A LIFE WORTH LOSING

On his eighteenth birthday, Max decided he was going to die. His last day alive is spent with friends, unknowingly to them, to say goodbye. To celebrate what is supposed to be a special day, they spend the night at the infamous Fairfell Hotel that is most known for being allegedly haunted by the ghost, Francis Fitzgerald, who died by suicide on the hotel’s opening day in 1922. With nothing left to lose, what could go wrong for a boy who already plans to die?

Unbeknownst to him, Max is tricked into signing a contract giving up his soul to the ghost that haunts the hotel—a ghost whose own life was tragically cut too short. Per this contract, under no circumstances can Max die. Not if he burns, or if his body is torn apart. Forever he will live and forever he will suffer. In order for Max to fulfill his end of the contract and finally get his wish of dying, he must show this ghost a life worth living. A story of friends, found family, love, new lease on life, and tragedy.

Coming summer 2026

CONTENT WARNINGS:

• Suicide

• Death

• Violence

• Paranormal Activity

• Gun Violence

• Domestic Violence

• Police Violence

• Mass Shooting

• Random Acts of Violence

• Dead Animal(s)

• World Destruction

• Abusive Parental Figure(s)

• Cult

• Religion

• Addiction

• Alcoholism

• Therapy Abuse

Francis Fitzgerald was born to a traditional American family 1904. Growing up, now eighteen years old in 1922, he knows he is different from the other boys, but keeps that part of himself hidden in exchange for the approval of his parents. As far as they know, he is the perfect son. Despite this, Francis was seduced by a successful, wealthy, and seemingly too good to be true older silent film star who invites him to the grand opening of the infamous Fairfell Hotel—a place protested by God fearing parents like Mother and Father. But Francis’s need for fulfillment would tragically lead to his premature demise.

Over a hundred years later have passed with Francis’s soul trapped in the hotel and he’s desperate for an escape. That’s when fate walks in: a boy named Max, and Max wants to die. The ghost who wants to live tricks the boy who wants to die into signing a contract, stating they both must live a life worth living. With that, Francis can finally leave the hotel in which he’s been haunting and this boy from the 1920s joins modern teenagers in a modern world. A story of friends, found family, acceptance, new lease on life, and tragedy.