Masquerade Book One
Friday, December 18, 1998.
Sandy, Utah.
At noon, the lunch bell rings through Alpine High School—and time stops. Two thousand students and teachers become human mannequins, caught mid-step, mid-sentence, mid-breath.
But fifteen-year-old Becky Mundy can still move.
A closeted lesbian in a devout Mormon community, Becky has always believed she is going to hell.
Now she wonders if she’s already there.
Outside, a blizzard seals the school grounds.
Beyond the property line, a darkness has swallowed the world.
Something will not let her leave.
But what waits inside is even worse.
In the crowded Commons, an unthinkable horror stands frozen, ready to claim a thousand lives when time resumes.
Unable to escape, Becky and two other students must follow a trail of impossible clues to prevent the ultimate catastrophe—and discover why they alone were chosen.
All paths lead to one final truth:
When time stops,
the masquerade begins.
To purchase Masquerade Book One, email Curt.
Coming Soon · Fall 2026
Book One is only the beginning. The story of Becky, Cristina, and Jade continues in Masquerade: Book Two.
Coming Fall 2026. Check back here or email Curt for release updates and details on how to get your copy.
Thirty-five original stories and sixty-five illustrations created as a loving, unsettling tribute to the books that scared a generation.
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About Curt
C. R. Tuckfield is the pen name of author Curt Tuckfield. They wrote Masquerade: Book One and Scary Stories: A Tribute to Terror, investigate allegedly haunted places, and make adventurous music. Their work follows a lifelong fascination with the macabre and the unexplained.
