We at Running with Scissors would like to thank you, [INSERT YOUR NAME HERE], for your recurrent patronage.
We are hard at work to be your Number One source of intergalactic anguish and lifestyle choices, no matter at what point in time or space you might currently reside in/on/through/adjacent to.*
We have recieved countless of letters from all around the multiverse** telling us how the story of Peter Katz has affected their life in positive ways. However, we have also recieved letters asking us if there is any lesson to be had when facing death***. Mostly, what it is, how can we stop it, and does it taste good with rosemary and garlic?
As such, we are happy to deliver to you Mister/Madam/Intergalactic Warlord, the following tale, so you can too learn about this newfangled death thing all the kids are raving about. We present to you: Playing With Matches! A completely standalone story with a new cast and funny situations. Although some familiar faces might pop up on the sidelines.
When Chuck Colt, a neurotic Movie Critic from New Orleans, inexplicably sees his own corpse before him, he comes to the sudden realization that he is somehow a ghost. To make matters worse, his body seems to be moving on its own, but instead of quipping about the latest movie releases, it's quipping about his hunger for human flesh.
Now, both Ghost and Zombie Chuck must work together in order to find a cure for their undead-ness before sundown, lest they get stuck like that for eternity — if one of city's weird assortment of monster hunters doesn't get to them first.
The pair must comb through the magical city of New Orleans, facing multiple obstacles along the way — including but not limited to: werepugs, suicidal vampires, and trigger-happy priests — but the biggest obstacle they face is time.
Can Chuck Colt beat the clock to be whole again, or will the Big Easy prove to be too hard to handle?
For what is Tragedy, but Comedy – Time?
* Playing with Matches is not available in the Calliope Nebula and beyond.
** Only multiverses with Plural Systems.
*** If you're a Squid Overlord, disregard any mention of death, as it does not apply to you. Keep on slavin'!