New Stanton: A Surreal Neo-Noir Psychological Thriller poster

New Stanton: A Surreal Neo-Noir Psychological Thriller

By Vagus, Maxwell

First published 2026

"TWIN PEAKS MEETS THE SHINING IN A DARKLY SURREAL NEO-NOIR ODYSSEY" Welcome to New Stanton. A town perched on the shores of a dried-up prehistoric sea. A town that exists inside and down. The only problem? It doesn't officially exist. Mister Harold Dean—a shady alcoholic with a shattered past—wakes up with a vicious hangover at the seedy Starlite Inn. His prized blue 1964 Chevy Malibu is his only ticket out of this liminal nightmare. But he has no idea where he parked it, and time is running out. Menaced by a rockabilly psychopath and stalked by the enigmatic Dr. Freytag—a rogue scientist conducting psychedelic experiments in "The Pharmacological Narrative Project"— Harold is ensnared in a dangerous labyrinth of memory, manipulation, and cosmic dread. To track down his missing car and reconstruct his fragmented identity, Harold must navigate a bizarre world of neon shadows, seductive femme fatales, a catatonic skateboarder, a tender librarian, and an "Atomic Time Machine Guitar" forged from prehistoric driftwood. To escape New Stanton, Harold must confront the darkest corners of his own dysfunction— before Dr.

Published
3 Jun 2026
Pages
340
Publisher
Heavysixer Productions LLC
Edition
Hardcover
Elsewhere
Open Library
  • Mystery
  • Thriller

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