Sometimes I wish I played video games

Not really. Video games of any kind have never really snagged my interest, for the same reason TV and movies haven't either. I prefer reading. When faced with downtime (prior to COVID-19, that was rare. Now, I have so much down time....), I would always grab a book, newspaper, or magazine and sit down and read.

Five Nights at Freddy's The Silver Eyes by Scott Cawthorn and Kira Breed-Wrisley has made me vow to never play video games. I got this book from a friend and it really kept my attention but also really made me remember how much I hated the Showbiz Pizza animatronic band (really, any giant person-in-an-animal-suit ~ looking at you Chuck E. Cheese). Those creeped me out so much and this book is full of them. Except, in this case, they are killers too.

6 minutes of creepy

A group of kids return to Hurricane, UT to attend a memorial for one of their classmates, Michael. Michael was snatched and presumed killed when the kids were 7 years old and, 10 years later, Michael's parents are setting up an award in his name. Charlie, whose father owned the pizzeria where Michael disappeared, is struggling more so than the others. Her father killed himself (in a rather weird way) and her visit to their old house brings back memories that she had forgotten.

As Charlie starts remembering her past, well, things get stranger than you thought they could.

Charlie and her group of friends go searching for Freddy Fazbear's Pizza for kicks but in up getting much more than some shits and giggles. This book goes all out creepy and somewhat gory, but seems suitable for hardier kids. I might be overstating it because I have no idea what the video game is like, but if you like creep and jump scares, you'll like this. All in all, we do not have many murders so the gore-level is low while the creep factor is high.

*shudder*