brother towards success. This means she meets more crazy Hollywood characters; a raunchy female producer, a stoner screenwriter, an action hero jock still in the closet, and a deeply confused Mexican gardener. Soon Mona learns that Hollywood is a devil town, that forces you to do stuff you never wanted. As everything spirals out of control, Mona has to make an impossible choice that could destroy her brother, Elki and her own future. Dark and deadpan, Moroni tells a story about that one friendship that will set you free.