LOONEY!

By: Stephen Kozeniewski, Gavin Dillinger

Narrated by: Gabriel Ryland

When beloved cartoon characters come crawling out of her TV, army recruiter Gabriella Harman expects a zany romp instead of the hellish nightmare that follows.

One night, haunted by her memories of Iraq, Gabriella downs a stomachful of pills and booze. When her favorite cartoon characters, the Kooky Toons, start crawling out of the TV, she assumes she is hallucinating.

But soon Gabriella finds herself locked in a battle of wits and wills with Herman Hyrax, the world-famous, wise-cracking mascot of the Kooky Korporation. Herman is more than just a stinker, though. He may be a monster, a demon, a god, or something entirely more unwholesome.

Is Gabriella’s descent into a world of cartoonish violence and psychological torment real? Or has she simply gone…

LOONEY!?

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A Bad Surprise

Imagine if the characters on your screen decided to jump into your room and start a fight with you. That is exactly what happens to Gabriella in this exciting book, and it is much scarier than it sounds. These toons are not trying to be funny at all; they are trying to hurt people in ways that are hard to watch. The plot is simple to follow but it is full of jumps and scares that kept me on edge. It is a very creative idea that turns a quiet night at home into a big battle.

Crazy, Interesting, Odd and yet relatable

This story is very strange and yet, relatable as a female veteran. The voices and characters were very well read! You could almost imagine the character just by the accent, if you had ever watched older cartoons. Very clearly spoken. An easy listen. The story touches on so many "Life" experiences, questions, and thoughts we all have at one point or another with nightmarish discovery.